Enrollment Trends at NWACC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,787 where 8,412 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 8,412 students in 2025 and was lowest at 7,037 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 7,744 to 8,412 students, a net gain of 668 (8.6%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	7,744	3,339	4,405
2016-17	7,761 17	3,428 89	4,333 -72
2017-18	7,715 -46	3,389 -39	4,326 -7
2018-19	7,979 264	3,446 57	4,533 207
2019-20	8,383 404	3,468 22	4,915 382
2020-21	7,411 -972	3,027 -441	4,384 -531
2021-22	7,037 -374	2,894 -133	4,143 -241
2022-23	7,593 556	3,090 196	4,503 360
2023-24	7,839 246	3,275 185	4,564 61
2024-25	8,412 573	3,615 340	4,797 233
Average	7,787	3,297	4,490

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 53.83%. The percentage was 66.97% 10 years ago and NWACC still has a high percentage of white students. 3.67% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.33% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 23.66% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 66.97% to 53.83%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.63% to 3.67%. Black student enrollment decreased from 2.49% to 2.33%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 16.48% to 23.66%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6511 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5220 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at NorthWest Arkansas 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	152	204	193	1,276	26	5,186	195
2016-17	147	254	192	1,310	28	5,200	237
2017-18	163	221	192	1,234	27	5,222	255
2018-19	98	228	190	1,730	32	5,063	341
2019-20	97	245	205	1,895	41	5,304	377
2020-21	86	236	180	1,651	39	4,519	379
2021-22	71	230	182	1,453	35	4,445	353
2022-23	93	256	191	1,695	45	4,626	411
2023-24	97	316	217	1,930	58	4,666	360
2024-25	95	309	196	1,990	41	4,528	290
Average	110	250	194	1,616	37	4,876	320