The student population at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto is 582 (581 undergraduate and 1 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 311 (34.83%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 538 where 582 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 917 students in 2018 and was lowest at 582 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 893 to 582 students, a net loss of 311 (34.8%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 893 | 381 | 512 |
| 2016-17 | 902 9 | 423 42 | 479 -33 |
| 2017-18 | 917 15 | 425 2 | 492 13 |
| 2018-19 | 830 -87 | 373 -52 | 457 -35 |
| 2019-20 | - | - | - |
| 2020-21 | - | - | - |
| 2021-22 | - | - | - |
| 2022-23 | 670 | 275 | 395 |
| 2023-24 | 587 -83 | 246 -29 | 341 -54 |
| 2024-25 | 581 -6 | 242 -4 | 339 -2 |
| Average | 538 | 237 | 302 |
The percentage of white students is 77.84%. The percentage was 79.51% 10 years ago and Penn State Mont Alto still has a high percentage of white students. 3.26% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.15% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.39% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 79.51% to 77.84%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.57% to 3.26%. Black student enrollment decreased from 7.39% to 5.15%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.93% to 7.39%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3834 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3588 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 Mont Alto 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 | 0 | 14 | 66 | 44 | 1 | 710 | 27 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 16 | 59 | 69 | 0 | 687 | 32 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 22 | 41 | 61 | 0 | 635 | 30 |
| 2018-19 | 1 | 18 | 34 | 54 | 0 | 652 | 27 |
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| 2020-21 | |||||||
| 2021-22 | |||||||
| 2022-23 | 1 | 24 | 27 | 47 | 0 | 523 | 29 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 42 | 0 | 459 | 22 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 43 | 0 | 453 | 23 |
| Average | 0 | 14 | 28 | 36 | 0 | 412 | 19 |
46 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 35.29% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 893 | 34 | 413 | 446 |
| 2016-17 | 903 | 65 | 421 | 417 |
| 2017-18 | 917 | 148 | 460 | 309 |
| 2018-19 | 830 | 5 | 261 | 564 |
| 2019-20 | - | - | - | - |
| 2020-21 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021-22 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022-23 | 670 | 15 | 340 | 315 |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 21 | 262 | 305 |
| 2024-25 | 582 | 46 | 243 | 293 |
| Average | 538 | 33 | 240 | 265 |
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