NHCC has compiled statistics and data into one, easy-to-use resource with the 2020 Student Fact Book. In it you will find quick facts, enrollment trends, student profiles, student engagement information, student outcomes, and financial aid information.
Enrollment
- 9,100 unduplicated headcount
- 3,830 FYE students
Demographics
- 33% full-time students, 67% part-time (Fall 2019) 49% new students, 51% returning
- 60% female, 40% male
- 53% age 18-25, 28% age 26-older
- 25 average age
- 21 median age
- 49% students of color
- 33% low income (Pell eligible)
- 54% first generation (federal definition)
- 22% first generation (MN definition)
- 61% underrepresented (MN definition)
- 46% Caucasian
- 22% Black or African American
- 14% Asian
- 8% Hispanic
- 5% Two or More Races
- 2% Non-Resident Alien
- <1% Native American
- <1% Pacific Islander
- 70 International students
- 244 EAP students
Average Credit Load (Fall 2019)
- Full-time students: 13.5 credits
- Part-time students: 6.5 credits
- All students: 8.7 credits
Average Class Size
Course Sections Offered: 1,795
- 57% Traditional/classroom
- 29% Online
- 14% Hybrid/Blended
Top Cities – Student Residence (Fall 2019)
- Brooklyn Park
- Maple Grove
- Minneapolis
- Brooklyn Center
- Plymouth
Top Sending High Schools
(Fall 2019 First Time Students)
- Park Center Ib World School
- Champlin Park High School
- Osseo Senior High School
- Maple Grove Senior High School
- Robbinsdale Armstrong High School
Top Declared Majors
- Liberal Arts
- Pre-Nursing
- Computer Science
- Business
- Human Services
Top Degrees Granted
- Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Nursing (MANE)
- Law Enforcement
Top Certificates Granted
- Accounting Management and Computer Systems
- Communication and Computer Skills
- Business Principles
Retention Rates
(Fall 2017 entering first-time full-time students)
- 81% retained to first spring
- 51% retained to second fall
IPEDS 3-Year Graduation & Transfer Rates
(Fall 2015 entering first-time full-time students; 150% of normal time)
- 20% graduated
- 29% transferred
Financial Aid (Undergraduates)
(Based on Award Year; Fall to Fall)
- 5,471 Potentially Eligible Students
- 3,879 (70.9%) Students received Grants
- 1,405 (25.7%) Students received Loans
- 227 (4.1%) Students received Scholarships
- 168 (73.6%) of Potentially Eligible Students received Grants or Scholarships or both
- $2,702 average grant aid
- 12.4% 3-year (fiscal year) official cohort default rate (2017 cohort)
Employee Demographics (Fall 2018)
Gender Status |
|
Female Students |
57% |
Female Faculty & Staff |
60% |
Military Veteran Status |
|
Students |
3% |
Faculty & Staff |
1% |
Disability Status |
|
Students |
4% |
Faculty & Staff |
5% |
Race/Ethnicity Status |
|
Students |
49% |
Staff of Color |
38% |
Faculty of Color |
14% |
All Faculty & Staff |
24% |