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Highline Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual ran the numbers to find out how diverse the standard college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Keep reading the Highline diversity report to see how they stack up against the average.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Highline Student Population

How Many Students Attend Highline College?

Highline total enrollment is approximately 5,829 students.

Highline Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Highline undergraduate population is made up of 60% women, and 40% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Highline Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	747
Asian	586
Hispanic	493
Black or African American	425
Multi-Ethnic	368
Unknown	244
International	202
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	59

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Highline Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,402
Asian	999
Hispanic	917
Black or African American	872
Multi-Ethnic	716
Unknown	561
International	243
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	97

High Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Highline College Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	502
Asian	142
Black or African American	89
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	15
Multi-Ethnic	5
Hispanic	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Highline.

Highline Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 3,600 female students and 2,229 male students at Highline.

Close to Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Highline is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Highline faculty.

There are approximately 511 female teachers and 314 male teachers.

Average Geographic Diversity

Highline ranks 1,721 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

2.24% of Highline students come from out of state, and 0% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 10 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Washington	741
California	7
Hawaii	2
Utah	2
Arizona	1

International Students at Highline

Students from 49 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from Japan, China, and Vietnam.

Learn more about international students at Highline.

High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Highline, 36.17% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	1,398
20-21	1,070
35 and over	870
22-24	758
25-29	748
30-34	466
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• Learn more about how College Factual creates their Diversity Rankings.