2026 Most Enrolled Students in Pennsylvania Rankings
Among Pennsylvania colleges, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has the largest number of students (50,737) and University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus has the second largest number of students (35,724) based on academic year 2023-2024 college enrollment data.
The following 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 | 50,737 | 26,611 | 24,126 | 42,604 | 8,133 | 321 | $41,790 | 60.6% | 16 to 1 |
| 2 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | 35,724 | 14,987 | 20,737 | 25,900 | 9,824 | 1,465 | $41,430 | 58.1% | 13 to 1 |
| 3 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA | 29,640 | 12,696 | 16,944 | 21,457 | 8,183 | 2,344 | $38,805 | 80.4% | 12 to 1 |
| 4 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | 29,109 | 12,877 | 16,232 | 11,478 | 17,631 | 3,249 | $68,686 | 5.4% | 8 to 1 |
| 5 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | 21,153 | 9,738 | 11,415 | 13,309 | 7,844 | 3,757 | $62,412 | 79.4% | 9 to 1 |
| 6 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA | 17,171 | 6,897 | 10,274 | 14,449 | 2,722 | 1,838 | $22,599 | 78.4% | 20 to 1 |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | 15,888 | 8,977 | 6,911 | 7,377 | 8,511 | 554 | $65,636 | 11.7% | 5 to 1 |
| 8 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA | 11,092 | 4,280 | 6,812 | 9,847 | 1,245 | 1,378 | $22,870 | 93.1% | 19 to 1 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania Western University California, PA | 10,834 | 3,771 | 7,063 | 7,586 | 3,248 | 3,832 | $16,054 | 94.3% | 18 to 1 |
| 10 | Villanova University Villanova, PA | 10,041 | 4,620 | 5,421 | 7,004 | 3,037 | 1,069 | $67,776 | 27.0% | 10 to 1 |
Qualified Pennsylvania Colleges in Core Admission Stats
