Enrollment Trends at NIC

-958

Total Enrollment

-224

Men

-734

Women

The student population at North Idaho College is 4,585 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 958 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.43 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,243 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 36.29% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,879 where 4,585 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.43 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in NIC than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-165,5432,1113,432
2016-175,344
-199
2,143
32
3,201
-231
2017-185,390
46
2,168
25
3,222
21
2018-195,270
-120
2,032
-136
3,238
16
2019-205,068
-202
1,950
-82
3,118
-120
2020-214,737
-331
1,769
-181
2,968
-150
2021-224,579
-158
1,756
-13
2,823
-145
2022-234,296
-283
1,655
-101
2,641
-182
2023-243,979
-317
1,509
-146
2,470
-171
2024-254,585
606
1,887
378
2,698
228
Average4,8791,8982,981
North Idaho College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 67.79%. The percentage was 78.89% 10 years ago and NIC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.89% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.00% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.02% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 78.89% to 67.79%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.28% to 0.89%. Black student enrollment decreased from 1.12% to 1.00%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.93% to 7.02%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5325 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3740 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-161657162273314,3730
2016-171497755274354,1690
2017-181739157290354,0850
2018-1917010764337374,0850
2019-20715741312213,869216
2020-21585338314123,665213
2021-2246543533473,530196
2022-23475234290163,152183
2023-24334329281122,812187
2024-25474146322133,108240
Average966546303223,685124
North Idaho College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,243 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has increased 36.29% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at North Idaho College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-165,5439122,4002,231
2016-175,3449022,1552,287
2017-185,3908572,2222,311
2018-195,2701,0292,0302,211
2019-205,0681,0131,9712,084
2020-214,7372,7331,065939
2021-224,5791,2472,0491,283
2022-234,2961,1571,8731,266
2023-243,9791,1421,6941,143
2024-254,5851,2431,8001,542
Average4,8791,2241,9261,730

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