Hillsborough College Student Population

How many students at HCC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Hillsborough College has a total enrollment of 21,483 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 8,639 male students (40.2%) and 12,844 female students (59.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 8,535 Hispanic students (39.7%) and 6,213 White students (28.9%).
• Class Delivery: 8,990 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 6,561 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Medium - which average 9,752 - HCC's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 8,639 male (40.21%) and 12,844 female (59.79%) students are attending Hillsborough College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 67.26.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 6,213 White, 3,801 Black, and 762 Asian students out of a total of 21,483 are attending at Hillsborough College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Hillsborough College is quite diverse with a diversity index of 72.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

Student Age Distribution

By age, HCC has 267 students under 18 years old and 29 students over 65 years old. There are 14,987 students under 25 years old, and 6,496 students over 25 years old out of 21,483 total students.

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Hillsborough College, 8,990 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,561 students are enrolled in some online courses.

8,886 students who live in Florida or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 104 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 21,483 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 2,032 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.46%.1,080 students have transferred in as full-time status and 952 students transferred in as part-time status.