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Geography – Admissions Data
| PHD | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | 86 | 77 | 113 | 74 | 65 | 56 | 62 | 83 | 61 | 70 |
| Offers (% selectivity) | 9 (10%) | 12 (16%) | 21 (19%) | 14 (19%) | 12 (18%) | 13 (23%) | 17 (27%) | 20 (24%) | 13 (21%) | 15 (21%) |
| Accepts (% yield) | 6 (67%) | 10 (83%) | 13 (62%) | 7 (50%) | 7 (58%) | 7 (54%) | 9 (53%) | 14 (70%) | 7 (54%) | 13 (87%) |
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | 76 | 67 | 75 | 48 | 56 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 25 |
| Offers (% selectivity) | 6 (8%) | 3 (4%) | 5 (7%) | 8 (17%) | 3 (5%) | 2 (5%) | 4 (10%) | 2 (7%) | 2 (7%) | 1 (4%) |
| Accepts (% yield) | 5 (83%) | 3 (100%) | 1 (20%) | 4 (50%) | 2 (67%) | 1 (50%) | 4 (100%) | 2 (100%) | 2 (100%) | 1 (100%) |
Geography – 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) † | 162.80
(89%)
n=5 |
157.90
(72%)
n=10 |
155.62
(67%)
n=13 |
153.57
(59%)
n=7 |
159.57
(82%)
n=7 |
158.86
(78%)
n=7 |
161.63
(87%)
n=8 |
c | - | c |
| Quantitative (P) † | 153.60
(57%)
n=5 |
157.80
(68%)
n=10 |
160.62
(77%)
n=13 |
152.57
(49%)
n=7 |
158.00
(68%)
n=7 |
155.29
(57%)
n=7 |
159.38
(70%)
n=8 |
c | - | c |
| Analyt Writing (P) † | 4.70
(80%)
n=5 |
3.90
(53%)
n=10 |
3.58
(40%)
n=13 |
3.86
(54%)
n=7 |
4.14
(65%)
n=7 |
3.86
(54%)
n=7 |
4.75
(84%)
n=8 |
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) † | 157.00
(67%)
n=5 |
c | c | c | c | c | c | c | - | - |
| Quantitative (P) † | 154.40
(58%)
n=5 |
c | c | c | c | c | c | c | - | - |
| Analyt Writing (P) † | 4.20
(59%)
n=5 |
c | c | c | 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
Geography – 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 | 3.79
n=8 |
3.59
n=13 |
3.60
n=7 |
3.50
n=7 |
3.51
n=7 |
3.70
n=8 |
3.57
n=14 |
3.69
n=7 |
3.58
n=12 |
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPA | 3.68
n=5 |
c | c | c | c | c | c | 3.51
n=8 |
c | c |
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
Geography – 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 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 12 |
| Domestic | 5 (83%) | 7 (70%) | 6 (46%) | 5 (71%) | 4 (57%) | 4 (57%) | 7 (88%) | 5 (36%) | 5 (71%) | 2 (17%) |
| Total URM * | 1 (17%) | 2 (20%) | - | 1 (14%) | - | 1 (14%) | - | 1 (7%) | - | 1 (8%) |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (7%) | - | 1 (8%) |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | 1 (14%) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1 (17%) | 2 (20%) | - | - | - | 1 (14%) | - | - | - | - |
| Asian | - | - | - | 1 (14%) | - | - | - | - | 2 (29%) | - |
| White | 3 (50%) | 4 (40%) | 5 (38%) | 3 (43%) | 3 (43%) | 2 (29%) | 6 (75%) | 3 (21%) | 3 (43%) | 1 (8%) |
| Two or More † | 1 (17%) | - | - | - | 1 (14%) | - | 1 (13%) | 1 (7%) | - | - |
| Unknown ‡ | - | 1 (10%) | 1 (8%) | - | - | 1 (14%) | - | - | - | - |
| International | 1 (17%) | 3 (30%) | 7 (54%) | 2 (29%) | 3 (43%) | 3 (43%) | 1 (13%) | 9 (64%) | 2 (29%) | 10 (83%) |
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total New Enrl | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Domestic | 4 (80%) | c | c | c | c | c | c | 6 (75%) | c | c |
| Total URM * | - | c | c | c | c | c | c | 2 (25%) | c | c |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | - | c | c | c | c | c | c | 1 (13%) | 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 | 1 (13%) | c | c |
| Asian | - | c | c | c | c | c | c | - | c | c |
| White | 4 (80%) | c | c | c | c | c | c | 4 (50%) | c | c |
| Two or More † | - | c | c | c | c | c | c | - | c | c |
| Unknown ‡ | - | c | c | c | c | c | c | - | c | c |
| International | 1 (20%) | c | c | c | c | c | c | 2 (25%) | c | 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 | 4 (67%) | 8 (80%) | 6 (46%) | 5 (71%) | 4 (57%) | 5 (71%) | 5 (63%) | 8 (57%) | 5 (71%) | 8 (67%) |
| Male | 2 (33%) | 2 (20%) | 7 (54%) | 2 (29%) | 3 (43%) | 2 (29%) | 3 (38%) | 6 (43%) | 2 (29%) | 4 (33%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 6 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 12 |
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 3 (60%) | c | c | c | c | c | c | 4 (50%) | c | c |
| Male | 2 (40%) | c | c | c | c | c | c | 4 (50%) | c | c |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | c | c | c | c | c | c | - | c | c |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0
Geography – 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 | 60 | 59 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 46 | 48 | 55 | 47 | 53 |
| MS | 18 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 11 |
Geography – 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 | 60 | 59 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 46 | 48 | 55 | 47 | 53 |
| Domestic | 48 (80%) | 48 (81%) | 50 (72%) | 46 (73%) | 36 (68%) | 28 (61%) | 30 (63%) | 31 (56%) | 27 (57%) | 26 (49%) |
| Total URM * | 3 (5%) | 3 (5%) | 4 (6%) | 5 (8%) | 4 (8%) | 4 (9%) | 2 (4%) | 2 (4%) | 2 (4%) | 4 (8%) |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | - | 1 (2%) | 2 (4%) | 4 (8%) |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | 2 (3%) | 3 (5%) | 2 (4%) | 1 (2%) | - | - | - | - |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2 (3%) | 2 (3%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (4%) | 2 (4%) | 1 (2%) | - | - |
| Asian | - | - | - | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 3 (6%) | 3 (6%) |
| White | 41 (68%) | 38 (64%) | 40 (58%) | 34 (54%) | 27 (51%) | 19 (41%) | 22 (46%) | 23 (42%) | 18 (38%) | 16 (30%) |
| Two or More † | 2 (3%) | 2 (3%) | - | - | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (4%) | 3 (5%) | 3 (6%) | 2 (4%) |
| Unknown ‡ | 2 (3%) | 5 (8%) | 6 (9%) | 6 (10%) | 3 (6%) | 3 (7%) | 3 (6%) | 2 (4%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) |
| International | 12 (20%) | 11 (19%) | 19 (28%) | 17 (27%) | 17 (32%) | 18 (39%) | 18 (38%) | 24 (44%) | 20 (43%) | 27 (51%) |
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Enrl | 18 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 11 |
| Domestic | 17 (94%) | 9 (75%) | 3 (50%) | 11 (79%) | 5 (71%) | c | 5 (83%) | 16 (84%) | 14 (82%) | 11 (100%) |
| Total URM * | - | 1 (8%) | - | - | - | c | - | 2 (11%) | 2 (12%) | 2 (18%) |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | - | - | - | - | - | c | - | 1 (5%) | 1 (6%) | 2 (18%) |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | - | c | - | - | - | - |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | c | - | - | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | - | 1 (8%) | - | - | - | c | - | 1 (5%) | 1 (6%) | - |
| Asian | - | - | - | 2 (14%) | 2 (29%) | c | - | - | - | 1 (9%) |
| White | 16 (89%) | 7 (58%) | 3 (50%) | 8 (57%) | 3 (43%) | c | 4 (67%) | 12 (63%) | 10 (59%) | 7 (64%) |
| Two or More † | - | 1 (8%) | - | - | - | c | 1 (17%) | 2 (11%) | 2 (12%) | 1 (9%) |
| Unknown ‡ | 1 (6%) | - | - | 1 (7%) | - | c | - | - | - | - |
| International | 1 (6%) | 3 (25%) | 3 (50%) | 3 (21%) | 2 (29%) | c | 1 (17%) | 3 (16%) | 3 (18%) | - |
*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 | 34 (57%) | 36 (61%) | 42 (61%) | 40 (63%) | 32 (60%) | 29 (63%) | 30 (63%) | 34 (62%) | 32 (68%) | 37 (70%) |
| Male | 26 (43%) | 23 (39%) | 27 (39%) | 23 (37%) | 21 (40%) | 17 (37%) | 18 (38%) | 21 (38%) | 15 (32%) | 16 (30%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 60 | 59 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 46 | 48 | 55 | 47 | 53 |
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 10 (56%) | 5 (42%) | 3 (50%) | 6 (43%) | 4 (57%) | c | 3 (50%) | 9 (47%) | 10 (59%) | 10 (91%) |
| Male | 8 (44%) | 7 (58%) | 3 (50%) | 8 (57%) | 3 (43%) | c | 3 (50%) | 10 (53%) | 7 (41%) | 1 (9%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | c | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 18 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 11 |
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0
| Total | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHD | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 5 |
| MS | 14 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
Geography – 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 * | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5 | 5.2 | 5 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 4.7 |
| First Enrollment † | 6 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| Number (n) | n=8 | n=6 | n=10 | n=11 | n=9 | n=8 | n=3 | n=15 | n=7 | n=5 |
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Major/Degree * | 1.7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.1 |
| First Enrollment † | 1.7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Number (n) | n=14 | n=8 | n=4 | n=7 | n=7 | n=8 | n=2 | n=5 | n=10 | n=4 |
*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.
Geography – 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 | 7 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 57% |
| 2015/16 Cohort | 13 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 11 | 85% | |
| 2016/17 Cohort | 14 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - | 10 | 71% | ||
| 2017/18 Cohort | 9 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | 6 | 67% | |||
| 2018/19 Cohort | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 29% | ||||
| 2019/20 Cohort | 9 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 33% | |||||
| 2020/21 Cohort | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 2021/22 Cohort | 14 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2022/23 Cohort | 8 | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2023/24 Cohort | 14 |
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 100% |
| 2015/16 Cohort | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 100% | |
| 2016/17 Cohort | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 100% | ||
| 2017/18 Cohort | 12 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 100% | |||
| 2018/19 Cohort | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 100% | ||||
| 2019/20 Cohort | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 100% | |||||
| 2020/21 Cohort | 7 | 2 | 3 | - | 5 | 71% | ||||||
| 2021/22 Cohort | 15 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 93% | |||||||
| 2022/23 Cohort | 2 | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2023/24 Cohort | 7 |
"-" indicates n=0
Logic for Program Review Metrics
(Last updated 7/16/2024)