Diversity
There is no racial or ethnic majority in the school’s undergraduate population. No group of students, including white students, reaches above 50%.
56.4% of our traditional undergraduates identify as students of color.
Religious Background
North Park is home to students from a variety of faith backgrounds.
- Evangelical Covenant Church: 3.5%
- Other Protestant denominations: 16.5%
- Catholic: 17.4%
- Orthodox: 1.7%
- Muslim: 4.6%
- Jewish: .6%
- Other or no faith tradition reported: 55.7%
Accolades and Rankings
From U.S. News & World Report: #73 in Best Midwest Universitiesor 2024
Among Regional Universities Midwest: #11 in Social Mobility
From Forbes: Advisor: One of Illinois’ top ten online collegesÌý
Academics
- 15Ìýstudents in an average undergraduate course
- 111Ìýfull-time faculty
- 35Ìýmajors
- 10 STEM majors
- Most popular majors: nursing, business, psychology, biology, and health sciences
- Quarter of a million books in the library
Student Life
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288 rooms in on-campus residence halls
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142 additional Chicago-style apartments available as on-campus housing
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13,970 community members served by student volunteers annually
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30+ student clubs and organizations
- 12 Catalyst on Campus events were hosted with 1,269 attendees
Traditional Undergraduate
Students
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57.6% female and 42.4% male
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65% commuter and 35%Ìýon-campus students
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37Ìýstates and 19Ìýcountries represented
Accreditation
ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and honored by many other accreditation bodies for individual programs. Detailed information on the University’s accreditations is available on the .
*Last updated with fall 2023 data.