How Student Population Changes at NOVA

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 51,485 where 51,896 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.08 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in NOVA.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Northern Virginia Community College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	51,864	25,037	26,827
2013-14	51,803 -61	25,260 223	26,543 -284
2014-15	51,487 -316	24,981 -279	26,506 -37
2015-16	52,078 591	25,476 495	26,602 96
2016-17	50,835 -1,243	24,897 -579	25,938 -664
2017-18	51,190 355	24,807 -90	26,383 445
2018-19	50,929 -261	24,620 -187	26,309 -74
2019-20	51,822 893	25,108 488	26,714 405
2020-21	52,873 1,051	24,539 -569	28,334 1,620
2021-22	49,560 -3,313	23,163 -1,376	26,397 -1,937
2022-23	51,896 2,336	24,984 1,821	26,912 515
Average	51,485	24,807	26,679

Northern Virginia Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 33.05% and the percentage of black students is 13.51% at Northern Virginia Community College. 16.54% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northern Virginia Community College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	175	7,286	8,986	9,198	304	21,358	1,474
2013-14	137	7,427	9,126	9,732	293	20,645	1,711
2014-15	134	7,333	9,085	10,264	266	20,097	1,855
2015-16	136	7,584	8,587	10,753	257	20,230	2,063
2016-17	125	7,669	8,028	10,887	225	19,453	2,066
2017-18	127	7,835	7,996	10,983	197	19,054	2,295
2018-19	108	7,807	7,795	11,301	189	18,632	2,377
2019-20	117	8,120	7,383	12,221	155	18,481	2,446
2020-21	160	8,506	7,797	10,633	176	19,247	2,666
2021-22	132	8,266	7,133	11,058	125	17,002	2,477
2022-23	129	8,582	7,013	11,704	126	17,152	2,667
Average	135	7,856	8,084	10,794	210	19,214	2,191

Northern Virginia Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

14,133 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has increased 127.99% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northern Virginia Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	51,487	6,199	7,451	37,837
2015-16	52,078	6,083	7,338	38,657
2016-17	50,835	5,783	7,245	37,807
2017-18	51,190	5,640	7,470	38,080
2018-19	50,929	5,373	6,948	38,608
2019-20	51,822	5,027	6,616	40,179
2020-21	52,873	35,171	4,147	13,555
2021-22	49,560	17,481	13,746	18,333
2022-23	51,896	14,133	14,119	23,644
Average	51,408	11,210	8,342	31,856

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Enrollment Trends at NOVA

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes