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William Rainey Harper College is a public institution located in Palatine, Illinois. Palatine is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

522 Undergraduate Degrees

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William Rainey Harper College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Harper College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#62 Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is William Rainey Harper College?

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Contact details for Harper College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1200 W Algonquin Rd, Palatine, IL 60067-7398
Phone: 847-925-6000
Website: goforward.harpercollege.edu/

How Do I Get Into Harper College?

You can apply to Harper College online at: https://www.harpercollege.edu/start/apply/index.php

William Rainey Harper College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford William Rainey Harper College?

4% Take Out Loans
7.8% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Harper College, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $4,297 a year. That adds up to $17,188 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Harper College is 7.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

William Rainey Harper College Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,405 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 12,199 undergraduate students at Harper College, with 4,405 being full-time and 7,794 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 4,405 full-time undergraduates at Harper College, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of William Rainey Harper College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 602
Black or African American 140
Hispanic or Latino 1,153
White 2,218
International Students 77
Other Races/Ethnicities 215

Over 36 countries are represented at Harper College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, India, and China.

Online Learning at William Rainey Harper College

8,444 Took All Classes Online
10,549 Took At Least One Class Online
213.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 10,549 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Harper College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 26th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Harper College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at William Rainey Harper College was 213.7%. This is the #231 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Harper College regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Harper College ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Harper College.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Accounting #28
Accounting #40

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

William Rainey Harper College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 160 13 0 173
Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations 101 13 0 114
General Business Administration and Management 28 49 0 77
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 42 0 0 42
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 29 0 0 29
Insurance 27 0 0 27
Accounting 8 0 5 13
General Hospitality Administration/Management 0 10 0 10
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 10 0 0 10
Professional Sales 9 0 0 9
Retailing and Retail Operations 6 0 0 6
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 5 0 0 5
Fashion Merchandising 0 4 0 4
Banking and Financial Support Services 3 0 0 3
TOTAL 428 89 5 522

References

*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.

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