Enrollment Trends at Kishwaukee

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,105 where 2,969 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 4,064 students in 2016 and was lowest at 2,442 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 4,064 to 2,969 students, a net loss of 1,095 (26.9%).

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

The percentage of white students is 50.39%. The percentage was 61.91% 10 years ago and Kishwaukee still has a high percentage of white students. 1.31% of enrolled students is Asian and 12.60% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 28.49% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 61.91% to 50.39%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.97% to 1.31%. Black student enrollment decreased from 15.80% to 12.60%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 15.31% to 28.49%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6472 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5675 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

485 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 91.70% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Kishwaukee College from 2015 to 2025.