Students
Who's on campus
A very large campus of 42,284 undergrads, where 14% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.58
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
9,167 first-time students
40% came from other states and 7.0% from abroad; 53% are from Pennsylvania. More from other states than at 70% of colleges.
- In-state (Pennsylvania)53%
- Other states40%
- Abroad7.0%
Top home states
- Pennsylvania(home state)53% 4,821
- New Jersey8.3% 758
- New York8.3% 758
- Maryland4.5% 410
- Virginia3.9% 362
From 49 states (counting DC) and 14 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
347
new transfer students, 3.6% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 5% of colleges.
343 full-time, 4 part-time.
Going on to another college
11%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,020 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Almost everyone studies full-time.
47% women
Another gender: 331 undergraduates (0.8%)
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 14,238 students.
Housing
Beds
14,238
About 34 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Big Ten Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Big Ten Conference comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- On-campus child care for students' children
- A program for students with intellectual disabilities
- 8% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 6
- Jewish 1
- Catholic 1
- Christian 3
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Christian
Nonreligious and secular
Atheist/Agnostic Association at Pennsylvania State University
Greek life
In 4 councils, as the college counts them.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
21chaptersPanhellenic Association (PHC)Panhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
7 of the college's 21 chapters are on the national lists we read.
Delta Kappa Chapter
Delta Pi Chapter
Beta Theta
Beta Eta Chapter
Pennsylvania Epsilon
Phi
Theta Psi
35chaptersInterfraternity Council (IFC)Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
4 of the college's 35 chapters are on the national lists we read.
Zeta (Pennsylvania State)
Alpha Mu
Delta Delta
- 5chaptersNational Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Historically Black (NPHC)Its chapters aren't on the national lists we read yet.
- 7chaptersMulticultural Greek Council (MGC) Multicultural (NMGC)Its chapters aren't on the national lists we read yet.
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 1994
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Gender unknown: 25
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
527 applied · 343 admitted · 61 enrolled
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Common Data Set 2022–23, 2022–23;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)