The two-year public institution in Palatine enrolled 13,749 students in fall 2017, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 4.2 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
99 percent of undergraduates are residents of Illinois. 1 percent are citizens of foreign countries.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (51 percent) and Hispanic or Latino (27 percent).
William Rainey Harper College undergraduate enrollment
Total
Portion of Total
Undergraduate enrollment
13,749
Transfers
579
4.2%
Male
~6,187
45%
Female
~7,562
55%
Age 24 and under
~9,212
67%
Age 25 and over
~4,537
33%
In-state residence
~13,612
99%
Resident of foreign country
~137
1%
Asian
~1,650
12%
Black or African American
~550
4%
Hispanic/Latino
~3,712
27%
White
~7,012
51%
Two or more races
~275
2%
Enrolled in distance education
~825
6%
Enrolled in some distance education
~1,787
13%
Not enrolled in distance education
~11,137
81%
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