North Central College

Cardinals is on a 68-acre campus in the suburban setting of Naperville, Illinois, not far from Chicago.

Cardinals Student Activities

Cardinals has many clubs, organizations, and activities for students to join – including band, chorus, theater groups, a campus newspaper, a radio station and more.

Interested in Greek life? Cardinals has not reported any data on the presence of fraternities or sororities.

Cardinals has the College Union Activities Board. In fact, more students participate in the College Union Activities Board than any other on-campus activity.

Other popular student organizations at Cardinals include WONC (Student Radio Station), Cardinals in Action (service group), ENACTUS (Students in Free Enterprise) and Residence Hall Association.

The Cardinals community comes together each year for Jim Wand (Hypnotist Show), Taste of Asia and Springfest.

Cardinals Housing

This table offers information on housing at Cardinals.

Cardinals offers housing for students. Students are required to live on campus through sophomore year. First year students are given priority for on-campus housing.

The majority of Cardinals students live on campus. In 2022, 59% of undergrads at Cardinals lived in some kind of on-campus housing and 41% of students lived off-campus or commuted to Cardinals. There are 1,437 spots available in on-campus housing for all 2,404 undergraduates. In the 2021-2022 school year, 1,350 students chose to live on-campus. First year students are not allowed to park a car on campus.

Cardinals offers coed housing.

Cardinals Athletics

At Cardinals there are a variety of athletic options for students interested in joining a sports program.

Intercollegiate sports are the highest tier of college sports and can be very competitive. Intercollegiate teams are regulated by the NCAA, funded by the university, and compete against teams from other universities. The division of a sports team depends on the size of the university, funding, and competition level. An intercollegiate school team will be Division I, II or III, with Division I being the highest level.

Club sports are not regulated by the NCAA and are a great option for students not interested in trying out for an intercollegiate team. Club sports are usually student run but can also be funded by the university.

Intramural sports are the most casual and informal. Intramural sports are often free and require very little time commitment.

Let's take a look at the athletic options available at Cardinals:

Safety at Cardinals

College is like a home away from home. Whether you're walking to class or coming back from late-night studying (or partying!), it's important to feel safe on campus.

North Central College is patroled 24 hours a day by trained security. The Cardinals campus has emergency telephones or alarms for students to use anytime of day or night.

Cardinals offers late-night transportation or safety escorts for students. Campus housing is secure and dorms can only be accessed with secure key cards.

Plan a Visit to Cardinals

Visiting colleges is one of the best ways to get a sense of the campus and student body. If you'd like to visit Cardinals, take Interstate 88 to Naperville, IL. If you need to fly, book your flight to O'Hare International airport.

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