The Graduate School at Penn State
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS)
previously Women's Studies (WMNST)
University Park
The Liberal Arts
WGSS – 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 | 160.00
(82%)
n=5 |
162.86
(89%)
n=7 |
154.67
(65%)
n=6 |
161.60
(86%)
n=5 |
c | c | 156.40
(70%)
n=5 |
c | TBD | - |
| Quantitative (P) † | c | 150.00
(42%)
n=5 |
150.71
(42%)
n=7 |
148.17
(33%)
n=6 |
149.40
(37%)
n=5 |
c | c | 156.20
(58%)
n=5 |
c | TBD | - |
| Analyt Writing (P) † | c | 4.70
(79%)
n=5 |
4.86
(86%)
n=7 |
4.00
(57%)
n=6 |
5.10
(91%)
n=5 |
c | c | 4.40
(69%)
n=5 |
c | TBD | - |
| MA | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | TBD | - |
| Quantitative (P) † | c | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - | TBD | - |
| Analyt Writing (P) † | c | - | - | 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) † | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Verbal (P) † | - | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Quantitative (P) † | - | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Analyt Writing (P) † | - | - | - | 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
Enrollment data includes both WGSS and WMNST programs.
WGSS – 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 | - | 3.79
n=5 |
3.89
n=7 |
3.66
n=6 |
3.83
n=5 |
c | c | 3.86
n=10 |
3.74
n=11 |
TBD | - |
| MA | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPA | - | - | - | 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 | - | - | - | c | - | TBD | - |
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0
Enrollment data includes both WGSS and WMNST programs.
WGSS – 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 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | TBD |
| Domestic | c | 5 (100%) | 7 (100%) | 2 (33%) | 3 (60%) | c | c | 7 (70%) | 6 (55%) | TBD |
| Total URM * | c | - | 4 (57%) | - | 1 (20%) | c | c | 2 (20%) | 1 (9%) | TBD |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | c | - | - | - | 1 (20%) | c | c | 1 (10%) | 1 (9%) | TBD |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | c | - | 1 (14%) | - | - | c | c | - | - | TBD |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | c | - | - | - | - | c | c | 1 (10%) | - | TBD |
| Hispanic/Latino | c | - | 3 (43%) | - | - | c | c | - | - | TBD |
| Asian | c | - | - | - | - | c | c | - | - | TBD |
| White | c | 5 (100%) | 3 (43%) | 2 (33%) | 2 (40%) | c | c | 4 (40%) | 5 (45%) | TBD |
| Two or More † | c | - | - | - | - | c | c | - | - | TBD |
| Unknown ‡ | c | - | - | - | - | c | c | 1 (10%) | - | TBD |
| International | c | - | - | 4 (67%) | 2 (40%) | c | c | 3 (30%) | 5 (45%) | TBD |
| MA | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total New Enrl | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 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 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 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 |
*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
Enrollment data includes both WGSS and WMNST programs.
| PHD | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | c | 5 (100%) | 6 (86%) | 6 (100%) | 4 (80%) | c | c | 7 (70%) | 11 (100%) | 56 (92%) |
| Male | c | - | 1 (14%) | - | 1 (20%) | c | c | 3 (30%) | - | 5 (8%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | c | - | - | - | - | c | c | - | - | - |
| Total | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 61 |
| MA | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | c | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - | c |
| Male | c | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - | c |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | c | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - | c |
| Total | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| 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 |
| Male | - | - | - | c | - | - | - | c | - | c |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | c | - | - | - | c | - | c |
| Total | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0
Enrollment data includes both WGSS and WMNST programs.
