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Minnesota North College

Hibbing, Minnesota·Public, 2-year·Plains·minnesotanorth.edu
6-yr Graduation
42%
—
Total enrollment
3,174
peer median 3,161
Avg net price
$10,432
+$80 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
42%
Full-time retention
62%

Pell equity

21.5pp gap
Pell recipients
31%109 of 357
Non-Pell (all)
52%191 of 364
Subsidized loan, no Pell
42%29 of 69
No Federal Aid
55%162 of 295

Non-Pell students graduate at a 21.5-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 103 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 100 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
103
Passing
3
2.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

103programs
  • Passing3 · 2.9%
  • No Data100 · 97.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
2
No data
100

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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+14.1%
$41,646 vs $36,491
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+49.6%
$54,578 vs $36,491
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+110.0%
$76,648 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

5
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
26%
$11,000 debt · $41,646 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$13,390 debt · $76,648 earn
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
14%
$11,000 debt · $76,148 earn
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
Undergraduate Certificate · Construction Trades
14%
$12,000 debt · $83,788 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
14%
$5,500 debt · $39,508 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1997Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 9

  1. Oct 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  3. Aug 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Aug 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  5. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)

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$6,879
$30–48k$7,579
$48–75k$9,765
$75–110k$13,086
$110k+$16,065

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

Avg net price
$10,432
vs Community College median $10,352
Federal loans
29.4%
In-state tuition
$6,022
Out-of-state
$6,022

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, 1,269 students received $6.6M in Pell grants, alongside $4.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,269
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.6M
$6,608,585 total
Direct Loans
$4.6M
1,406 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.9M
655 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.4M
718 loan awards
Parent PLUS$286K
33 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 1,210 borrowers who entered repayment, 66 (5.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.4%
+3.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,210
Defaulted
66
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
20.3%
2017
12.3%
2018
9.9%
2019
5.4%
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 Minnesota North College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs63
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

645 total completions
01Liberal Arts
39260.8%
02Health Professions
9815.2%
03Natural Resources
507.8%
04Engineering
274.2%
05Business
223.4%
06Education
172.6%
07Security/Protective
172.6%
08Psychology
81.2%
09Parks/Recreation
71.1%
10Agriculture
71.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
3,174
12-mo unduplicated
3,893
Undergraduate
3,893
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
45%1,734
Women
55%2,159

Race / ethnicity composition

White
74.7%
Black
8.2%
Hispanic
6.0%
Two or more
5.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.3%
Non-resident
1.3%
Unknown
1.0%
Asian
0.7%
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
415
308 M · 107 W
Women athletes
25.8%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$2.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$3K
$261
Head-coach salaries
$22K
$22K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Baseball
122 M · —
$534K
Basketball
64 M · 26 W
$509K
Football
82 M · —
$223K
Volleyball
— · 60 W
$354K
Softball
— · 48 W
$250K
Wrestling
8 M · 2 W
$105K

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
1.66
5 offenses · 3,020 students

3-year trend

2.332 yrs ago0.991 yr ago1.66Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
10
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
2
Statutory rape
2
Burglary
1

By location

5total
  • On campus5

Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs049
Liquor033

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
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
107

Minnesota North College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Minnesota North College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
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
SubjectMinnesota North College
42%—3,174$10,432Community College
Ridgewater College
——3,148$10,046Community College
Northland Community and Technical College
——2,631$13,975Community College
South Central College
——2,731$9,082Community College
Hennepin Technical College
——4,572$10,272Community College
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
——5,645$12,556Community College
Peer group median42%—3,161$10,352

Institutions like Minnesota North College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Minnesota North College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Minnesota North College Institutional Research office

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

Team
1 member
  • Tracey Roy
    Staff, Institutional Research

Frequently asked questions about Minnesota North College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Minnesota North College.

What is the graduation rate at Minnesota North College?

Minnesota North College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 42% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Minnesota North College?

Minnesota North College reports a total enrollment of 3,174 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Minnesota North College?

The average net price at Minnesota North College is $10,432 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Minnesota North College located?

Minnesota North College is located in Hibbing, Minnesota 55746.

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.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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