Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 544 where 810 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 810 students in 2025 and was lowest at 374 in 2020. Overall, enrollment rose from 596 to 810 students, a net gain of 214 (35.9%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 17.41% and the percentage of black students is 67.53% at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology. 1.23% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 2.22% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 12.42% to 17.41%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.85% to 1.23%. Black student enrollment increased from 62.25% to 67.53%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 5.54% to 2.22%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5108 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5935 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
37 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 5% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -24.49% since 2017. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology from 2015 to 2025.