The student population at Northland College is 286 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 255 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 0.72 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.
All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Northland College does not offer online degree/certificate program).
The average student population over the last 11 years is 534 where 286 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 0.72 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in Northland than female students.
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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