Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at PSU is slightly skewed towards men students, with 53.7% of undergraduate students being men and 46.3% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 73,476, with 33,994 women and 39,482 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at PSU is slightly skewed towards men students, with 51.7% of undergraduate students being men and 48.3% being women. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 15,438, with 7,451 women and 7,987 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 53.7% 39,482 students
- women 46.3% 33,994 students
Graduate Students
- men 51.7% 7,987 students
- women 48.3% 7,451 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 64.6% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 47,422 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 8.5% of the student body, with 6,233 students. Asian students represent 7.1% of the population, with 5,195 students, while African American students account for 6.1%, with 4,441 students. Mixed race students account for 3.5% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 2,593 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 63 students.
International students make up 8.0% of the undergraduate population, totaling 5,843 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.2% of the population, totaling 1,597 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within PSU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 64.6% 47,422 students
- Hispanic 8.5% 6,233 students
- International students 8.0% 5,843 students
- Asian 7.1% 5,195 students
- African American 6.1% 4,441 students
- Mixed race 3.5% 2,593 students
- Unknown race 2.2% 1,597 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 63 students
Graduate Students
- White 54.4% 8,394 students
- International students 22.4% 3,460 students
- Hispanic 6.7% 1,032 students
- Asian 5.9% 903 students
- African American 4.6% 717 students
- Mixed race 3.0% 464 students
- Unknown race 2.9% 441 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 13 students
Transfer Students
- White 63.5% 1,681 students
- Hispanic 11.2% 296 students
- African American 7.4% 197 students
- International students 6.3% 166 students
- Asian 6.0% 160 students
- Mixed race 4.0% 105 students
- Unknown race 1.5% 40 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 2 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 38% 28,295 students
- 20-21 37% 27,012 students
- 22-24 11% 8,304 students
- 25-29 4% 3,256 students
- 30-34 3% 1,975 students
- 40-49 2% 1,411 students
- 35-39 2% 1,264 students
- 50-64 1% 484 students
- 25-29 36% 5,492 students
- 22-24 23% 3,554 students
- 30-34 17% 2,624 students
- 40-49 10% 1,536 students
- 35-39 9% 1,408 students
- 50-64 4% 601 students
- 20-21 1% 192 students
- 18-19 0% 3 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at The Pennsylvania State University in the 2022 academic year.
State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
Pennsylvania | 9,865 | 66.73% | |
New Jersey | 1,061 | 7.18% | |
New York | 1,039 | 7.03% | |
Maryland | 559 | 3.78% | |
Virginia | 464 | 3.14% | |
California | 262 | 1.77% | |
Connecticut | 212 | 1.43% | |
Florida | 182 | 1.23% | |
Texas | 164 | 1.11% | |
Ohio | 133 | less than 1% | |
Illinois | 100 | less than 1% | |
North Carolina | 92 | less than 1% | |
Georgia | 74 | less than 1% | |
Delaware | 65 | less than 1% | |
Michigan | 43 | less than 1% | |
District of Columbia | 40 | less than 1% | |
Washington | 39 | less than 1% | |
Colorado | 37 | less than 1% | |
New Hampshire | 27 | less than 1% | |
Minnesota | 23 | less than 1% | |
Tennessee | 22 | less than 1% | |
Rhode Island | 20 | less than 1% | |
Puerto Rico | 19 | less than 1% | |
South Carolina | 19 | less than 1% | |
Missouri | 18 | less than 1% | |
West Virginia | 18 | less than 1% | |
Indiana | 17 | less than 1% | |
Nevada | 17 | less than 1% | |
Maine | 16 | less than 1% | |
Louisiana | 15 | less than 1% | |
Wisconsin | 11 | less than 1% | |
Alabama | 9 | less than 1% | |
Alaska | 8 | less than 1% | |
Arizona | 8 | less than 1% | |
Hawaii | 8 | less than 1% | |
Oregon | 8 | less than 1% | |
Utah | 8 | less than 1% | |
Vermont | 7 | less than 1% | |
Nebraska | 6 | less than 1% | |
New Mexico | 6 | less than 1% | |
Idaho | 5 | less than 1% | |
Kansas | 5 | less than 1% | |
Arkansas | 4 | less than 1% | |
Iowa | 4 | less than 1% | |
Mississippi | 4 | less than 1% | |
Montana | 3 | less than 1% | |
Oklahoma | 3 | less than 1% | |
South Dakota | 3 | less than 1% | |
Guam | 2 | less than 1% | |
North Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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