Harrisburg Area Community College Student Population

How many students at HACC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Harrisburg Area Community College has a total enrollment of 12,585 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,269 male students (33.9%) and 8,316 female students (66.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,576 White students (60.2%) and 1,730 Hispanic students (13.7%).
• Class Delivery: 5,765 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 3,380 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Special Use - which average 5,216 - HACC'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, 4,269 male (33.92%) and 8,316 female (66.08%) students are attending Harrisburg Area Community College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 51.33.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,576 White, 1,309 Black, and 724 Asian students out of a total of 12,585 are attending at Harrisburg Area Community College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Harrisburg Area Community College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 60.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

Student Age Distribution

By age, HACC has 2,486 students under 18 years old and 46 students over 65 years old. There are 8,718 students under 25 years old, and 3,867 students over 25 years old out of 12,585 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 Harrisburg Area Community College, 5,765 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,380 students are enrolled in some online courses.

5,709 students who live in Pennsylvania or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 56 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 12,585 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 856 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.80%.381 students have transferred in as full-time status and 475 students transferred in as part-time status.