In Fall 2009, IUP experienced its all-time greatest enrollment.
For many of its 135 years, the institution has had remarkably stable numbers, for the most part growing steadily. Blips and burps occasionally occurred, reflecting events on a wider stage, such as influenza epidemics and world wars. Enrollments in selected years are reflected below.
|
Academic Year
|
Total
|
|
1875–76
|
225
|
| Doors open on May 17, 1875, at Indiana State Normal School |
1881–82
|
392
|
1911–12
|
1,202
|
1915–16
|
1,318
|
|
1917–18
|
1,050
|
|
1918–19
|
893
|
| Spanish Flu epidemic |
|
1919–20
|
1,016
|
|
1920–21
|
812
|
Normal School comes under commonwealth ownership
|
|
1925–26
|
1,126
|
|
1926–27
|
1,237
|
Indiana State Teachers College confers first collegiate degree—on a transfer student from Chatham College
|
|
1929–30
|
1,558
|
|
1930–31
|
1,538
|
|
1931–32
|
1,565
|
|
1932–33
|
1,489
|
|
1933–34
|
1,330
|
|
1934–35
|
1,361
|
|
1935–36
|
1,458
|
|
1936–37
|
1,477
|
|
1937–38
|
1,293
|
|
1938–39
|
1,611
|
|
1939–40
|
1,554
|
|
1940–41
|
1,587
|
|
1941–42
|
1,399
|
|
1942–43
|
1,253
|
|
1943–44
|
890
|
|
1944–45
|
1,037
|
| Five males are in 1945 graduating class |
|
1945–46
|
1,084
|
|
1946–47
|
1,422
|
|
1947–48
|
1,590
|
|
1948–49
|
1,606
|
1949–50
|
1,724
|
|
1950–51
|
1,699
|
|
1951–52
|
1,822
|
|
1952–53
|
1,688
|
|
1953–54
|
1,661
|
|
1954–55
|
1,790
|
|
1955–56
|
2,081
|
|
1956–57
|
2,361
|
|
1957–58
|
2,613
|
|
1958–59
|
2,982
|
| ISTC becomes Indiana State College |
1959–60
|
3,317
|
|
Academic Year
|
Total
|
|
1960–61
|
3,665
|
|
1961–62
|
4,106
|
|
1962–63
|
4,671
|
| Punxsutawney Campus opens |
|
1963–64
|
5,224
|
| Armstrong Campus opens |
|
1964–65
|
5,706
|
|
1965–66
|
6,334
|
| On December 18, 1965, Indiana State Teachers College becomes Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
|
1966–67
|
7,295
|
|
1967–68
|
8,411
|
|
1968–69
|
9,104
|
|
1969–70
|
10,242
|
|
1970–71
|
10,347
|
|
1971–72
|
10,532
|
|
1972–73
|
10,788
|
|
1973–74
|
10,859
|
|
1974–75
|
11,006
|
|
1975–76
|
11,119
|
|
1976–77
|
11,420
|
|
1977–78
|
11,727
|
|
1978–79
|
12,019
|
1979–80
|
12,145
|
|
1980–81
|
12,278
|
|
1981–82
|
12,399
|
|
1982–83
|
12,503
|
| Act 188 establishes Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education |
|
1983–84
|
12,526
|
|
1984–85
|
12,806
|
|
1985–86
|
12,938
|
|
1986–87
|
13,248
|
|
1987–88
|
13,404
|
|
1988–89
|
13,650
|
1989–90
|
13,861
|
|
1990–91
|
14,398
|
|
1991–92
|
14,620
|
|
1992–93
|
14,357
|
|
1993–94
|
14,062
|
|
1994–95
|
13,814
|
|
1995–96
|
13,879
|
|
1996–97
|
13,680
|
|
1997–98
|
13,736
|
|
1998–99
|
13,790
|
1999–2000
|
13,442
|
|
2000–01
|
13,410
|
|
2001–02
|
13,457
|
|
2002–03
|
13,671
|
|
2003–04
|
13,868
|
|
2004–05
|
13,998
|
|
2005–06
|
14,081
|
|
2006–07
|
14,248
|
|
2007–08
|
14,018
|
|
2008–09
|
14,310
|
|
2009–10
|
14,638
|
