Geosciences – Admissions Data

PHD	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
Applications	95	80	106	120	121	90	93	92	87	114
Offers (% selectivity)	25 (26%)	19 (24%)	16 (15%)	20 (17%)	22 (18%)	25 (28%)	21 (23%)	22 (24%)	23 (26%)	21 (18%)
Accepts (% yield)	13 (52%)	13 (68%)	8 (50%)	10 (50%)	12 (55%)	10 (40%)	14 (67%)	9 (41%)	12 (52%)	12 (57%)

MS	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
Applications	102	103	120	121	95	70	68	56	69	49
Offers (% selectivity)	25 (25%)	21 (20%)	14 (12%)	12 (10%)	12 (13%)	12 (17%)	12 (18%)	10 (18%)	10 (14%)	7 (14%)
Accepts (% yield)	20 (80%)	19 (90%)	13 (93%)	8 (67%)	8 (67%)	8 (67%)	8 (67%)	7 (70%)	7 (70%)	4 (57%)

Geosciences – Average GRE Scores for New Enrollees*

PHD	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
Analytical (P) †	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Verbal (P) †	157.50 (74%) n=8	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) †	158.00 (71%) n=8	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) †	3.80 (44%) n=8	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	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
Analytical (P) †	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Verbal (P) †	156.41 (70%) n=17	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) †	158.05 (73%) n=17	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) †	4.30 (64%) n=17	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
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"-" indicates n=0

PHD	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
GPA	3.74 n=7	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

MS	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
GPA	3.54 n=18	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

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Geosciences – Demographics for New Enrollees

PHD	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
Total New Enrl	8	9	8	9	12	11	14	9	12	13
Domestic	6 (75%)	7 (78%)	8 (100%)	4 (44%)	7 (58%)	8 (73%)	11 (79%)	8 (89%)	7 (58%)	10 (77%)
Total URM *	2 (25%)	-	-	-	-	1 (9%)	2 (14%)	-	-	1 (8%)
Black/Afr. Amer.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Am. Ind./AK Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	1 (7%)	-	-	-
Hawaiian/Pac. Is.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	2 (25%)	-	-	-	-	1 (9%)	1 (7%)	-	-	1 (8%)
Asian	-	1 (11%)	-	-	-	-	-	2 (22%)	2 (17%)	1 (8%)
White	4 (50%)	6 (67%)	7 (88%)	4 (44%)	7 (58%)	6 (55%)	8 (57%)	6 (67%)	5 (42%)	8 (62%)
Two or More †	-	-	1 (13%)	-	-	-	1 (7%)	-	-	-
Unknown ‡	-	-	-	-	-	1 (9%)	-	-	-	-
International	2 (25%)	2 (22%)	-	5 (56%)	5 (42%)	3 (27%)	3 (21%)	1 (11%)	5 (42%)	3 (23%)

MS	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
Total New Enrl	17	14	13	8	8	8	8	7	7	4
Domestic	16 (94%)	14 (100%)	13 (100%)	8 (100%)	8 (100%)	7 (88%)	8 (100%)	7 (100%)	4 (57%)	c
Total URM *	3 (18%)	5 (36%)	2 (15%)	5 (63%)	2 (25%)	2 (25%)	3 (38%)	2 (29%)	-	c
Black/Afr. Amer.	1 (6%)	1 (7%)	-	2 (25%)	-	1 (13%)	1 (13%)	-	-	c
Am. Ind./AK Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	c
Hawaiian/Pac. Is.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1 (14%)	-	c
Hispanic/Latino	2 (12%)	4 (29%)	2 (15%)	3 (38%)	2 (25%)	1 (13%)	2 (25%)	1 (14%)	-	c
Asian	-	-	1 (8%)	-	-	1 (13%)	-	-	1 (14%)	c
White	13 (76%)	9 (64%)	9 (69%)	3 (38%)	6 (75%)	4 (50%)	4 (50%)	5 (71%)	3 (43%)	c
Two or More †	-	-	1 (8%)	-	-	-	1 (13%)	-	-	c
Unknown ‡	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	c
International	1 (6%)	-	-	-	-	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.
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PHD	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
Female	8 (100%)	7 (78%)	5 (63%)	4 (44%)	7 (58%)	5 (45%)	6 (43%)	6 (67%)	3 (25%)	7 (54%)
Male	-	2 (22%)	3 (38%)	5 (56%)	5 (42%)	6 (55%)	8 (57%)	3 (33%)	9 (75%)	6 (46%)
Nonbinary or other legal identity	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	8	9	8	9	12	11	14	9	12	13

MS	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
Female	8 (47%)	2 (14%)	7 (54%)	3 (38%)	5 (63%)	5 (63%)	4 (50%)	4 (57%)	4 (57%)	c
Male	9 (53%)	12 (86%)	6 (46%)	5 (63%)	3 (38%)	3 (38%)	4 (50%)	3 (43%)	3 (43%)	c
Nonbinary or other legal identity	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	c
Total	17	14	13	8	8	8	8	7	7	4

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"-" indicates n=0

Geosciences – Total Enrollments by Degree

	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
PHD	63	62	54	62	58	59	66	65	66	72
MS	36	43	35	27	19	23	22	21	24	16

