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Data Analytics – Admissions Data

MDA 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Applications - - - - - - - - - 43
Offers (% selectivity) - - - - - - - - - 17 (40%)
Accepts (% yield) - - - - - - - - - 12 (71%)
MPS
Ended Fall 2024
2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Applications - 15 89 128 180 122 178 170 225 111
Offers (% selectivity) - 10 (67%) 45 (51%) 57 (45%) 92 (51%) 87 (71%) 148 (83%) 74 (44%) 129 (57%) 68 (61%)
Accepts (% yield) - 9 (90%) 38 (84%) 37 (65%) 53 (58%) 22 (25%) 94 (64%) 35 (47%) 39 (30%) 10 (15%)
MS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Applications - - - 36 77 79 88 64 45 33
Offers (% selectivity) - - - 10 (28%) 28 (36%) 35 (44%) 49 (56%) 18 (28%) 12 (27%) 8 (24%)
Accepts (% yield) - - - 7 (70%) 12 (43%) 8 (23%) 25 (51%) 6 (33%) 4 (33%) 3 (38%)

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Data Analytics – Average GRE Scores for New Enrollees*

MDA 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) - - - - - - - - - TBD -
Quantitative (P) - - - - - - - - - TBD -
Analyt Writing (P) - - - - - - - - - TBD -
MPS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Analytical (P) - - - - c - - - - TBD -
Verbal (P) - c 149.44 (46%)
n=16
148.32 (41%)
n=19
148.81 (44%)
n=31
151.83 (54%)
n=6
152.30 (56%)
n=20
150.92 (49%)
n=24
151.52 (51%)
n=23
TBD -
Quantitative (P) - c 160.06 (75%)
n=16
160.37 (76%)
n=19
162.23 (80%)
n=31
158.83 (68%)
n=6
161.55 (75%)
n=20
161.00 (72%)
n=24
162.22 (73%)
n=23
TBD -
Analyt Writing (P) - c 3.50 (41%)
n=16
3.37 (37%)
n=19
3.40 (35%)
n=30
3.50 (38%)
n=6
3.28 (27%)
n=20
3.38 (29%)
n=24
3.35 (29%)
n=23
TBD -
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) - - - 152.71 (55%)
n=7
152.40 (57%)
n=10
c 150.43 (47%)
n=7
c c TBD -
Quantitative (P) - - - 160.43 (77%)
n=7
165.10 (87%)
n=10
c 163.43 (80%)
n=7
c c TBD -
Analyt Writing (P) - - - 4.00 (56%)
n=7
3.60 (43%)
n=10
c 3.57 (40%)
n=7
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


Data Analytics – Average GMAT Scores for New Enrollees

MPS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Total (P) * - c c c c c c c - -
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 - -

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


Data Analytics – Jr/Sr GPA for New Enrollees

MDA 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
GPA - - - - - - - - - TBD -
MPS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
GPA - 3.60
n=7
3.28
n=31
3.24
n=26
3.38
n=43
3.47
n=20
3.27
n=26
3.36
n=28
3.29
n=30
TBD -
MS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
GPA - - - 3.39
n=7
3.22
n=10
3.44
n=6
3.43
n=7
c c TBD -

