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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Penn State World Campus
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total8,2103,3224,888
Men3,9251,4122,513
Women4,2851,9102,375
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Penn State World Campus
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,7694415,328
Men3,0702312,839
Women2,6992102,489

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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native19613
Asian445226219
Black or African American611233378
Hispanic937433504
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander19118
White5,3522,6062,746
Two or More Races335151184
Race/Ethnicity Unknown19991108
Total 8,2103,9254,285
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native927
Asian406222184
Black or African American318168150
Hispanic491253238
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander642
White4,0392,1441,895
Two or More Races1909496
Race/Ethnicity Unknown995742
Total 5,7693,0702,699

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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
TotalMenWomen
Total8,210 3,9254,285
Under 18130 4783
18-19873 353520
20-211,243 555688
22-241,153 607546
25-291,506 750756
30-341,189 591598
35-39911 455456
40-49906 418488
50-64279 135144
65 and over18 126
unknown2 20
Total 8,210 3,9254,285
Population by Student Age at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
TotalMenWomen
Total5,769 3,0702,699
18-193 03
20-21101 3665
22-24773 368405
25-291,517 777740
30-341,145 659486
35-39834 466368
40-491,014 552462
50-64366 200166
65 and over14 122
unknown2 02
Total 5,769 3,0702,699

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.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total13,9798,2105,769
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes13,8128,0755,737
Enrolled Some in Online Classes13812315
Not Enrolled in Online Classes291217
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)13,8128,0755,737
Pennsylvania Residents6,3734,0352,338
Other State in U.S.7,0773,7993,278
Outside of U.S.362241121
Unknown000