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Student Population

Student Population at Penn State World Campus Online completely School

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 is an online exclusive school (all degree/program offered only via distance learning) and, therefore, all students have 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.

Population by Gender/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

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Penn State World Campus
	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.

Population by Race/Ethnicity 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

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
	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.

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

Population by Student Age at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
	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

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is an online school that all degree/certificate programs are offered via only distance learning and all 13,979 students enrolled throught online

Online Student Population
	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

Online Student Population by Student Location
	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