2025 Most Enrolled Students in Pennsylvania Rankings
Among Pennsylvania colleges, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has the largest number of students (50,399) and University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus has the second largest number of students (34,525) based on academic year 2022-2023 college enrollment data.
Below table ranks and compares the Most Enrolled Students in Pennsylvania having the largest student population. For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges and exclude colleges which the percentage of online students is more than 50% of total enrollment. You can view the largest online colleges at colleges with most online students rankings.
Most Enrolled Students in Pennsylvania
| Rank | College Name | Total Population | Men | Women | Undergraduate | Graduate | Online Enrollment | Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA | 50,028 | 26,390 | 23,638 | 42,223 | 8,176 | 279 | $40,188 | 54.2% | 15 to 1 |
| 2 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | 33,767 | 14,131 | 19,636 | 25,171 | 9,354 | 1,020 | $39,890 | 49.7% | 13 to 1 |
| 3 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA | 33,196 | 14,232 | 18,964 | 21,720 | 8,485 | 2,438 | $37,248 | 82.9% | 12 to 1 |
| 4 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | 28,201 | 12,366 | 15,835 | 11,611 | 17,100 | 3,067 | $66,104 | 5.9% | 8 to 1 |
| 5 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | 22,344 | 10,174 | 12,170 | 13,589 | 8,114 | 2,310 | $60,663 | 77.5% | 9 to 1 |
| 6 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA | 17,275 | 6,780 | 10,495 | 14,344 | 2,732 | 1,682 | $22,511 | 79.2% | 20 to 1 |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | 16,002 | 8,973 | 7,029 | 7,289 | 8,307 | 514 | $63,274 | 11.4% | 5 to 1 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania Western University California, PA | 12,778 | 4,532 | 8,246 | 8,336 | 2,969 | 3,729 | $16,006 | 93.7% | 17 to 1 |
| 9 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA | 12,074 | 4,596 | 7,478 | 9,967 | 1,121 | 1,222 | $22,870 | 94.8% | 19 to 1 |
| 10 | Villanova University Villanova, PA | 10,383 | 4,800 | 5,583 | 7,063 | 3,048 | 1,113 | $64,701 | 25.1% | 10 to 1 |
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