The Graduate School at Penn State
Systems Engineering (SYSEN)
Great Valley
School of Graduate Professional Studies
Systems Engineering – Admissions Data
| MENG | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | 19 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Offers (% selectivity) | 15 (79%) | 7 (70%) | 10 (63%) | 7 (64%) | 5 (42%) | 2 (29%) | 4 (50%) | 2 (33%) | - | - |
| Accepts (% yield) | 10 (67%) | 6 (86%) | 7 (70%) | 6 (86%) | 5 (100%) | 2 (100%) | 4 (100%) | 2 (100%) | - | - |
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Systems Engineering – Average GRE Scores for New Enrollees*
| MENG | 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 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Quantitative (P) † | c | c | c | c | c | - | - | - | - | - |
| Analyt Writing (P) † | 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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Systems Engineering – Jr/Sr GPA for New Enrollees
| MENG | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPA | 3.35
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Systems Engineering – Demographics for New Enrollees
| MENG | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total New Enrl | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Domestic | 8 (80%) | c | 6 (100%) | c | c | c | c | c | - | - |
| Total URM * | - | c | - | c | c | c | c | c | - | - |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | - | c | - | c | c | c | c | c | - | - |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | c | - | c | c | c | c | c | - | - |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | c | - | c | c | c | c | c | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | - | c | - | c | c | c | c | c | - | - |
| Asian | - | c | 1 (17%) | c | c | c | c | c | - | - |
| White | 8 (80%) | c | 5 (83%) | c | c | c | c | c | - | - |
| Two or More † | - | c | - | c | c | c | c | c | - | - |
| Unknown ‡ | - | c | - | c | c | c | c | c | - | - |
| International | 2 (20%) | c | - | c | c | 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.
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| MENG | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 1 (10%) | c | 1 (17%) | c | c | c | c | c | - | - |
| Male | 9 (90%) | c | 5 (83%) | c | c | c | c | c | - | - |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | c | - | c | c | c | c | c | - | - |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
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Systems 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MENG | 41 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Systems Engineering – Total Enrollments by Demographic
| MENG | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Enrl | 41 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Domestic | 39 (95%) | 24 (86%) | 25 (93%) | 16 (94%) | 12 (92%) | 11 (100%) | 11 (100%) | 7 (100%) | c | c |
| Total URM * | 9 (22%) | 2 (7%) | 1 (4%) | 2 (12%) | 1 (8%) | 1 (9%) | - | - | c | c |
| Black/Afr. Amer. | 7 (17%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (6%) | - | - | - | - | c | c |
| Am. Ind./AK Native | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c | c |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Is. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c | c |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2 (5%) | 1 (4%) | - | 1 (6%) | 1 (8%) | 1 (9%) | - | - | c | c |
| Asian | 2 (5%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (6%) | - | - | - | - | c | c |
| White | 27 (66%) | 21 (75%) | 23 (85%) | 13 (76%) | 11 (85%) | 10 (91%) | 11 (100%) | 6 (86%) | c | c |
| Two or More † | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (14%) | c | c |
| Unknown ‡ | 1 (2%) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c | c |
| International | 2 (5%) | 4 (14%) | 2 (7%) | 1 (6%) | 1 (8%) | - | - | - | c | 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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| MENG | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 1 (2%) | 2 (7%) | 2 (7%) | 1 (6%) | 2 (15%) | 1 (9%) | 2 (18%) | 2 (29%) | c | c |
| Male | 40 (98%) | 26 (93%) | 25 (93%) | 16 (94%) | 11 (85%) | 10 (91%) | 9 (82%) | 5 (71%) | c | c |
| Nonbinary or other legal identity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | c | c |
| Total | 41 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MENG | 10 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Systems Engineering – Median Time to Degree (years)
| MENG | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Major/Degree * | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| First Enrollment † | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| Number (n) | n=10 | n=11 | n=13 | n=5 | n=2 | n=3 | n=3 | n=1 | n=2 | n=3 |
*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.
Systems Engineering – Degree Completion, GV Campus
| MENG | #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 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 42% |
| 2015/16 Cohort | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 80% | |
| 2016/17 Cohort | 7 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 43% | ||
| 2017/18 Cohort | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 40% | |||
| 2018/19 Cohort | 5 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 80% | ||||
| 2019/20 Cohort | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 50% | |||||
| 2020/21 Cohort | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50% | ||||||
| 2021/22 Cohort | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 100% | |||||||
| 2022/23 Cohort | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2023/24 Cohort | - |
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