Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares NMC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Michigan.
NMC has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 5,920 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Michigan average (14,679 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Northwestern Michigan College3,2533,253
Similarly Ranked Schools5,9205,920
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Michigan14,67911,762
The below chart compares the student population between Northwestern Michigan College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,581 male and 1,672 female students attending NMC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.95 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 NMC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at NMC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total3,2531,2322,021
Men1,581678903
Women1,6725541,118

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,438 White students (74.95%) and 377 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (11.59%) at Northwestern Michigan College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Northwestern Michigan College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Northwestern Michigan College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native451728
Asian482523
Black or African American473413
Hispanic1656798
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White2,4381,1901,248
Two or More Races1275770
Race/Ethnicity Unknown377187190
Total 3,2531,5811,672

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,321 students whose age under twenty five and 587 students whose age is over thirty years old at Northwestern Michigan College.
Especially, 486 students are younger than eighteen and 8 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Northwestern Michigan College.
Population by Student Age at Northwestern Michigan College
TotalMenWomen
Total3,253 1,5811,672
Under 18486 199287
18-19868 438430
20-21549 293256
22-24418 224194
25-29345 173172
30-34224 109115
35-39134 5678
40-49160 6298
50-6461 2536
65 and over8 26
Total 3,253 1,5811,672

Online Student Population

At Northwestern Michigan College, 1,929 students (59.30% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 792 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, 784 students live in Michigan where Northwestern Michigan College is located in and 7 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total3,253
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes792
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,137
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,324
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)792
Michigan Residents784
Other State in U.S.7
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown1