Penn State Harrisburg academics
Middletown, Pennsylvania · Public · 4,031 undergrads
Penn State Harrisburg has 4,031 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 37 fields of study. The most degrees go to Mechanical Engineering.
The short answers
4,031
undergraduates.
487
graduate students.
37
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
729
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
29%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
4,031
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
487
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
4,651
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
50%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
29%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
21.8 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$82,495
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
47%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
16%
AsianCollege Scorecard
14%
BlackCollege Scorecard
9.8%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
8.3%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
3.9%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
1.6%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
729
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
187
Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023
6
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
6
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
9
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Mechanical Engineering
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
64
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Master's
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium
Research levelCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Research Colleges and Universities
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Higher Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers