How Student Population Changes at Harper College

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 13,688 where 12,434 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Harper College than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at William Rainey Harper College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	14,706	6,465	8,241
2013-14	14,830 124	6,640 175	8,190 -51
2014-15	14,957 127	6,757 117	8,200 10
2015-16	14,532 -425	6,635 -122	7,897 -303
2016-17	14,142 -390	6,403 -232	7,739 -158
2017-18	13,749 -393	6,226 -177	7,523 -216
2018-19	13,530 -219	6,130 -96	7,400 -123
2019-20	13,477 -53	6,118 -12	7,359 -41
2020-21	12,199 -1,278	5,366 -752	6,833 -526
2021-22	12,015 -184	5,313 -53	6,702 -131
2022-23	12,434 419	5,435 122	6,999 297
Average	13,688	6,135	7,553

Student Population Changes of William Rainey Harper College

William Rainey Harper College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 43.87% and the percentage of black students is 4.26% at William Rainey Harper College. 13.32% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at William Rainey Harper College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	28	1,393	552	3,056	243	8,291	294
2013-14	14	1,437	541	3,357	100	8,195	466
2014-15	20	1,572	569	3,582	94	8,119	426
2015-16	17	1,519	573	3,767	67	7,819	351
2016-17	14	1,498	587	3,819	25	7,409	365
2017-18	19	1,669	536	3,708	11	7,037	278
2018-19	28	1,743	546	3,824	4	6,704	301
2019-20	30	1,665	551	3,946	5	6,560	309
2020-21	34	1,563	488	3,483	3	5,938	330
2021-22	30	1,644	491	3,571	0	5,593	317
2022-23	28	1,656	530	4,000	84	5,455	398
Average	24	1,578	542	3,647	58	7,011	349

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes of William Rainey Harper College

William Rainey Harper College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,714 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 22% of total students. The number of online students has increased 239.67% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at William Rainey Harper College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	14,957	799	1,413	12,745
2015-16	14,532	912	1,482	12,138
2016-17	14,142	755	1,745	11,642
2017-18	13,749	839	1,747	11,163
2018-19	13,530	865	1,811	10,854
2019-20	13,477	902	2,120	10,455
2020-21	12,199	8,444	2,105	1,650
2021-22	12,015	4,919	3,634	3,462
2022-23	12,434	2,714	3,502	6,218
Average	13,448	2,350	2,173	8,925

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes of William Rainey Harper College

Enrollment Trends at Harper College

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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