The Graduate School at Penn State
Astrobiology (ABIOL)
University Park
Earth and Mineral Sciences
Astrobiology – Average GRE Scores for New Enrollees*
| PHD | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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Astrobiology – Jr/Sr GPA for New Enrollees
| PHD | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPA | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Astrobiology – Demographics for New Enrollees
| PHD | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total New Enrl | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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.
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| PHD | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Male | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Astrobiology – Total Enrollments by Degree
| 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHD | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 20 |
Astrobiology – Total Enrollments by Demographic
| PHD | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Enrl | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 20 |
| Domestic | 9 (82%) | 8 (80%) | 8 (73%) | 14 (93%) | 11 (92%) | 14 (93%) | 15 (94%) | 17 (94%) | 13 (93%) | 17 (85%) |
| Total URM * | 3 (27%) | 3 (30%) | 3 (27%) | 4 (27%) | 2 (17%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (6%) | 2 (11%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (5%) |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3 (27%) | 3 (30%) | 3 (27%) | 4 (27%) | 2 (17%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (6%) | 2 (11%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (5%) |
| Asian | - | - | 1 (9%) | 2 (13%) | 2 (17%) | 4 (27%) | 4 (25%) | 4 (22%) | 3 (21%) | 3 (15%) |
| White | 5 (45%) | 4 (40%) | 4 (36%) | 7 (47%) | 6 (50%) | 8 (53%) | 9 (56%) | 10 (56%) | 8 (57%) | 13 (65%) |
| Two or More † | - | - | - | 1 (7%) | 1 (8%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (6%) | 1 (6%) | 1 (7%) | - |
| Unknown ‡ | 1 (9%) | 1 (10%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| International | 2 (18%) | 2 (20%) | 3 (27%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (8%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (6%) | 1 (6%) | 1 (7%) | 3 (15%) |
*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 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 6 (55%) | 5 (50%) | 4 (36%) | 8 (53%) | 6 (50%) | 8 (53%) | 7 (44%) | 6 (33%) | 5 (36%) | 9 (45%) |
| Male | 5 (45%) | 5 (50%) | 7 (64%) | 7 (47%) | 6 (50%) | 7 (47%) | 9 (56%) | 12 (67%) | 9 (64%) | 11 (55%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 20 |
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| Total | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHD | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| MS | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - |
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Astrobiology – Median Time to Degree (years)
| PHD | 2014/15 | 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 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 4.2 |
| First Enrollment † | - | 6.7 | 6 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 4.2 |
| Number (n) | - | n=3 | n=2 | n=3 | n=1 | n=1 | n=3 | n=2 | n=2 | n=4 |
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Major/Degree * | - | - | - | - | - | 2.5 | 2.3 | - | - | - |
| First Enrollment † | - | - | - | - | - | 2.5 | 2.3 | - | - | - |
| Number (n) | - | - | - | - | - | n=2 | n=3 | - | - | - |
*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.
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Astrobiology – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 Cohort | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015/16 Cohort | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 67% | |
| 2016/17 Cohort | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 75% | ||
| 2017/18 Cohort | 6 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 50% | |||
| 2018/19 Cohort | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 40% | ||||
| 2019/20 Cohort | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 2020/21 Cohort | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 2021/22 Cohort | 1 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2022/23 Cohort | 7 | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2023/24 Cohort | - |
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