The Graduate School at Penn State
Renewable Energy and Sustainability Systems (RESS)
World Campus
Earth and Mineral Sciences
RESS – Admissions Data
| MPS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | 53 | 57 | 90 | 64 | 54 | 49 | 81 | 99 | 80 | 65 |
| Offers (% selectivity) | 28 (53%) | 38 (67%) | 41 (46%) | 33 (52%) | 37 (69%) | 43 (88%) | 79 (98%) | 87 (88%) | 72 (90%) | 55 (85%) |
| Accepts (% yield) | 28 (100%) | 36 (95%) | 39 (95%) | 29 (88%) | 30 (81%) | 34 (79%) | 65 (82%) | 74 (85%) | 51 (71%) | 46 (84%) |
RESS – Average GRE Scores for New Enrollees*
| MPS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical (P) † | c | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c | - |
| Verbal (P) † | 152.66
(58%)
n=12 |
152.50
(60%)
n=8 |
152.08
(54%)
n=12 |
152.83
(57%)
n=6 |
152.56
(58%)
n=9 |
156.67
(73%)
n=6 |
156.38
(71%)
n=8 |
c | c | - |
| Quantitative (P) † | 152.25
(54%)
n=12 |
157.62
(69%)
n=8 |
152.00
(48%)
n=12 |
151.17
(44%)
n=6 |
156.78
(65%)
n=9 |
156.17
(61%)
n=6 |
155.00
(63%)
n=8 |
c | c | - |
| Analyt Writing (P) † | 3.90
(50%)
n=11 |
3.60
(48%)
n=8 |
4.04
(57%)
n=12 |
3.83
(51%)
n=6 |
3.78
(51%)
n=9 |
3.92
(53%)
n=6 |
4.69
(60%)
n=8 |
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
RESS – Average GMAT Scores for New Enrollees
| MPS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (P) * | - | c | c | c | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| Verbal (P) * | - | c | c | c | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| Quantitative (P) * | - | c | c | c | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| Analyt Writing (P) * | - | 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
RESS – Jr/Sr GPA for New Enrollees
| MPS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPA | 3.45
n=19 |
3.32
n=19 |
3.24
n=34 |
3.17
n=22 |
3.09
n=28 |
3.21
n=29 |
3.22
n=62 |
3.23
n=66 |
3.27
n=48 |
3.21
n=34 |
RESS – Demographics for New Enrollees
| MPS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total New Enrl | 24 | 25 | 35 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 64 | 66 | 48 | 34 |
| Domestic | 21 (88%) | 21 (84%) | 31 (89%) | 20 (87%) | 25 (89%) | 28 (97%) | 60 (94%) | 60 (91%) | 40 (83%) | 32 (94%) |
| Total URM * | 4 (17%) | 3 (12%) | 5 (14%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) | 4 (14%) | 2 (3%) | 9 (14%) | 9 (19%) | 6 (18%) |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | 1 (4%) | 2 (8%) | 3 (9%) | 1 (4%) | - | 1 (3%) | 2 (3%) | 4 (6%) | 4 (8%) | 1 (3%) |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (2%) | - | - |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (3%) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3 (13%) | 1 (4%) | 2 (6%) | - | 1 (4%) | 3 (10%) | - | 4 (6%) | 5 (10%) | 4 (12%) |
| Asian | 1 (4%) | - | 2 (6%) | 2 (9%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (3%) | 7 (11%) | 3 (5%) | 2 (4%) | 1 (3%) |
| White | 15 (63%) | 18 (72%) | 24 (69%) | 15 (65%) | 21 (75%) | 23 (79%) | 48 (75%) | 45 (68%) | 29 (60%) | 22 (65%) |
| Two or More † | 1 (4%) | - | - | 2 (9%) | 1 (4%) | - | 2 (3%) | 2 (3%) | - | 2 (6%) |
| Unknown ‡ | - | - | - | - | 1 (4%) | - | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | - | 1 (3%) |
| International | 3 (13%) | 4 (16%) | 4 (11%) | 3 (13%) | 3 (11%) | 1 (3%) | 4 (6%) | 6 (9%) | 8 (17%) | 2 (6%) |
*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
| MPS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 7 (29%) | 8 (32%) | 11 (31%) | 7 (30%) | 7 (25%) | 6 (21%) | 28 (44%) | 21 (32%) | 16 (33%) | 11 (32%) |
| Male | 17 (71%) | 17 (68%) | 24 (69%) | 16 (70%) | 21 (75%) | 23 (79%) | 36 (56%) | 45 (68%) | 32 (67%) | 22 (65%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (3%) |
