The Graduate School at Penn State
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Geosciences – Admissions Data
| PHD | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | 80 | 106 | 120 | 121 | 90 | 93 | 92 | 87 | 114 | 50 |
| Offers (% selectivity) | 19 (24%) | 16 (15%) | 20 (17%) | 22 (18%) | 25 (28%) | 21 (23%) | 22 (24%) | 23 (26%) | 21 (18%) | 14 (28%) |
| Accepts (% yield) | 13 (68%) | 8 (50%) | 10 (50%) | 12 (55%) | 10 (40%) | 14 (67%) | 9 (41%) | 12 (52%) | 12 (57%) | 7 (50%) |
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | 103 | 120 | 121 | 95 | 70 | 68 | 56 | 69 | 49 | 48 |
| Offers (% selectivity) | 21 (20%) | 14 (12%) | 12 (10%) | 12 (13%) | 12 (17%) | 12 (18%) | 10 (18%) | 10 (14%) | 7 (14%) | 10 (21%) |
| Accepts (% yield) | 19 (90%) | 13 (93%) | 8 (67%) | 8 (67%) | 8 (67%) | 8 (67%) | 7 (70%) | 7 (70%) | 4 (57%) | 5 (50%) |
Geosciences – 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) † | 158.66
(77%)
n=9 |
159.12
(79%)
n=8 |
157.44
(72%)
n=9 |
159.92
(82%)
n=12 |
157.36
(73%)
n=11 |
159.43
(81%)
n=14 |
159.50
(78%)
n=8 |
c | c | - |
| Quantitative (P) † | 156.55
(66%)
n=9 |
159.50
(75%)
n=8 |
160.00
(76%)
n=9 |
164.83
(88%)
n=12 |
160.18
(74%)
n=11 |
159.43
(70%)
n=14 |
159.50
(69%)
n=8 |
c | c | - |
| Analyt Writing (P) † | 4.10
(61%)
n=9 |
4.60
(84%)
n=8 |
4.06
(60%)
n=9 |
4.00
(57%)
n=12 |
4.14
(63%)
n=11 |
4.43
(73%)
n=14 |
4.75
(81%)
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) † | 156.42
(69%)
n=14 |
157.76
(75%)
n=13 |
157.13
(70%)
n=8 |
161.88
(88%)
n=8 |
158.00
(76%)
n=8 |
156.50
(72%)
n=8 |
155.50
(69%)
n=6 |
c | - | - |
| Quantitative (P) † | 157.28
(67%)
n=14 |
156.84
(65%)
n=13 |
156.38
(64%)
n=8 |
156.88
(65%)
n=8 |
157.13
(64%)
n=8 |
154.00
(53%)
n=8 |
158.00
(66%)
n=6 |
c | - | - |
| Analyt Writing (P) † | 3.70
(44%)
n=14 |
4.20
(66%)
n=13 |
3.88
(52%)
n=8 |
4.56
(73%)
n=8 |
4.44
(75%)
n=8 |
4.13
(61%)
n=8 |
3.92
(54%)
n=6 |
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
Geosciences – 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 | 3.68
n=7 |
3.79
n=8 |
3.62
n=9 |
3.77
n=11 |
3.66
n=11 |
3.70
n=14 |
3.74
n=9 |
3.57
n=12 |
3.70
n=13 |
c |
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPA | 3.50
n=14 |
3.62
n=13 |
3.83
n=7 |
3.57
n=8 |
3.71
n=8 |
3.65
n=8 |
3.66
n=7 |
3.78
n=7 |
c | 3.86
n=5 |
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
Geosciences – 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 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 4 |
| Domestic | 7 (78%) | 8 (100%) | 4 (44%) | 7 (58%) | 8 (73%) | 11 (79%) | 8 (89%) | 7 (58%) | 10 (77%) | c |
| Total URM * | - | - | - | - | 1 (9%) | 2 (14%) | - | - | 1 (8%) | c |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (7%) | - | - | - | c |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c |
| Hispanic/Latino | - | - | - | - | 1 (9%) | 1 (7%) | - | - | 1 (8%) | c |
| Asian | 1 (11%) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 (22%) | 2 (17%) | 1 (8%) | c |
| White | 6 (67%) | 7 (88%) | 4 (44%) | 7 (58%) | 6 (55%) | 8 (57%) | 6 (67%) | 5 (42%) | 8 (62%) | c |
| Two or More † | - | 1 (13%) | - | - | - | 1 (7%) | - | - | - | c |
| Unknown ‡ | - | - | - | - | 1 (9%) | - | - | - | - | c |
| International | 2 (22%) | - | 5 (56%) | 5 (42%) | 3 (27%) | 3 (21%) | 1 (11%) | 5 (42%) | 3 (23%) | 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 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Domestic | 14 (100%) | 13 (100%) | 8 (100%) | 8 (100%) | 7 (88%) | 8 (100%) | 7 (100%) | 4 (57%) | c | 5 (100%) |
