Enrollment Trends at Penn State Hazleton

The average student population over the last 11 years is 461 where 502 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 4 decreases. It peaked at 863 students in 2017 and was lowest at 473 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 831 to 502 students, a net loss of 329 (39.6%).

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

The percentage of white students is 56.37%. The percentage was 58.48% 10 years ago and Penn State Hazleton still has a high percentage of white students. 3.98% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.57% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 24.90% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 58.48% to 56.37%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.89% to 3.98%. Black student enrollment decreased from 11.07% to 8.57%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 17.33% to 24.90%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6102 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6141 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

1 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 0% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -92.31% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton from 2015 to 2025.