Pennsylvania Western University Student Population

How many students at Pennsylvania Western?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Pennsylvania Western University has a total enrollment of 10,834 students, including 7,586 undergraduate and 3,248 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,771 male students (34.8%) and 7,063 female students (65.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,774 White students (71.8%) and 844 Black students (7.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 7,586 undergraduate students (70%) and 3,248 graduate students (30%).
• Class Delivery: 3,832 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 4,141 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - Pennsylvania Western's body is relatively large.

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, 3,771 male (34.81%) and 7,063 female (65.19%) students are attending Pennsylvania Western University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 53.39.

By class level, 7,586 (70.02%) are undergraduate students and 3,248 (29.98%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.32% are male and 60.68% are female, while among graduate students, 24.26% are male and 75.74% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,774 White, 844 Black, and 119 Asian students out of a total of 10,834 are attending at Pennsylvania Western University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Pennsylvania Western University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 46.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Pennsylvania Western has 121 students under 18 years old and 29 students over 65 years old. There are 7,165 students under 25 years old, and 3,669 students over 25 years old out of 10,834 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 121 students are younger than 18 and 17 students are older than 65. Pennsylvania Western has 6,409 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,177 students aged 25 and over.

It has 756 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,492 students aged 25 and over.

• 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 Western University, 3,832 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,141 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,989 students who live in Pennsylvania or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 843 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 7,586 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 521 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.87%.373 students have transferred in as full-time status and 148 students transferred in as part-time status.