Enrollment Trends at Harris-Stowe

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,344 where 1,002 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 2.00 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Harris-Stowe than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Harris-Stowe State University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 2.89% and the percentage of black students is 81.94% at Harris-Stowe State University. 0.20% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 2.59% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 7.41% to 2.89%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.29% to 0.20%. Black student enrollment increased from 81.15% to 81.94%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.80% to 2.59%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3259 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.3348 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Harris-Stowe State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

164 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 144.78% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Harris-Stowe State University from 2015 to 2025.