Degree-Completion Cost and Aid
Tuition and Fees
2025–26 tuition and fees
- Undergraduate SPS courses: $650 per credit hour
- Master of Art Clinical Mental Health Counseling (traditional format; not accepting new students): $720 per credit hour
- Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (new format): view here.
- North Park may bill you for other fees; see the table below.
- Your only additional costs will be for books and materials, which are separate from North Park charges. These costs vary depending on how you obtain textbooks (e.g., borrowing or purchasing new or used versions).
Administrative and other fees
Finance charge: 1.5% assessed monthly on past-due balances
Graduation fee: $150
Evening/Saturday student parking pass: $50 per semester
Comprehensive fee: $16 per credit hour
Transcript fee: $6 per copy, $10 per same-day copy
Credit for Prior Learning fees: College Level Examination Program exams, Sophia Learning courses, Joint Services Transcript credits, or others: $200 per project, one project can award one–four credit hours
Credit for Prior Learning fees: BYU exams, written projects based on certifications or licenses, projects for an individual class: $300 per project, one project can award one–four credit hours
Scholarships and Aid
Scholarships
A 20% tuition discount, renewable annually for a maximum of five years, is available for those who fit the following criteria.
- Minimum 2.5 transfer GPA
- An associate of arts, associate of science, or 60 credithours of transferable credit from a City College of Chicago or one of the following Chicago metropolitan colleges
- College of DuPage
- College of Lake County
- Elgin Community College
- Harper College
- Joliet Junior College
- McHenry County College
- Morton College
- Oakton College
- Triton College
- Waubonsee Community College
Remain enrolled at North Park University with a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
A 20% tuition reduction is available for College of Lake County (CLC) students who fit the following criteria.
- Apply and receive acceptance to SPS
- Transfer a minimum of 30 credit hours from CLC
- Minimum 3.0 transfer GPA
A 5% tuition reduction is available for those who meet the following criteria and is available for the duration of their SPS attendance.
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society membership upon entering the SPS
- Remain enrolled at North Park University and maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA
Student loans
Many students use loans to pay for their education. To receive student loans, you must complete the FAFSA for each academic year you want loan funding.
Note that most federal student loans have significantly lower interest than private loans, but you must repay all of them. Generally, you will start loan repayment six months after graduating or leaving school.