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TREES Program Metrics

Transdisciplinary Research on Environment and Society (TREES)
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Health and Human Development


TREES – 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) † - - - - - - - - c TBD -
Quantitative (P) † - - - - - - - - c TBD -
Analyt Writing (P) † - - - - - - - - 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) † - - - - - - - - - TBD -
Quantitative (P) † - - - - - - - - - TBD -
Analyt Writing (P) † - - - - - - - - - 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


TREES – 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 c TBD -
MS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
GPA - - - - - - - - c TBD -

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


TREES – 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 - - - - - - - 1 4 TBD
Domestic - - - - - - - c c TBD
  Total URM * - - - - - - - c c TBD
    Black/Afr. Amer. - - - - - - - c c TBD
    Am. Ind./AK Native - - - - - - - c c TBD
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. - - - - - - - c c TBD
    Hispanic/Latino - - - - - - - c c TBD
  Asian - - - - - - - c c TBD
  White - - - - - - - c c TBD
  Two or More † - - - - - - - c c TBD
  Unknown ‡ - - - - - - - c c TBD
International - - - - - - - c c 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 - - - - - - - - 1 TBD
Domestic - - - - - - - - c TBD
  Total URM * - - - - - - - - c TBD
    Black/Afr. Amer. - - - - - - - - c TBD
    Am. Ind./AK Native - - - - - - - - c TBD
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. - - - - - - - - c TBD
    Hispanic/Latino - - - - - - - - c TBD
  Asian - - - - - - - - c TBD
  White - - - - - - - - c TBD
  Two or More † - - - - - - - - c TBD
  Unknown ‡ - - - - - - - - c TBD
International - - - - - - - - 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

PHD 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Female - - - - - - - c c 9 (53%)
Male - - - - - - - c c 8 (47%)
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - - - - c c -
Total - - - - - - - 1 4 17
MS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Female - - - - - - - - c c
Male - - - - - - - - c c
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - - - - - c c
Total - - - - - - - - 1 3

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


TREES – 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 - - - - - - - 4 11 17
Domestic - - - - - - - c 5 (45%) 9 (53%)
  Total URM * - - - - - - - c - 1 (6%)
    Black/Afr. Amer. - - - - - - - c -   1 (6%)
    Am. Ind./AK Native - - - - - - - c - -
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. - - - - - - - c - -
    Hispanic/Latino - - - - - - - c - -
  Asian - - - - - - - c - -
  White - - - - - - - c 5 (45%) 8 (47%)
  Two or More † - - - - - - - c - -
  Unknown ‡ - - - - - - - c - -
International - - - - - - - c 6 (55%) 8 (47%)
MS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Total Enrl - - - - - - - - 2 3
Domestic - - - - - - - - c c
  Total URM * - - - - - - - - c c
    Black/Afr. Amer. - - - - - - - - c c
    Am. Ind./AK Native - - - - - - - - c c
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. - - - - - - - - c c
    Hispanic/Latino - - - - - - - - c c
  Asian - - - - - - - - c c
  White - - - - - - - - c c
  Two or More † - - - - - - - - c c
  Unknown ‡ - - - - - - - - c c
International - - - - - - - - c 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

PHD 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Female - - - - - - - c 6 (55%) 9 (53%)
Male - - - - - - - c 5 (45%) 8 (47%)
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - - - - c - -
Total - - - - - - - 4 11 17
MS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Female - - - - - - - - c c
Male - - - - - - - - c c
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - - - - - c c
Total - - - - - - - - 2 3

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


TREES – 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
PHD - - - - - - - - 1 1 -

"-" indicates n=0

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

TREES – 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 * - - - - - - - - 7.7
First Enrollment † - - - - - - - - 7.7
Number (n) - - - - - - - - n=1

*In Major/Degree: For Dual-Title programs, the median time to degree in the base 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.
"-" indicates n=0


TREES – 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 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2016/17 Cohort - - - - - - - - - - -
2017/18 Cohort - - - - - - - - - -
2018/19 Cohort - - - - - - - - -
2019/20 Cohort - - - - - - - -
2020/21 Cohort - - - - - - -
2021/22 Cohort 1 - - - - -
2022/23 Cohort 5 - - - -
2023/24 Cohort 4 - - -
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 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2016/17 Cohort - - - - - - - - - - -
2017/18 Cohort - - - - - - - - - -
2018/19 Cohort - - - - - - - - -
2019/20 Cohort - - - - - - - -
2020/21 Cohort - - - - - - -
2021/22 Cohort - - - - - -
2022/23 Cohort 1 - - - -
2023/24 Cohort 1 - - -
2024/25 Cohort -

"-" indicates n=0

Logic for Program Review Metrics

(Last updated 10/16/2025)