The Graduate School at Penn State
Information Science (INSC)
Great Valley
School of Graduate Professional Studies
Information Science – Admissions Data
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | 17 | 31 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 40 | 27 |
| Offers (% selectivity) | 13 (76%) | 21 (68%) | 26 (72%) | 19 (58%) | 21 (62%) | 21 (70%) | 17 (71%) | 21 (72%) | 20 (50%) | 14 (52%) |
| Accepts (% yield) | 11 (85%) | 20 (95%) | 23 (88%) | 18 (95%) | 21 (100%) | 18 (86%) | 8 (47%) | 13 (62%) | 8 (40%) | 6 (43%) |
Information Science – Average GRE Scores for New Enrollees*
| 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) † | 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 | 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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Information Science – Average GMAT Scores for New Enrollees
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (P) * | - | c | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Verbal (P) * | - | c | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Quantitative (P) * | - | c | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Analyt Writing (P) * | - | c | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
*P = Percentile Ranking
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
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Information Science – Jr/Sr GPA for New Enrollees
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPA | 2.94
n=6 |
3.44
n=8 |
3.32
n=15 |
3.32
n=15 |
3.23
n=18 |
3.24
n=13 |
3.27
n=6 |
3.09
n=5 |
3.65
n=6 |
c |
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Information Science – Demographics for New Enrollees
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total New Enrl | 8 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Domestic | 8 (100%) | 10 (67%) | 13 (76%) | 15 (88%) | 11 (61%) | 12 (92%) | 4 (67%) | 4 (80%) | 4 (67%) | c |
| Total URM * | - | 2 (13%) | 2 (12%) | 3 (18%) | 1 (6%) | 1 (8%) | - | 2 (40%) | 1 (17%) | c |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | - | 1 (7%) | 2 (12%) | 2 (12%) | 1 (6%) | 1 (8%) | - | 2 (40%) | 1 (17%) | c |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c |
| Hispanic/Latino | - | 1 (7%) | - | 1 (6%) | - | - | - | - | - | c |
| Asian | 2 (25%) | 4 (27%) | 2 (12%) | 4 (24%) | 6 (33%) | 2 (15%) | 4 (67%) | 1 (20%) | 2 (33%) | c |
| White | 6 (75%) | 3 (20%) | 8 (47%) | 7 (41%) | 4 (22%) | 9 (69%) | - | 1 (20%) | 1 (17%) | c |
| Two or More † | - | 1 (7%) | 1 (6%) | 1 (6%) | - | - | - | - | - | c |
| Unknown ‡ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c |
| International | - | 5 (33%) | 4 (24%) | 2 (12%) | 7 (39%) | 1 (8%) | 2 (33%) | 1 (20%) | 2 (33%) | 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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| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 1 (13%) | 6 (40%) | 4 (24%) | 9 (53%) | 10 (56%) | 6 (46%) | 2 (33%) | 3 (60%) | 3 (50%) | c |
| Male | 7 (88%) | 9 (60%) | 13 (76%) | 8 (47%) | 8 (44%) | 7 (54%) | 4 (67%) | 2 (40%) | 3 (50%) | c |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c |
| Total | 8 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
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Information Science – Total Enrollments by Degree
| 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 67 | 65 | 80 | 60 | 51 | 52 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Information Science – Total Enrollments by Demographic
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Enrl | 67 | 65 | 80 | 60 | 51 | 52 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Domestic | 66 (99%) | 53 (82%) | 63 (79%) | 52 (87%) | 44 (86%) | 44 (85%) | 21 (84%) | 18 (90%) | 14 (78%) | 15 (83%) |
| Total URM * | 6 (9%) | 5 (8%) | 7 (9%) | 7 (12%) | 4 (8%) | 5 (10%) | 3 (12%) | 4 (20%) | 4 (22%) | 3 (17%) |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | 6 (9%) | 4 (6%) | 6 (8%) | 5 (8%) | 3 (6%) | 4 (8%) | 2 (8%) | 4 (20%) | 4 (22%) | 3 (17%) |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (4%) | - | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | - | 1 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 2 (3%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | - | - | - | - |
| Asian | 11 (16%) | 13 (20%) | 17 (21%) | 17 (28%) | 14 (27%) | 14 (27%) | 10 (40%) | 9 (45%) | 6 (33%) | 5 (28%) |
| White | 44 (66%) | 30 (46%) | 37 (46%) | 26 (43%) | 24 (47%) | 24 (46%) | 8 (32%) | 5 (25%) | 4 (22%) | 7 (39%) |
| Two or More † | 1 (1%) | 2 (3%) | 1 (1%) | 2 (3%) | 2 (4%) | 1 (2%) | - | - | - | - |
| Unknown ‡ | 4 (6%) | 3 (5%) | 1 (1%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| International | 1 (1%) | 12 (18%) | 17 (21%) | 8 (13%) | 7 (14%) | 8 (15%) | 4 (16%) | 2 (10%) | 4 (22%) | 3 (17%) |
*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
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 11 (16%) | 16 (25%) | 22 (28%) | 17 (28%) | 18 (35%) | 21 (40%) | 10 (40%) | 9 (45%) | 8 (44%) | 5 (28%) |
| Male | 56 (84%) | 49 (75%) | 58 (73%) | 43 (72%) | 33 (65%) | 31 (60%) | 15 (60%) | 11 (55%) | 10 (56%) | 13 (72%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 67 | 65 | 80 | 60 | 51 | 52 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
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| Total | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 22 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
Information Science – Median Time to Degree (years)
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Major/Degree * | 3.5 | 4 | 3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| First Enrollment † | 3.5 | 4 | 3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.8 |
| Number (n) | n=22 | n=7 | n=33 | n=23 | n=12 | n=24 | n=10 | n=7 | n=4 | 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.
Information Science – Degree Completion, GV Campus
| 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 | 9 | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 67% |
| 2015/16 Cohort | 25 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 22 | 88% | |
| 2016/17 Cohort | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 75% | ||
| 2017/18 Cohort | 17 | 2 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 13 | 76% | |||
| 2018/19 Cohort | 18 | 7 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 13 | 72% | ||||
| 2019/20 Cohort | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | 8 | 57% | |||||
| 2020/21 Cohort | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 33% | ||||||
| 2021/22 Cohort | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 67% | |||||||
| 2022/23 Cohort | 6 | 2 | 2 | 33% | ||||||||
| 2023/24 Cohort | 6 |
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