How many students at Penn State? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 50,737 students have enrolled in Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus with 42,604 undergraduate and 8,133 graduate students.
By gender, 26,611 male and 24,126 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (34,856 students on average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
321 students are enrolled exclusively, and 20,178 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has a total of 50,737 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 42,604 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 8,133 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 26,611 male and 24,126 female students (the male-female ratio is 52:48) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 50,737 | 42,604 | 8,133 |
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| Men | 26,611 | 22,467 | 4,144 |
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| Women | 24,126 | 20,137 | 3,989 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 29,392 White, 2,199 Black, and 3,589 Asian students out of a total of 50,737 are attending at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 64.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 55 | 25 | 30 |
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| Asian | 3,589 | 2,051 | 1,538 |
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| Black | 2,199 | 974 | 1,225 |
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| Hispanic | 4,396 | 1,966 | 2,430 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 29 | 20 | 9 |
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| White | 29,392 | 15,012 | 14,380 |
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| Two or more races | 1,899 | 926 | 973 |
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| Race Unknown | 1,639 | 864 | 775 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 50 | 23 | 27 |
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| Asian | 3,223 | 1,879 | 1,344 |
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| Black | 1,929 | 891 | 1,038 |
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| Hispanic | 3,962 | 1,780 | 2,182 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 29 | 20 | 9 |
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| White | 26,656 | 13,671 | 12,985 |
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| Two or more races | 1,722 | 850 | 872 |
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| Race Unknown | 1,044 | 632 | 412 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 5 | 2 | 3 |
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| Asian | 366 | 172 | 194 |
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| Black | 270 | 83 | 187 |
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| Hispanic | 434 | 186 | 248 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 2,736 | 1,341 | 1,395 |
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| Two or more races | 177 | 76 | 101 |
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| Race Unknown | 595 | 232 | 363 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Penn State has 372 students under 18 years old and 8 students over 65 years old. There are 44,134 students under 25 years old, and 6,265 students over 25 years old out of 50,399 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 372 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Penn State has 41,475 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 748 students aged 25 and over.
It has 2,659 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,517 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 372 | 217 | 155 |
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| 18-19 | 16,769 | 8,504 | 8,265 |
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| 20-21 | 19,923 | 9,542 | 10,381 |
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| 22-24 | 7,070 | 2,781 | 4,289 |
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| 25-29 | 3,966 | 1,794 | 2,172 |
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| 30-34 | 1,281 | 606 | 675 |
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| 35-39 | 427 | 212 | 215 |
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| 40-49 | 416 | 179 | 237 |
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| 50-64 | 167 | 69 | 98 |
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| Over 65 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 372 | 217 | 155 |
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| 18-19 | 16,767 | 8,503 | 8,264 |
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| 20-21 | 19,785 | 9,460 | 10,325 |
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| 22-24 | 4,551 | 1,512 | 3,039 |
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| 25-29 | 388 | 105 | 283 |
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| 30-34 | 98 | 27 | 71 |
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| 35-39 | 60 | 23 | 37 |
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| 40-49 | 121 | 27 | 94 |
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| 50-64 | 79 | 18 | 61 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 138 | 82 | 56 |
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| 22-24 | 2,519 | 1,269 | 1,250 |
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| 25-29 | 3,578 | 1,689 | 1,889 |
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| 30-34 | 1,183 | 579 | 604 |
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| 35-39 | 367 | 189 | 178 |
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| 40-49 | 295 | 152 | 143 |
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| 50-64 | 88 | 51 | 37 |
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| Over 65 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
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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-Main Campus, 321 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 20,178 students are enrolled in some online courses.
274 students who live in Pennsylvania or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 47 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 50,737 | 321 | 20,178 |
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| Undergraduate | 42,604 | 234 | 19,362 |
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| Graduate | 8,133 | 87 | 816 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Pennsylvania Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 274 | 44 | 3 |
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| Undergraduate | 205 | 27 | 2 |
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| Graduate | 69 | 17 | 1 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 42,604 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 347 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.81%.343 students have transferred in as full-time status and 4 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 41,157 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 343 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,100 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 4 |
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Penn State Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 50,737 students are enrolled at Penn State.
42,604 undergraduate and 8,133 graduate students are enrolled at Penn State.
26,611 male (52.45%) and 24,126 female (47.55%) students are attending Penn State.
7,539 international students (14.86%) are enrolled at Penn State, including 3,989 undergraduate and 3,550 graduate students.
Penn State has a student population that is diverse: 29,392 White (57.93%), 2,199 Black (4.33%), and 3,589 Asian (7.07%) students are enrolled.
372 students are under 18 and 8 students are over 65 years old.
321 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 20,178 students take some online courses.