Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Student Population

How many students at Penn State Harrisburg?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg has a total enrollment of 4,478 students, including 4,047 undergraduate and 431 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,602 male students (58.1%) and 1,876 female students (41.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,090 White students (46.7%) and 603 Asian students (13.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 4,047 undergraduate students (90.4%) and 431 graduate students (9.6%).
• Class Delivery: 66 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,385 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar four-year, public - which average 11,433 - Penn State Harrisburg's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,602 male (58.11%) and 1,876 female (41.89%) students are attending Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 138.70.

By class level, 4,047 (90.38%) are undergraduate students and 431 (9.62%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 59.55% are male and 40.45% are female, while among graduate students, 44.55% are male and 55.45% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,090 White, 438 Black, and 603 Asian students out of a total of 4,478 are attending at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg is quite diverse with a diversity index of 74.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Penn State Harrisburg has 90 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 4,008 students under 25 years old, and 643 students over 25 years old out of 4,651 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 90 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Penn State Harrisburg has 3,873 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 291 students aged 25 and over.

It has 135 graduate students aged under 25 and 352 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg, 66 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,385 students are enrolled in some online courses.

65 students who live in Pennsylvania or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,047 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 221 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.46%.202 students have transferred in as full-time status and 19 students transferred in as part-time status.