The student population at Central Penn College is 684 (671 undergraduate and 13 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 701 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Central Penn is 98.10% which is decreased by 677 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 24 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.92 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
361 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -31.89% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,039 where 684 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
98.10% of total students is undergraduate students and 1.90% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 677 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 24 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.92 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Central Penn than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Central Penn College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,385 | 1,348 | 463 | 885 | 37 | 11 | 26 |
| 2016-17 | 1,370 -15 | 1,337 -11 | 484 21 | 853 -32 | 33 -4 | 7 -4 | 26 |
| 2017-18 | 1,224 -146 | 1,196 -141 | 422 -62 | 774 -79 | 28 -5 | 10 3 | 18 -8 |
| 2018-19 | 1,047 -177 | 1,023 -173 | 355 -67 | 668 -106 | 24 -4 | 12 2 | 12 -6 |
| 2019-20 | 1,054 7 | 1,027 4 | 352 -3 | 675 7 | 27 3 | 8 -4 | 19 7 |
| 2020-21 | 963 -91 | 941 -86 | 312 -40 | 629 -46 | 22 -5 | 7 -1 | 15 -4 |
| 2021-22 | 891 -72 | 872 -69 | 282 -30 | 590 -39 | 19 -3 | 3 -4 | 16 1 |
| 2022-23 | 943 52 | 918 46 | 324 42 | 594 4 | 25 6 | 5 2 | 20 4 |
| 2023-24 | 827 -116 | 806 -112 | 265 -59 | 541 -53 | 21 -4 | 4 -1 | 17 -3 |
| 2024-25 | 684 -143 | 671 -135 | 230 -35 | 441 -100 | 13 -8 | 4 | 9 -8 |
| Average | 1,039 | 1,014 | 349 | 665 | 25 | 7 | 18 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,014 where 671 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Central Penn College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,348 | 300 | 124 | 176 | 1,048 | 339 | 709 |
| 2016-17 | 1,337 | 326 | 144 | 182 | 1,011 | 340 | 671 |
| 2017-18 | 1,196 | 316 | 132 | 184 | 880 | 290 | 590 |
| 2018-19 | 1,023 | 243 | 105 | 138 | 780 | 250 | 530 |
| 2019-20 | 1,027 | 260 | 103 | 157 | 767 | 249 | 518 |
| 2020-21 | 941 | 225 | 103 | 122 | 716 | 209 | 507 |
| 2021-22 | 872 | 205 | 89 | 116 | 667 | 193 | 474 |
| 2022-23 | 918 | 197 | 92 | 105 | 721 | 232 | 489 |
| 2023-24 | 806 | 191 | 89 | 102 | 615 | 176 | 439 |
| 2024-25 | 671 | 140 | 55 | 85 | 531 | 175 | 356 |
| Average | 1,014 | 1,014 | 104 | 137 | 1,014 | 245 | 528 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 25 where 13 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Central Penn College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 8 | 19 |
| 2016-17 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 20 |
| 2017-18 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 14 |
| 2018-19 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| 2019-20 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 16 |
| 2020-21 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 14 |
| 2021-22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 20 |
| 2023-24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 17 |
| 2024-25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| Average | 25 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 16 |
The percentage of white students is 55.12%. The percentage was 59.93% 10 years ago and Central Penn still has a high percentage of white students. 3.07% of enrolled students is Asian and 17.69% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.94% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.93% to 55.12%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.88% to 3.07%. Black student enrollment decreased from 23.47% to 17.69%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.01% to 9.94%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6513 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5790 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Central Penn College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 5 | 26 | 325 | 111 | 3 | 830 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 26 | 24 | 357 | 80 | 4 | 805 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 38 | 36 | 261 | 53 | 4 | 747 | 40 |
| 2018-19 | 37 | 27 | 206 | 34 | 3 | 678 | 43 |
| 2019-20 | 21 | 23 | 201 | 65 | 6 | 645 | 60 |
| 2020-21 | 11 | 21 | 145 | 152 | 3 | 540 | 26 |
| 2021-22 | 5 | 25 | 145 | 95 | 4 | 519 | 40 |
| 2022-23 | 8 | 25 | 168 | 108 | 0 | 428 | 38 |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 23 | 131 | 76 | 0 | 399 | 48 |
| 2024-25 | 5 | 21 | 121 | 68 | 0 | 377 | 36 |
| Average | 16 | 25 | 206 | 84 | 3 | 597 | 33 |
361 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 53% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -31.89% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Central Penn College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,385 | 530 | 446 | 409 |
| 2016-17 | 1,370 | 567 | 418 | 385 |
| 2017-18 | 1,224 | 573 | 403 | 248 |
| 2018-19 | 1,047 | 501 | 336 | 210 |
| 2019-20 | 1,054 | 509 | 320 | 225 |
| 2020-21 | 961 | 555 | 268 | 138 |
| 2021-22 | 891 | 502 | 202 | 187 |
| 2022-23 | 943 | 457 | 252 | 234 |
| 2023-24 | 827 | 441 | 248 | 138 |
| 2024-25 | 684 | 361 | 236 | 87 |
| Average | 1,039 | 500 | 313 | 226 |
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