Enrollment Trends at Harper College

The average student population over the last 11 years is 13,314 where 13,988 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.30 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Harper College than male students.

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

The percentage of white students is 41.11% and the percentage of black students is 4.10% at William Rainey Harper College. 13.49% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 33.57% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 53.81% to 41.11%. Asian enrollment grew from 10.45% to 13.49%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.94% to 4.10%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 25.92% to 33.57%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6964 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6302 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

2,136 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 134.21% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at William Rainey Harper College from 2015 to 2025.