Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at NVCC is slightly skewed towards women students, with 53.3% of undergraduate students being women and 46.7% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 49,560, with 26,397 women and 23,163 men.
- men 46.7% 23,163 students
- women 53.3% 26,397 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 34.4% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 17,002 students.
Following closely behind are Hispanic students, constituting 22.4% of the student body, with 11,058 students. Asian students represent 16.7% of the population, with 8,266 students, while African American students account for 14.4%, with 7,133 students. Mixed race students account for 5.0% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 2,477 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.3% , with 125 students.
International students make up 2.5% of the undergraduate population, totaling 1,226 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 4.3% of the population, totaling 2,141 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within NVCC.
Undergraduate Students
- White 34.4% 17,002 students
- Hispanic 22.4% 11,058 students
- Asian 16.7% 8,266 students
- African American 14.4% 7,133 students
- Mixed race 5.0% 2,477 students
- Unknown race 4.3% 2,141 students
- International students 2.5% 1,226 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 125 students
Transfer Students
- White 37.1% 511 students
- African American 19.3% 266 students
- Hispanic 17.8% 246 students
- Asian 11.9% 164 students
- Mixed race 6.3% 87 students
- Unknown race 3.7% 51 students
- International students 3.6% 50 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 4 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 24% 12,041 students
- 20-21 15% 7,279 students
- 22-24 11% 5,335 students
- 25-29 9% 4,485 students
- 30-34 5% 2,431 students
- 40-49 3% 1,708 students
- 35-39 3% 1,509 students
- 50-64 2% 918 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Northern Virginia Community College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 8,038 | 98.53% | |
| Maryland | 40 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 27 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 10 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 4 | less than 1% | |
| California | 3 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 3 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Virgin Islands | 1 | less than 1% |
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