Enrollment Trends at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,568 where 3,650 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 4,803 students in 2019 and was lowest at 2,099 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 2,099 to 3,650 students, a net gain of 1,551 (73.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 647 where 706 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 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,920 where 2,944 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 Harrisburg University of Science and Technology since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 9.10% and the percentage of black students is 5.29% at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. 2.19% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 3.73% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 9.91% to 9.10%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.14% to 2.19%. Black student enrollment decreased from 7.43% to 5.29%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.29% to 3.73%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.9870 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.9839 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

311 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 338.03% since 2016. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology from 2015 to 2025.