The student population at Point Park University is 3,448 (2,337 undergraduate and 1,111 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 396 (10.30%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,732 where 3,448 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 5 decreases. It peaked at 4,224 students in 2018 and was lowest at 3,288 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 3,844 to 3,448 students, a net loss of 396 (10.3%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Point Park University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3,844 | 3,188 | 1,383 | 1,805 | 656 | 265 | 391 |
| 2016-17 | 4,093 249 | 3,276 88 | 1,371 -12 | 1,905 100 | 817 161 | 294 29 | 523 132 |
| 2017-18 | 4,224 131 | 3,281 5 | 1,346 -25 | 1,935 30 | 943 126 | 357 63 | 586 63 |
| 2018-19 | 4,099 -125 | 3,196 -85 | 1,283 -63 | 1,913 -22 | 903 -40 | 373 16 | 530 -56 |
| 2019-20 | 3,929 -170 | 3,100 -96 | 1,197 -86 | 1,903 -10 | 829 -74 | 337 -36 | 492 -38 |
| 2020-21 | 3,591 -338 | 2,791 -309 | 1,077 -120 | 1,714 -189 | 800 -29 | 286 -51 | 514 22 |
| 2021-22 | 3,505 -86 | 2,575 -216 | 953 -124 | 1,622 -92 | 930 130 | 321 35 | 609 95 |
| 2022-23 | 3,288 -217 | 2,418 -157 | 875 -78 | 1,543 -79 | 870 -60 | 287 -34 | 583 -26 |
| 2023-24 | 3,299 11 | 2,323 -95 | 828 -47 | 1,495 -48 | 976 106 | 270 -17 | 706 123 |
| 2024-25 | 3,448 149 | 2,337 14 | 829 1 | 1,508 13 | 1,111 135 | 336 66 | 775 69 |
| Average | 3,732 | 2,849 | 1,114 | 1,734 | 884 | 313 | 571 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,849 where 2,337 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 Point Park University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 3,188 | 2,643 | 1,124 | 1,519 | 545 | 259 | 286 |
| 2016-17 | 3,276 | 2,710 | 1,116 | 1,594 | 566 | 255 | 311 |
| 2017-18 | 3,281 | 2,758 | 1,106 | 1,652 | 523 | 240 | 283 |
| 2018-19 | 3,196 | 2,749 | 1,074 | 1,675 | 447 | 209 | 238 |
| 2019-20 | 3,100 | 2,626 | 1,000 | 1,626 | 474 | 197 | 277 |
| 2020-21 | 2,791 | 2,410 | 905 | 1,505 | 381 | 172 | 209 |
| 2021-22 | 2,575 | 2,339 | 841 | 1,498 | 236 | 112 | 124 |
| 2022-23 | 2,418 | 2,199 | 777 | 1,422 | 219 | 98 | 121 |
| 2023-24 | 2,323 | 2,110 | 748 | 1,362 | 213 | 80 | 133 |
| 2024-25 | 2,337 | 2,160 | 754 | 1,406 | 177 | 75 | 102 |
| Average | 2,849 | 2,849 | 945 | 1,526 | 2,849 | 170 | 208 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 884 where 1,111 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 Point Park University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 656 | 255 | 105 | 150 | 401 | 160 | 241 |
| 2016-17 | 817 | 233 | 83 | 150 | 584 | 211 | 373 |
| 2017-18 | 943 | 281 | 112 | 169 | 662 | 245 | 417 |
| 2018-19 | 903 | 273 | 119 | 154 | 630 | 254 | 376 |
| 2019-20 | 829 | 204 | 99 | 105 | 625 | 238 | 387 |
| 2020-21 | 800 | 170 | 69 | 101 | 630 | 217 | 413 |
| 2021-22 | 930 | 151 | 62 | 89 | 779 | 259 | 520 |
| 2022-23 | 870 | 141 | 61 | 80 | 729 | 226 | 503 |
| 2023-24 | 976 | 179 | 59 | 120 | 797 | 211 | 586 |
| 2024-25 | 1,111 | 187 | 66 | 121 | 924 | 270 | 654 |
| Average | 884 | 884 | 84 | 124 | 884 | 229 | 447 |
The percentage of white students is 65.81%. The percentage was 69.95% 10 years ago and Point Park still has a high percentage of white students. 1.54% of enrolled students is Asian and 15.17% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.29% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 69.95% to 65.81%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.27% to 1.54%. Black student enrollment decreased from 16.31% to 15.17%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.73% to 8.29%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5354 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4816 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Point Park University 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 | 11 | 49 | 627 | 105 | 2 | 2,689 | 149 |
| 2016-17 | 15 | 55 | 624 | 89 | 9 | 2,923 | 156 |
| 2017-18 | 10 | 62 | 641 | 75 | 10 | 3,039 | 175 |
| 2018-19 | 12 | 60 | 570 | 209 | 2 | 2,933 | 125 |
| 2019-20 | 7 | 50 | 554 | 208 | 2 | 2,791 | 150 |
| 2020-21 | 6 | 47 | 481 | 195 | 4 | 2,588 | 141 |
| 2021-22 | 4 | 64 | 449 | 274 | 2 | 2,467 | 125 |
| 2022-23 | 4 | 62 | 419 | 332 | 3 | 2,223 | 118 |
| 2023-24 | 4 | 56 | 452 | 306 | 2 | 2,205 | 119 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 53 | 523 | 286 | 4 | 2,269 | 128 |
| Average | 8 | 56 | 534 | 208 | 4 | 2,613 | 139 |
1,248 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 36% of total students. The number of online students has increased 344.13% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Point Park University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 3,844 | 281 | 704 | 2,859 |
| 2016-17 | 4,093 | 652 | 751 | 2,690 |
| 2017-18 | 4,224 | 831 | 928 | 2,465 |
| 2018-19 | 4,099 | 860 | 879 | 2,360 |
| 2019-20 | 3,929 | 852 | 855 | 2,222 |
| 2020-21 | 3,591 | 1,487 | 1,603 | 501 |
| 2021-22 | 3,505 | 945 | 974 | 1,586 |
| 2022-23 | 3,288 | 925 | 1,108 | 1,255 |
| 2023-24 | 3,299 | 1,082 | 1,017 | 1,200 |
| 2024-25 | 3,448 | 1,248 | 1,035 | 1,165 |
| Average | 3,732 | 916 | 985 | 1,830 |
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