Student Population at Highline
Total Enrollment
4,684 (all undergraduate)
Undergraduate
4,684
Online Enrollment
1,739
Men Students
1,720
Women Students
2,964
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 4,684 students have enrolled at Highline College (all undergraduate).
By gender, 1,720 male and 2,964 female students are attending Highline College. By attendance status, there are 2,570 full-time students and 2,114 part-time students.
The number of students at Highline College is small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Washington. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Bellingham Technical College and Clark College, its population is average (average population is 4,134).
Highline College offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,739 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Highline College and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 1,720 male and 2,964 female students attending Highline. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.58 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Highline.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 4,684 | 2,570 | 2,114 |
Men | 1,720 | 978 | 742 |
Women | 2,964 | 1,592 | 1,372 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 1,161 White students (24.79%) and 966 Asian students (20.62%) at Highline College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Highline College.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 5 | 9 |
Asian | 966 | 408 | 558 |
Black or African American | 895 | 323 | 572 |
Hispanic | 874 | 296 | 578 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 61 | 17 | 44 |
White | 1,161 | 405 | 756 |
Two or More Races | 347 | 126 | 221 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 148 | 59 | 89 |
Total | 4,684 | 1,720 | 2,964 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 3,171 students whose age under twenty five and 994 students whose age is over thirty years old at Highline College.
Especially, 1,019 students are younger than eighteen and 11 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Highline College.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 4,684 | 1,720 | 2,964 |
Under 18 | 1,019 | 421 | 598 |
18-19 | 970 | 419 | 551 |
20-21 | 645 | 269 | 376 |
22-24 | 537 | 201 | 336 |
25-29 | 517 | 163 | 354 |
30-34 | 334 | 101 | 233 |
35-39 | 235 | 65 | 170 |
40-49 | 264 | 50 | 214 |
50-64 | 150 | 27 | 123 |
65 and over | 11 | 3 | 8 |
unknown | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 4,684 | 1,720 | 2,964 |
Online Student Population
At Highline College, 3,265 students (69.71% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,739 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,714 students live in Washington where Highline College is located in and 14 students have enrolled from other states.
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Total | 4,684 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 1,739 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 1,526 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 1,419 |
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 1,739 |
Washington Residents | 1,714 |
Other State in U.S. | 14 |
Outside of U.S. | 7 |
Unknown | 4 |