The student population at Highline College is 5,592 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 968 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.75 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
2,081 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 153.78% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,916 where 5,592 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.75 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Highline than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Highline College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 15.09% and the percentage of black students is 14.06% at Highline College. 16.77% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 20.44% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 31.81% to 15.09%. Asian enrollment grew from 15.41% to 16.77%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.44% to 14.06%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 12.09% to 20.44%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8819 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.8398 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Highline College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
2,081 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 37% of total students. The number of online students has increased 153.78% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Highline College from 2015 to 2025.