The student population at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre is 315 (315 undergraduate and 5 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 186 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Penn State Wilkes-Barre is 100.00% which is decreased by 178 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 3 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 0.51 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.
5 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -87.80% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 288 where 315 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
100.00% of total students is undergraduate students and 1.59% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 178 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 3 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 0.51 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in Penn State Wilkes-Barre than female students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 75.24%. The percentage was 87.43% 10 years ago and Penn State Wilkes-Barre still has a high percentage of white students. 2.22% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.52% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.89% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 87.43% to 75.24%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.20% to 2.22%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.79% to 9.52%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.19% to 8.89%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4158 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2327 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
5 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 2% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -87.80% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre from 2015 to 2025.