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


Data Analytics – Demographics for New Enrollees

MDA 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Total New Enrl - - - - - - - - - TBD
Domestic - - - - - - - - - TBD
  Total URM * - - - - - - - - - TBD
    Black/Afr. Amer. - - - - - - - - - TBD
    Am. Ind./AK Native - - - - - - - - - TBD
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. - - - - - - - - - TBD
    Hispanic/Latino - - - - - - - - - TBD
  Asian - - - - - - - - - TBD
  White - - - - - - - - - TBD
  Two or More - - - - - - - - - TBD
  Unknown - - - - - - - - - TBD
International - - - - - - - - - TBD
MPS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Total New Enrl - 7 31 28 43 20 26 28 30 TBD
Domestic - 7 (100%) 14 (45%) 8 (29%) 8 (19%) 14 (70%) 3 (12%) 5 (18%) 2 (7%) TBD
  Total URM * - 1 (14%) 2 (6%) - 1 (2%) 2 (10%) - - - TBD
    Black/Afr. Amer. -   1 (14%)   1 (3%) - - - - - - TBD
    Am. Ind./AK Native - - - - - - - - - TBD
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. - - - - -   1 (5%) - - - TBD
    Hispanic/Latino - -   1 (3%) -   1 (2%)   1 (5%) - - - TBD
  Asian - 2 (29%) 5 (16%) 3 (11%) 1 (2%) 7 (35%) - 2 (7%) - TBD
  White - 4 (57%) 7 (23%) 5 (18%) 6 (14%) 5 (25%) 3 (12%) 3 (11%) 2 (7%) TBD
  Two or More - - - - - - - - - TBD
  Unknown - - - - - - - - - TBD
International - - 17 (55%) 20 (71%) 35 (81%) 6 (30%) 23 (88%) 23 (82%) 28 (93%) 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 - - - 7 10 6 7 4 2 TBD
Domestic - - - 3 (43%) - 4 (67%) - c c TBD
  Total URM * - - - - - 1 (17%) - c c TBD
    Black/Afr. Amer. - - - - - - - c c TBD
    Am. Ind./AK Native - - - - - - - c c TBD
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. - - - - - - - c c TBD
    Hispanic/Latino - - - - -   1 (17%) - c c TBD
  Asian - - - - - - - c c TBD
  White - - - 3 (43%) - 3 (50%) - c c TBD
  Two or More - - - - - - - c c TBD
  Unknown - - - - - - - c c TBD
International - - - 4 (57%) 10 (100%) 2 (33%) 7 (100%) 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

MDA 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Female - - - - - - - - - 15 (38%)
Male - - - - - - - - - 24 (62%)
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - 39
MPS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Female - 4 (57%) 11 (35%) 10 (36%) 16 (37%) 8 (40%) 9 (35%) 10 (36%) 8 (27%) 13 (29%)
Male - 3 (43%) 20 (65%) 18 (64%) 27 (63%) 12 (60%) 17 (65%) 18 (64%) 22 (73%) 32 (71%)
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - - - - - - -
Total - 7 31 28 43 20 26 28 30 45
MS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Female - - - 4 (57%) 3 (30%) 2 (33%) 4 (57%) c c 2 (29%)
Male - - - 3 (43%) 7 (70%) 4 (67%) 3 (43%) c c 5 (71%)
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - - - - c c -
Total - - - 7 10 6 7 4 2 7