| Total URM * | 5 (36%) | 2 (15%) | 5 (63%) | 2 (25%) | 2 (25%) | 3 (38%) | 2 (29%) | - | c | 2 (40%) |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | 1 (7%) | - | 2 (25%) | - | 1 (13%) | 1 (13%) | - | - | c | - |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c | - |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (14%) | - | c | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4 (29%) | 2 (15%) | 3 (38%) | 2 (25%) | 1 (13%) | 2 (25%) | 1 (14%) | - | c | 2 (40%) |
| Asian | - | 1 (8%) | - | - | 1 (13%) | - | - | 1 (14%) | c | - |
| White | 9 (64%) | 9 (69%) | 3 (38%) | 6 (75%) | 4 (50%) | 4 (50%) | 5 (71%) | 3 (43%) | c | 3 (60%) |
| Two or More † | - | 1 (8%) | - | - | - | 1 (13%) | - | - | c | - |
| Unknown ‡ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c | - |
| International | - | - | - | - | 1 (13%) | - | - | 3 (43%) | 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 | 7 (78%) | 5 (63%) | 4 (44%) | 7 (58%) | 5 (45%) | 6 (43%) | 6 (67%) | 3 (25%) | 7 (54%) | c |
| Male | 2 (22%) | 3 (38%) | 5 (56%) | 5 (42%) | 6 (55%) | 8 (57%) | 3 (33%) | 9 (75%) | 6 (46%) | c |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 4 |
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 2 (14%) | 7 (54%) | 3 (38%) | 5 (63%) | 5 (63%) | 4 (50%) | 4 (57%) | 4 (57%) | c | 3 (60%) |
| Male | 12 (86%) | 6 (46%) | 5 (63%) | 3 (38%) | 3 (38%) | 4 (50%) | 3 (43%) | 3 (43%) | c | 2 (40%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c | - |
| Total | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0
Geosciences – 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 | 62 | 54 | 62 | 58 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 72 | 68 |
| MS | 43 | 35 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 9 |
Geosciences – 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 | 62 | 54 | 62 | 58 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 72 | 68 |
| Domestic | 45 (73%) | 42 (78%) | 45 (73%) | 41 (71%) | 41 (69%) | 48 (73%) | 46 (71%) | 45 (68%) | 52 (72%) | 46 (68%) |
| Total URM * | 7 (11%) | 4 (7%) | 5 (8%) | 4 (7%) | 3 (5%) | 5 (8%) | 5 (8%) | 5 (8%) | 7 (10%) | 7 (10%) |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | 1 (2%) | - | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (3%) | 2 (3%) |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6 (10%) | 4 (7%) | 4 (6%) | 3 (5%) | 2 (3%) | 3 (5%) | 3 (5%) | 3 (5%) | 4 (6%) | 4 (6%) |
| Asian | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (3%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 3 (5%) | 4 (6%) | 6 (8%) | 5 (7%) |
| White | 35 (56%) | 34 (63%) | 37 (60%) | 36 (62%) | 36 (61%) | 40 (61%) | 37 (57%) | 35 (53%) | 38 (53%) | 33 (49%) |
| Two or More † | - | 1 (2%) | - | - | - | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) |
| Unknown ‡ | 2 (3%) | 2 (4%) | 1 (2%) | - | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | - | - | - | - |
| International | 17 (27%) | 12 (22%) | 17 (27%) | 17 (29%) | 18 (31%) | 18 (27%) | 19 (29%) | 21 (32%) | 20 (28%) | 22 (32%) |
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Enrl | 43 | 35 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 9 |
| Domestic | 39 (91%) | 35 (100%) | 27 (100%) | 19 (100%) | 22 (96%) | 19 (86%) | 20 (95%) | 20 (83%) | 12 (75%) | 8 (89%) |
| Total URM * | 9 (21%) | 8 (23%) | 10 (37%) | 6 (32%) | 5 (22%) | 6 (27%) | 7 (33%) | 4 (17%) | - | 3 (33%) |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | 2 (5%) | 1 (3%) | 3 (11%) | 1 (5%) | 2 (9%) | 2 (9%) | 2 (10%) | 2 (8%) | - | - |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (5%) | - | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7 (16%) | 7 (20%) | 7 (26%) | 5 (26%) | 3 (13%) | 4 (18%) | 4 (19%) | 2 (8%) | - | 3 (33%) |
| Asian | 1 (2%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (7%) | - | 1 (4%) | 1 (5%) | - | 2 (8%) | 2 (13%) | 1 (11%) |
