The student population at Northland College is 286 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 255 (47.13%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 534 where 286 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 635 students in 2018 and was lowest at 286 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 541 to 286 students, a net loss of 255 (47.1%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Northland College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 541 | 276 | 265 |
| 2016-17 | 582 41 | 284 8 | 298 33 |
| 2017-18 | 635 53 | 293 9 | 342 44 |
| 2018-19 | 582 -53 | 269 -24 | 313 -29 |
| 2019-20 | 609 27 | 285 16 | 324 11 |
| 2020-21 | 570 -39 | 263 -22 | 307 -17 |
| 2021-22 | 531 -39 | 249 -14 | 282 -25 |
| 2022-23 | 518 -13 | 244 -5 | 274 -8 |
| 2023-24 | 485 -33 | 225 -19 | 260 -14 |
| 2024-25 | 286 -199 | 166 -59 | 120 -140 |
| Average | 534 | 255 | 279 |
The percentage of white students is 66.43%. The percentage was 81.15% 10 years ago and Northland still has a high percentage of white students. 0.70% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.20% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.09% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 81.15% to 66.43%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.37% to 0.70%. Black student enrollment increased from 0.92% to 4.20%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.36% to 9.09%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5449 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3376 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northland College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 439 | 12 |
| 2016-17 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 471 | 8 |
| 2017-18 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 483 | 18 |
| 2018-19 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 419 | 20 |
| 2019-20 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 2 | 451 | 28 |
| 2020-21 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 0 | 383 | 26 |
| 2021-22 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 48 | 0 | 375 | 23 |
| 2022-23 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 45 | 0 | 368 | 23 |
| 2023-24 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 338 | 27 |
| 2024-25 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 190 | 16 |
| Average | 13 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 392 | 20 |
Northland College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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