Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,220 where 1,239 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 1,298 students in 2022 and was lowest at 1,038 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,157 to 1,239 students, a net gain of 82 (7.1%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Northern Marianas College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 0.65% and the percentage of black students is 0.24% at Northern Marianas College. 40.60% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 1.13% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 1.47% to 0.65%. Asian enrollment grew from 33.97% to 40.60%. Black student enrollment increased from 0.17% to 0.24%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.17% to 1.13%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7056 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6824 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northern Marianas College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
59 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 5% of total students. The number of online students has increased 78.79% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northern Marianas College from 2015 to 2025.