Student Population at Penn State World Campus
Total Enrollment
13,979
Undergraduate
8,210
Graduate
5,769
Online Enrollment
13,812
Men Students
6,995
Women Students
6,984
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 13,979 students have enrolled at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus - 8,210 undergraduate and 5,769 graduate.
By gender, 6,995 male and 6,984 female students are attending Pennsylvania State University-World Campus. By attendance status, there are 3,763 full-time students and 10,216 part-time students.
The number of students at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus offers online degree/certificate programs and 13,812 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-World Campus and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 6,995 male and 6,984 female students attending Penn State World Campus. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.00 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 World Campus.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,210 | 3,322 | 4,888 |
Men | 3,925 | 1,412 | 2,513 |
Women | 4,285 | 1,910 | 2,375 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 5,769 | 441 | 5,328 |
Men | 3,070 | 231 | 2,839 |
Women | 2,699 | 210 | 2,489 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 9,391 White students (67.18%) and 1,428 Hispanic students (10.22%) at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 19 | 6 | 13 |
Asian | 445 | 226 | 219 |
Black or African American | 611 | 233 | 378 |
Hispanic | 937 | 433 | 504 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 19 | 11 | 8 |
White | 5,352 | 2,606 | 2,746 |
Two or More Races | 335 | 151 | 184 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 199 | 91 | 108 |
Total | 8,210 | 3,925 | 4,285 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 2 | 7 |
Asian | 406 | 222 | 184 |
Black or African American | 318 | 168 | 150 |
Hispanic | 491 | 253 | 238 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 6 | 4 | 2 |
White | 4,039 | 2,144 | 1,895 |
Two or More Races | 190 | 94 | 96 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 99 | 57 | 42 |
Total | 5,769 | 3,070 | 2,699 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 4,276 students whose age under twenty five and 6,676 students whose age is over thirty years old at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus.
Especially, 130 students are younger than eighteen and 32 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,210 | 3,925 | 4,285 |
Under 18 | 130 | 47 | 83 |
18-19 | 873 | 353 | 520 |
20-21 | 1,243 | 555 | 688 |
22-24 | 1,153 | 607 | 546 |
25-29 | 1,506 | 750 | 756 |
30-34 | 1,189 | 591 | 598 |
35-39 | 911 | 455 | 456 |
40-49 | 906 | 418 | 488 |
50-64 | 279 | 135 | 144 |
65 and over | 18 | 12 | 6 |
unknown | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 8,210 | 3,925 | 4,285 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 5,769 | 3,070 | 2,699 |
18-19 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
20-21 | 101 | 36 | 65 |
22-24 | 773 | 368 | 405 |
25-29 | 1,517 | 777 | 740 |
30-34 | 1,145 | 659 | 486 |
35-39 | 834 | 466 | 368 |
40-49 | 1,014 | 552 | 462 |
50-64 | 366 | 200 | 166 |
65 and over | 14 | 12 | 2 |
unknown | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 5,769 | 3,070 | 2,699 |
Online Student Population
At Pennsylvania State University-World Campus, 13,950 students (99.79% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 13,812 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, 6,373 students live in Pennsylvania where Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is located in and 7,077 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 13,979 | 8,210 | 5,769 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 13,812 | 8,075 | 5,737 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 138 | 123 | 15 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 29 | 12 | 17 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 13,812 | 8,075 | 5,737 |
Pennsylvania Residents | 6,373 | 4,035 | 2,338 |
Other State in U.S. | 7,077 | 3,799 | 3,278 |
Outside of U.S. | 362 | 241 | 121 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |