How Student Population Changes at Highline

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,149 where 4,684 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.72 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 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	6,612	2,752	3,860
2014-15	6,443 -169	2,681 -71	3,762 -98
2015-16	6,560 117	2,668 -13	3,892 130
2016-17	6,750 190	2,772 104	3,978 86
2017-18	6,824 74	2,874 102	3,950 -28
2018-19	6,530 -294	2,701 -173	3,829 -121
2019-20	6,310 -220	2,525 -176	3,785 -44
2020-21	5,829 -481	2,229 -296	3,600 -185
2021-22	4,951 -878	1,854 -375	3,097 -503
2022-23	4,684 -267	1,720 -134	2,964 -133
Average	6,149	2,478	3,672

Highline College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 24.79% and the percentage of black students is 19.11% at Highline College. 20.62% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Highline College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	33	992	729	651	81	2,374	504
2014-15	41	990	676	733	84	2,180	567
2015-16	32	1,011	685	793	78	2,087	641
2016-17	30	1,041	738	871	87	1,991	750
2017-18	31	1,060	789	956	84	1,826	783
2018-19	32	1,027	809	959	93	1,668	812
2019-20	26	1,015	900	929	92	1,500	823
2020-21	22	999	872	917	97	1,402	716
2021-22	23	1,055	856	854	78	1,243	376
2022-23	14	966	895	874	61	1,161	347
Average	28	1,016	795	854	84	1,743	632

Highline College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,739 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 37% of total students. The number of online students has increased 111.81% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Highline College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	6,443	821	1,146	4,476
2015-16	6,560	820	1,371	4,369
2016-17	6,750	975	1,386	4,389
2017-18	6,824	987	1,527	4,310
2018-19	6,530	968	1,559	4,003
2019-20	6,310	1,105	1,664	3,541
2020-21	5,829	2,196	2,161	1,472
2021-22	4,951	1,958	1,775	1,218
2022-23	4,684	1,739	1,526	1,419
Average	6,098	1,285	1,568	3,244

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Enrollment Trends at Highline

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes