Enrollment Trends at Central Penn

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.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 1,385 students in 2016 and was lowest at 684 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,385 to 684 students, a net loss of 701 (50.6%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Central Penn College since 2015.

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.

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.

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).

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.