Enrollment Trends at Penn State Altoona

The student population at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona is 2,577 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,286 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 0.89 to 1 which means that male students enrolled slightly more than female students.

1 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -96.55% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 2,569 where 2,577 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.89 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more male students enrolled in Penn State Altoona than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	3,863	2,057	1,806
2013-14	3,861 -2	2,054 -3	1,807 1
2014-15	3,903 42	2,139 85	1,764 -43
2015-16	3,838 -65	2,141 2	1,697 -67
2016-17	3,491 -347	1,913 -228	1,578 -119
2017-18	3,482 -9	1,915 2	1,567 -11
2018-19	3,244 -238	1,779 -136	1,465 -102
2019-20	0 -3,244	0 -1,779	0 -1,465
2020-21	0 0	0 0	0 0
2021-22	0 0	0 0	0 0
2022-23	2,577 2,577	1,360 1,360	1,217 1,217
Average	2,569	1,396	1,173

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 73.65%. The percentage was 80.46% 10 years ago and Penn State Altoona still has a high percentage of white students. 4.04% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.05% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	5	92	309	167	1	3,108	77
2013-14	6	122	336	165	3	3,001	92
2014-15	2	120	326	192	3	2,966	83
2015-16	4	101	279	220	4	2,938	81
2016-17	4	100	258	210	1	2,617	91
2017-18	3	110	196	192	1	2,580	94
2018-19	4	96	180	161	2	2,440	86
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23	4	104	156	188	2	1,898	74
Average	3	77	185	136	2	1,959	62

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 0% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -96.55% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	3,903	29	246	3,628
2015-16	3,839	31	267	3,541
2016-17	3,491	2	312	3,177
2017-18	3,482	3	420	3,059
2018-19	3,244	1	112	3,131
2019-20	0	0	0	0
2020-21	0	0	0	0
2021-22	0	0	0	0
2022-23	2,577	1	263	2,313
Average	2,282	7	180	2,094

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