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Operations Research – 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 c - c c c c - - TBD -
Quantitative (P) † c c - c c c c - - TBD -
Analyt Writing (P) † c c - c c c c - - TBD -
MAS 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 - - - - - -
Quantitative (P) † - - - c - - - - - -
Analyt Writing (P) † - - - c - - - - - -
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) † c - - - c - - c - TBD -
Quantitative (P) † c - - - c - - c - TBD -
Analyt Writing (P) † 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


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

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


Operations Research – 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 2 - 2 3 4 3 2 1 TBD
Domestic c c - c c c c c c TBD
  Total URM * c c - c c c c c c TBD
    Black/Afr. Amer. c c - c c c c c c TBD
    Am. Ind./AK Native c c - c c c c c c TBD
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. c c - c c c c c c TBD
    Hispanic/Latino c c - c c c c c c TBD
  Asian c c - c c c c c c TBD
  White c c - c c c c c c TBD
  Two or More † c c - c c c c c c TBD
  Unknown ‡ c c - c c c c c c TBD
International c c - c c c c c c TBD
MAS 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
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 - - - 2 1 1 2 2 TBD
Domestic c - - - c c c c c TBD
  Total URM * c - - - c c c c c TBD
    Black/Afr. Amer. c - - - c c c c c TBD
    Am. Ind./AK Native c - - - c c c c c TBD
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. c - - - c c c c c TBD
    Hispanic/Latino c - - - c c c c c TBD
  Asian c - - - c c c c c TBD
  White c - - - c c c c c TBD
  Two or More † c - - - c c c c c TBD
  Unknown ‡ c - - - c c c c c TBD
International c - - - c c 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

PHD 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Female c c - c c c c c c 9 (26%)
Male c c - c c c c c c 25 (74%)
Nonbinary or other legal identity c c - c c c c c c -
Total 1 2 - 2 3 4 3 2 1 34
MAS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Female - - - c - - - - - -
Male - - - c - - - - - -
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - c - - - - - -
Total - - - 1 - - - - - -
MS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Female c - - - c c c c c 3 (30%)
Male c - - - c c c c c 7 (70%)
Nonbinary or other legal identity c - - - c c c c c -
Total 1 - - - 2 1 1 2 2 10

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


Operations Research – 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 44 43 44 40 44 44 42 41 41 34
Domestic 11 (25%) 8 (19%) 9 (20%) 10 (25%) 13 (30%) 14 (32%) 11 (26%) 7 (17%) 6 (15%) 5 (15%)
  Total URM * 3 (7%) 2 (5%) 2 (5%) 2 (5%) 3 (7%) 2 (5%) 2 (5%) 1 (2%) 2 (5%) 2 (6%)
    Black/Afr. Amer.   1 (2%) - - - - - - - - -
    Am. Ind./AK Native - - - - - - - - - -
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. - - - - - - - - - -
    Hispanic/Latino   2 (5%)   2 (5%)   2 (5%)   2 (5%)   3 (7%)   2 (5%)   2 (5%)   1 (2%)   2 (5%)   2 (6%)
  Asian 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 1 (3%) - - - - - -
  White 6 (14%) 4 (9%) 5 (11%) 6 (15%) 8 (18%) 11 (25%) 8 (19%) 5 (12%) 3 (7%) 2 (6%)
  Two or More † - - - - - - 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 1 (3%)
  Unknown ‡ 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%) 1 (3%) 2 (5%) 1 (2%) - - - -
International 33 (75%) 35 (81%) 35 (80%) 30 (75%) 31 (70%) 30 (68%) 31 (74%) 34 (83%) 35 (85%) 29 (85%)
MA 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Total Enrl - - - - - - - 1 - -
Domestic - - - - - - - c - -
  Total URM * - - - - - - - c - -
    Black/Afr. Amer. - - - - - - - c - -
    Am. Ind./AK Native - - - - - - - c - -
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. - - - - - - - c - -
    Hispanic/Latino - - - - - - - c - -
  Asian - - - - - - - c - -
  White - - - - - - - c - -
  Two or More † - - - - - - - c - -
  Unknown ‡ - - - - - - - c - -
International - - - - - - - c - -
MAS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Total Enrl - - - 1 - - - - - -
Domestic - - - c - - - - - -
  Total URM * - - - c - - - - - -
    Black/Afr. Amer. - - - c - - - - - -
    Am. Ind./AK Native - - - c - - - - - -
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. - - - c - - - - - -
    Hispanic/Latino - - - c - - - - - -
  Asian - - - c - - - - - -
  White - - - c - - - - - -
  Two or More † - - - c - - - - - -
  Unknown ‡ - - - c - - - - - -
International - - - c - - - - - -
MENG 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Total Enrl 1 - - - - - - - - -
Domestic c - - - - - - - - -
  Total URM * c - - - - - - - - -
    Black/Afr. Amer. c - - - - - - - - -
    Am. Ind./AK Native c - - - - - - - - -
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. c - - - - - - - - -
    Hispanic/Latino c - - - - - - - - -
  Asian c - - - - - - - - -
  White c - - - - - - - - -
  Two or More † c - - - - - - - - -
  Unknown ‡ c - - - - - - - - -
International c - - - - - - - - -
MS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Total Enrl 21 11 20 18 16 7 7 10 13 10
Domestic 3 (14%) 3 (27%) - 1 (6%) 1 (6%) 1 (14%) - - 3 (23%) 3 (30%)
  Total URM * 1 (5%) 1 (9%) - - - - - - 1 (8%) 1 (10%)
    Black/Afr. Amer. - - - - - - - - - -
    Am. Ind./AK Native - - - - - - - - - -
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. - - - - - - - - - -
    Hispanic/Latino   1 (5%)   1 (9%) - - - - - -   1 (8%)   1 (10%)
  Asian - - - - - - - - - 1 (10%)
  White 2 (10%) 2 (18%) - 1 (6%) - - - - 2 (15%) 1 (10%)
  Two or More † - - - - - - - - - -
  Unknown ‡ - - - - 1 (6%) 1 (14%) - - - -
International 18 (86%) 8 (73%) 20 (100%) 17 (94%) 15 (94%) 6 (86%) 7 (100%) 10 (100%) 10 (77%) 7 (70%)

*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 7 (16%) 13 (30%) 14 (32%) 14 (35%) 15 (34%) 12 (27%) 12 (29%) 13 (32%) 13 (32%) 9 (26%)
Male 37 (84%) 30 (70%) 30 (68%) 26 (65%) 29 (66%) 32 (73%) 30 (71%) 28 (68%) 28 (68%) 25 (74%)
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - - - - - - -
Total 44 43 44 40 44 44 42 41 41 34
MA 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Female - - - - - - - c - -
Male - - - - - - - c - -
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - - - - c - -
Total - - - - - - - 1 - -
MAS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Female - - - c - - - - - -
Male - - - c - - - - - -
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - c - - - - - -
Total - - - 1 - - - - - -
MENG 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Female c - - - - - - - - -
Male c - - - - - - - - -
Nonbinary or other legal identity c - - - - - - - - -
Total 1 - - - - - - - - -
MS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Female 9 (43%) 4 (36%) 7 (35%) 4 (22%) 4 (25%) 3 (43%) 2 (29%) 2 (20%) 3 (23%) 3 (30%)
Male 12 (57%) 7 (64%) 13 (65%) 14 (78%) 12 (75%) 4 (57%) 5 (71%) 8 (80%) 10 (77%) 7 (70%)
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - - - - - - -
Total 21 11 20 18 16 7 7 10 13 10

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


Operations Research – 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 11 9 9 3 4 12 7 4 5 5 -
MA - - - - - - - 1 - -
MENG 2 - - - - - - - - -
MS 17 12 10 16 12 3 2 4 5 5 -

"-" indicates n=0

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

Operations Research – 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 * 5 5.3 4.7 6.3 5 5 3.9 3.2 4
First Enrollment † 5 6 5 6.3 6 5.3 3.9 3.2 4.7
Number (n) n=11 n=9 n=9 n=3 n=9 n=11 n=7 n=4 n=5
MA 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
In Major/Degree * - - - - - - - 0.7 -
First Enrollment † - - - - - - - 0.7 -
Number (n) - - - - - - - n=1 -
MENG 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
In Major/Degree * 1.9 - - - - - - - -
First Enrollment † 1.9 - - - - - - - -
Number (n) n=2 - - - - - - - -
MS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
In Major/Degree * 2 2 1.7 2 1.7 2 0.8 0.9 0.9
First Enrollment † 2 2.2 1.7 2 1.7 2 0.8 0.9 0.9
Number (n) n=17 n=12 n=10 n=16 n=14 n=3 n=2 n=4 n=5

*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


Operations Research – 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 13 - - - 4 5 4 - - - 13 100%
2016/17 Cohort 6 - - - 4 1 1 - - 6 100%
2017/18 Cohort 4 - - - 3 - - - 3 75%
2018/19 Cohort 10 - - 1 2 3 - 6 60%
2019/20 Cohort 11 - - - 2 - 2 18%
2020/21 Cohort 9 - 1 2 - 3 33%
2021/22 Cohort 12 - - - - -
2022/23 Cohort 5 - - - -
2023/24 Cohort 3 - - -
2024/25 Cohort -
MA #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 1 - - 1 100%
2022/23 Cohort - - - - -
2023/24 Cohort - - - -
2024/25 Cohort -
MAS #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 1 1 - - - - - 1 100%
2019/20 Cohort - - - - - - - -
2020/21 Cohort - - - - - - -
2021/22 Cohort - - - - - -
2022/23 Cohort - - - - -
2023/24 Cohort - - - -
2024/25 Cohort -
MENG #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 - - - - -
2023/24 Cohort - - - -
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 3 3 - - - - - - - - 3 100%
2016/17 Cohort 25 13 10 2 - - - - - 25 100%
2017/18 Cohort 8 7 1 - - - - - 8 100%
2018/19 Cohort 10 9 1 - - - - 10 100%
2019/20 Cohort 7 2 2 1 - - 5 71%
2020/21 Cohort 4 1 3 - - 4 100%
2021/22 Cohort 3 1 2 - 3 100%
2022/23 Cohort 8 4 - 4 50%
2023/24 Cohort 3 - - -
2024/25 Cohort -

"-" indicates n=0

Logic for Program Review Metrics

(Last updated 10/16/2025)