Highline College Student Population

How many students at Highline?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Highline College has a total enrollment of 5,592 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,037 male students (36.4%) and 3,555 female students (63.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,143 Hispanic students (20.4%) and 938 Asian students (16.8%).
• Class Delivery: 2,081 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,915 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's - which average 10,294 - Highline'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, 2,037 male (36.43%) and 3,555 female (63.57%) students are attending Highline College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 57.30.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 844 White, 786 Black, and 938 Asian students out of a total of 5,592 are attending at Highline College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Highline College is highly diverse with a diversity index of 84.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Highline has 1,286 students under 18 years old and 16 students over 65 years old. There are 3,724 students under 25 years old, and 1,868 students over 25 years old out of 5,592 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 Highline College, 2,081 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,915 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,057 students who live in Washington or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 24 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,592 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 445 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.96%.230 students have transferred in as full-time status and 215 students transferred in as part-time status.