Challenge 3

Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Student Body

• Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and by Race/Ethnicity
  See UG Enrollment by Gender - [ XLS ]
  See UG Enrollment by Race/Ethnicty - [ XLS ]
• Graduate Enrollment by Gender and by Race/Ethnicity
  See GR Enrollment by Gender - [ XLS ]
  See GR Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity - [ XLS ]
• Doctoral Enrollment by Gender and by Race/Ethnicity
  See Ph.D, D.Ed., and DMA Enrollment by Gender - [ XLS ]
  See Ph.D, D.Ed., and DMA Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity - [ XLS ]
• Masters Enrollment by Gender and by Race/Ethnicity
  See Masters Enrollment by Gender - [ XLS ]
  See Masters Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity - [ XLS ]
• Baccalaureate Graduation Rates and Degrees Conferred by Gender and by Race/Ethnicity
  Six-Year Baccalaureate Graduation Rates by Gender and Race/Ethnicity - [PDF] (Most Recent NCAA Data)
  NCAA Six-Year Graduation Rates - (Penn State and other institutions - see "Federal Graduation Rates" tab)
  See Baccalaureate Degrees Conferred by Gender - [ XLS ]
  See Baccalaureate Degrees Conferred by Race/Ethnicity - [ XLS ]
  
  Penn State was listed by The Education Trust in its reports, "Advancing to Completion: Increasing degree attainment by improving graduation rates and closing gaps for African-American students" and "Advancing to Completion: Increasing degree attainment by improving graduation rates and closing gaps for Hispanic Students," as among the "Top 25 Graduation-Rate Gap-Closers among Public Institutions, 2004-2010." In the report on African American students, Penn State ranked 18th with a gap change in the graduation rates between African American and White students of -8.6 (p. 13). In the report on Hispanic students, Penn State ranked 21st with a gap change of -11.4 (p. 13). Also, in the report on Hispanic students, Penn State was listed among the "Top Graduation-Rate Gap-Closers for Black Students and Hispanic Students" (p. 8).
• Undergraduate Adult Learners Headcount
  See Adult Learners Headcount by Gender and Race/Ethnicity - [ PDF ]
  See Adult Learner Headcount - [ PDF ]
• Veterans of the Armed Forces
  See Veterans' Profile - [ PDF ]

Rankings

Penn State diversity rankings per selected publications

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education

#85 African-American baccalaureate, with 437 graduates (4%), up 15% from 2013
#43 Asian American baccalaureate, with 596 graduates (6%), up 1% from 2013
#68 Hispanic baccalaureate, with 502 graduates (5%), up 21% from 2013
#53 Multicultural baccalaureate, with 1726 graduates (16%), up 12% from 2013

#34 Hispanic baccalaureate in engineering, with 56 graduates (4%), up 19% from 2011-12
 

Chronicle of Higher Education

#4 African American male doctorates in STEM programs from 2002-2012

Student Aid Data

• Undergraduate and Graduate Aid Recipients by Gender, by Race/Ethnicity, by Low-Income, and by First-Generation
  See Student Aid by Gender, by Race/Ethnicity, by Low Income, and by First Generation - [ XLS ]

Colleges and campuses are encouraged to report disaggregated data on student majors, shifts between majors, and grade-point average.