Pennsylvania State University — School of Hospitality Management
B.S. in Hospitality Management · United States
https://hhd.psu.edu/shm/undergraduate/major-hospitality-management
▸ Career Outcomes & Industry Reputation — 73.7
| Metric | Value | Normalized | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outcomes.startingSalary | Not yet sourced | — | low | — |
| outcomes.employmentRate | 95 % | 74 | medium | Industry and Careers — School of Hospitality Management |
| outcomes.recruiterReputationScore | Not yet sourced | — | low | — |
- outcomes.startingSalary: No precise average found for v1. The School of Hospitality Management's Industry and Careers page states "three-quarters of recent graduates employed full-time earned starting salaries greater than $50k," a threshold rather than an average, so it is not recorded as a value here pending a primary outcomes report with an exact figure.
- outcomes.employmentRate: Page cites "90-95 percent" employment placement by the SHM Career Center; midpoint-high value used, no specific graduating-class year disclosed.
- outcomes.recruiterReputationScore: Not yet sourced for v1.
▸ Academic Research & Faculty Quality — 100.0
| Metric | Value | Normalized | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| academicResearch.facultyPubCitationIndex | Not yet sourced | — | low | — |
| academicResearch.facultyStudentRatio | Not yet sourced | — | low | — |
| academicResearch.researchFundingUSD | Not yet sourced | — | low | — |
| academicResearch.hasPhDProgram | 1 boolean (1=yes, 0=no) | 100 | high | Hospitality Management — Graduate Program |
- academicResearch.facultyPubCitationIndex: Not yet sourced for v1.
- academicResearch.facultyStudentRatio: Not yet sourced for v1.
- academicResearch.researchFundingUSD: Not yet sourced for v1.
- academicResearch.hasPhDProgram: SHM's own graduate-program page confirms a PhD track within the department.
▸ Admissions Selectivity — 72.7
| Metric | Value | Normalized | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| admissions.acceptanceRate | 55 % | 57 | medium | Penn State University Park Common Data Set, 2024-25 cycle |
| admissions.satActEquivalent | 1345 SAT-equivalent composite | 88 | low | Penn State University Park Common Data Set, 2024-25 cycle |
- admissions.acceptanceRate: University Park campus-wide rate; Penn State does not publish a hospitality-management-specific acceptance rate since admission is to the university, not directly to SHM.
- admissions.satActEquivalent: Midpoint of the university-wide SAT middle-50% range (1280-1410); university-wide, not program-specific, and Penn State remains test-optional.
▸ Internship / Placement Pipeline (no data yet)
| Metric | Value | Normalized | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outcomes.internshipPlacementRate | Not yet sourced | — | low | — |
- outcomes.internshipPlacementRate: SHM requires a supervised work experience for graduation, but no disclosed completion-rate figure was found for v1.