The Graduate School at Penn State
Business Administration (BUSAD)
Great Valley
School of Graduate Professional Studies
Business Administration – Admissions Data
| MBA | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | 130 | 119 | 112 | 113 | 90 | 133 | 109 | 60 | 51 | 85 |
| Offers (% selectivity) | 110 (85%) | 80 (67%) | 75 (67%) | 71 (63%) | 58 (64%) | 104 (78%) | 88 (81%) | 36 (60%) | 28 (55%) | 60 (71%) |
| Accepts (% yield) | 107 (97%) | 80 (100%) | 67 (89%) | 55 (77%) | 49 (84%) | 90 (87%) | 70 (80%) | 25 (69%) | 23 (82%) | 41 (68%) |
Business Administration – Average GRE Scores for New Enrollees*
| MBA | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical (P) † | c | - | - | c | c | - | c | c | - | - |
| Verbal (P) † | 153.00
(58%)
n=21 |
152.30
(54%)
n=10 |
149.60
(45%)
n=5 |
c | 147.00
(36%)
n=9 |
151.43
(58%)
n=7 |
c | c | c | c |
| Quantitative (P) † | 153.80
(55%)
n=21 |
151.30
(46%)
n=10 |
152.20
(53%)
n=5 |
c | 156.11
(65%)
n=9 |
148.29
(38%)
n=7 |
c | c | c | c |
| Analyt Writing (P) † | 3.90
(53%)
n=19 |
3.70
(47%)
n=10 |
3.70
(40%)
n=5 |
c | 3.86
(45%)
n=7 |
3.64
(53%)
n=7 |
c | c | 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
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0
Business Administration – Average GMAT Scores for New Enrollees
| MBA | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (P) * | 487.14
(34%)
n=42 |
494.23
(33%)
n=26 |
542.80
(46%)
n=25 |
550.45
(44%)
n=22 |
562.86
(50%)
n=14 |
523.85
(39%)
n=13 |
564.29
(54%)
n=7 |
c | c | c |
| Verbal (P) * | 27.97
(50%)
n=42 |
27.50
(49%)
n=26 |
31.36
(63%)
n=25 |
32.36
(67%)
n=22 |
34.50
(65%)
n=14 |
28.92
(57%)
n=13 |
32.29
(66%)
n=7 |
c | c | c |
| Quantitative (P) * | 28.88
(25%)
n=42 |
30.46
(26%)
n=26 |
33.32
(32%)
n=25 |
33.45
(29%)
n=22 |
35.50
(38%)
n=14 |
31.92
(26%)
n=13 |
34.86
(41%)
n=7 |
c | c | c |
| Analyt Writing (P) * | 4.64
(50%)
n=42 |
4.80
(54%)
n=26 |
4.77
(53%)
n=24 |
4.93
(55%)
n=21 |
4.81
(50%)
n=13 |
4.92
(56%)
n=13 |
c | c | c | c |
*P = Percentile Ranking
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
Business Administration – Average MAT Scores for New Enrollees
| MBA | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | - | - | - | - | - | c | - | - | - | - |
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0
Business Administration – Jr/Sr GPA for New Enrollees
| MBA | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPA | 3.31
n=83 |
3.36
n=49 |
3.34
n=57 |
3.36
n=50 |
3.37
n=46 |
3.48
n=81 |
3.41
n=61 |
3.40
n=21 |
3.28
n=20 |
3.32
n=38 |
Business Administration – Demographics for New Enrollees
| MBA | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total New Enrl | 89 | 61 | 60 | 51 | 46 | 81 | 62 | 21 | 20 | 38 |
| Domestic | 86 (97%) | 59 (97%) | 60 (100%) | 49 (96%) | 45 (98%) | 77 (95%) | 61 (98%) | 20 (95%) | 18 (90%) | 36 (95%) |
| Total URM * | 7 (8%) | 5 (8%) | 6 (10%) | 6 (12%) | 3 (7%) | 4 (5%) | 7 (11%) | 2 (10%) | 2 (10%) | 5 (13%) |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | 1 (1%) | 2 (3%) | 3 (5%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (4%) | 3 (4%) | 2 (3%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) | 2 (5%) |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | 1 (2%) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (3%) |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | 1 (2%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6 (7%) | 2 (3%) | 3 (5%) | 4 (8%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 5 (8%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) | 2 (5%) |
| Asian | 8 (9%) | 4 (7%) | 7 (12%) | 3 (6%) | 9 (20%) | 8 (10%) | 6 (10%) | 1 (5%) | 2 (10%) | 9 (24%) |
| White | 67 (75%) | 44 (72%) | 47 (78%) | 39 (76%) | 33 (72%) | 64 (79%) | 45 (73%) | 16 (76%) | 14 (70%) | 22 (58%) |
| Two or More † | 1 (1%) | 2 (3%) | - | 1 (2%) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unknown ‡ | 3 (3%) | 4 (7%) | - | - | - | 1 (1%) | 3 (5%) | 1 (5%) | - | - |
| International | 3 (3%) | 2 (3%) | - | 2 (4%) | 1 (2%) | 4 (5%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (5%) | 2 (10%) | 2 (5%) |
*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
