Enrollment Trends at Howard

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,190 where 4,101 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.64 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Howard than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Howard College since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 42.94% and the percentage of black students is 4.29% at Howard College. 1.05% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 46.84% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 45.07% to 42.94%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.86% to 1.05%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.53% to 4.29%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 46.72% to 46.84%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5939 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5768 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

1,237 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 30% of total students. The number of online students has increased 96.66% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Howard College from 2015 to 2025.