For the academic year 2024-2025, Pennsylvania State University-World Campus has a total enrollment of 13,774 students, including 8,051 undergraduate and 5,723 graduate students.
Compared to similar four-year, public - which average 11,433 - Penn State World Campus's body is larger.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 6,956 male (50.50%) and 6,818 female (49.50%) students are attending Pennsylvania State University-World Campus. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 102.02.
By class level, 8,051 (58.45%) are undergraduate students and 5,723 (41.55%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 47.86% are male and 52.14% are female, while among graduate students, 54.22% are male and 45.78% are female.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 13,774 | 8,051 | 5,723 |
| Men | 6,956 | 3,853 | 3,103 |
| Women | 6,818 | 4,198 | 2,620 |
By race/ethnicity, 8,934 White, 1,082 Black, and 903 Asian students out of a total of 13,774 are attending at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 55.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 28 | 10 | 18 |
| Asian | 903 | 485 | 418 |
| Black | 1,082 | 477 | 605 |
| Hispanic | 1,610 | 741 | 869 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 22 | 13 | 9 |
| White | 8,934 | 4,608 | 4,326 |
| Two or more races | 509 | 224 | 285 |
| Race Unknown | 263 | 142 | 121 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 17 | 5 | 12 |
| Asian | 456 | 220 | 236 |
| Black | 690 | 271 | 419 |
| Hispanic | 1,078 | 465 | 613 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| White | 5,063 | 2,521 | 2,542 |
| Two or more races | 339 | 143 | 196 |
| Race Unknown | 176 | 88 | 88 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Asian | 447 | 265 | 182 |
| Black | 392 | 206 | 186 |
| Hispanic | 532 | 276 | 256 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| White | 3,871 | 2,087 | 1,784 |
| Two or more races | 170 | 81 | 89 |
| Race Unknown | 87 | 54 | 33 |
By age, Penn State World Campus has 13 students under 18 years old and 44 students over 65 years old. There are 3,852 students under 25 years old, and 9,712 students over 25 years old out of 13,564 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 13 students are younger than 18 and 25 students are older than 65. Penn State World Campus has 3,228 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 4,717 students aged 25 and over.
It has 624 graduate students aged under 25 and 4,995 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| 18-19 | 436 | 257 | 179 |
| 20-21 | 1,185 | 676 | 509 |
| 22-24 | 2,218 | 1,161 | 1,057 |
| 25-29 | 2,998 | 1,453 | 1,545 |
| 30-34 | 2,226 | 1,015 | 1,211 |
| 35-39 | 1,631 | 746 | 885 |
| 40-49 | 2,025 | 1,026 | 999 |
| 50-64 | 788 | 406 | 382 |
| Over 65 | 44 | 10 | 34 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| 18-19 | 436 | 257 | 179 |
| 20-21 | 1,169 | 665 | 504 |
| 22-24 | 1,610 | 833 | 777 |
| 25-29 | 1,469 | 731 | 738 |
| 30-34 | 1,155 | 587 | 568 |
| 35-39 | 819 | 396 | 423 |
| 40-49 | 916 | 487 | 429 |
| 50-64 | 333 | 182 | 151 |
| Over 65 | 25 | 6 | 19 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 22-24 | 608 | 328 | 280 |
| 25-29 | 1,529 | 722 | 807 |
| 30-34 | 1,071 | 428 | 643 |
| 35-39 | 812 | 350 | 462 |
| 40-49 | 1,109 | 539 | 570 |
| 50-64 | 455 | 224 | 231 |
| Over 65 | 19 | 4 | 15 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Pennsylvania State University-World Campus, 13,623 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 146 students are enrolled in some online courses.
6,491 students who live in Pennsylvania or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 7,132 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 13,774 | 13,623 | 146 |
| Undergraduate | 8,051 | 7,921 | 129 |
| Graduate | 5,723 | 5,702 | 17 |
| Pennsylvania Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 6,491 | 6,812 | 320 |
| Undergraduate | 4,159 | 3,581 | 181 |
| Graduate | 2,332 | 3,231 | 139 |
Among 8,051 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,073 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 13.33%.524 students have transferred in as full-time status and 549 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 2,955 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 524 |
| Regular Part-time | 4,023 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 549 |
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