2024 Most Enrolled Students in Pennsylvania Rankings
Among Pennsylvania colleges, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus has the largest number of students (50,028) and University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus has the second largest number of students (33,767) 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 | 41,745 | 8,283 | 116 | $40,188 | 55.2% | 15 to 1 |
| 2 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | 33,767 | 14,131 | 19,636 | 24,420 | 9,347 | 881 | $39,890 | 49.1% | 13 to 1 |
| 3 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA | 33,196 | 14,232 | 18,964 | 24,106 | 9,090 | 2,612 | $37,462 | 79.7% | 12 to 1 |
| 4 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | 28,201 | 12,366 | 15,835 | 11,250 | 16,951 | 2,733 | $66,104 | 6.5% | 8 to 1 |
| 5 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | 22,344 | 10,174 | 12,170 | 14,021 | 8,323 | 4,477 | $60,663 | 79.6% | 9 to 1 |
| 6 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA | 17,275 | 6,780 | 10,495 | 14,392 | 2,883 | 1,770 | $22,511 | 87.9% | 20 to 1 |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | 16,002 | 8,973 | 7,029 | 7,059 | 8,943 | 572 | $63,829 | 11.3% | 5 to 1 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania Western University California, PA | 12,778 | 4,532 | 8,246 | 9,404 | 3,374 | 4,509 | $16,006 | 93.6% | 18 to 1 |
| 9 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA | 12,074 | 4,596 | 7,478 | 11,016 | 1,058 | 1,579 | $22,870 | 94.0% | 19 to 1 |
| 10 | Villanova University Villanova, PA | 10,383 | 4,800 | 5,583 | 6,989 | 3,394 | 1,267 | $64,701 | 23.4% | 10 to 1 |
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