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Software Engineering (SWENG)
Great Valley
School of Graduate Professional Studies

This program offers an integrated undergraduate-graduate (IUG) option that combines a bachelor's degree with a master's degree as a continuous program of study. The master's degree tables below present aggregate data encompassing both IUG and non-IUG students.

Software Engineering – Admissions Data

MSE 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
Applications 26 22 30 36 24 21 27 28 46 69
Offers (% selectivity) 21 (81%) 13 (59%) 10 (33%) 23 (64%) 19 (79%) 15 (71%) 13 (48%) 23 (82%) 21 (46%) 37 (54%)
Accepts (% yield) 18 (86%) 12 (92%) 10 (100%) 22 (96%) 16 (84%) 10 (67%) 7 (54%) 17 (74%) 8 (38%) 18 (49%)


Software Engineering – Average GRE Scores for New Enrollees*

MSE 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 c 153.43 (59%)
n=7
Quantitative (P) c c c c c c - c c 163.71 (77%)
n=7
Analyt Writing (P) c c c c c c - c c 3.50 (34%)
n=7

*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


Software Engineering – Jr/Sr GPA for New Enrollees

MSE 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
GPA 3.36
n=12
3.36
n=8
3.33
n=8
3.25
n=20
3.33
n=14
3.30
n=9
c 3.49
n=8
3.40
n=5
3.41
n=16

c = data not displayed because n is too small to protect confidentiality of the student data


Software Engineering – Demographics for New Enrollees

MSE 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
Total New Enrl 12 11 9 20 14 9 4 8 6 17
Domestic 8 (67%) 7 (64%) 7 (78%) 19 (95%) 12 (86%) 6 (67%) c 6 (75%) 4 (67%) 8 (47%)
  Total URM * 1 (8%) - - 1 (5%) 1 (7%) 1 (11%) c 2 (25%) 2 (33%) 1 (6%)
    Black/Afr. Amer. - - -   1 (5%)   1 (7%)   1 (11%) c   1 (13%)   1 (17%)   1 (6%)
    Am. Ind./AK Native - - - - - - c - - -
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. - - - - - - c - - -
    Hispanic/Latino   1 (8%) - - - - - c   1 (13%)   1 (17%) -
  Asian 1 (8%) 2 (18%) 2 (22%) 1 (5%) 3 (21%) 1 (11%) c - - 2 (12%)
  White 5 (42%) 5 (45%) 5 (56%) 16 (80%) 8 (57%) 3 (33%) c 4 (50%) 1 (17%) 4 (24%)
  Two or More - - - 1 (5%) - 1 (11%) c - - -
  Unknown 1 (8%) - - - - - c - 1 (17%) 1 (6%)
International 4 (33%) 4 (36%) 2 (22%) 1 (5%) 2 (14%) 3 (33%) c 2 (25%) 2 (33%) 9 (53%)

*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

MSE 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
Female - 3 (27%) 2 (22%) 6 (30%) 3 (21%) - c 1 (13%) 1 (17%) 2 (12%)
Male 12 (100%) 8 (73%) 7 (78%) 14 (70%) 11 (79%) 9 (100%) c 7 (88%) 5 (83%) 15 (88%)
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - - - c - - -
Total 12 11 9 20 14 9 4 8 6 17

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"-" indicates n=0


Software Engineering – Total Enrollments by Degree

2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
MSE 56 55 39 45 48 45 30 24 19 30


Software Engineering – Total Enrollments by Demographic

MSE 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
Total Enrl 56 55 39 45 48 45 30 24 19 30
Domestic 48 (86%) 45 (82%) 31 (79%) 39 (87%) 44 (92%) 41 (91%) 26 (87%) 22 (92%) 15 (79%) 20 (67%)
  Total URM * 4 (7%) 4 (7%) - 2 (4%) 3 (6%) 3 (7%) 1 (3%) 3 (13%) 4 (21%) 4 (13%)
    Black/Afr. Amer.   3 (5%)   2 (4%) -   2 (4%)   3 (6%)   3 (7%)   1 (3%)   2 (8%)   2 (11%)   2 (7%)
    Am. Ind./AK Native - - - - - - - - - -
    Hawaiian/Pac. Is. - - - - - - - - - -
    Hispanic/Latino   1 (2%)   2 (4%) - - - - -   1 (4%)   2 (11%)   2 (7%)
  Asian 7 (13%) 8 (15%) 8 (21%) 5 (11%) 4 (8%) 5 (11%) 5 (17%) 3 (13%) 3 (16%) 4 (13%)
  White 34 (61%) 28 (51%) 22 (56%) 30 (67%) 37 (77%) 32 (71%) 20 (67%) 16 (67%) 7 (37%) 10 (33%)
  Two or More 1 (2%) 1 (2%) - 1 (2%) - 1 (2%) - - - -
  Unknown 2 (4%) 4 (7%) 1 (3%) 1 (2%) - - - - 1 (5%) 2 (7%)
International 8 (14%) 10 (18%) 8 (21%) 6 (13%) 4 (8%) 4 (9%) 4 (13%) 2 (8%) 4 (21%) 10 (33%)

*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

MSE 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
Female 5 (9%) 7 (13%) 9 (23%) 12 (27%) 14 (29%) 8 (18%) 4 (13%) 2 (8%) 2 (11%) 4 (13%)
Male 51 (91%) 48 (87%) 30 (77%) 33 (73%) 34 (71%) 37 (82%) 26 (87%) 22 (92%) 17 (89%) 26 (87%)
Nonbinary or other legal identity - - - - - - - - - -
Total 56 55 39 45 48 45 30 24 19 30

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Software Engineering – Total Degrees Conferred by Degree

Total 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
MSE 10 22 12 10 8 17 12 11 4 7

Software Engineering – Median Time to Degree (years)

MSE 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
In Major/Degree * 2.9 3 3.3 3.6 3 2.7 2.9 2.7 2 2.7
First Enrollment 2.9 3 3.3 3.6 3 2.7 2.9 2.7 2 2.7
Number (n) n=10 n=22 n=12 n=10 n=8 n=17 n=12 n=11 n=4 n=7

*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.


Software Engineering – Degree Completion, GV Campus

MSE #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 14 4 2 1 1 - - - - - 8 57%
2015/16 Cohort 11 3 3 2 1 1 - - - 10 91%
2016/17 Cohort 9 1 3 1 - 1 - - 6 67%
2017/18 Cohort 21 1 9 5 2 - - 17 81%
2018/19 Cohort 15 2 2 5 - 2 11 73%
2019/20 Cohort 8 3 3 - - 6 75%
2020/21 Cohort 4 - 2 1 3 75%
2021/22 Cohort 8 2 3 5 63%
2022/23 Cohort 6 1 1 17%
2023/24 Cohort 17

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Logic for Program Review Metrics

(Last updated 7/16/2024)