Enrollment Trends at Penn State Lehigh Valley

The average student population over the last 11 years is 625 where 867 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 954 students in 2024 and was lowest at 867 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 893 to 867 students, a net loss of 26 (2.9%).

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

The percentage of white students is 50.29%. The percentage was 63.05% 10 years ago and Penn State Lehigh Valley still has a high percentage of white students. 12.34% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.61% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 21.22% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 63.05% to 50.29%. Asian enrollment grew from 9.29% to 12.34%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.05% to 7.61%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 15.01% to 21.22%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6793 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5673 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 Lehigh Valley over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

24 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 3% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -60.66% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley from 2015 to 2025.