Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 614 where 677 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment decreased every year from 2016 to 2025, falling from 1,105 to 677 students, a loss of 428 (38.7%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 63.96%. The percentage was 63.53% 10 years ago and Penn State York still has a high percentage of white students. 5.47% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.98% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.37% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 63.53% to 63.96%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.89% to 5.47%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.52% to 7.98%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.88% to 11.37%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5672 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.5869 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
11 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 increased 10.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York from 2015 to 2025.