The student population at Northern Virginia Community College is 51,896 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 93 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.08 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

14,133 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 127.99% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 51,447 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 2013.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-1451,80325,26026,543
2014-1551,487
-316
24,981
-279
26,506
-37
2015-1652,078
591
25,476
495
26,602
96
2016-1750,835
-1,243
24,897
-579
25,938
-664
2017-1851,190
355
24,807
-90
26,383
445
2018-1950,929
-261
24,620
-187
26,309
-74
2019-2051,822
893
25,108
488
26,714
405
2020-2152,873
1,051
24,539
-569
28,334
1,620
2021-2249,560
-3,313
23,163
-1,376
26,397
-1,937
2022-2351,896
2,336
24,984
1,821
26,912
515
Average51,44724,78426,664
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 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141377,4279,1269,73229320,6451,711
2014-151347,3339,08510,26426620,0971,855
2015-161367,5848,58710,75325720,2302,063
2016-171257,6698,02810,88722519,4532,066
2017-181277,8357,99610,98319719,0542,295
2018-191087,8077,79511,30118918,6322,377
2019-201178,1207,38312,22115518,4812,446
2020-211608,5067,79710,63317619,2472,666
2021-221328,2667,13311,05812517,0022,477
2022-231298,5827,01311,70412617,1522,667
Average1317,9137,99410,95420118,9992,262
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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1551,4876,1997,45137,837
2015-1652,0786,0837,33838,657
2016-1750,8355,7837,24537,807
2017-1851,1905,6407,47038,080
2018-1950,9295,3736,94838,608
2019-2051,8225,0276,61640,179
2020-2152,87335,1714,14713,555
2021-2249,56017,48113,74618,333
2022-2351,89614,13314,11923,644
Average51,40811,2108,34231,856

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