United StatesNaperville, IL

North Central College

Private nonprofit · Solid evidence

Value56/100
Solid evidence60/100 profile coverage

Mixed direct and modelled. Missing lenses stay blank and do not become low scores.

Admissions70
Value100
Career25
Experience48
Location55
Annual university cost$56,828Tuition plus recorded living cost
General acceptance58%Not a personal probability
Graduation71%Source cohort definition varies
Median earnings$60,12310 years after entry/completion

Scorecard

A balanced read, not one ranking.

Academic74
Career52
Evidence coverage60

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    City / metro settingMajor metropolitan areaReviewed municipality in the Chicago metropolitan area.
    Monthly student budget allocation$1,036Reported annual student living budget divided by 12; academic-year coverage may differ. Not a citywide or post-graduation budget.
    Engineering marketChicagoThe alumni archive is not resolved to this market
    Internships
    1000
    Entry level
    8000
    Early / mid
    1000
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    The regional economy · 2024 Census ACS

    Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area

    Metropolitan-area residents, not just Naperville or the student population.

    Employed residents · age 16+4,840,603
    Residents aged 22–24392,291
    Residents aged 25–29653,880

    Largest industries by employment share

    Education & health22.6% · 1,094,901 employed residents
    Professional & business services14.5% · 702,525 employed residents
    Manufacturing10.8% · 524,298 employed residents

    Broad employer industries, not roles or job vacancies. Annual survey estimates include commuters working outside the metro.

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    Rankings

    Reputation & career strength.

    Univised career benchmarks

    Engineering—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Technology & computing—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Consulting—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Finance & accounting—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Law & legal services—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Retail & consumer goods—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Career ratings adjust for evidence strength. Compatible-school estimates are used only where supported; a neutral fallback means unknown, not measured average performance. These are not hiring odds or degree-quality measurements.

    Campus community

    Faith & belonging

    United Methodist

    Institutional affiliation does not describe students’ individual beliefs. A verified campus-wide religious breakdown is not available in this dataset.

    Campus experience

    Campus ratings and verifiable strengths.

    Industry strengths

    Engineering · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedTechnology · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedConsulting · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedFinance and Accounting · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedLegal Services · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedRetail and Consumer Goods · 1.00× estimated career presence · Limited

    Observed employment evidence where supported; otherwise ranking-informed or comparable-school estimates. These school-level ratings do not verify programme availability or hiring probability.

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    Health and Physical Education/FitnessBachelors Degree$32,124 HistoryBachelors Degree$32,925 Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelors Degree$45,305 International BusinessBachelors Degree$39,648 International BusinessMaster's Degree$69,146 International/Global StudiesBachelors Degree$35,060 JournalismBachelors Degree$36,560 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelors Degree$31,486 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMaster's Degree$42,682 Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelors Degree$59,350 Management Information Systems and ServicesMaster's Degree$69,535 Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelors Degree$54,713 MarketingBachelors Degree$43,000 MathematicsBachelors Degree$43,758 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelors Degree$36,828 MusicBachelors Degree$26,739 Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelors Degree$30,771 Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelors Degree$30,771 PhilosophyBachelors Degree$27,476 PhysicsBachelors Degree$34,130 Political Science and GovernmentBachelors Degree$41,025 Psychology, GeneralBachelors Degree$28,055 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelors Degree$45,584 Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelors Degree$28,236 Religion/Religious StudiesBachelors Degree$26,585 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelors Degree$36,848 Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelors Degree$30,771 Social Sciences, GeneralBachelors Degree$35,329 Social Sciences, OtherBachelors Degree$31,038 SociologyBachelors Degree$33,281

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