| MBA | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 25 (28%) | 29 (48%) | 18 (30%) | 20 (39%) | 23 (50%) | 30 (37%) | 22 (35%) | 8 (38%) | 9 (45%) | 16 (42%) |
| Male | 64 (72%) | 32 (52%) | 42 (70%) | 31 (61%) | 23 (50%) | 51 (63%) | 40 (65%) | 13 (62%) | 11 (55%) | 20 (53%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 89 | 61 | 60 | 51 | 46 | 81 | 62 | 21 | 20 | 38 |
"-" indicates n=0
Business Administration – Total Enrollments by Degree
| 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBA | 299 | 289 | 279 | 235 | 208 | 219 | 206 | 156 | 115 | 107 |
Business Administration – Total Enrollments by Demographic
| MBA | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Enrl | 299 | 289 | 279 | 235 | 208 | 219 | 206 | 156 | 115 | 107 |
| Domestic | 288 (96%) | 284 (98%) | 275 (99%) | 230 (98%) | 204 (98%) | 211 (96%) | 200 (97%) | 153 (98%) | 112 (97%) | 105 (98%) |
| Total URM * | 28 (9%) | 29 (10%) | 23 (8%) | 18 (8%) | 13 (6%) | 15 (7%) | 18 (9%) | 9 (6%) | 10 (9%) | 15 (14%) |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | 14 (5%) | 13 (5%) | 10 (4%) | 5 (2%) | 4 (2%) | 10 (5%) | 9 (4%) | 4 (3%) | 5 (4%) | 8 (7%) |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | 1 (0%) | 2 (1%) | 2 (1%) | 1 (0%) | 1 (0%) | - | - | 1 (1%) |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | 1 (0%) | 1 (0%) | 2 (1%) | 2 (1%) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | 13 (4%) | 15 (5%) | 10 (4%) | 9 (4%) | 7 (3%) | 4 (2%) | 8 (4%) | 5 (3%) | 5 (4%) | 6 (6%) |
| Asian | 32 (11%) | 31 (11%) | 30 (11%) | 23 (10%) | 24 (12%) | 23 (11%) | 21 (10%) | 13 (8%) | 6 (5%) | 13 (12%) |
| White | 210 (70%) | 199 (69%) | 211 (76%) | 187 (80%) | 166 (80%) | 171 (78%) | 157 (76%) | 126 (81%) | 93 (81%) | 75 (70%) |
| Two or More † | 2 (1%) | 4 (1%) | 4 (1%) | 2 (1%) | 1 (0%) | 1 (0%) | - | - | - | - |
| Unknown ‡ | 16 (5%) | 21 (7%) | 7 (3%) | - | - | 1 (0%) | 4 (2%) | 5 (3%) | 3 (3%) | 2 (2%) |
| International | 11 (4%) | 5 (2%) | 4 (1%) | 5 (2%) | 4 (2%) | 8 (4%) | 6 (3%) | 3 (2%) | 3 (3%) | 2 (2%) |
*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
| MBA | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 110 (37%) | 102 (35%) | 106 (38%) | 92 (39%) | 81 (39%) | 84 (38%) | 80 (39%) | 62 (40%) | 41 (36%) | 42 (39%) |
| Male | 189 (63%) | 187 (65%) | 173 (62%) | 143 (61%) | 127 (61%) | 135 (62%) | 126 (61%) | 94 (60%) | 74 (64%) | 63 (59%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 299 | 289 | 279 | 235 | 208 | 219 | 206 | 156 | 115 | 107 |
"-" indicates n=0
| Total | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBA | 69 | 63 | 85 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 44 | 52 | 49 | 25 |
Business Administration – Median Time to Degree (years)
| MBA | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Major/Degree * | 3.4 | 3 | 2.7 | 3 | 3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3 |
| First Enrollment † | 3.4 | 3 | 3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| Number (n) | n=69 | n=63 | n=85 | n=68 | n=65 | n=63 | n=44 | n=52 | n=49 | n=25 |
*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.
Business Administration – Degree Completion, GV Campus
| MBA | #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 | 122 | 11 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 84 | 69% |
| 2015/16 Cohort | 81 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 4 | - | - | - | 61 | 75% | |
| 2016/17 Cohort | 62 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | 50 | 81% | ||
| 2017/18 Cohort | 60 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | - | 45 | 75% | |||
| 2018/19 Cohort | 48 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 63% | ||||
| 2019/20 Cohort | 82 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 54 | 66% | |||||
| 2020/21 Cohort | 66 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 42 | 64% | ||||||
| 2021/22 Cohort | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 35% | |||||||
| 2022/23 Cohort | 21 | 3 | 3 | 14% | ||||||||
| 2023/24 Cohort | 42 |
"-" indicates n=0
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