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School Psychology – Admissions Data
| PHD | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | 30 | 42 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 24 | 21 | - | - |
| Offers (% selectivity) | 11 (37%) | 10 (24%) | 15 (47%) | 14 (54%) | 12 (41%) | 14 (40%) | 11 (46%) | - | - | - |
| Accepts (% yield) | 7 (64%) | 6 (60%) | 7 (47%) | 5 (36%) | 5 (42%) | 7 (50%) | 7 (64%) | - | - | - |
| M_ED | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Offers (% selectivity) | - | - | - | - | 1 (50%) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accepts (% yield) | - | - | - | - | 1 (100%) | - | - | - | - | - |
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Offers (% selectivity) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accepts (% yield) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
"-" indicates n=0
School Psychology – 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) † | 159.16
(81%)
n=6 |
157.40
(75%)
n=5 |
156.57
(72%)
n=7 |
154.40
(62%)
n=5 |
152.60
(59%)
n=5 |
158.86
(79%)
n=7 |
154.29
(65%)
n=7 |
- | - | - |
| Quantitative (P) † | 153.00
(56%)
n=6 |
154.40
(59%)
n=5 |
154.71
(58%)
n=7 |
150.80
(42%)
n=5 |
152.00
(47%)
n=5 |
156.71
(61%)
n=7 |
152.57
(48%)
n=7 |
- | - | - |
| Analyt Writing (P) † | 4.60
(80%)
n=6 |
4.10
(61%)
n=5 |
4.50
(75%)
n=7 |
4.70
(83%)
n=5 |
4.30
(71%)
n=5 |
4.57
(78%)
n=7 |
4.57
(79%)
n=7 |
- | - | - |
| M_ED | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical (P) † | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Verbal (P) † | - | 157.40
(75%)
n=5 |
- | - | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| Quantitative (P) † | - | 154.40
(59%)
n=5 |
- | - | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| Analyt Writing (P) † | - | 4.10
(61%)
n=5 |
- | - | 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
School Psychology – 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 | 3.82
n=6 |
3.89
n=5 |
3.67
n=7 |
3.84
n=5 |
3.32
n=5 |
3.79
n=7 |
3.67
n=7 |
- | - | - |
| M_ED | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPA | - | - | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - |
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0
School Psychology – 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 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Domestic | 6 (100%) | 5 (100%) | 7 (100%) | 5 (100%) | 4 (80%) | 6 (86%) | 7 (100%) | - | - | - |
| Total URM * | - | 1 (20%) | 1 (14%) | - | 1 (20%) | 1 (14%) | 1 (14%) | - | - | - |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | - | - | 1 (14%) | - | 1 (20%) | - | 1 (14%) | - | - | - |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | - | 1 (20%) | - | - | - | 1 (14%) | - | - | - | - |
| Asian | 1 (17%) | - | 2 (29%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| White | 4 (67%) | 3 (60%) | 4 (57%) | 4 (80%) | 3 (60%) | 5 (71%) | 6 (86%) | - | - | - |
| Two or More † | - | 1 (20%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unknown ‡ | 1 (17%) | - | - | 1 (20%) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| International | - | - | - | - | 1 (20%) | 1 (14%) | - | - | - | - |
| M_ED | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total New Enrl | - | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Domestic | - | 5 (100%) | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total URM * | - | 1 (20%) | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | - | - | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | - | 1 (20%) | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| Asian | - | - | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| White | - | 3 (60%) | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| Two or More † | - | 1 (20%) | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unknown ‡ | - | - | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| International | - | - | - | - | 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 | 5 (83%) | 4 (80%) | 7 (100%) | 5 (100%) | 5 (100%) | 6 (86%) | 6 (86%) | - | - | - |
| Male | 1 (17%) | 1 (20%) | - | - | - | 1 (14%) | 1 (14%) | - | - | - |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - |
| M_ED | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | - | 4 (80%) | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| Male | - | 1 (20%) | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | - | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data
"-" indicates n=0
School Psychology – 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 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 15 |
| M_ED | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| MS | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
"-" indicates n=0
School Psychology – 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 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 15 |
| Domestic | 34 (92%) | 34 (92%) | 38 (93%) | 33 (94%) | 33 (92%) | 34 (92%) | 33 (97%) | 25 (100%) | 23 (100%) | 15 (100%) |
| Total URM * | 3 (8%) | 3 (8%) | 4 (10%) | 3 (9%) | 3 (8%) | 3 (8%) | 3 (9%) | 3 (12%) | 3 (13%) | 3 (20%) |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | 2 (5%) | 2 (5%) | 3 (7%) | 2 (6%) | 2 (6%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (6%) | 2 (8%) | 2 (9%) | 2 (13%) |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (5%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (7%) |
| Asian | 3 (8%) | 3 (8%) | 6 (15%) | 6 (17%) | 4 (11%) | 3 (8%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (4%) | - | - |
| White | 25 (68%) | 24 (65%) | 27 (66%) | 23 (66%) | 25 (69%) | 27 (73%) | 28 (82%) | 20 (80%) | 19 (83%) | 11 (73%) |
| Two or More † | 2 (5%) | 3 (8%) | 1 (2%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unknown ‡ | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | - | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (7%) |
| International | 3 (8%) | 3 (8%) | 3 (7%) | 2 (6%) | 3 (8%) | 3 (8%) | 1 (3%) | - | - | - |
