The Graduate School at Penn State
Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME)
University Park
Earth and Mineral Sciences
This program offers an integrated undergraduate-graduate (IUG) option that combines a bachelor's degree with a master's degree as a continuous program of study. The master's degree tables below present aggregate data encompassing both IUG and non-IUG students.
Energy and Mineral Engineering – Admissions Data
| PHD | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | 97 | 103 | 72 | 51 | 71 | 66 | 84 | 99 | 79 | 90 |
| Offers (% selectivity) | 12 (12%) | 22 (21%) | 17 (24%) | 16 (31%) | 26 (37%) | 18 (27%) | 26 (31%) | 31 (31%) | 16 (20%) | 27 (30%) |
| Accepts (% yield) | 7 (58%) | 13 (59%) | 10 (59%) | 9 (56%) | 13 (50%) | 13 (72%) | 18 (69%) | 22 (71%) | 14 (88%) | 21 (78%) |
| MS | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | 224 | 162 | 93 | 84 | 61 | 58 | 47 | 62 | 47 | 64 |
| Offers (% selectivity) | 21 (9%) | 27 (17%) | 23 (25%) | 39 (46%) | 36 (59%) | 10 (17%) | 15 (32%) | 21 (34%) | 19 (40%) | 39 (61%) |
| Accepts (% yield) | 17 (81%) | 17 (63%) | 15 (65%) | 25 (64%) | 13 (36%) | 9 (90%) | 8 (53%) | 7 (33%) | 12 (63%) | 12 (31%) |
Energy and Mineral Engineering – Average GRE Scores for New Enrollees*
| PHD | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical (P) † | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD | - |
| Verbal (P) † | 153.16
(58%)
n=6 |
149.33
(44%)
n=9 |
149.00
(43%)
n=9 |
152.50
(58%)
n=6 |
153.80
(62%)
n=10 |
151.31
(53%)
n=13 |
151.20
(50%)
n=10 |
154.43
(63%)
n=7 |
c | TBD | - |
| Quantitative (P) † | 165.66
(90%)
n=6 |
161.44
(78%)
n=9 |
161.56
(78%)
n=9 |
165.00
(87%)
n=6 |
164.50
(85%)
n=10 |
165.08
(86%)
n=13 |
162.10
(76%)
n=10 |
164.29
(80%)
n=7 |
c | TBD | - |
| Analyt Writing (P) † | 3.70
(46%)
n=6 |
3.22
(25%)
n=9 |
3.28
(34%)
n=9 |
4.08
(57%)
n=6 |
3.60
(43%)
n=10 |
3.62
(43%)
n=13 |
3.85
(50%)
n=10 |
3.43
(33%)
n=7 |
c | TBD | - |
| MS | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical (P) † | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD | - |
| Verbal (P) † | 148.23
(39%)
n=17 |
148.71
(43%)
n=7 |
148.18
(43%)
n=11 |
151.50
(54%)
n=10 |
151.14
(52%)
n=7 |
c | c | c | c | TBD | - |
| Quantitative (P) † | 162.17
(80%)
n=17 |
162.86
(84%)
n=7 |
162.00
(79%)
n=11 |
164.90
(88%)
n=10 |
165.14
(87%)
n=7 |
c | c | c | c | TBD | - |
| Analyt Writing (P) † | 3.30
(33%)
n=17 |
3.57
(41%)
n=7 |
2.95
(23%)
n=11 |
3.35
(34%)
n=10 |
3.21
(29%)
n=7 |
c | c | c | c | TBD | - |
*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
Energy and Mineral Engineering – Jr/Sr GPA for New Enrollees
| PHD | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPA | c | 3.45
n=9 |
3.44
n=8 |
3.87
n=6 |
3.68
n=10 |
3.49
n=13 |
3.51
n=18 |
3.45
n=22 |
3.35
n=14 |
TBD | - |
| MS | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPA | 3.50
n=10 |
3.60
n=14 |
3.54
n=16 |
3.68
n=15 |
3.42
n=7 |
3.56
n=7 |
3.60
n=6 |
3.66
n=7 |
3.58
n=13 |
TBD | - |
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0
Energy and Mineral Engineering – Demographics for New Enrollees
| PHD | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total New Enrl | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 14 | TBD |
| Domestic | - | 2 (22%) | 1 (11%) | 1 (17%) | 1 (10%) | - | 3 (17%) | 2 (9%) | 1 (7%) | TBD |
| Total URM * | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 (11%) | 2 (9%) | - | TBD |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 (11%) | - | - | TBD |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD |
| Hispanic/Latino | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 (9%) | - | TBD |
| Asian | - | 1 (11%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD |
| White | - | - | 1 (11%) | 1 (17%) | - | - | 1 (6%) | - | 1 (7%) | TBD |
| Two or More † | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD |
| Unknown ‡ | - | 1 (11%) | - | - | 1 (10%) | - | - | - | - | TBD |
| International | 6 (100%) | 7 (78%) | 8 (89%) | 5 (83%) | 9 (90%) | 13 (100%) | 15 (83%) | 20 (91%) | 13 (93%) | TBD |
| MS | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total New Enrl | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | TBD |
| Domestic | 2 (12%) | 6 (40%) | 2 (13%) | 2 (13%) | 1 (14%) | 3 (43%) | 3 (50%) | 2 (29%) | 6 (46%) | TBD |
| Total URM * | 1 (6%) | - | - | - | 1 (14%) | 1 (14%) | - | 1 (14%) | 1 (8%) | TBD |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | - | - | - | - | 1 (14%) | - | - | 1 (14%) | 1 (8%) | TBD |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1 (6%) | - | - | - | - | 1 (14%) | - | - | - | TBD |
| Asian | - | - | - | 1 (7%) | - | - | - | - | - | TBD |
| White | 1 (6%) | 6 (40%) | 2 (13%) | 1 (7%) | - | 2 (29%) | 3 (50%) | 1 (14%) | 5 (38%) | TBD |
| Two or More † | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD |
| Unknown ‡ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | TBD |
| International | 15 (88%) | 9 (60%) | 14 (88%) | 13 (87%) | 6 (86%) | 4 (57%) | 3 (50%) | 5 (71%) | 7 (54%) | TBD |
*URM: Underrepresented Minorities
†Two or More: Applicant selected more than one race/ethnicity.
‡Unknown: Applicant chose not to disclose race/ethnicity information.
"-" indicates n=0
| PHD | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 2 (33%) | 2 (22%) | - | 1 (17%) | 1 (10%) | 2 (15%) | 4 (22%) | 8 (36%) | 4 (29%) | 20 (21%) |
| Male | 4 (67%) | 7 (78%) | 9 (100%) | 5 (83%) | 9 (90%) | 11 (85%) | 14 (78%) | 14 (64%) | 10 (71%) | 77 (79%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 97 |
| MS | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 5 (29%) | 3 (20%) | 3 (19%) | 6 (40%) | 1 (14%) | - | 2 (33%) | - | 3 (23%) | 5 (19%) |
| Male | 12 (71%) | 12 (80%) | 13 (81%) | 9 (60%) | 6 (86%) | 7 (100%) | 4 (67%) | 7 (100%) | 10 (77%) | 21 (81%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
"-" indicates n=0
Energy and Mineral Engineering – Total Enrollments by Demographic
| PHD | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Enrl | 96 | 88 | 84 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 91 | 85 | 97 |
| Domestic | 13 (14%) | 14 (16%) | 14 (17%) | 10 (15%) | 11 (16%) | 10 (14%) | 13 (18%) | 15 (16%) | 9 (11%) | 12 (12%) |
| Total URM * | 1 (1%) | 2 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 2 (3%) | 4 (6%) | 6 (7%) | 3 (4%) | 4 (4%) |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | - | 1 (1%) | - | - | - | 1 (1%) | 3 (4%) | 3 (3%) | 3 (4%) | 3 (3%) |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (1%) |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 3 (3%) | - | - |
| Asian | 2 (2%) | 3 (3%) | 2 (2%) | 2 (3%) | 2 (3%) | 2 (3%) | 2 (3%) | 3 (3%) | 2 (2%) | 1 (1%) |
| White | 7 (7%) | 5 (6%) | 8 (10%) | 6 (9%) | 6 (9%) | 5 (7%) | 7 (10%) | 6 (7%) | 4 (5%) | 7 (7%) |
| Two or More † | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unknown ‡ | 3 (3%) | 4 (5%) | 3 (4%) | 1 (1%) | 2 (3%) | 1 (1%) | - | - | - | - |
| International | 83 (86%) | 74 (84%) | 70 (83%) | 58 (85%) | 58 (84%) | 61 (86%) | 59 (82%) | 76 (84%) | 76 (89%) | 85 (88%) |
| MS | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Enrl | 61 | 53 | 48 | 45 | 37 | 27 | 15 | 20 | 30 | 26 |
| Domestic | 10 (16%) | 11 (21%) | 11 (23%) | 8 (18%) | 6 (16%) | 7 (26%) | 6 (40%) | 7 (35%) | 12 (40%) | 6 (23%) |
| Total URM * | 1 (2%) | 2 (4%) | 1 (2%) | - | 1 (3%) | 2 (7%) | 1 (7%) | 2 (10%) | 2 (7%) | 1 (4%) |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | - | - | 1 (2%) | - | 1 (3%) | 1 (4%) | - | 1 (5%) | 2 (7%) | 1 (4%) |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1 (2%) | 2 (4%) | - | - | - | 1 (4%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (5%) | - | - |
| Asian | 2 (3%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (4%) | 2 (5%) | 2 (7%) | - | - | - | - |