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


Data Analytics – Total Enrollments by Demographic

MDA 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Total Enrl - - - - - - - - - 39
Domestic - - - - - - - - - 13 (33%)
  Total URM * - - - - - - - - - 2 (5%)
    Black/Afr. Amer. - - - - - - - - -   2 (5%)
    Am. Ind./AK Native - - - - - - - - - -
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. - - - - - - - - - -
    Hispanic/Latino - - - - - - - - - -
  Asian - - - - - - - - - 5 (13%)
  White - - - - - - - - - 6 (15%)
  Two or More - - - - - - - - - -
  Unknown - - - - - - - - - -
International - - - - - - - - - 26 (67%)
MPS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Total Enrl - 8 40 61 80 75 55 65 65 45
Domestic - 8 (100%) 22 (55%) 23 (38%) 26 (33%) 32 (43%) 26 (47%) 16 (25%) 14 (22%) 10 (22%)
  Total URM * - 2 (25%) 4 (10%) 3 (5%) 4 (5%) 4 (5%) 2 (4%) 1 (2%) - -
    Black/Afr. Amer. -   1 (13%)   2 (5%)   1 (2%)   1 (1%)   1 (1%) - - - -
    Am. Ind./AK Native - - - - - - - - - -
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. - - - - -   1 (1%)   1 (2%)   1 (2%) - -
    Hispanic/Latino -   1 (13%)   2 (5%)   2 (3%)   3 (4%)   2 (3%)   1 (2%) - - -
  Asian - 2 (25%) 7 (18%) 7 (11%) 6 (8%) 11 (15%) 8 (15%) 4 (6%) 5 (8%) 5 (11%)
  White - 4 (50%) 11 (28%) 13 (21%) 16 (20%) 17 (23%) 16 (29%) 11 (17%) 9 (14%) 5 (11%)
  Two or More - - - - - - - - - -
  Unknown - - - - - - - - - -
International - - 18 (45%) 38 (62%) 54 (68%) 43 (57%) 29 (53%) 49 (75%) 51 (78%) 35 (78%)
MS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Total Enrl - - - 7 14 12 14 14 4 7
Domestic - - - 3 (43%) 3 (21%) 5 (42%) 5 (36%) 3 (21%) c 1 (14%)
  Total URM * - - - - - 1 (8%) 1 (7%) - c -
    Black/Afr. Amer. - - - - - - - - c -
    Am. Ind./AK Native - - - - - - - - c -
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. - - - - - - - - c -
    Hispanic/Latino - - - - -   1 (8%)   1 (7%) - c -
  Asian - - - - - - 1 (7%) 1 (7%) c -
  White - - - 3 (43%) 3 (21%) 4 (33%) 3 (21%) 2 (14%) c 1 (14%)
  Two or More - - - - - - - - c -
  Unknown - - - - - - - - c -
International - - - 4 (57%) 11 (79%) 7 (58%) 9 (64%) 11 (79%) c 6 (86%)

*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

MDA 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Female - - - - - - - - - 15 (38%)
Male - - - - - - - - - 24 (62%)
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - 39
MPS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Female - 4 (50%) 16 (40%) 23 (38%) 28 (35%) 29 (39%) 20 (36%) 22 (34%) 18 (28%) 13 (29%)
Male - 4 (50%) 24 (60%) 38 (62%) 52 (65%) 46 (61%) 35 (64%) 43 (66%) 47 (72%) 32 (71%)
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - - - - - - -
Total - 8 40 61 80 75 55 65 65 45
MS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Female - - - 4 (57%) 5 (36%) 3 (25%) 7 (50%) 8 (57%) c 2 (29%)
Male - - - 3 (43%) 9 (64%) 9 (75%) 7 (50%) 6 (43%) c 5 (71%)
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - - - - - c -
Total - - - 7 14 12 14 14 4 7

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


Data Analytics – 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
MPS - - 3 21 24 42 14 32 28 28 -
MS - - - - 3 5 3 6 - -

"-" indicates n=0

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

Data Analytics – Median Time to Degree (years)

MPS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
In Major/Degree * - - 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
First Enrollment - - 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.3
Number (n) - - n=3 n=21 n=24 n=42 n=14 n=32 n=28
MS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
In Major/Degree * - - - - 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 -
First Enrollment - - - - 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.8 -
Number (n) - - - - n=3 n=5 n=3 n=6 -

*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.
"-" indicates n=0


Data Analytics – Degree Completion, GV Campus

MPS #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 7 3 1 1 1 - - - - 6 86%
2017/18 Cohort 32 20 4 2 - 1 - - 27 84%
2018/19 Cohort 28 19 2 2 - 1 - 24 86%
2019/20 Cohort 46 36 3 2 1 - 42 91%
2020/21 Cohort 21 10 3 1 - 14 67%
2021/22 Cohort 28 23 1 - 24 86%
2022/23 Cohort 32 26 - 26 81%
2023/24 Cohort 32 1 1 3%
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 - - - - - - - - - -
2018/19 Cohort 7 3 - - - - - 3 43%
2019/20 Cohort 10 5 - - - - 5 50%
2020/21 Cohort 6 3 2 - - 5 83%
2021/22 Cohort 8 4 - - 4 50%
2022/23 Cohort 5 - - - -
2023/24 Cohort 2 - - -
2024/25 Cohort -

"-" indicates n=0

Logic for Program Review Metrics

(Last updated 10/16/2025)