by our College Data Analytics TeamHow diverse is Penn State Harrisburg? College Factual’s diversity report brings to light the facts about diversity at Penn State Harrisburg. We reviewed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
What does diversity really mean at the college level? College Factual ran the numbers to learn how diverse the average college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
Penn State Harrisburg total enrollment is approximately 4,424 students. 4,165 are undergraduates and 259 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Penn State Harrisburg undergraduate population is made up of 38.9% women, and 61.1% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Penn State Harrisburg Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,899 | 45.6% |
| International | 705 | 16.9% |
| Asian | 556 | 13.4% |
| Black or African American | 414 | 9.9% |
| Hispanic | 362 | 8.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 164 | 3.9% |
| Unknown | 62 | 1.5% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 49.0% of full-time grad students are women, and 51.0% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Penn State Harrisburg Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| International | 148 | 57.1% |
| White | 66 | 25.5% |
| Hispanic | 16 | 6.2% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 5.0% |
| Asian | 10 | 3.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 4 | 1.5% |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.8% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,965 | 44.4% |
| International | 853 | 19.3% |
| Asian | 566 | 12.8% |
| Black or African American | 427 | 9.7% |
| Hispanic | 378 | 8.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 168 | 3.8% |
| Unknown | 64 | 1.4% |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 63.6% |
| Asian | 15.8% |
| International | 8.9% |
| Unknown | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 4.0% |
| Hispanic | 2.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 0.8% |
This school is more popular with men than with women.
There are approximately 1,747 female students and 2,677 male students at Penn State Harrisburg.
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 80.0% of Penn State Harrisburg students come from within the state, and 20.0% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 31 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 549 | 67.0% |
| New Jersey | 58 | 7.1% |
| New York | 43 | 5.2% |
| Virginia | 37 | 4.5% |
| Maryland | 28 | 3.4% |
Penn State Harrisburg welcomes about 19.3% international (nonresident) students, enhancing the global diversity of the campus.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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