Northern Marianas College

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 1,457 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 “23” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $2,789, with published in-state tuition of $4,038 and a Pell grant recipient share of 72.8%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 41.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 73.3%. Graduates earn a median of $27,836 ten years after enrolling, compared with $21,925 six years post-enrollment, and 18.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.