North Central College Named Among Best Universities In Midwest

NAPERVILLE, IL — North Central College recently made U.S. News & World Report's 2022 roundup of the Best Regional Universities in the midwest. The Naperville college came in at #17 on the list, which was compiled by evaluating 1,500 universities throughout the United States.

In total, 167 midwestern universities were ranked on the 2022 U.S. News & World Report roundup.

In its evaluation process, U.S. News & World Report ranked schools on the following metrics:

• Graduation and retention rates
• Graduation rate performance
• Social mobility
• Undergraduate academic reputation
• Faculty resources for 2021-22 academic year
• Financial resources per student
• Graduate indebtedness
• Average alumni giving rate
• Student selectivity for fall 2021 entering class

Some factors weighed within these metrics included standardized test scores, class sizes, faculty salaries and first-year retention rates. Each category was weighted for a possible total score of 100 points.

North Central College earned a 72 out of the possible 100, according to U.S. News & World Report's methodology. The college came in ahead of University of Illinois Springfield, which was ranked at #20. Lewis University in Romeoville was ranked at #22.

Click the link to see the full roundup of U.S. News & World Report's 2022 Best Regional Universities in the midwest.