Northern Marianas College
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.0-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.
Of 26 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 23 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing3 · 11.5%
- No Data23 · 88.5%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Action history · 5
- Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Nov 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2022Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2017Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jun 2014Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 994 students received $5.8M in Pell grants.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
Academic programs at Northern Marianas College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Northern Marianas College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Northern Marianas College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectNorthern Marianas College | 41% | — | 1,239 | $2,789 | Baccalaureate |
| — | 88.3% | 1,011 | $9,996 | Baccalaureate | |
| 50% | — | 843 | $3,386 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | 87.1% | 1,729 | $6,789 | Baccalaureate | |
| 26% | 64.1% | 334 | $13,648 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 1,077 | $9,197 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 41% | 87.1% | 1,044 | $7,993 |
Institutions like Northern Marianas College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Northern Marianas College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateMarshall Islands
College of the Marshall Islands
Grad rate—Admit rate88.3%Enrollment1,011Net price$9,996View data - BaccalaureateAmerican Samoa
American Samoa Community College
Grad rate50%Admit rate—Enrollment843Net price$3,386View data - BaccalaureateFederated States of Micronesia
College of Micronesia-FSM
Grad rate—Admit rate87.1%Enrollment1,729Net price$6,789View data - BaccalaureatePuerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico-Utuado
Grad rate26%Admit rate64.1%Enrollment334Net price$13,648View data - BaccalaureateWest Virginia
Potomac State College of West Virginia University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,077Net price$9,197View data
Northern Marianas College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) is to provide leadership, guidance, and support for planning and assessment activities of the College in order to foster and promote an environment of continuous improvement and informed decision making using data and evidence.
Visit IR office page- Vilma ReyesDirector of Institutional Effectiveness
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