Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Penn State Altoona's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania.
Penn State Altoona has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 193 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania average (6,028 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona2,3712,371
Similarly Ranked Schools193211
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Pennsylvania6,0285,264
The below chart compares the student population between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,272 male and 1,099 female students attending Penn State Altoona. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.16 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 Altoona.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Penn State Altoona
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,3712,31358
Men1,2721,24626
Women1,0991,06732

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,622 White students (68.41%) and 225 Hispanic students (9.49%) at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native440
Asian1135657
Black or African American1879790
Hispanic225104121
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander202
White1,622877745
Two or More Races895039
Race/Ethnicity Unknown21138
Total 2,3711,2721,099

Online Student Population

At Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona, 335 students (14.13% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1 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, 0 students live in Pennsylvania where Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona is located in and 1 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total2,371
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1
Enrolled Some in Online Classes334
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,036
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1
Pennsylvania Residents0
Other State in U.S.1
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0