Enrollment Trends at Herkimer College

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,320 where 1,971 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 3,019 students in 2016 and was lowest at 1,863 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 3,019 to 1,971 students, a net loss of 1,048 (34.7%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,019	1,242	1,777
2016-17	2,645 -374	1,089 -153	1,556 -221
2017-18	2,632 -13	1,085 -4	1,547 -9
2018-19	2,398 -234	984 -101	1,414 -133
2019-20	2,396 -2	1,005 21	1,391 -23
2020-21	2,224 -172	889 -116	1,335 -56
2021-22	2,024 -200	800 -89	1,224 -111
2022-23	2,030 6	841 41	1,189 -35
2023-24	1,863 -167	836 -5	1,027 -162
2024-25	1,971 108	946 110	1,025 -2
Average	2,320	972	1,349

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 64.54%. The percentage was 76.45% 10 years ago and Herkimer College still has a high percentage of white students. 2.18% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.77% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.52% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 76.45% to 64.54%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.42% to 2.18%. Black student enrollment increased from 11.03% to 11.77%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.50% to 8.52%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5612 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4001 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

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• 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	14	43	333	166	0	2,308	25
2016-17	12	40	357	172	0	1,886	35
2017-18	6	41	335	186	1	1,762	30
2018-19	10	35	245	138	3	1,693	30
2019-20	10	37	259	133	2	1,688	24
2020-21	9	40	265	144	1	1,565	38
2021-22	10	37	203	130	0	1,460	36
2022-23	11	37	237	127	0	1,450	35
2023-24	22	34	222	137	0	1,264	37
2024-25	39	43	232	168	2	1,272	36
Average	14	39	269	150	1	1,635	33