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Biogeochemistry (BGC)
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Biogeochemistry – 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 c c - c c c - -
Quantitative (P) † c c c c - c c c - -
Analyt Writing (P) † c c c c - c c c - -
MS 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 -
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


Biogeochemistry – 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 c c - c
MS 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
GPA - - - - - - - - c -

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


Biogeochemistry – 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 1 1 3 - 3 2 1 - 1
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 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
Total New 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 -

*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 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
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 3 - 3 2 1 - 1
MS 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
Female - - - - - - - - c -
Male - - - - - - - - c -
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - - - - - c -
Total - - - - - - - - 1 -

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


Biogeochemistry – 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 17 16 12 14 15 16 20 21 22 25
MS - - - - - - - - 1 -

"-" indicates n=0


Biogeochemistry – 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 17 16 12 14 15 16 20 21 22 25
Domestic 13 (76%) 13 (81%) 10 (83%) 11 (79%) 12 (80%) 12 (75%) 16 (80%) 15 (71%) 17 (77%) 21 (84%)
  Total URM * - - - - - - - - - 1 (4%)
    Black/Afr. Amer. - - - - - - - - - -
    Am. Ind./AK Native - - - - - - - - - -
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. - - - - - - - - - -
    Hispanic/Latino - - - - - - - - -   1 (4%)
  Asian - - 1 (8%) - - 1 (6%) 1 (5%) 1 (5%) 1 (5%) 2 (8%)
  White 12 (71%) 12 (75%) 9 (75%) 11 (79%) 11 (73%) 10 (63%) 13 (65%) 11 (52%) 13 (59%) 14 (56%)
  Two or More † 1 (6%) 1 (6%) - - 1 (7%) 1 (6%) 2 (10%) 3 (14%) 3 (14%) 4 (16%)
  Unknown ‡ - - - - - - - - - -
International 4 (24%) 3 (19%) 2 (17%) 3 (21%) 3 (20%) 4 (25%) 4 (20%) 6 (29%) 5 (23%) 4 (16%)
MS 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
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 -

*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 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
Female 13 (76%) 12 (75%) 9 (75%) 8 (57%) 9 (60%) 9 (56%) 13 (65%) 14 (67%) 12 (55%) 18 (72%)
Male 4 (24%) 4 (25%) 3 (25%) 6 (43%) 6 (40%) 7 (44%) 7 (35%) 7 (33%) 10 (45%) 7 (28%)
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - - - - - - -
Total 17 16 12 14 15 16 20 21 22 25
MS 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
Female - - - - - - - - c -
Male - - - - - - - - c -
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - - - - - c -
Total - - - - - - - - 1 -

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


Biogeochemistry – Total Degrees Conferred by Degree

Total 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
PHD 4 5 4 2 3 - 2 5 5 2

"-" indicates n=0

Biogeochemistry – 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 * 6.2 4.3 5.7 6.2 4.3 4.6 6 3.9 4.6 4.8
First Enrollment † 6.2 5.4 6.2 7.3 4.3 7 9 3.9 4.6 4.8
Number (n) n=4 n=5 n=4 n=2 n=3 n=1 n=2 n=5 n=5 n=2

*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.


Biogeochemistry – 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 4 - - - 2 - - - - - 2 50%
2015/16 Cohort 1 - - - - 1 - - - 1 100%
2016/17 Cohort 5 - - - - 2 1 - 3 60%
2017/18 Cohort 6 - - - 1 3 1 5 83%
2018/19 Cohort 2 - - - - 1 1 50%
2019/20 Cohort 4 - - 1 - 1 25%
2020/21 Cohort 8 - - - - -
2021/22 Cohort 3 - - - -
2022/23 Cohort 7 - - -
2023/24 Cohort 1
MS #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 - - - - - - - - - - -
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 -

"-" indicates n=0

Logic for Program Review Metrics

(Last updated 7/16/2024)