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Mercer County Community College

Name: Mercer County Community College — Federal Education Data
Creator: Clema
Published: 2026-07-30
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West Windsor, New Jersey·Public, 2-year·Mid East·mccc.edu

6-yr Graduation

25%

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Total enrollment

6,394

peer median 7,395

Avg net price

$5,279

-$2.3k vs Community College

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Outcomes Program outcomes Accreditation Cost Federal aid Loan defaults Academic programs Enrollment trends Athletics Campus safety Faculty Peers IR Office

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS

Overall completion

25%

Overall completion

25%

Full-time retention

67%

Full-time retention

67%

Pell equity

7.6pp gap

Pell recipients

21%70 of 340

Non-Pell (all)

29%113 of 395

Subsidized loan, no Pell

47%7 of 15

No Federal Aid

28%106 of 380

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.6-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 65 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 65 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs

Passing

0.0% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

0.0% of portfolio

Fail rate

0.0%

-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

65programs

Passing0 · 0.0%
No Data65 · 100.0%
Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical

Severe

Recoverable

At Risk

Watch

Safe

No data

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1967Next review Jan 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 8

Oct 2025Renewal of Accreditation
American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
Nov 2023Renewal of Accreditation
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays

$0–30k$4,017

$0–30k

$4,017

$30–48k$4,152

$30–48k

$4,152

$48–75k$6,674

$48–75k

$6,674

$75–110k$9,607

$75–110k

$9,607

$110k+$12,545

$110k+

$12,545

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price

$5,279

-$2,255vs Community College median $7,534

Federal loans

13.2%

In-state tuition

$5,310

Out-of-state

$9,174

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,603 students received $11.6M in Pell grants, alongside $5.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

2,603

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

$11.6M

$11,581,982 total

Direct Loans

$5.4M

1,520 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

’20

’21

’22

’23

’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.3M

734 loan awards

Unsubsidized · UG$3.1M

786 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 466 borrowers who entered repayment, 21 (4.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate

4.5%

+2.2pp vs 2.3% national

Borrowers in repayment

466

Defaulted

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

15.3%+6.0

2017

12.9%+3.7

2018

10.0%+3.0

2019

4.5%+2.2

2020*

0.0%

This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at MCCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs60

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

739 total completions

01Health Professions

20027.1%

01Health Professions

20027.1%

02Liberal Arts

18424.9%

02Liberal Arts

18424.9%

03Business

12817.3%

03Business

12817.3%

04Visual/Performing Arts

567.6%

04Visual/Performing Arts

567.6%

05Security/Protective

435.8%

05Security/Protective

435.8%

06Transportation

354.7%

06Transportation

354.7%

07Computer Sciences

334.5%

07Computer Sciences

334.5%

08Personal/Culinary

273.7%

08Personal/Culinary

273.7%

09Engineering Tech

202.7%

09Engineering Tech

202.7%

10Engineering

131.8%

10Engineering

131.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS

Fall total

6,394

12-mo unduplicated

9,159

Undergraduate

9,159

Graduate

Gender split

Men

47%4,280

Women

53%4,879

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic

28.4%

White

28.0%

Black

20.7%

Non-resident

8.1%

Unknown

6.0%

Asian

5.7%

Two or more

2.9%

American Indian / Alaska Native

0.1%

Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander

0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA

Athletes

155

108 M · 47 W

Women athletes

30.3%

Athletic aid

$182K

Total student aid

Budget

$808K

Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid

$113K

$69K

Recruiting expense

Head-coach salaries

$9K

Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Sport

Men

Women

Expenses

Soccer

$212,184

Soccer

31 M · 17 W

$212K

Baseball

—

$108,282

Baseball

35 M · —

$108K

Basketball

$148,133

Basketball

16 M · 12 W

$148K

Lacrosse

—

$59,311

Lacrosse

21 M · —

$59K

Tennis

$60,902

Tennis

6 M · 8 W

$61K

Softball

—

$79,690

Softball

— · 11 W

$80K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students

0.96

6 offenses · 6,219 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.96Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling

Arson

By location

6total

On campus6

VAWA offenses

Domestic violence

Dating violence

Stalking

3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals

Weapons00

Drugs00

Liquor01

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS

Student-to-faculty

16.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

104

MCCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions MCCC selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

					Carnegie
SubjectMercer County Community College	25%	—	6,394	$5,279	Community College
Essex County College	—	—	7,026	$4,436	Community College
Passaic County Community College	—	—	4,782	$7,761	Community College
Hudson County Community College	—	—	7,763	$7,307	Community College
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey	—	—	8,330	$8,257	Community College
Brookdale Community College	—	—	9,900	$11,231	Community College
Peer group median	25%	—	7,395	$7,534

Institutions like MCCC

Explore the federal data for institutions in MCCC's comparison group.

IPEDS

MCCC Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office

Office of Institutional Research

mccc-ir [at] mccc.edu

Phone

609-570-3460

Address

AD 208

Institutional Research leads the planning, coordination and organizing of research activities at Mercer in support of institutional reporting and assessment purposes. It manages all requests for institutional data from both internal and external parties and provides support to Enrollment Management and Budget Planning through data retrieval, tracking and analysis.

Visit IR office page

Team

1 member

Nina May
Senior Director

Frequently asked questions about Mercer County Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about MCCC.

What is the graduation rate at Mercer County Community College?

Mercer County Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 25% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Mercer County Community College?

Mercer County Community College reports a total enrollment of 6,394 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Mercer County Community College?

The average net price at Mercer County Community College is $5,279 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Mercer County Community College located?

Mercer County Community College is located in West Windsor, New Jersey 08550-3407.

Who runs Institutional Research at Mercer County Community College?

Mercer County Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)

Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.

National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education

College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)

Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.

U.S. Department of Education

FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release

Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.

U.S. Department of Education

DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed

Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.