| Total | 24 | 25 | 35 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 64 | 66 | 48 | 34 |
"-" indicates n=0
RESS – Total Enrollments by Degree
| 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPS | 30 | 54 | 75 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 139 | 152 | 157 | 139 |
RESS – Total Enrollments by Demographic
| MPS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Enrl | 30 | 54 | 75 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 139 | 152 | 157 | 139 |
| Domestic | 27 (90%) | 47 (87%) | 66 (88%) | 64 (86%) | 67 (87%) | 72 (91%) | 132 (95%) | 140 (92%) | 138 (88%) | 123 (88%) |
| Total URM * | 4 (13%) | 5 (9%) | 9 (12%) | 7 (9%) | 8 (10%) | 10 (13%) | 14 (10%) | 15 (10%) | 18 (11%) | 21 (15%) |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | 1 (3%) | 3 (6%) | 4 (5%) | 4 (5%) | 4 (5%) | 5 (6%) | 6 (4%) | 8 (5%) | 8 (5%) | 8 (6%) |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | 2 (3%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | - | - |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (1%) | - | - | 1 (1%) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3 (10%) | 2 (4%) | 3 (4%) | 2 (3%) | 3 (4%) | 4 (5%) | 6 (4%) | 6 (4%) | 10 (6%) | 12 (9%) |
| Asian | 1 (3%) | 1 (2%) | 3 (4%) | 5 (7%) | 5 (6%) | 4 (5%) | 7 (5%) | 10 (7%) | 9 (6%) | 9 (6%) |
| White | 20 (67%) | 36 (67%) | 54 (72%) | 50 (68%) | 51 (66%) | 56 (71%) | 107 (77%) | 110 (72%) | 107 (68%) | 87 (63%) |
| Two or More † | 2 (7%) | 2 (4%) | - | 2 (3%) | 2 (3%) | 2 (3%) | 3 (2%) | 4 (3%) | 3 (2%) | 4 (3%) |
| Unknown ‡ | - | 3 (6%) | - | - | 1 (1%) | - | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 2 (1%) |
| International | 3 (10%) | 7 (13%) | 9 (12%) | 10 (14%) | 10 (13%) | 7 (9%) | 7 (5%) | 12 (8%) | 19 (12%) | 16 (12%) |
*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
| MPS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 9 (30%) | 15 (28%) | 21 (28%) | 24 (32%) | 24 (31%) | 21 (27%) | 40 (29%) | 50 (33%) | 49 (31%) | 46 (33%) |
| Male | 21 (70%) | 39 (72%) | 54 (72%) | 50 (68%) | 53 (69%) | 58 (73%) | 99 (71%) | 102 (67%) | 108 (69%) | 92 (66%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (1%) |
| Total | 30 | 54 | 75 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 139 | 152 | 157 | 139 |
"-" indicates n=0
| Total | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPS | - | 6 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 36 |
"-" indicates n=0
RESS – Median Time to Degree (years)
| MPS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Major/Degree * | - | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| First Enrollment † | - | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| Number (n) | - | n=6 | n=10 | n=19 | n=16 | n=23 | n=12 | n=22 | n=33 | n=36 |
*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
RESS – Degree Completion, WC Campus
| MPS | #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 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 69% |
| 2015/16 Cohort | 32 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 25 | 78% | |
| 2016/17 Cohort | 35 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 22 | 63% | ||
| 2017/18 Cohort | 23 | 3 | 7 | - | 2 | - | - | 12 | 52% | |||
| 2018/19 Cohort | 29 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 52% | ||||
| 2019/20 Cohort | 30 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 63% | |||||
| 2020/21 Cohort | 60 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 31 | 52% | ||||||
| 2021/22 Cohort | 69 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 43% | |||||||
| 2022/23 Cohort | 50 | 4 | 4 | 8% | ||||||||
| 2023/24 Cohort | 37 |
"-" indicates n=0
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