WGSS – 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 | 41 | 42 | 51 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 60 | 61 | 64 | 61 |
| Domestic | 35 (85%) | 37 (88%) | 46 (90%) | 46 (87%) | 44 (85%) | 42 (79%) | 48 (80%) | 44 (72%) | 40 (63%) | 32 (52%) |
| Total URM * | 5 (12%) | 6 (14%) | 11 (22%) | 12 (23%) | 12 (23%) | 9 (17%) | 10 (17%) | 11 (18%) | 11 (17%) | 7 (11%) |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | 3 (7%) | 3 (7%) | 4 (8%) | 4 (8%) | 3 (6%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (3%) | 3 (5%) | 4 (6%) | 4 (7%) |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | - | - |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2 (5%) | 3 (7%) | 6 (12%) | 7 (13%) | 8 (15%) | 7 (13%) | 7 (12%) | 6 (10%) | 6 (9%) | 2 (3%) |
| Asian | 1 (2%) | 2 (5%) | 2 (4%) | 1 (2%) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| White | 26 (63%) | 27 (64%) | 30 (59%) | 30 (57%) | 30 (58%) | 31 (58%) | 34 (57%) | 30 (49%) | 26 (41%) | 21 (34%) |
| Two or More † | 2 (5%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (3%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (3%) |
| Unknown ‡ | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (4%) | 2 (4%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (3%) | 2 (3%) | 2 (3%) | 2 (3%) |
| International | 6 (15%) | 5 (12%) | 5 (10%) | 7 (13%) | 8 (15%) | 11 (21%) | 12 (20%) | 17 (28%) | 24 (38%) | 29 (48%) |
| MA | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Enrl | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Domestic | c | c | - | c | c | - | c | c | c | c |
| Total URM * | c | c | - | c | c | - | c | c | c | c |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | c | c | - | c | c | - | c | c | c | c |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | c | c | - | c | c | - | c | c | c | c |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | c | c | - | c | c | - | c | c | c | c |
| Hispanic/Latino | c | c | - | c | c | - | c | c | c | c |
| Asian | c | c | - | c | c | - | c | c | c | c |
| White | c | c | - | c | c | - | c | c | c | c |
| Two or More † | c | c | - | c | c | - | c | c | c | c |
| Unknown ‡ | c | c | - | c | c | - | c | c | c | c |
| International | c | c | - | c | c | - | c | c | c | c |
| MS | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Enrl | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Domestic | - | - | - | c | c | - | - | c | c | c |
| Total URM * | - | - | - | c | c | - | - | c | c | c |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | - | - | - | c | c | - | - | c | c | c |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | c | c | - | - | c | c | c |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | c | c | - | - | c | c | c |
| Hispanic/Latino | - | - | - | c | c | - | - | c | c | c |
| Asian | - | - | - | c | c | - | - | c | c | c |
| White | - | - | - | c | c | - | - | c | c | c |
| Two or More † | - | - | - | c | c | - | - | c | c | c |
| Unknown ‡ | - | - | - | c | c | - | - | c | c | c |
| International | - | - | - | c | c | - | - | c | c | c |
| NDUAL | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Enrl | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Domestic | - | - | - | c | c | 8 (89%) | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | 8 (89%) | - | - | - | - |
| Two or More † | - | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unknown ‡ | - | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| International | - | - | - | c | c | 1 (11%) | - | - | - | - |
*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
Enrollment data includes both WGSS and WMNST programs.
| PHD | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 36 (88%) | 39 (93%) | 47 (92%) | 47 (89%) | 46 (88%) | 49 (92%) | 54 (90%) | 52 (85%) | 59 (92%) | 56 (92%) |
| Male | 5 (12%) | 3 (7%) | 4 (8%) | 6 (11%) | 6 (12%) | 4 (8%) | 6 (10%) | 9 (15%) | 5 (8%) | 5 (8%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 41 | 42 | 51 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 60 | 61 | 64 | 61 |
| MA | 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 |
| Male | c | c | - | c | c | - | c | c | c | c |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | c | c | - | c | c | - | c | c | c | c |
| Total | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 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 |
| Male | - | - | - | c | c | - | - | c | c | c |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | c | c | - | - | c | c | c |
| Total | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| NDUAL | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | - | - | - | c | c | 8 (89%) | - | - | - | - |
| Male | - | - | - | c | c | 1 (11%) | - | - | - | - |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 9 | - | - | - | - |
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0
Enrollment data includes both WGSS and WMNST programs.
"-" indicates n=0
Degrees Conferred data includes both WGSS and WMNST programs.
WGSS – 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 * | 6.7 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6 | 4.4 | - | 4.8 | 3.9 | 5 |
| First Enrollment † | 7 | 6.2 | 6 | 6.3 | 5.7 | - | 5.3 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Number (n) | n=7 | n=8 | n=9 | n=6 | n=1 | - | n=6 | n=2 | n=13 |
| MA | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Major/Degree * | - | 1.7 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.3 | 1 |
| First Enrollment † | - | 1.7 | - | - | - | - | - | 2.3 | 1 |
| Number (n) | - | n=1 | - | - | - | - | - | n=1 | n=1 |
| MS | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Major/Degree * | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - |
| First Enrollment † | - | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | - |
| Number (n) | - | - | - | - | - | n=2 | - | - | - |
*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
Time to Degree data includes both WGSS and WMNST programs.
WGSS – 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 | 10 | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | 70% |
| 2016/17 Cohort | 16 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | 10 | 63% | |
| 2017/18 Cohort | 17 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 5 | 3 | - | 13 | 76% | ||
| 2018/19 Cohort | 17 | - | - | 1 | - | 9 | - | 10 | 59% | |||
| 2019/20 Cohort | 10 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | 40% | ||||
| 2020/21 Cohort | 11 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 9% | |||||
| 2021/22 Cohort | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 2022/23 Cohort | 14 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2023/24 Cohort | 12 | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 100% |
| 2016/17 Cohort | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2017/18 Cohort | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2018/19 Cohort | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 100% | |||
| 2019/20 Cohort | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 2020/21 Cohort | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 2021/22 Cohort | 3 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 67% | ||||||
| 2022/23 Cohort | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2023/24 Cohort | 1 | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 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 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 100% | ||
| 2018/19 Cohort | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2019/20 Cohort | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 2020/21 Cohort | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 2021/22 Cohort | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 2022/23 Cohort | 1 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2023/24 Cohort | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2024/25 Cohort | - |
"-" indicates n=0
Degree Completion data includes both WGSS and WMNST programs.
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