| M_ED | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Enrl | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Domestic | c | 11 (100%) | 7 (100%) | 5 (100%) | 6 (100%) | 8 (89%) | 3 (60%) | c | 8 (100%) | c |
| Total URM * | c | 1 (9%) | 1 (14%) | 1 (20%) | - | 1 (11%) | - | c | 1 (13%) | c |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | c | - | - | - | - | 1 (11%) | - | c | 1 (13%) | c |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | c | - | - | - | - | - | - | c | - | c |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | c | - | - | - | - | - | - | c | - | c |
| Hispanic/Latino | c | 1 (9%) | 1 (14%) | 1 (20%) | - | - | - | c | - | c |
| Asian | c | 1 (9%) | - | 1 (20%) | 1 (17%) | - | - | c | - | c |
| White | c | 7 (64%) | 5 (71%) | 2 (40%) | 5 (83%) | 6 (67%) | 3 (60%) | c | 7 (88%) | c |
| Two or More † | c | 1 (9%) | 1 (14%) | 1 (20%) | - | - | - | c | - | c |
| Unknown ‡ | c | 1 (9%) | - | - | - | 1 (11%) | - | c | - | c |
| International | c | - | - | - | - | 1 (11%) | 2 (40%) | c | - | c |
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Enrl | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Domestic | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | c | - | - |
| Total URM * | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | c | - | - |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | c | - | - |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | c | - | - |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | c | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | c | - | - |
| Asian | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | c | - | - |
| White | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | c | - | - |
| Two or More † | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | c | - | - |
| Unknown ‡ | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | c | - | - |
| International | - | - | c | 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 | 31 (84%) | 31 (84%) | 37 (90%) | 33 (94%) | 34 (94%) | 35 (95%) | 31 (91%) | 24 (96%) | 22 (96%) | 14 (93%) |
| Male | 6 (16%) | 6 (16%) | 4 (10%) | 2 (6%) | 2 (6%) | 2 (5%) | 3 (9%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (7%) |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 37 | 37 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 15 |
| M_ED | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | c | 9 (82%) | 6 (86%) | 4 (80%) | 5 (83%) | 8 (89%) | 3 (60%) | c | 7 (88%) | c |
| Male | c | 2 (18%) | 1 (14%) | 1 (20%) | 1 (17%) | 1 (11%) | 2 (40%) | c | 1 (13%) | c |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | c | - | - | - | - | - | - | c | - | c |
| Total | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| MS | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | c | - | - |
| Male | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | c | - | - |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | c | c | - | - | - | c | - | - |
| Total | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
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 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| M_ED | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
School Psychology – 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 * | 9.8 | 5 | 6 | 6.5 | 7 | 5.2 | 7 | 5.7 | 5 | 6.7 |
| First Enrollment † | 9.8 | 5 | 6 | 6.5 | 7 | 5.2 | 7 | 5.7 | 5 | 6.7 |
| Number (n) | n=2 | n=3 | n=10 | n=4 | n=5 | n=8 | n=6 | n=1 | n=6 | n=2 |
| M_ED | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Major/Degree * | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| First Enrollment † | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| Number (n) | n=5 | n=6 | n=5 | n=4 | n=4 | n=6 | n=3 | n=5 | n=7 | n=1 |
*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.
School Psychology – 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 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 83% |
| 2015/16 Cohort | 6 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 67% | |
| 2016/17 Cohort | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 57% | ||
| 2017/18 Cohort | 5 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 80% | |||
| 2018/19 Cohort | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 20% | ||||
| 2019/20 Cohort | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 2020/21 Cohort | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 2021/22 Cohort | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2022/23 Cohort | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2023/24 Cohort | - |
| M_ED | #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 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 100% |
| 2015/16 Cohort | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 93% | |
| 2016/17 Cohort | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2017/18 Cohort | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 100% | |||
| 2018/19 Cohort | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | 100% | ||||
| 2019/20 Cohort | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | 100% | |||||
| 2020/21 Cohort | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 100% | ||||||
| 2021/22 Cohort | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 100% | |||||||
| 2022/23 Cohort | 8 | 8 | 8 | 100% | ||||||||
| 2023/24 Cohort | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015/16 Cohort | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2016/17 Cohort | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2017/18 Cohort | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2018/19 Cohort | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 2019/20 Cohort | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 2020/21 Cohort | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 2021/22 Cohort | 1 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2022/23 Cohort | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2023/24 Cohort | - |
"-" indicates n=0
Logic for Program Review Metrics
(Last updated 7/16/2024)