Enrollment Trends at Penn State Harrisburg

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,344 where 4,478 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 5,077 students in 2018 and was lowest at 4,478 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 4,678 to 4,478 students, a net loss of 200 (4.3%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,882 where 4,047 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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 462 where 431 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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 46.67% and the percentage of black students is 9.78% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg. 13.47% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 9.18% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 60.82% to 46.67%. Asian enrollment grew from 8.21% to 13.47%. Black student enrollment increased from 9.62% to 9.78%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.71% to 9.18%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7446 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6103 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 Harrisburg over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

66 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 -56.29% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg from 2015 to 2025.