North Central College · Admissions

Naperville, IL · City · Private · Master's university · the Cardinals · Website ↗

Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.

58%

Admitted

of 5,241 applicants

76th

Selectivity percentile

among Division III schools

1065–1280

SAT middle 50%

23–27

ACT middle 50%

Optional

Test scores

71%

Graduate in 6 yrs

Where your scores would fall

The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.

SAT 1065 – 1280 Your SAT

SAT reading 535 – 650

SAT math 530 – 630

ACT 23 – 27 Your ACT

Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.

Selectivity in context

More selective than76%

Graduation rate71%

Applicants5,241
Admitted3,040 58%
Undergraduates2,397
Women55%
Graduate within 6 years71%

For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.

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