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 With a combined enrollment of about 107,000 students, the State System is the largest provider of higher education in Pennsylvania, and is among the largest university systems in the United States. The vast majority of students reside in the Commonwealth, and will stay here after graduation.
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Enrollment by County
County |
Fall 2008 |
Fall 2017 |
| Allegheny |
7,525 |
6,518 |
| Chester |
5,756 |
6,261 |
| Philadelphia |
4,204 |
5,161 |
| Montgomery |
5,022 |
5,061 |
| Lancaster |
4,828 |
4,498 |
| Delaware |
3,844 |
4,333 |
| Bucks |
4,027 |
3,746 |
| Berks |
4,211 |
3,380 |
| Erie |
4,140 |
2,790 |
| York |
2,571 |
2,772 |
| Lehigh |
2,735 |
2,588 |
| Monroe |
2,460 |
2,428 |
| Cumberland |
2,460 |
2,323 |
| Westmoreland |
2,931 |
2,322 |
| Northampton |
2,573 |
2,300 |
| Washington |
1,989 |
1,970 |
| Butler |
2,125 |
1,902 |
| Dauphin |
1,807 |
1,775 |
| Indiana |
2,031 |
1,514 |
| Luzerne |
1,459 |
1,339 |
| Franklin |
1,424 |
1,308 |
| Fayette |
1,397 |
1,096 |
| Schuylkill |
1,277 |
1,042 |
| Beaver |
1,292 |
1,003 |
| Columbia |
1,156 |
991 |
| Cambria |
1,198 |
985 |
| Lycoming |
1,250 |
973 |
| Mercer |
1,336 |
955 |
| Lackawanna |
947 |
908 |
| Northumberland |
1,052 |
869 |
| Clearfield |
1,050 |
855 |
| Crawford |
1,444 |
855 |
| Clarion |
958 |
793 |
| Lawrence |
969 |
757 |
| Venango |
1,070 |
755 |
| Lebanon |
830 |
739 |
| Centre |
728 |
689 |
| Armstrong |
964 |
650 |
| Adams |
822 |
622 |
| Pike |
587 |
588 |
| Jefferson |
774 |
570 |
| Blair |
592 |
550 |
| Clinton |
618 |
531 |
| Tioga |
836 |
502 |
| Bradford |
775 |
492 |
| Carbon |
530 |
428 |
| Union |
348 |
328 |
| Somerset |
488 |
322 |
| Wayne |
343 |
320 |
| Elk |
479 |
319 |
| McKean |
318 |
306 |
| Warren |
412 |
300 |
| Montour |
296 |
285 |
| Snyder |
272 |
265 |
| Greene |
280 |
263 |
| Perry |
303 |
254 |
| Mifflin |
292 |
245 |
| Huntingdon |
232 |
184 |
| Bedford |
254 |
182 |
| Susquehanna |
289 |
180 |
| Wyoming |
157 |
120 |
| Juniata |
107 |
119 |
| Potter |
217 |
98 |
| Fulton |
96 |
81 |
| Cameron |
64 |
47 |
| Forest |
90 |
39 |
| Sullivan |
35 |
29 |
| Total Pennsylvania |
99,946 |
89,773 |
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Enrollment Characteristics
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Fall 2008 |
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Fall 2017 |
% |
| Residency |
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| Pennsylvania |
99,850 |
89% |
89,582 |
88% |
| Out-of-State (Total) |
12,747 |
11% |
12,719 |
12% |
| New Jersey |
4,522 |
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4,062 |
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| New York |
1,875 |
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1,693 |
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| Maryland |
892 |
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1,216 |
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| Ohio |
905 |
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857 |
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| Virginia |
409 |
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427 |
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| Delaware |
387 |
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450 |
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| Gender |
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| Female |
66,001 |
59% |
59,782 |
58% |
| Male |
46,596 |
41% |
42,519 |
42% |
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| Traditional/Adult Learners |
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| Traditional |
90,879 |
81% |
82,537 |
81% |
| Adult Learners |
21,718 |
19% |
19,764 |
19% |
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| Minority Status |
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| Minority |
13,332 |
13% |
20,846 |
21% |
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| Race and Ethnicity* |
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| Black or African American |
8,880 |
8% |
10,278 |
10% |
| Hispanic or Latino |
2,600 |
2% |
5,621 |
6% |
| Asian |
1,307 |
1% |
1,541 |
2% |
| Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
0 |
0% |
86 |
<1% |
| Native American/Alaska Native |
277 |
<1% |
194 |
<1% |
| White |
91,607 |
81% |
77,776 |
76% |
| Two or more races |
268 |
<1% |
3,126 |
3% |
| Nonresident Alien |
1,530 |
1% |
1,647 |
2% |
| Unreported |
6,128 |
5% |
2,032 |
2% |
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| Level of Study |
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| Undergraduate |
96,954 |
86% |
86,971 |
85% |
| Graduate |
15,643 |
14% |
15,330 |
15% |
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| Full Time/Part Time |
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| Full Time |
93,591 |
83% |
84,098 |
82% |
| Part-Time |
19,006 |
17% |
18,203 |
18% |
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| Total Headcount |
110,428 |
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104,779 |
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| * Not all students report their race |
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Ten Most Popular Areas of Study
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Undergraduate |
Disciplinary Field |
Total |
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Business Management |
14,617 |
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STEM* |
14,503 |
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Health Professions |
10,289 |
| 4 |
Undeclared** |
6,939 |
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Education*** |
6,669 |
| 6 |
Social Sciences**** |
4,528 |
| 7 |
Parks/Recreation |
4,421 |
| 8 |
Psychology |
4,260 |
| 9 |
Visual/Performing Arts |
3,910 |
| 10 |
Protective Services |
3,478 |
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Graduate |
Disciplinary Field |
Total |
| 1 |
Education** |
4,897 |
| 2 |
Health Professions |
2,496 |
| 3 |
Business Management |
1,548 |
| 4 |
Public Admin |
1,346 |
| 5 |
STEM* |
1,095 |
| 6 |
Parks/Recreation |
924 |
| 7 |
Psychology |
615 |
| 8 |
English/Letters |
477 |
| 9 |
Library Science |
360 |
| 10 |
Social Sciences**** |
261 |
* STEM includes Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Computer/Information Science, Mathematics, Engineering Tech, Environment Science, Engineering, and Science Technologies
** Many entering students do not declare a major as freshmen
*** Secondary Education majors are counted in their home discipline
**** Social Sciences include Criminology; Criminal Justice is in Protective Services
Source: Data Warehouse, Student Data Submission
Official Reporting Date: End of the 15th day of classes |
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4-year and 6-year graduation rates
4-year: 38.6 percent (2010 cohort)
(national average among peer institutions): 22.5 percent 6-year: 60.1 percent (2008 cohort)
(national average among peer institutions): 47.9 percent
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