Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Harcum's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 Years Colleges in Pennsylvania.
Harcum has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 696 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 Years Colleges in Pennsylvania average (257 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Harcum College908908
Similarly Ranked Schools696696
All Colleges2,9312,685
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 Years Colleges423335
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Private (not-for-profit), 2-4 Years Colleges in Pennsylvania257263
The below chart compares the student population between Harcum College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 176 male and 732 female students attending Harcum. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.24 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 Harcum.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Harcum
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total908576332
Men17613739
Women732439293

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 381 Black or African American students (41.96%) and 247 White students (27.20%) at Harcum College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Harcum College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Harcum College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native101
Asian20515
Black or African American38165316
Hispanic14026114
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White24732215
Two or More Races311021
Race/Ethnicity Unknown918
Total 908176732

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 474 students whose age under twenty five and 299 students whose age is over thirty years old at Harcum College.
Especially, 1 students are younger than eighteen and 1 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Harcum College.
Population by Student Age at Harcum College
TotalMenWomen
Total908 176732
Under 181 10
18-19168 51117
20-21159 44115
22-24146 22124
25-29135 17118
30-3497 1384
35-3971 962
40-4987 978
50-6443 934
65 and over1 10
Total 908 176732

Online Student Population

At Harcum College, 432 students (47.58% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 268 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, 263 students live in Pennsylvania where Harcum College is located in and 5 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total908
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes268
Enrolled Some in Online Classes164
Not Enrolled in Online Classes476
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)268
Pennsylvania Residents263
Other State in U.S.5
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0