William Rainey Harper College academics
Palatine, Illinois · Public · 13,069 undergrads
William Rainey Harper College has 13,069 undergraduates. The most degrees go to Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
The short answers
13,069
undergraduates.
47%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
13,069
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
58%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
47%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
23.7 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$34,030
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
44%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
32%
AsianCollege Scorecard
13%
BlackCollege Scorecard
5%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
3.5%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
1.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.7%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
0.6%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.2%
Degrees awarded in a year
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
1,996
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
1,059
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
50
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Associate Large
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers