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Northwest Mississippi Community College

Senatobia, Mississippi·Public, 2-year·Southeast·northwestms.edu
6-yr Graduation
45%
—
Total enrollment
7,867
peer median 4,946
Avg net price
$7,911
+$1.6k 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
45%
Full-time retention
68%

Pell equity

4.2pp gap
Pell recipients
44%384 of 880
Non-Pell (all)
48%251 of 521
Subsidized loan, no Pell
40%14 of 35
No Federal Aid
49%237 of 486

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.2-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 85 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 74 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
85
Passing
10
11.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.2% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.2%
+0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

85programs
  • Passing10 · 11.8%
  • No Data74 · 87.1%
  • Failing1 · 1.2%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
9
No data
74

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.

11
Social Work
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
-0.9%
$30,126 vs $30,408
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+20.8%
$36,723 vs $30,408
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+25.0%
$38,015 vs $30,408
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+43.6%
$43,668 vs $30,408
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+45.5%
$44,237 vs $30,408
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+55.6%
$47,322 vs $30,408
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+59.4%
$48,468 vs $30,408
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+74.3%
$53,008 vs $30,408

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Social Work
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
-0.9%
−$282

Debt vs earnings

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

6
Social Work
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
35%
$10,500 debt · $30,126 earn
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
23%
$5,092 debt · $22,529 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
17%
$6,500 debt · $37,580 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$12,000 debt · $80,955 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
14%
$5,000 debt · $36,723 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
12%
$6,500 debt · $53,008 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1953Next review Jun 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 10

  1. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Oct 2024Grant 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
  3. Oct 2023Initial Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  4. Jun 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

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$6,370
$30–48k$6,913
$48–75k$9,381
$75–110k$12,105
$110k+$13,820

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

Avg net price
$7,911
+$1,621vs Community College median $6,290
Federal loans
12.2%
In-state tuition
$3,740
Out-of-state
$3,740

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, 3,893 students received $21.8M in Pell grants, alongside $7.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,893
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$21.8M
$21,794,337 total
Direct Loans
$7.2M
2,128 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
’20
3k
’21
3k
’22
3k
’23
4k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.3M
1,088 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.7M
1,015 loan awards
Parent PLUS$154K
25 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 987 borrowers who entered repayment, 63 (6.3%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.3%
+4.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
987
Defaulted
63
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.2%
2017
16.7%
2018
14.1%
2019
6.3%
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 Northwestms

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs69
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,093 total completions
01Liberal Arts
34231.3%
02Health Professions
22320.4%
03Business
16615.2%
04Computer Sciences
686.2%
05Mechanic
686.2%
06Psychology
565.1%
07Education
534.8%
08Agriculture
484.4%
09Visual/Performing Arts
353.2%
10Engineering
343.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
7,867
12-mo unduplicated
10,233
Undergraduate
10,233
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
36%3,722
Women
64%6,511

Race / ethnicity composition

White
49.4%
Black
39.7%
Hispanic
6.3%
Two or more
3.0%
Asian
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Unknown
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
278
172 M · 106 W
Women athletes
38.1%
Athletic aid
$1.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$652K
$334K
Recruiting expense
$9K
$3K
Head-coach salaries
$66K
$56K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Football
65 M · —
$1.5M
Soccer
26 M · 26 W
$508K
Basketball
16 M · 16 W
$745K
Baseball
32 M · —
$541K
Softball
— · 22 W
$396K
Golf
12 M · 7 W
$140K

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
0.00
0 offenses · 7,520 students

3-year trend

0.582 yrs ago0.281 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
8
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    2
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    2
    Stalking
    4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs222
    Liquor142

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    22.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    208

    Northwestms vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Northwestms 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
    SubjectNorthwest Mississippi Community College
    		45%—7,867$7,911Community College
    Pearl River Community College
    		——6,011$6,532Community College
    Itawamba Community College
    		——5,139$4,616Community College
    Jones County Junior College
    		——4,753$6,048Community College
    Northeast Mississippi Community College
    		——3,442$8,343Community College
    Copiah-Lincoln Community College
    		——2,932$3,894Community College
    Peer group median45%—4,946$6,290

    Institutions like Northwestms

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

    IPEDS

    Northwestms Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
    Email
    research [at] northwestms.edu
    Phone
    662-560-5213
    Address
    4975 Highway 51 North, PO box 7022, Senatobia, MS 38668

    The mission of the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness is to provide all institutional stakeholders with data analysis in support of institutional innovation and evidence-based decisions.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    3 members
    • Stacy Honeycutt
      Director of Institutional Research
    • Stacy Reeves
      Institutional Effectiveness Coordinator
    • Samantha Latham
      Institutional Research Reporting Specialist

    Frequently asked questions about Northwest Mississippi Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Northwestms.

    What is the graduation rate at Northwest Mississippi Community College?

    Northwest Mississippi Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 45% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Northwest Mississippi Community College?

    Northwest Mississippi Community College reports a total enrollment of 7,867 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Northwest Mississippi Community College?

    The average net price at Northwest Mississippi Community College is $7,911 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Northwest Mississippi Community College located?

    Northwest Mississippi Community College is located in Senatobia, Mississippi 38668-1714.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Northwest Mississippi Community College?

    Northwest Mississippi Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness.

    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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