William Rainey Harper College is a public community college located in Palatine, IL. It offers 126 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 19 programs).
It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
The 2025 tuition & fees of William Rainey Harper College is $10,062 for Illinois residents and $11,874 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Illinois public community colleges' average ($11,927).
The school has 13,988 students, which is higher than Illinois community collleges' average (3,758). In addition, 2,136 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 21 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (18 to 1) of Illinois community colleges.
2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at William Rainey Harper College. Then, we compare its costs to Illinois community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.
In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
William Rainey Harper College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Offered Programs and Online Availability
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | 16 | 3 | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 85 | 41 | NOT OFFERED |
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The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
90 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 13,988 students at William Rainey Harper College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 5,711 male students and 7,358 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
| Total | Full-Time | Part-time |
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| Total | 13,069 | 4,003 | 9,066 |
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| Male Students | 5,711 | 2,030 | 3,681 |
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| Female Students | 7,358 | 1,973 | 5,385 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 13,988 total students, 5,871 students enrolled through distance learning (2,136 students enrolled exclusively and 3,735 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 13,988 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,136 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 3,735 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 8,117 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for William Rainey Harper College.