Public · Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Marianas College
Northern Marianas College is a public institution in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $2,789
- Avg net price / yr
- $27,836
- 10-yr median earnings
- 41.4%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Northern Marianas College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 16th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 41.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +27%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Northern Marianas College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
How Northern Marianas College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Northern Marianas College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$27,836 16th percentile higher than 16% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Northern Marianas College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $27,836 | #4265 of 5103 | 16th |
| Average net price | $2,789 | #102 of 5020 | 98th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 41.4% | #3572 of 4858 | 26th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,225 | #1970 of 5462 | 64th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Northern Marianas College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$2,383 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$1,982 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$4,702 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$4,014 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Northern Marianas College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $4,038 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $5,520 |
| Average Net Price | $2,789 |
Net price at Northern Marianas College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $1,574 to $3,899 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +28.7%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
Over the same years, enrollment went +16.3% (1,063 → 1,236 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
Outcomes
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 41.4% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 73.3% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $21,925 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $27,836 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 18.5% |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 2 | 154 | $29,464 | $36,579 | - |
| Bachelor's | 1 | 30 | $43,988 | $43,988 | - |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's | 30 | $43,988 | - |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's | 46 | $36,579 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 108 | $22,348 | - |
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Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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