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Leadership Development (LEAD)
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School of Graduate Professional Studies

Leadership Development – Admissions Data

MLD 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Applications 15 16 21 10 5 15 4 6 3 -
Offers (% selectivity) 11 (73%) 14 (88%) 18 (86%) 9 (90%) 5 (100%) 11 (73%) 3 (75%) 2 (33%) 2 (67%) -
Accepts (% yield) 11 (100%) 14 (100%) 15 (83%) 7 (78%) 3 (60%) 10 (91%) 3 (100%) 2 (100%) 1 (50%) -

"-" indicates n=0


Leadership Development – Average GRE Scores for New Enrollees*

MLD 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Analytical (P) - - - - - - - - - -
Verbal (P) - c - - - c - - - -
Quantitative (P) - c - - - c - - - -
Analyt Writing (P) - c - - - c - - - -

*GRE tests taken on or after August 1st, 2011 are scored according the following scale:
    Verbal Reasoning: 130 - 170, 1 point increments
    Quantitative Reasoning: 130 - 170, 1 point increments
    Analytical Writing: 0 - 6, half point increments
  For tests taken prior to August 1st, 2011, scores were converted to the new scale accordingly.
P = Percentile Ranking
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0


Leadership Development – Average GMAT Scores for New Enrollees

MLD 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Total (P) * c c - - - - - - - -
Verbal (P) * c c - - - - - - - -
Quantitative (P) * c c - - - - - - - -
Analyt Writing (P) * c c - - - - - - - -

*P = Percentile Ranking
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0


Leadership Development – Jr/Sr GPA for New Enrollees

MLD 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
GPA 2.97
n=9
3.07
n=12
3.35
n=13
3.19
n=7
c 3.44
n=10
c c - TBD -

c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0


Leadership Development – Demographics for New Enrollees

MLD 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Total New Enrl 9 12 13 7 3 10 2 2 - TBD
Domestic 9 (100%) 11 (92%) 13 (100%) 6 (86%) c 10 (100%) c c - TBD
  Total URM * - 4 (33%) 4 (31%) 1 (14%) c - c c - TBD
    Black/Afr. Amer. -   4 (33%)   2 (15%) - c - c c - TBD
    Am. Ind./AK Native - - -   1 (14%) c - c c - TBD
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. - - - - c - c c - TBD
    Hispanic/Latino - -   2 (15%) - c - c c - TBD
  Asian - 2 (17%) - - c - c c - TBD
  White 9 (100%) 5 (42%) 9 (69%) 4 (57%) c 10 (100%) c c - TBD
  Two or More - - - 1 (14%) c - c c - TBD
  Unknown - - - - c - c c - TBD
International - 1 (8%) - 1 (14%) c - c c - TBD

*URM: Underrepresented Minorities
Two or More: Applicant selected more than one race/ethnicity.
Unknown: Applicant chose not to disclose race/ethnicity information.
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0

MLD 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Female 5 (56%) 7 (58%) 8 (62%) 3 (43%) c 6 (60%) c c - c
Male 4 (44%) 5 (42%) 5 (38%) 4 (57%) c 4 (40%) c c - c
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - c - c c - c
Total 9 12 13 7 3 10 2 2 - 4

c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0


Leadership Development – Total Enrollments by Demographic

MLD 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Total Enrl 52 47 44 33 23 28 15 12 6 4
Domestic 51 (98%) 46 (98%) 43 (98%) 31 (94%) 22 (96%) 28 (100%) 15 (100%) 12 (100%) 6 (100%) c
  Total URM * 7 (13%) 9 (19%) 12 (27%) 6 (18%) 3 (13%) 2 (7%) 1 (7%) 2 (17%) 1 (17%) c
    Black/Afr. Amer.   4 (8%)   8 (17%)   9 (20%)   3 (9%)   1 (4%) -   1 (7%)   2 (17%)   1 (17%) c
    Am. Ind./AK Native - - -   1 (3%)   1 (4%)   1 (4%) - - - c
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. - - - - - - - - - c
    Hispanic/Latino   3 (6%)   1 (2%)   3 (7%)   2 (6%)   1 (4%)   1 (4%) - - - c
  Asian 1 (2%) 3 (6%) 2 (5%) 3 (9%) 2 (9%) 2 (7%) 1 (7%) - - c
  White 40 (77%) 31 (66%) 28 (64%) 20 (61%) 15 (65%) 22 (79%) 12 (80%) 9 (75%) 5 (83%) c
  Two or More 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 2 (6%) 2 (9%) 2 (7%) 1 (7%) 1 (8%) - c
  Unknown 2 (4%) 2 (4%) - - - - - - - c
International 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 2 (6%) 1 (4%) - - - - c

*URM: Underrepresented Minorities
Two or More: Applicant selected more than one race/ethnicity.
Unknown: Applicant chose not to disclose race/ethnicity information.
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0

MLD 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Female 28 (54%) 26 (55%) 24 (55%) 20 (61%) 11 (48%) 16 (57%) 9 (60%) 6 (50%) 4 (67%) c
Male 24 (46%) 21 (45%) 20 (45%) 13 (39%) 12 (52%) 12 (43%) 6 (40%) 6 (50%) 2 (33%) c
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - - - - - - c
Total 52 47 44 33 23 28 15 12 6 4

c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0


Leadership Development – Total Degrees Conferred by Degree

Total 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
MLD 15 15 15 9 6 12 6 4 1 1 -

"-" indicates n=0

Please note that 2024/25 Median Time To Degree values are being recalculated and should be published here soon.

Leadership Development – Median Time to Degree (years)

MLD 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
In Major/Degree * 2 3 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.7 2 2.2 6.3
First Enrollment 2 3 2.4 2.7 2.5 3.3 2 3.2 6.3
Number (n) n=15 n=15 n=15 n=9 n=6 n=12 n=6 n=4 n=1

*In Major/Degree: The median time to degree in graduating major and degree at Penn State.
First Enrollment: The median time to degree based on the first enrollment as a graduate student at Penn State.


Leadership Development – Degree Completion, GV Campus

MLD #Started 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 years 7 years 8 years 9 years Total Completed % Completed
2015/16 Cohort 14 - 5 - - - 1 - - - 6 43%
2016/17 Cohort 19 4 4 - - - - - - 8 42%
2017/18 Cohort 14 2 5 5 - - 1 - 13 93%
2018/19 Cohort 8 1 5 - - - - 6 75%
2019/20 Cohort 7 2 2 1 - - 5 71%
2020/21 Cohort 10 3 1 - - 4 40%
2021/22 Cohort 4 2 - - 2 50%
2022/23 Cohort 2 - - - -
2023/24 Cohort - - - -
2024/25 Cohort -

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Logic for Program Review Metrics

(Last updated 10/16/2025)