Student Population Changes Over Past 5 Years of Pennsylvania Colleges

For the academic year 2024-2025, the total student population of Pennsylvania Colleges is 4,132.The overall number of students in Pennsylvania Colleges increased by 2.98%.

Compared to 5 years ago, the total number of students at Pennsylvania Colleges has increased by 4.76% from 3,945 to 4,132 students. Of the 134 Pennsylvania Colleges, 48 schools had an increase in the number of students compared to 5 years ago, and 78 schools had a decrease in the number of students.

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Comparison Table of Student Population Changes for Pennsylvania Colleges

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Enrollment Changes from 2020 to 2025 at Pennsylvania Colleges
School Name	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	5-Year Changes
Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn, PA	287	258 29	285 27	285	255 30	32
Albright CollegeReading, PA	1,584	1,465 119	1,498 33	1,652 154	1,380 272	204
Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA	1,667	1,575 92	1,353 222	1,231 122	1,171 60	496
DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA	3,302	3,101 201	2,991 110	2,919 72	2,972 53	330
Alvernia UniversityReading, PA	2,560	2,536 24	2,484 52	2,485 1	2,796 311	236
Clarks Summit UniversityClarks Summit, PA	768	696 72	552 144	558 6	-	-
Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA	3,300	3,064 236	3,026 38	3,142 116	3,404 262	104
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA	1,634	1,778 144	1,742 36	1,666 76	1,679 13	45
Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA	3,726	3,757 31	3,787 30	3,892 105	3,969 77	243
Cabrini UniversityRadnor, PA	2,009	1,760 249	1,613 147	1,048 565	-	-
Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA	1,976	1,984 8	2,104 120	2,310 206	2,416 106	440
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA	13,519	15,057 1,538	16,002 945	15,596 406	15,888 292	2,369
Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA	1,433	1,440 7	1,324 116	1,248 76	1,290 42	143
Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, PA	963	891 72	943 52	827 116	684 143	279
Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA	2,353	2,439 86	2,387 52	2,319 68	2,309 10	44
Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA	1,528	1,505 23	1,420 85	1,402 18	1,288 114	240
Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, PA	623	642 19	697 55	724 27	617 107	6
Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA	145	151 6	151	159 8	161 2	16
Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, PA	2,303	2,168 135	2,178 10	2,189 11	2,199 10	104
Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA	1,932	2,186 254	2,137 49	2,217 80	2,314 97	382
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA	23,589	23,216 373	22,344 872	21,703 641	21,153 550	2,436
Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA	8,830	8,300 530	8,107 193	8,137 30	8,234 97	596
East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PA	5,835	5,129 706	5,143 14	5,460 317	5,633 173	202
Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, PA	3,504	4,429 925	5,769 1,340	6,981 1,212	8,727 1,746	5,223
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA	1,881	1,933 52	2,021 88	2,152 131	2,283 131	402
Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA	2,254	2,145 109	1,990 155	1,911 79	1,808 103	446
Gannon UniversityErie, PA	4,251	4,596 345	4,665 69	4,548 117	4,189 359	62
Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, PA	1,349	1,315 34	1,232 83	1,258 26	1,366 108	17
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA	2,507	2,401 106	2,854 453	2,895 41	2,812 83	305
Gratz CollegeJenkintown, PA	454	403 51	377 26	482 105	449 33	5
Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA	2,277	2,317 40	2,316 1	2,394 78	2,383 11	106
Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA	2,737	2,521 216	2,091 430	2,165 74	2,017 148	720
Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA	1,307	1,420 113	1,421 1	1,424 3	1,431 7	124
Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA	3,087	3,011 76	2,912 99	3,148 236	3,225 77	138
Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PA	2,563	2,478 85	2,361 117	2,407 46	2,512 105	51
Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, PA	10,037	9,298 739	8,816 482	9,246 430	9,073 173	964
Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA	1,356	1,290 66	1,212 78	1,292 80	1,321 29	35
Keystone CollegeLa Plume, PA	1,386	1,244 142	1,131 113	1,051 80	952 99	434
King's CollegeWilkes-Barre, PA	2,320	2,130 190	1,993 137	1,932 61	1,939 7	381
Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, PA	7,890	7,673 217	7,455 218	7,416 39	7,467 51	423
La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA	1,292	1,235 57	2,068 833	2,618 550	2,153 465	861
La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PA	4,624	4,043 581	4,049 6	3,554 495	3,153 401	1,471
Lackawanna CollegeScranton, PA	2,043	1,916 127	1,868 48	1,939 71	2,211 272	168
Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA	2,514	2,725 211	2,729 4	2,764 35	2,775 11	261
Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA	2,038	1,967 71	2,066 99	2,455 389	2,519 64	481
Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA	1,959	2,041 82	2,080 39	2,142 62	2,146 4	187
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA	7,067	7,263 196	7,394 131	7,590 196	7,692 102	625
Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, PA	2,077	1,916 161	1,824 92	1,848 24	1,670 178	407
Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, PA	1,065	1,089 24	1,059 30	1,063 4	1,012 51	53
Manor CollegeJenkintown, PA	834	660 174	583 77	599 16	567 32	267
Marywood UniversityScranton, PA	2,613	2,647 34	2,729 82	2,850 121	2,530 320	83
Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA	2,790	3,041 251	2,801 240	2,668 133	2,632 36	158
Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA	3,370	3,276 94	3,231 45	3,344 113	3,373 29	3
Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PA	7,456	7,191 265	6,775 416	6,732 43	6,975 243	481
Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA	2,374	2,239 135	2,242 3	2,107 135	2,200 93	174
Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, PA	389	382 7	368 14	399 31	549 150	160
Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA	2,605	2,560 45	2,533 27	2,658 125	2,745 87	140
Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson, PA	2,806	2,706 100	2,752 46	2,967 215	2,955 12	149
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA	2,067	2,095 28	1,959 136	1,818 141	1,788 30	279
Neumann UniversityAston, PA	2,506	2,212 294	2,155 57	2,171 16	2,244 73	262
Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyMedia, PA	454	549 95	651 102	662 11	810 148	356
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, PA	-	-	3,295	3,323 28	3,336 13	41
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonNew Kensington, PA	-	-	460	456 4	421 35	39
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ShenangoSharon, PA	-	-	281	332 51	265 67	16
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-BarreDallas, PA	-	-	368	353 15	315 38	53
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore, PA	-	-	875	838 37	800 38	75
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, PA	-	-	888	954 66	867 87	21
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, PA	-	-	2,577	2,421 156	2,371 50	206
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverMonaca, PA	-	-	522	504 18	482 22	40
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, PA	-	-	2,077	1,944 133	1,884 60	193
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, PA	-	-	4,572	4,651 79	4,478 173	94
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, PA	-	-	1,196	1,223 27	1,236 13	40
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisDuBois, PA	-	-	366	353 13	350 3	16
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- EberlyLemont Furnace, PA	-	-	424	419 5	405 14	19
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazleton, PA	-	-	473	510 37	502 8	29
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA	-	-	50,028	50,399 371	50,737 338	709
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyMcKeesport, PA	-	-	363	361 2	352 9	11
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, PA	-	-	670	588 82	582 6	88
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, PA	-	-	3,090	3,095 5	2,885 210	205
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, PA	-	-	623	650 27	624 26	1
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork, PA	-	-	718	707 11	677 30	41
Peirce CollegePhiladelphia, PA	1,046	875 171	856 19	872 16	929 57	117
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA	188	178 10	172 6	141 31	41 100	147
Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster, PA	242	228 14	245 17	323 78	414 91	172
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA	26,552	28,038 1,486	28,201 163	28,711 510	29,109 398	2,557
University of the ArtsPhiladelphia, PA	1,530	1,557 27	1,313 244	1,207 106	-	-
Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, PA	1,229	1,116 113	1,031 85	1,056 25	1,097 41	132
University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford, PA	1,305	1,164 141	1,074 90	1,003 71	1,009 6	296
