Pennsylvania Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 53 public colleges in Pennsylvania with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. Penn State Main Campus leads the list with a population of 50,737 students.

Enrollment is a measure of the size of the student body. Larger schools are more likely to offer a wider range of programs and services while smaller schools may have a more intimate and personalized experience.

List of Pennsylvania Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
College	Enrollment
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, Pennsylvania	867
Penn State Scranton Dunmore, Pennsylvania	800
Penn State York York, Pennsylvania	677
Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania	624
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, Pennsylvania	617
Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, Pennsylvania	582
Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, Pennsylvania	502
Penn State Beaver Monaca, Pennsylvania	482
Penn State New Kensington New Kensington, Pennsylvania	421
Penn State Fayette Eberly Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania	405
Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport, Pennsylvania	352
Penn State DuBois DuBois, Pennsylvania	350
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, Pennsylvania	315
Penn State Shenango Sharon, Pennsylvania	265
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania	171
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College Warren, Pennsylvania	136
University of Pittsburgh Titusville Titusville, Pennsylvania	36

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: March 15, 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.