The student population at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks is 1,884 (1,880 undergraduate and 4 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,022 (35.17%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,698 where 1,884 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment decreased every year from 2016 to 2025, falling from 2,906 to 1,884 students, a loss of 1,022 (35.2%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,906 | 1,643 | 1,263 |
| 2016-17 | 2,888 -18 | 1,667 24 | 1,221 -42 |
| 2017-18 | 2,719 -169 | 1,593 -74 | 1,126 -95 |
| 2018-19 | 2,578 -141 | 1,554 -39 | 1,024 -102 |
| 2019-20 | - | - | - |
| 2020-21 | - | - | - |
| 2021-22 | - | - | - |
| 2022-23 | 2,071 | 1,229 | 842 |
| 2023-24 | 1,940 -131 | 1,111 -118 | 829 -13 |
| 2024-25 | 1,880 -60 | 1,101 -10 | 779 -50 |
| Average | 1,698 | 990 | 708 |
The percentage of white students is 57.96%. The percentage was 67.83% 10 years ago and Penn State Berks still has a high percentage of white students. 8.86% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.55% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 15.45% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 67.83% to 57.96%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.51% to 8.86%. Black student enrollment decreased from 9.05% to 8.55%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 11.36% to 15.45%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6238 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5163 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks 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 | 1 | 131 | 263 | 330 | 3 | 1,971 | 69 |
| 2016-17 | 3 | 129 | 282 | 354 | 3 | 1,913 | 80 |
| 2017-18 | 3 | 124 | 206 | 337 | 2 | 1,793 | 75 |
| 2018-19 | 3 | 129 | 175 | 315 | 1 | 1,717 | 65 |
| 2019-20 | |||||||
| 2020-21 | |||||||
| 2021-22 | |||||||
| 2022-23 | 5 | 136 | 158 | 307 | 0 | 1,271 | 54 |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 174 | 155 | 276 | 0 | 1,147 | 58 |
| 2024-25 | 3 | 167 | 161 | 291 | 3 | 1,092 | 65 |
| Average | 2 | 99 | 140 | 221 | 1 | 1,090 | 47 |
10 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 1% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -44.44% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,906 | 18 | 1,259 | 1,629 |
| 2016-17 | 2,888 | 35 | 1,568 | 1,285 |
| 2017-18 | 2,719 | 29 | 1,462 | 1,228 |
| 2018-19 | 2,578 | 21 | 693 | 1,864 |
| 2019-20 | - | - | - | - |
| 2020-21 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021-22 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022-23 | 2,077 | 15 | 972 | 1,090 |
| 2023-24 | 1,944 | 10 | 888 | 1,046 |
| 2024-25 | 1,884 | 10 | 877 | 997 |
| Average | 1,700 | 14 | 772 | 914 |
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