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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 2007 |
Fall 2016 |
| Allegheny |
7,435 |
6,557 |
| Chester |
5,508 |
6,183 |
| Philadelphia |
4,216 |
5,352 |
| Montgomery |
4,746 |
5,235 |
| Lancaster |
4,709 |
4,664 |
| Delaware |
3,734 |
4,349 |
| Bucks |
3,846 |
3,947 |
| Berks |
4,224 |
3,421 |
| Erie |
4,236 |
3,111 |
| York |
2,447 |
2,891 |
| Lehigh |
2,702 |
2,497 |
| Monroe |
2,360 |
2,432 |
| Northampton |
2,550 |
2,424 |
| Westmoreland |
2,932 |
2,332 |
| Cumberland |
2,416 |
2,329 |
| Butler |
2,142 |
1,988 |
| Washington |
2,003 |
1,883 |
| Dauphin |
1,694 |
1,846 |
| Indiana |
2,039 |
1,517 |
| Luzerne |
1,466 |
1,424 |
| Franklin |
1,366 |
1,329 |
| Fayette |
1,435 |
1,102 |
| Beaver |
1,203 |
1,044 |
| Schuylkill |
1,188 |
1,039 |
| Cambria |
1,268 |
1,025 |
| Mercer |
1,305 |
1,024 |
| Columbia |
1,197 |
1,021 |
| Lycoming |
1,295 |
1,021 |
| Lackawanna |
996 |
950 |
| Northumberland |
1,078 |
898 |
| Crawford |
1,492 |
889 |
| Clearfield |
1,020 |
867 |
| Clarion |
943 |
836 |
| Lawrence |
1,022 |
796 |
| Lebanon |
761 |
739 |
| Venango |
1,081 |
724 |
| Armstrong |
1,005 |
701 |
| Centre |
652 |
686 |
| Adams |
710 |
655 |
| Clinton |
601 |
601 |
| Pike |
566 |
595 |
| Jefferson |
763 |
570 |
| Bradford |
794 |
559 |
| Blair |
576 |
552 |
| Tioga |
817 |
546 |
| Carbon |
516 |
435 |
| Elk |
491 |
341 |
| Union |
332 |
334 |
| Somerset |
501 |
323 |
| Wayne |
354 |
321 |
| Warren |
415 |
295 |
| McKean |
331 |
290 |
| Montour |
297 |
280 |
| Snyder |
290 |
278 |
| Mifflin |
299 |
268 |
| Perry |
294 |
257 |
| Greene |
284 |
213 |
| Bedford |
253 |
206 |
| Susquehanna |
297 |
189 |
| Huntingdon |
228 |
174 |
| Juniata |
119 |
118 |
| Wyoming |
153 |
117 |
| Potter |
230 |
110 |
| Fulton |
93 |
62 |
| Cameron |
67 |
43 |
| Forest |
81 |
39 |
| Sullivan |
49 |
30 |
| Total Pennsylvania |
98,513 |
91,874 |
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Enrollment Characteristics
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Fall 2007 |
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Fall 2016 |
% |
| Residency |
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| Pennsylvania |
98,852 |
90% |
91,752 |
88% |
| Out-of-State (Total) |
11,576 |
10% |
13,027 |
12% |
| New Jersey |
4,477 |
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4,320 |
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| New York |
1,773 |
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1,770 |
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| Maryland |
753 |
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1,224 |
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| Ohio |
803 |
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882 |
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| Virginia |
310 |
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434 |
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| Gender |
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| Female |
64,657 |
59% |
61,048 |
58% |
| Male |
45,771 |
41% |
43,731 |
42% |
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| Traditional/Adult Learners |
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| Traditional |
89,187 |
81% |
85,320 |
81% |
| Adult Learners |
21,241 |
19% |
19,459 |
19% |
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| Minority Status |
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| Minority |
12,824 |
12% |
20,556 |
20% |
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| Race and Ethnicity* |
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| Black or African American |
8,644 |
8% |
10,415 |
10% |
| Hispanic or Latino |
2,436 |
2% |
5,295 |
5% |
| Asian |
1,242 |
1% |
1,500 |
1% |
| Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
0 |
- |
85 |
<1% |
| Native American/Alaska Native |
262 |
<1% |
168 |
<1% |
| White |
89,727 |
81% |
80,831 |
77% |
| Two or more races |
240 |
<1% |
3,093 |
3% |
| Nonresident Alien |
1,511 |
14% |
1,781 |
2% |
| Unreported |
6,366 |
6% |
1,611 |
2% |
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| Level of Study |
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| Undergraduate |
95,704 |
87% |
89,802 |
86% |
| Graduate |
14,724 |
13% |
14,977 |
14% |
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| Full Time/Part Time |
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| Full Time |
92,157 |
83% |
86,905 |
83% |
| Part-Time |
18,271 |
17% |
17,874 |
17% |
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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 |
15,044 |
| 2 |
STEM***** |
13,842 |
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Health Professions |
10,491 |
| 4 |
Undeclared*** |
9,875 |
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Education** |
7,024 |
| 6 |
Social Sciences**** |
5,185 |
| 7 |
PsychologyPsychology |
5,029 |
| 8 |
Parks/Recreation |
4,786 |
| 9 |
Visual/Perforning Arts |
4,026 |
| 10 |
Protective Services |
3,805 |
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Graduate |
Disciplinary Field |
Total |
| 1 |
Education** |
4,559 |
| 2 |
Health Professions |
2,261 |
| 3 |
Business Management |
1,288 |
| 4 |
Public Admin |
1,214 |
| 5 |
Parks/Recreation |
1,025 |
| 6 |
STEM***** |
772 |
| 7 |
Psychology |
672 |
| 8 |
English/Letters |
476 |
| 9 |
Undeclared*** |
393 |
| 10 |
Library Science |
353 |
* Excludes second majors
** Secondary Education majors are counted in their home discipline
*** Many entering students do not declare a major as freshmen
**** Social Sciences includes Criminology; Criminal Justice is in Protective Services
*****STEM includes Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, Computer/Information Science, Mathematics, Engineering Tech, Environmental Science, Engineering, Science Technologies.
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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