Geosciences – Total Enrollments by Demographic

PHD	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
Total Enrl	63	62	54	62	58	59	66	65	66	72
Domestic	47 (75%)	45 (73%)	42 (78%)	45 (73%)	41 (71%)	41 (69%)	48 (73%)	46 (71%)	45 (68%)	52 (72%)
Total URM *	8 (13%)	7 (11%)	4 (7%)	5 (8%)	4 (7%)	3 (5%)	5 (8%)	5 (8%)	5 (8%)	7 (10%)
Black/Afr. Amer.	1 (2%)	1 (2%)	-	1 (2%)	1 (2%)	1 (2%)	1 (2%)	1 (2%)	1 (2%)	2 (3%)
Am. Ind./AK Native	-	-	-	-	-	-	1 (2%)	1 (2%)	1 (2%)	1 (1%)
Hawaiian/Pac. Is.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	7 (11%)	6 (10%)	4 (7%)	4 (6%)	3 (5%)	2 (3%)	3 (5%)	3 (5%)	3 (5%)	4 (6%)
Asian	-	1 (2%)	1 (2%)	2 (3%)	1 (2%)	1 (2%)	1 (2%)	3 (5%)	4 (6%)	6 (8%)
White	36 (57%)	35 (56%)	34 (63%)	37 (60%)	36 (62%)	36 (61%)	40 (61%)	37 (57%)	35 (53%)	38 (53%)
Two or More †	-	-	1 (2%)	-	-	-	1 (2%)	1 (2%)	1 (2%)	1 (1%)
Unknown ‡	3 (5%)	2 (3%)	2 (4%)	1 (2%)	-	1 (2%)	1 (2%)	-	-	-
International	16 (25%)	17 (27%)	12 (22%)	17 (27%)	17 (29%)	18 (31%)	18 (27%)	19 (29%)	21 (32%)	20 (28%)

MS	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
Total Enrl	36	43	35	27	19	23	22	21	24	16
Domestic	33 (92%)	39 (91%)	35 (100%)	27 (100%)	19 (100%)	22 (96%)	19 (86%)	20 (95%)	20 (83%)	12 (75%)
Total URM *	6 (17%)	9 (21%)	8 (23%)	10 (37%)	6 (32%)	5 (22%)	6 (27%)	7 (33%)	4 (17%)	-
Black/Afr. Amer.	2 (6%)	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	4 (11%)	7 (16%)	7 (20%)	7 (26%)	5 (26%)	3 (13%)	4 (18%)	4 (19%)	2 (8%)	-
Asian	2 (6%)	1 (2%)	1 (3%)	2 (7%)	-	1 (4%)	1 (5%)	-	2 (8%)	2 (13%)
White	24 (67%)	28 (65%)	25 (71%)	15 (56%)	13 (68%)	16 (70%)	10 (45%)	12 (57%)	13 (54%)	10 (63%)
Two or More †	1 (3%)	1 (2%)	1 (3%)	-	-	-	1 (5%)	1 (5%)	1 (4%)	-
Unknown ‡	-	-	-	-	-	-	1 (5%)	-	-	-
International	3 (8%)	4 (9%)	-	-	-	1 (4%)	3 (14%)	1 (5%)	4 (17%)	4 (25%)

*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	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
Female	34 (54%)	36 (58%)	29 (54%)	31 (50%)	31 (53%)	33 (56%)	33 (50%)	34 (52%)	33 (50%)	35 (49%)
Male	29 (46%)	26 (42%)	25 (46%)	31 (50%)	27 (47%)	26 (44%)	33 (50%)	31 (48%)	33 (50%)	37 (51%)
Nonbinary or other legal identity	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	63	62	54	62	58	59	66	65	66	72

MS	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
Female	15 (42%)	14 (33%)	15 (43%)	10 (37%)	10 (53%)	13 (57%)	12 (55%)	11 (52%)	12 (50%)	10 (63%)
Male	21 (58%)	29 (67%)	20 (57%)	17 (63%)	9 (47%)	10 (43%)	10 (45%)	10 (48%)	12 (50%)	6 (38%)
Nonbinary or other legal identity	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	36	43	35	27	19	23	22	21	24	16

"-" indicates n=0

Geosciences – Total Degrees Conferred by Degree

Total	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
PHD	10	12	7	14	10	7	9	8	10	7
MS	8	15	20	16	12	10	10	8	10	9

Geosciences – Median Time to Degree (years)

PHD	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
In Major/Degree *	5.7	5	5.3	5.5	5	5	5.3	5	4.9	5
First Enrollment †	6.2	6.2	6	5.7	6	5.3	5.3	5.2	5	5
Number (n)	n=10	n=12	n=7	n=14	n=10	n=7	n=9	n=8	n=10	n=7

MS	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23
In Major/Degree *	2.9	2.6	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2
First Enrollment †	2.9	2.7	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2
Number (n)	n=8	n=15	n=20	n=15	n=12	n=10	n=10	n=8	n=10	n=9

*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
2013/14 Cohort	13	-	-	-	3	4	1	-	-	-	8	62%
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					8	50%
2018/19 Cohort	11	-	-	-	2						2	18%
2019/20 Cohort	16	-	-	-							-	-
2020/21 Cohort	12	-	1								1	8%
2021/22 Cohort	14	-									-	-
2022/23 Cohort	18

MS	#Started	1 year	2 years	3 years	4 years	5 years	6 years	7 years	8 years	9 years	Total Completed	% Completed
2013/14 Cohort	24	3	15	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	83%
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	30%
2022/23 Cohort	8

"-" indicates n=0