Howard College Student Population

How many students at Howard?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Howard College has a total enrollment of 4,101 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,552 male students (37.8%) and 2,549 female students (62.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,921 Hispanic students (46.8%) and 1,761 White students (42.9%).
• Class Delivery: 1,237 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 876 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Urban-serving Single Campus - which average 6,638 - Howard's body is much smaller.

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, 1,552 male (37.84%) and 2,549 female (62.16%) students are attending Howard College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 60.89.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,761 White, 176 Black, and 43 Asian students out of a total of 4,101 are attending at Howard College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Howard College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 59.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Howard has 1,917 students under 18 years old and 4 students over 65 years old. There are 3,516 students under 25 years old, and 620 students over 25 years old out of 4,136 total students.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

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 Howard College, 1,237 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 876 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,234 students who live in Texas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,101 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 166 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.05%.58 students have transferred in as full-time status and 108 students transferred in as part-time status.