Enrollment Trends at Penn State World Campus

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,573 where 13,774 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 14,458 students in 2019 and was lowest at 12,242 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 12,242 to 13,774 students, a net gain of 1,532 (12.5%).

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

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,623 where 8,051 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-World Campus since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,950 where 5,723 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-World Campus since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 64.86%. The percentage was 70.26% 10 years ago and Penn State World Campus still has a high percentage of white students. 6.56% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.86% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.69% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 70.26% to 64.86%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.43% to 6.56%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.03% to 7.86%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.07% to 11.69%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5538 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4922 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-World Campus over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

13,623 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 99% of total students. The number of online students has increased 11.28% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus from 2015 to 2025.