University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, PA	1,408	1,320 88	1,328 8	1,326 2	1,321 5	87
University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, PA	2,356	2,121 235	2,043 78	1,940 103	1,813 127	543
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA	32,277	33,230 953	33,767 537	34,525 758	35,724 1,199	3,447
Pittsburgh Technical CollegeOakdale, PA	1,559	1,240 319	1,066 174	864 202	-	-
Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA	3,591	3,505 86	3,288 217	3,299 11	3,448 149	143
Walnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA	159	245 86	168 77	127 41	175 48	16
Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PA	4,134	3,764 370	3,431 333	4,737 1,306	5,275 538	1,141
Rosemont CollegeRosemont, PA	777	635 142	754 119	777 23	781 4	4
Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, PA	2,769	3,034 265	2,857 177	2,835 22	2,963 128	194
Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA	6,779	6,464 315	7,861 1,397	7,201 660	7,159 42	380
Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA	1,634	1,592 42	1,536 56	1,442 94	1,440 2	194
University of ScrantonScranton, PA	4,957	4,692 265	4,731 39	4,825 94	4,724 101	233
Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, PA	1,935	2,012 77	1,988 24	1,984 4	1,927 57	8
Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA	6,130	5,667 463	5,162 505	5,184 22	5,161 23	969
Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PA	8,860	8,405 455	8,221 184	8,350 129	8,376 26	484
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookAmbler, PA	180	174 6	158 16	173 15	170 3	10
Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA	2,241	2,202 39	2,231 29	2,247 16	2,255 8	14
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA	1,437	1,651 214	1,625 26	1,644 19	1,623 21	186
Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA	132	117 15	123 6	120 3	112 8	20
Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA	37,236	35,626 1,610	33,196 2,430	30,205 2,991	29,640 565	7,596
Thiel CollegeGreenville, PA	768	845 77	907 62	920 13	950 30	182
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA	8,286	8,270 16	8,286 16	8,315 29	8,238 77	48
Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PA	1,493	1,556 63	1,527 29	1,492 35	1,502 10	9
University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, PA	557	583 26	583	573 10	589 16	32
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA	11,032	10,870 162	10,383 487	10,111 272	10,041 70	991
Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA	1,167	1,157 10	1,151 6	1,162 11	1,309 147	142
Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, PA	1,576	1,470 106	1,366 104	1,315 51	1,231 84	345
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PA	17,719	17,614 105	17,275 339	17,076 199	17,171 95	548
Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, PA	1,228	1,225 3	1,211 14	1,203 8	1,191 12	37
Widener UniversityChester, PA	6,150	5,875 275	5,416 459	5,610 194	5,713 103	437
Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA	4,781	5,276 495	5,207 69	5,198 9	5,381 183	600
Wilson CollegeChambersburg, PA	1,535	1,405 130	1,360 45	1,694 334	1,907 213	372
Yeshivath Beth MosheScranton, PA	42	38 4	37 1	41 4	34 7	8
York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA	4,039	3,852 187	3,656 196	3,720 64	3,825 105	214
Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, PA	4,565	4,240 325	4,241 1	4,307 66	4,575 268	10
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineErie, PA	4,336	4,384 48	4,307 77	4,117 190	4,133 16	203
Saint Joseph's University - LancasterLancaster, PA	2,011	1,816 195	1,775 41	1,770 5	1,439 331	572
Strayer University-PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA	2,190	1,520 670	1,374 146	1,503 129	1,384 119	806
Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg, PA	3,997	3,206 791	3,082 124	3,558 476	3,650 92	347
Geisinger Commonwealth School of MedicineScranton, PA	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, PA	-	-	13,979	13,564 415	13,774 210	205
Strayer University-Center City CampusPhiladelphia, PA	-	-	-	-	-	-
Strayer University-Allentown CampusAllentown, PA	-	-	-	-	-	-
Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PA	-	-	12,074	11,088 986	11,092 4	982
Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, PA	-	-	-	11,305	10,834 471	471
Relay Graduate School of Education - Philadelphia & CamdenPhiladelphia, PA	-	-	-	-	-	-
Average	3,945	3,883 61	3,956 72	4,013 57	4,132 120	188

How Student Population Changes over Past 5 Years for Pennsylvania Colleges

Comparison Table of Student Population Changes for Pennsylvania Colleges