University Park, Pennsylvania · Public · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is a public four-year institution based in University Park, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 50,737 students in fall 2024, including 42,604 undergraduates and 8,133 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of The Pennsylvania State University.
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 252 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Psychology, General, Finance, and Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. It awarded 14,703 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
93% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
Key figures
50,737
Students enrolled
93%
First-year retention
14,703
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
252
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 252
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
93%
First-year retention, part-time students
85%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
10,913
Associate degrees
11
Master's degrees
1,613
Doctoral degrees (research)
801
Professional doctorates
363
Certificates under 1 year
659
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
237
Postbaccalaureate certificates
106
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
50,737
Undergraduates, fall 2024
42,604
Graduate students, fall 2024
8,133
Full-time, fall 2024
97%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
53,382
Undergraduates, 2024-25
44,564
Graduate students, 2024-25
8,818
Full-time, 2024-25
94%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
47%
Men
53%
White
57%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
7%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
15%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Students studying fully online
2%
Students taking some online courses
60%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
The Pennsylvania State University
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big Ten Conference
President
Dr. Neeli Bendapudi
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization