The Next Step Graduate Schools

For many Scholars, their undergraduate experience is just the start of their academic pursuits. In 2023-24, 48% of our graduating class planned to enter graduate or professional school after graduation. Here is a breakdown of which degrees our graduates will be pursuing.

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Degree Percentage of Graduates
DO 1%
DVM 4%
JD 8%
MA/MS 37%
MBA 3%
MD or MD/PhD 4%
PhD 32%
Other 11%

Advanced Study Sampling of Grad Schools

University of California, Berkeley logo
University of California, Berkeley
University of Cambridge logo
University of Cambridge
Carnegie Mellon University logo
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Chicago logo
University of Chicago
Columbia University logo
Columbia University
Cornell University logo
Cornell University
University of Delaware logo
University of Delaware
Drexel University logo
Drexel University
Duke University logo
Duke University
Duquesne University logo
Duquesne University
University of Florida logo
University of Florida
George Washington University logo
George Washington University
Georgetown University logo
Georgetown University
Georgia Tech logo
Georgia Tech
Harvard University logo
Harvard University
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign logo
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Indiana University logo
Indiana University
Johns Hopkins University logo
Johns Hopkins University
University of Maryland logo
University of Maryland
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) logo
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
University of Miami logo
University of Miami
University of Michigan logo
University of Michigan
New York University (NYU) logo
New York University (NYU)
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill logo
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Northwestern University logo
Northwestern University
University of Notre Dame logo
University of Notre Dame
Ohio State University logo
Ohio State University
University of Pennsylvania logo
University of Pennsylvania
Penn State University logo
Penn State University
University of Pittsburgh logo
University of Pittsburgh
Princeton University logo
Princeton University
Purdue University logo
Purdue University
Rutgers University logo
Rutgers University
Stanford University logo
Stanford University
Temple University logo
Temple University
University of Tennessee logo
University of Tennessee
University of Texas at Austin logo
University of Texas at Austin
Vanderbilt University logo
Vanderbilt University
University of Virginia logo
University of Virginia
Virginia Tech logo
Virginia Tech
University of Wisconsin Madison logo
University of Wisconsin Madison
Yale University logo
Yale University
Schreyer Scholar Annie Liu

I was looking at a lot of other big schools, and they were all places where I could’ve done my double major in music and science. When I got into Schreyer, however, I realized I wouldn’t have all these opportunities provided here at other schools, and that really elevated Penn State for me.

Annie Liu ' 21 Biology

The Next Step Grad Schools

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