by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how Normandale Community College ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Normandale Community College was awarded 86 badges in the 2026 rankings.
Normandale Community College is ranked #1,137 out of 3,449 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual’s 2026 Best Colleges list.
Normandale Community College is also ranked #38 on the Best Colleges in Minnesota list.
At Normandale Community College, the student to faculty ratio is 31 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Normandale Community College is 50%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Normandale Community College this rate is 56%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor’s degree in four years or less. This rate is 19% for first-time, full-time students at Normandale Community College, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Normandale Community College.
The current enrollment includes 6,040 undergraduates at Normandale Community College.
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The average net price of Normandale Community College is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.### Net Price by Income Group for Normandale Community College
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,713 | $11,221 | $12,653 | $14,938 | $17,393 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Normandale Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Normandale Community College, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $6,962 a year. That adds up to $27,848 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 11.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans. Get more details about paying for Normandale Community College.
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Normandale Community College make about $50,207 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.
See which majors at Normandale Community College make the most money.
Normandale Community College is a public institution located in Bloomington, Minnesota. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life. Get more details about the location of Normandale Community College.
Contact information for Normandale Community College can be found below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 9700 France Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55431-4399 |
| Phone: | 9523588200 |
| Website: | www.normandale.edu |
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 19 majors graduated from Normandale Community College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 1,303 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 686 | $30,185 |
| Business & Commerce | 79 | NA |
| Nursing | 76 | $53,508 |
| Computer Science | 50 | $36,969 |
| Business Administration & Management | 43 | $41,241 |
| Human Resource Management | 41 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 32 | NA |
| Accounting | 27 | NA |
| Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 26 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
7,789 students took at least one online class at Normandale Community College.
Learn more about online learning at Normandale Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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