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About ºÚÁϳԹÏ

Facts at a Glance

Student to Faculty Ratio

15:1

Students Enrolled

2,803

Year Established

1891

Acres of Chicago

30

Students of Color

51.9%

Diversity

There is no racial or ethnic majority in the school’s undergraduate population. No group of students, including white students, reaches above 50%.

51.9% 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: 6.3%
  • Other Protestant denominations: 16.5%
  • Catholic: 14.3%
  • Orthodox: 1.6%
  • Muslim: 2.1%
  • Jewish: .6%
  • Other or no faith tradition reported: 58.5%

Accolades and Rankings

From U.S. News & World Report: #73 in Best Midwest Universities

Among Regional Universities Midwest:Ìý

#11 in Social Mobility

From WalletHub Best Colleges & Universities: #12 in Illinois

From The Wall Street Journal: #48Ìýin the country for diversity

Academics

  • 17Ìýstudents in an average undergraduate course
  • 115 full-time faculty
  • 42 majors
  • 9 stem majors
  • Most popular majors: Nursing, Business, Psychology, Biology, and Health Sciences
  • Quarter of a million books in the library

Student Life

  • 294 dorm rooms on campus

  • 162 additional Chicago-style apartments available as on-campus housing

  • 13,970 community members served by student volunteers annually

  • 78 students participated in the 2019–20 CatalystÌýSemester program

  • 16 Catalyst on Campus events were hosted with 701 attendees

Traditional Undergraduate
Students

  • 58.4% female and 40.9% male

  • 65.1% commuter and 34.9%Ìýon-campus students

  • 35Ìýstates and 27Ìýcountries 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 2022 data.