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Student Population

Student Population at Penn State Harrisburg

Total Enrollment

4,572

Undergraduate

4,063

Graduate

509

Online Enrollment

Men Students

2,739

Women Students

1,833

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 4,572 students have enrolled at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg - 4,063 undergraduate and 509 graduate.

By gender, 2,739 male and 1,833 female students are attending Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg. By attendance status, there are 3,994 full-time students and 578 part-time students.

The number of students at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg is relatively small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg offers online degree/certificate programs and 47 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,739 male and 1,833 female students attending Penn State Harrisburg. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.49 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Penn State Harrisburg.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Penn State Harrisburg
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	4,063	3,788	275
Men	2,514	2,335	179
Women	1,549	1,453	96

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Penn State Harrisburg
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	509	206	303
Men	225	97	128
Women	284	109	175

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,217 White students (48.49%) and 557 Asian students (12.18%) at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	2	3
Asian	539	310	229
Black or African American	386	221	165
Hispanic	354	176	178
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	1,930	1,215	715
Two or More Races	144	78	66
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	73	45	28
Total	4,063	2,514	1,549

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	18	9	9
Black or African American	36	13	23
Hispanic	31	19	12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	287	104	183
Two or More Races	19	8	11
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	5	3	2
Total	509	225	284

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,945 students whose age under twenty five and 351 students whose age is over thirty years old at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg.

Especially, 912 students are younger than eighteen and 6 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg.

Population by Student Age at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,063	2,514	1,549
Under 18	912	543	369
18-19	1,667	1,041	626
20-21	837	506	331
22-24	358	238	120
25-29	158	109	49
30-34	59	38	21
35-39	36	18	18
40-49	28	18	10
50-64	8	3	5
Total	4,063	2,514	1,549

Population by Student Age at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
	Total	Men	Women
Total	509	225	284
18-19	1	0	1
20-21	44	19	25
22-24	126	61	65
25-29	118	42	76
30-34	74	41	33
35-39	50	26	24
40-49	57	22	35
50-64	33	10	23
65 and over	6	4	2
Total	509	225	284

Online Student Population

At Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg, 1,021 students (22.33% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 47 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 45 students live in Pennsylvania where Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg is located in and 2 students have enrolled from other states.