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Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

University Park, Pennsylvania Public 4-year Small city

Overview

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus is a public four-year institution based in University Park, Pennsylvania. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 13,774 students in fall 2024, including 8,051 undergraduates and 5,723 graduate students. It is part of The Pennsylvania State University.

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 155 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Business/Commerce, and Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. It awarded 4,787 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 109 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

66% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

13,774
Students enrolled
66%
First-year retention
4,787
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
155
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 155

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 29
Computer and Information Sciences 8
Social Sciences 9
Engineering 10
Education 14
Psychology 4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 6
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 12
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 5
Communication and Journalism 10
Health Professions 9
Mathematics and Statistics 3
Physical Sciences 5
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 4
History 1
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 4
Engineering Technologies 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Architecture 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
English Language and Literature 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
66%
First-year retention, part-time students
59%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
1,608
Associate degrees
169
Master's degrees
1,781
Doctoral degrees (research)
1
Professional doctorates
22
Certificates under 1 year
223
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
77
Postbaccalaureate certificates
906

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
13,774
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,051
Graduate students, fall 2024
5,723
Full-time, fall 2024
29%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
18,517
Undergraduates, 2024-25
10,650
Graduate students, 2024-25
7,867
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
49%
Men
51%
White
64%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
7%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
109
Programs with a fully online option
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
98%
Students taking some online courses
2%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
The Pennsylvania State University
Acting Vice Provost for Online Education
Dr. Karen I. Pollack
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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