| White | 28 (65%) | 25 (71%) | 15 (56%) | 13 (68%) | 16 (70%) | 10 (45%) | 12 (57%) | 13 (54%) | 10 (63%) | 4 (44%) |
| Two or More † | 1 (2%) | 1 (3%) | - | - | - | 1 (5%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (4%) | - | - |
| Unknown ‡ | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (5%) | - | - | - | - |
| International | 4 (9%) | - | - | - | 1 (4%) | 3 (14%) | 1 (5%) | 4 (17%) | 4 (25%) | 1 (11%) |
*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 | 36 (58%) | 29 (54%) | 31 (50%) | 31 (53%) | 33 (56%) | 33 (50%) | 34 (52%) | 33 (50%) | 35 (49%) | 32 (47%) |
| Male | 26 (42%) | 25 (46%) | 31 (50%) | 27 (47%) | 26 (44%) | 33 (50%) | 31 (48%) | 33 (50%) | 37 (51%) | 36 (53%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 62 | 54 | 62 | 58 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 72 | 68 |
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 14 (33%) | 15 (43%) | 10 (37%) | 10 (53%) | 13 (57%) | 12 (55%) | 11 (52%) | 12 (50%) | 10 (63%) | 5 (56%) |
| Male | 29 (67%) | 20 (57%) | 17 (63%) | 9 (47%) | 10 (43%) | 10 (45%) | 10 (48%) | 12 (50%) | 6 (38%) | 4 (44%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 43 | 35 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 9 |
"-" 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 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 12 |
| MS | 15 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Geosciences – 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 | 5.5 | 5 | 5 | 5.3 | 5 | 4.9 | 5 | 5.1 |
| First Enrollment † | 6.2 | 6 | 5.7 | 6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5 | 5 | 5.5 |
| Number (n) | n=12 | n=7 | n=14 | n=10 | n=7 | n=9 | n=8 | n=10 | n=7 | n=12 |
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Major/Degree * | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 2 |
| First Enrollment † | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 2 |
| Number (n) | n=15 | n=20 | n=15 | n=12 | n=10 | n=10 | n=8 | n=10 | n=9 | n=8 |
*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.
Geosciences – 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 | 10 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | 70% |
| 2015/16 Cohort | 9 | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 100% | |
| 2016/17 Cohort | 11 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 8 | 73% | ||
| 2017/18 Cohort | 16 | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 69% | |||
| 2018/19 Cohort | 11 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | 55% | ||||
| 2019/20 Cohort | 16 | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 25% | |||||
| 2020/21 Cohort | 12 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17% | ||||||
| 2021/22 Cohort | 14 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2022/23 Cohort | 18 | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2023/24 Cohort | 8 |
| 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 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 14 | 93% |
| 2015/16 Cohort | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 100% | |
| 2016/17 Cohort | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 80% | ||
| 2017/18 Cohort | 9 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 89% | |||
| 2018/19 Cohort | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 8 | 73% | ||||
| 2019/20 Cohort | 12 | 4 | 7 | - | - | 11 | 92% | |||||
| 2020/21 Cohort | 7 | - | 7 | - | 7 | 100% | ||||||
| 2021/22 Cohort | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 60% | |||||||
| 2022/23 Cohort | 8 | 5 | 5 | 63% | ||||||||
| 2023/24 Cohort | 6 |
"-" indicates n=0
Logic for Program Review Metrics
(Last updated 7/16/2024)