NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY U-9

910 Elliot Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55404-1322
Tel: (612)332-3491
Free: 800-289-6222
Admissions: (612)343-4460
Fax: (612)343-4778
E-mail: jghubert@northcentral.edu
Web Site: http://www.northcentral.edu/

Description:

Independent, 4-year, coed, affiliated with Assemblies of God. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1930. Setting: 9-acre urban campus. Endowment: $969,948. Educational spending 2003-04: $2312 per student. Total enrollment: 1,241. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. 433 applied, 86% were admitted. 9% from top 10% of their high school class, 26% from top quarter, 56% from top half. Full-time: 1,143 students, 57% women, 43% men. Part-time: 98 students, 54% women, 46% men. Students come from 40 states and territories, 11 other countries, 56% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 4% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 10% 25 or older, 65% live on campus, 10% transferred in. Retention: 77% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: psychology; education; visual/performing arts. Core. Calendar: semesters plus January and May terms. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.2 high school GPA, recommendations, Christian testimony, SAT or ACT. Required for some: interview. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 6/1. Notification: 6/15.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. One-time mandatory fee: $100. Comprehensive fee: $15,634 includes full-time tuition ($10,530), mandatory fees ($754), and college room and board ($4350). College room only: $1990. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 31 open to all. Most popular organizations: athletics, Mu Kappa, musical organizations, student government, student ministries. Major annual events: All College Pic-Nic, Fall Friend-See, Battle of the Floors. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 950 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through senior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. T. J. Jones Information Resource Center with 70,041 books and 384 serials. Operations spending 2003-04: $282,286. 30 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See University of Minnesota Twin Cities.