Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Northern Virginia Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 24,984 male and 26,912 female students attending NOVA. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.93 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at NOVA.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at NOVA
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total51,89613,32738,569
Men24,9846,92818,056
Women26,9126,39920,513

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 17,152 White students (33.05%) and 11,704 Hispanic students (22.55%) at Northern Virginia Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Northern Virginia Community College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Northern Virginia Community College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1296960
Asian8,5824,1674,415
Black or African American7,0133,2543,759
Hispanic11,7045,2526,452
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1266759
White17,1528,6818,471
Two or More Races2,6671,2891,378
Race/Ethnicity Unknown2,3751,2581,117
Total 51,89624,98426,912

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 41,617 students whose age under twenty five and 6,435 students whose age is over thirty years old at Northern Virginia Community College.
Especially, 16,483 students are younger than eighteen and 275 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Northern Virginia Community College.
Population by Student Age at Northern Virginia Community College
TotalMenWomen
Total51,896 24,98426,912
Under 1816,483 7,7668,717
18-1912,637 6,6805,957
20-217,463 3,9133,550
22-245,034 2,4882,546
25-293,844 1,6982,146
30-342,190 8641,326
35-391,373 522851
40-491,595 5521,043
50-641,002 383619
65 and over275 118157
Total 51,896 24,98426,912

Online Student Population

At Northern Virginia Community College, 28,252 students (54.44% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 14,133 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 13,591 students live in Virginia where Northern Virginia Community College is located in and 537 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total51,896
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes14,133
Enrolled Some in Online Classes14,119
Not Enrolled in Online Classes23,644
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)14,133
Virginia Residents13,591
Other State in U.S.537
Outside of U.S.2
Unknown3