Public · Community college

Inver Hills Community College

Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota · Large suburb

37%
Transfer rate
$11,636
Avg net price
24%
Grad / completion
$49,898
Median earnings

Inver Hills Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota (large suburb setting), enrolling 2,193 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 2,193 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersSnowy

About Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

Inver Grove Heights is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. After the signing of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux in 1851, settlers from Ireland and Germany quickly staked claims in the rolling countryside west of the Mississippi River. In 2007, the Metropolitan Council estimated the employment in Inver Grove Heights to be 11,158. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
139 miles
Nearest airport
9 miles to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP) · major hub

How Inver Hills Community College compares

Graduation rate24%

Higher than 7% · #37 of 42 in Minnesota

First-year retention56%

Higher than 17%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$49,898

Higher than 90% · #6 of 40 in Minnesota

Average net price$11,636

Cheaper than 64% · #15 cheapest of 43 in Minnesota

Median debt at graduation$13,965

Lower than 18%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment2,193

Larger than 83%

Percentiles compare Inver Hills Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Minnesota.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

2,193undergrads
  • Women1,30560%
  • Men88840%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White49%
  • Black22%
  • Hispanic15%
  • Asian6.7%
  • Other or multiracial7.4%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,193
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
24%
First-generation students
33%
Students over 25
23%
Median family income
$34,983
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$85,005
Endowment
$2,574,000

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$6,146
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,200
Total cost of attendance
$17,103
Average net price
$11,636

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
24%
First-year retention
56%
Transferred to another college
37%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,586
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,898
Median debt at graduation
$13,965
Students with federal loans
15%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
42%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
24%
Low-income (Pell)
18%
First-generation
17%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$20

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
3

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (3,804 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.0
Fondling
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$9,373
$30–48k
$10,062
$48–75k
$11,168
$75–110k
$13,787
$110k+
$16,272

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

16%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,459
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 16% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,459. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 267 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$49,898
Typical debt at graduation
$13,965
Debt vs. one year's pay
28%
Out-earn a HS grad
63%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$47,089
Men
$53,900

Men out-earn women by $6,811 (14%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
83°F
Winter low
9°F
Annual rain
29.2″
Annual snow
51.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
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Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, ST Paul Downtown AP, MN US station (7.1 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.