How many students at Harper College? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 12,434 students have enrolled in William Rainey Harper College and all students are attending undergraduate schools.

By gender, 5,435 male and 6,999 female students are attending the school.

It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (4,759 students in average - public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Large).

2,714 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,502 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.


Student Population by Gender

William Rainey Harper College has a total of 12,434 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. All 12,434 students are enrolled into undergraduate programs.

By gender, 5,435 male and 6,999 female students (the male-female ratio is 44:56) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
Undergraduate
Total12,434
Men5,435
Women6,999
William Rainey Harper College 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,455 White, 530 Black, and 1,656 Asian students out of a total of 12,434 are attending at William Rainey Harper College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).

Race/Ethnicity Distribution
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American281612
Asian1,656751905
Black530203327
Hispanic4,0001,5912,409
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders844242
White5,4552,5122,943
Two or more races398187211
Race Unknown19082108
William Rainey Harper College 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chart

Student Age Distribution

By age, Harper College has 1,922 students under 18 years old and 55 students over 65 years old. There are 8,914 students under 25 years old, and 3,517 students over 25 years old out of 12,434 total students.

Student Age Distribution
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 181,9221,046876
18-193,6051,7731,832
20-211,9911,001990
22-241,396759637
25-291,171729442
30-34671465206
35-39495372123
40-49717534183
50-64408287121
Over 65553223
William Rainey Harper College 2023 Student Population by Age chartWilliam Rainey Harper College 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chart

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At William Rainey Harper College, 2,714 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,502 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,674 students lived in Illinois or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 40 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students12,4342,7143,502
Undergraduate12,4342,7143,502
Online Student Population by Locality
Illinois ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students2,6742515
William Rainey Harper College 2023 Online Student Population chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 12,434 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 414 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.33%.201 students have transferred in as full-time status and 213 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time3,622
Transfer-in Full-time201
Regular Part-time8,398
Transfer-in Part-time213

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