Enrollment Trends at Hawkeye CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,171 where 5,120 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 5,605 students in 2018 and was lowest at 4,787 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 5,370 to 5,120 students, a net loss of 250 (4.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Hawkeye Community College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,370	2,371	2,999
2016-17	5,532 162	2,476 105	3,056 57
2017-18	5,605 73	2,551 75	3,054 -2
2018-19	5,263 -342	2,338 -213	2,925 -129
2019-20	5,112 -151	2,243 -95	2,869 -56
2020-21	5,042 -70	2,138 -105	2,904 35
2021-22	5,085 43	2,099 -39	2,986 82
2022-23	4,787 -298	2,017 -82	2,770 -216
2023-24	4,796 9	2,003 -14	2,793 23
2024-25	5,120 324	2,069 66	3,051 258
Average	5,171	2,231	2,941

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.68%. The percentage was 83.13% 10 years ago and Hawkeye CC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.54% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.85% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.27% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 83.13% to 75.68%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.53% to 1.54%. Black student enrollment decreased from 8.98% to 7.85%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.54% to 6.27%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4146 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2990 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Hawkeye Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	11	82	482	190	9	4,464	114
2016-17	8	94	462	194	11	4,600	131
2017-18	11	89	438	222	8	4,622	196
2018-19	8	95	365	226	16	4,351	178
2019-20	12	85	385	249	15	4,181	144
2020-21	9	96	384	249	11	4,098	162
2021-22	11	89	395	281	15	4,043	201
2022-23	13	88	374	268	17	3,780	196
2023-24	17	76	363	264	17	3,695	190
2024-25	14	79	402	321	19	3,875	240
Average	11	87	405	246	14	4,171	175