A total of 654,930 students are enrolled in Pennsylvania colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
- By gender, there are 278,771 male students and 376,159 female students. The number of male students per 100 female students is approximately 74.
- In 4-year colleges, 56.56% of total enrollment is female students and 43.44% is male students. In community colleges, the female students' proportion is 59.97%.
- In public schools, there are 112,633 male students and 133,073 female students, or approximately 85 males per 100 females.
- In private non-profit schools, there are 118,238 male students and 167,583 female students, or approximately 71 males per 100 females.
- For Pennsylvania colleges with more than 1,000 students, Pennsylvania College of Technology has the highest ratio of men students (64.22%) and Bryn Mawr College has the highest ratio of women students (95.95%).
Student Population by Gender and School Level for Pennsylvania Colleges
By gender, 42.57% of total students is men students (278,771) and 57.43% is women students (376,159) in Pennsylvania collegs.
In 149 4-year Pennsylvania colleges in United States,
there are 230,871 men students which is 43.44% of total students. The proportion of women students at 4-year Pennsylvania colleges is 56.56% (300,656).
Of the 112,840 students attending Pennsylvania community colleges (2-4 years colleges), 40.03% are men (67,673) and 59.97% are women students (67,673).
In Pennsylvania trade schools (less than 2-years schools), there are 2,733 men and 7,830 women students, accounting for 25.87% and 74.13% of total students.
Student Population Comparison By Gender for All Pennsylvania Colleges
The following table compares student population by gender and school level between Pennsylvania colleges. A total of 654,930 students have enrolled in Pennsylvania colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.