| White | 7 (11%) | 8 (15%) | 9 (19%) | 6 (13%) | 3 (8%) | 3 (11%) | 5 (33%) | 5 (25%) | 10 (33%) | 5 (19%) |
| Two or More † | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unknown ‡ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| International | 51 (84%) | 42 (79%) | 37 (77%) | 37 (82%) | 31 (84%) | 20 (74%) | 9 (60%) | 13 (65%) | 18 (60%) | 20 (77%) |
*URM: Underrepresented Minorities
†Two or More: Applicant selected more than one race/ethnicity.
‡Unknown: Applicant chose not to disclose race/ethnicity information.
"-" indicates n=0
| PHD | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 24 (25%) | 21 (24%) | 18 (21%) | 15 (22%) | 11 (16%) | 13 (18%) | 15 (21%) | 21 (23%) | 22 (26%) | 20 (21%) |
| Male | 72 (75%) | 67 (76%) | 66 (79%) | 53 (78%) | 58 (84%) | 58 (82%) | 57 (79%) | 70 (77%) | 63 (74%) | 77 (79%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 96 | 88 | 84 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 91 | 85 | 97 |
| MS | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 11 (18%) | 12 (23%) | 9 (19%) | 9 (20%) | 8 (22%) | 5 (19%) | 2 (13%) | 3 (15%) | 7 (23%) | 5 (19%) |
| Male | 50 (82%) | 41 (77%) | 39 (81%) | 36 (80%) | 29 (78%) | 22 (81%) | 13 (87%) | 17 (85%) | 23 (77%) | 21 (81%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 61 | 53 | 48 | 45 | 37 | 27 | 15 | 20 | 30 | 26 |
"-" indicates n=0
"-" indicates n=0
Please note that 2024/25 Median Time To Degree values are being recalculated and should be published here soon.
Energy and Mineral Engineering – Median Time to Degree (years)
| PHD | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Major/Degree * | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| First Enrollment † | 5.2 | 6 | 6 | 5.7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Number (n) | n=22 | n=13 | n=20 | n=15 | n=9 | n=15 | n=6 | n=12 | n=12 |
| MS | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Major/Degree * | 2 | 2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| First Enrollment † | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| Number (n) | n=33 | n=15 | n=18 | n=18 | n=17 | n=13 | n=6 | n=4 | n=10 |
*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.
Energy and Mineral Engineering – Degree Completion, UP Campus
| PHD | #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 | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | 64% |
| 2016/17 Cohort | 17 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 53% | |
| 2017/18 Cohort | 16 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | 15 | 94% | ||
| 2018/19 Cohort | 10 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 8 | 80% | |||
| 2019/20 Cohort | 15 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | 27% | ||||
| 2020/21 Cohort | 17 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 18% | |||||
| 2021/22 Cohort | 19 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5% | ||||||
| 2022/23 Cohort | 26 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2023/24 Cohort | 15 | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2024/25 Cohort | - |
| MS | #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 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 82% |
| 2016/17 Cohort | 18 | 4 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 78% | |
| 2017/18 Cohort | 17 | 5 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 88% | ||
| 2018/19 Cohort | 16 | 5 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 81% | |||
| 2019/20 Cohort | 9 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 8 | 89% | ||||
| 2020/21 Cohort | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 5 | 71% | |||||
| 2021/22 Cohort | 6 | - | 3 | - | 3 | 50% | ||||||
| 2022/23 Cohort | 10 | 6 | - | 6 | 60% | |||||||
| 2023/24 Cohort | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7% | ||||||||
| 2024/25 Cohort | - |
"-" indicates n=0
Logic for Program Review Metrics
(Last updated 10/16/2025)