How Student Population Changes at Penn State Altoona

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,440 where 2,577 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.89 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more male students enrolled in Penn State Altoona than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	3,861	2,054	1,807
2014-15	3,903 42	2,139 85	1,764 -43
2015-16	3,838 -65	2,141 2	1,697 -67
2016-17	3,491 -347	1,913 -228	1,578 -119
2017-18	3,482 -9	1,915 2	1,567 -11
2018-19	3,244 -238	1,779 -136	1,465 -102
2019-20	0 -3,244	0 -1,779	0 -1,465
2020-21	0 0	0 0	0 0
2021-22	0 0	0 0	0 0
2022-23	2,577 2,577	1,360 1,360	1,217 1,217
Average	2,440	1,330	1,110

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 73.65%. The percentage was 77.73% 10 years ago and Penn State Altoona still has a high percentage of white students. 4.04% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.05% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	6	122	336	165	3	3,001	92
2014-15	2	120	326	192	3	2,966	83
2015-16	4	101	279	220	4	2,938	81
2016-17	4	100	258	210	1	2,617	91
2017-18	3	110	196	192	1	2,580	94
2018-19	4	96	180	161	2	2,440	86
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23	4	104	156	188	2	1,898	74
Average	3	75	173	133	2	1,844	60

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 0% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -96.55% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	3,903	29	246	3,628
2015-16	3,839	31	267	3,541
2016-17	3,491	2	312	3,177
2017-18	3,482	3	420	3,059
2018-19	3,244	1	112	3,131
2019-20	-	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-	-
2021-22	-	-	-	-
2022-23	2,577	1	263	2,313
Average	2,282	7	180	2,094

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Enrollment Trends at Penn State Altoona

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes