Founded in 1891, North Park University is a private, four-year, co-educational university affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church. A distinctively Christian university, North Park prepares students for lives of significance and service through liberal arts, professional and theological education. North Park University works to balance freedom and disciplined responsibility. The school focuses on students and attempts to transform the whole person. In this way, the university advances its unique calling as an intentionally urban and purposefully multicultural university dedicated to the glory of God and the good of its students, the academy, the wider church and the world. 

 

# of degree-seeking undergraduates          2,188

% male/female                                                 41/59

% African-American                                         8

% American Indian or Alaska Native            1

% Asian or Pacific Islander                            7

% Hispanic                                                        12

% White                                                              59

% International                                                  3

% Pell Grant Recipients                                  25                  

Distinguished first-generation and minority alums Michael Harper, professional basketball player; Camille Conway, law firm partner; Greg Crawford, marketing executive; Tim Rose, founder and president, institutional investment advisory firm; Cornelius DuBose, education technology

 

full-time faculty                                        125

full-time minority faculty                         20

student-faculty ratio                                11:1

average class size                                 16

% first-year retention rate                      75.5

% graduation rate (6 years)                  52.9

Popular majors Business, Nursing, Biology, Communication, Psychology

 

% live on campus (% freshmen)          53 (77)

Multicultural student clubs and organizations Black Student Association, Latin American Student Organization, Asian-American Association, Middle Eastern Student Association, Korean and Scandinavian student groups, International Student Association

Athletics NCAA Division III, College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin; m baseball, m/w basketball, m/w cross country, m football, m/w golf, m/w soccer, m/w track and field (indoor and outdoor), w softball, w rowing, w volleyball More on Athletics...

 

# of applicants                                       n/a

% accepted                                            71

SAT Critical Reading range                500-630

SAT Math range                                     480-600

ACT range                                              19-25

average HS GPA                                   n/a

regular decision                                    rolling

application fee (online)                        $40 ($40)

fee waiver for applicants

   with financial need                             yes

 

tuition                                                       $18,800

room & board                                         $8,140

total need-based institutional

   scholarships/grants                           n/a

% of students apply for

   need-based aid                                   89.8

% of students receive aid                     n/a

% receiving need-based scholarship

   or grant aid                                           86.5

% receiving aid whose need was

   fully met                                                 6.9

average aid package                             $11,550

average student loan debt upon

   graduation                                            $15,814