Enrollment Trends at IHCC

-1,711

Total Enrollment

-824

Men

-887

Women

The student population at Inver Hills Community College is 3,804 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,711 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.63 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,479 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 63.97% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,225 where 3,804 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.63 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in IHCC than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-165,5152,2733,242
2016-175,050
-465
2,138
-135
2,912
-330
2017-184,479
-571
1,894
-244
2,585
-327
2018-194,264
-215
1,718
-176
2,546
-39
2019-204,192
-72
1,680
-38
2,512
-34
2020-214,071
-121
1,591
-89
2,480
-32
2021-223,729
-342
1,374
-217
2,355
-125
2022-233,459
-270
1,324
-50
2,135
-220
2023-243,689
230
1,403
79
2,286
151
2024-253,804
115
1,449
46
2,355
69
Average4,2251,6842,541
Inver Hills Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 52.55%. The percentage was 64.91% 10 years ago and IHCC still has a high percentage of white students. 7.02% of enrolled students is Asian and 18.17% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 13.43% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 64.91% to 52.55%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.60% to 7.02%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.92% to 18.17%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 10.24% to 13.43%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6649 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5510 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1625309602565103,580252
2016-172831949553893,258255
2017-183228044648382,901225
2018-192523247347942,750223
2019-201722949747722,564200
2020-211622754549432,416220
2021-221319757647012,154183
2022-23521057345711,872165
2023-241023565652411,930192
2024-25926769151121,999208
Average1825155550042,542212
Inver Hills Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,479 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 39% of total students. The number of online students has increased 63.97% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Inver Hills Community College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-165,5159021,4473,166
2016-175,0509151,3112,824
2017-184,4799041,1572,418
2018-194,2648771,1952,192
2019-204,1928601,1052,227
2020-214,0713,264184623
2021-223,7292,094817818
2022-233,4591,4748361,149
2023-243,6891,3688961,425
2024-253,8041,4798821,443
Average4,2251,4149831,829

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