North Central University

North Central University was founded in 1930 as a private Christian university in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, and it’s also one of 17 Assemblies of God institutions of higher education in the United States with, oddly enough, 1,111 students. Because of its religious ties, the university enforces an alcohol and tobacco-free campus, as well as other measures like curfews and required chapel attendance.

Located in such chilly climes (as if that fact weren’t enough of a deterrent already), the numbers for North Central University will give any prospective students even more chills than the snow and wind. For $32,000 a year, students at North Central University who graduate on time can expect to see a return on investment of -$46,200 after 20 years.