Public · Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Marianas College
Northern Marianas College is a public institution in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. Graduates earn a median of $27,836 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $2,789/yr.
- $27,836
- 10-yr median earnings
- $2,789
- Avg net price / yr
- 41.4%
- 4-yr completion
The verdict
Northern Marianas College posts modest graduate earnings for its graduates.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 75%
- graduate earnings, US
- 41.4%
- 4-yr completion
- +27%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Northern Marianas College is a public institution in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands enrolling 1,225 students, according to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard's 2024-25 release.. Graduates earn a median of $27,836 ten years after enrollment, based on U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid data. The average net price after financial aid is $2,789. This profile includes admissions data, graduation rates, program-level earnings, and cost breakdowns to help students compare colleges using official federal data.
Data updated July 2026
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Northern Marianas College
Northern Marianas College operates as a public institution located in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 1,225 students of which 1,393 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile's peer group and cost cohort are determined; Northern Marianas College is categorized as "Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's" under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.
Admissions and cost figures below come from the same annual IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and net-price calculation that every Title IV institution is legally required to submit to the federal government, so the same standardized methodology applies whether comparing a public flagship or a small private college. Net price nets grant and scholarship aid out of the published sticker price, the number financial-aid experts consider the honest comparison point - the table further down breaks that figure out by family income band rather than a single blended average, since what one family actually pays can look very different from what another family pays at the identical school.
The outcomes further down come from federal tax records the U.S. Treasury links to former students who received federal financial aid, not a self-reported alumni survey - an approach that removes response bias but also means graduates who never took federal aid are absent from the earnings figures. Completion and retention rates only count first-time, full-time degree-seeking students, so a school with a large transfer or part-time population can serve those students well without that showing up in these particular metrics. Reading the cost, completion, and earnings figures together, rather than any single one in isolation, is the approach the College Scorecard's own methodology recommends for judging return on investment.
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 graduate 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: graduate earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$27,836 Top 75% higher than 25% of 5,103 US colleges
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Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2024
Quick Facts
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $4,038 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $5,520 |
| Average Net Price | $2,789 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $2,383 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $1,982 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $4,702 |
| Over $110,000 | $4,014 |
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
Outcomes
Programs & Earnings
| 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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Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & methodology
According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard's 2024-25 release, PlainCollege tracks 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 individual school-and-program earnings records nationwide.
Every figure on this page is read live from official U.S. federal datasets, as of the 2024-25 release. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - graduate 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).
What this means for Northern Marianas College
- Northern Marianas College's graduates land in the 75th percentile nationally for 10-year earnings among reporting colleges.
- The average net price after aid is $2,789 - compare it against schools with similar outcomes but a lower cost.Find similar schools that cost less
- See how this school compares to every other college in Northern Mariana Islands.Browse Northern Mariana Islands
This profile is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or admissions advice. Figures are historical averages and may not predict an individual student's outcome - confirm current details directly with the institution before making enrollment decisions.
Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Institution profiles are compiled directly from College Scorecard, IPEDS, and Treasury earnings-linkage data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024-25.