Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
College or university · University Park, Pennsylvania
- Location
- University Park, Pennsylvania
- U.S. nonresident students, fall 2023
- 7,648
- Share of all students
- 15.2%
- Undergraduate / graduate
- 4,169 / 3,479
- Change since fall 2015
- +7.9%
International15.2%of students, fall 2023
Year by year
Data as at fall 2023
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International students, fall by fall
Students enrolled for credit who are in the United States on a visa or temporary basis (IPEDS "U.S. nonresident").
U.S. nonresident students
Data table
| 2015 | 7,090 |
| 2016 | 7,490 |
| 2017 | 7,397 |
| 2018 | 7,526 |
| 2019 | 10,411 |
| 2022 | 7,903 |
| 2023 | 7,648 |
| Fall | All students | U.S. nonresident | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 50,399 | 7,648 | 15.2% |
| 2022 | 50,028 | 7,903 | 15.8% |
| 2019 | 91,427 | 10,411 | 11.4% |
| 2018 | 46,810 | 7,526 | 16.1% |
| 2017 | 47,119 | 7,397 | 15.7% |
| 2016 | 47,789 | 7,490 | 15.7% |
| 2015 | 47,307 | 7,090 | 15.0% |
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026
Undergraduate and graduate
Fall 2023.
- Undergraduate4,169
- Graduate3,479
- Rank in Pennsylvania by international students
- 1 of 134
- Share of Pennsylvania's international students
- 16.8%
- Share of all U.S. international students
- 0.75%
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026
How this school compares
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus reports 7,648 U.S. nonresident students in fall 2023, 15.2% of its enrolment, against 7.7% across Pennsylvania's colleges and 5.7% nationwide.
- Share of students from abroad, this school
- 15.2%
- Share across Pennsylvania
- 7.7%
- Share across the United States
- 5.7%
- Change since fall 2015, this school
- +7.9%
- Change since fall 2015, Pennsylvania
- +1.4%
- Pennsylvania State University-World Campus426
Source: NCES, IPEDS — fall enrolment, U.S. nonresident studentsData as at 30 Jun 2026
Sponsored jobs in University Park
Employers in University Park filed 746 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 for 39 job titles, at a median offered wage of $75,963.
- Applications since FY2022
- 746
- Employers filing
- 5
- Median offered wage
- $75,963
- Assistant Professor234
- Assistant Research Professor174
- Postdoctoral Scholar144
- Assistant Teaching Professor66
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026
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