Class Profiles

Fall 2020 Statistics

MSFS normally receives 700-900 applications and admits approximately thirty five to forty five percent of applicants. The average scores and characteristics of students admitted for Fall 2020 include:

• GPA: 3.6
• GRE Verbal: 162 (87%)
• GRE Quantitative: 157 (61%)
• GRE Analytical Writing: 4.7 (77%)
• TOEFL: 108 (Internet-based)
• IELTS: 8
• Average Age Entering the Program: 26.4
• Average Amount of Work Experience: 4.6 years
• Gender:
  • Male (44%)
  • Female (55%)
  • Non-conforming (1%)

Enrolling Class Profiles

Fall 2020

The class enrolling in Fall 2020 came from countries around the world, including countries such as China, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Pakistan, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, to begin their journey as MSFS students. Comprised of teachers, diplomats, business analysts, first responders, researchers, investment bankers, paralegals, 9 Fulbright fellows, 8 Peace Corps volunteers, 4 Rangel fellows, 2 Pickering fellows, a Boren fellow, 12 military affiliated students and a host of Phi Beta Kappa awardees, this cohort embodies diversity bother personally and professionally.

The average age of the student body is 26.4. International students make up 22% of the class, and 29% of U.S. citizens and permanent residents who reported ethnicity represent a U.S. minority. Students claiming dual citizenship with the U.S. and another country were counted as U.S citizens.

Fall 2019

The class enrolling in Fall 2019 came from across the globe, including countries such as China, Colombia, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and the United Kingdom, to begin their journey as MSFS students. Comprised of television producers, teachers, diplomats, business analysts, researchers, law enforcement professionals, 7 Fulbright fellows, 4 Rangel fellows, 4 Peace Corps volunteers, 2 Boren Fellows, 2 Pickering Fellows, 11 military-affiliated students and Phi Beta Kappa awardees, this cohort embodies diversity both personally and professionally.

The average age of the student body is 26.7. International students make up 22% of the class, and 28% of U.S. citizens and permanent residents who reported ethnicity represent a U.S. minority. Students claiming dual citizenship with the U.S. and another country were counted as U.S citizens.

Fall 2018

The class enrolling in Fall 2018 came from countries around the world, including Brazil, Colombia, Ghana, Indonesia, Morocco, and Spain, to begin their journey as MSFS students. Comprised of lawyers, teachers, policy analysts, consultants, journalists, Teach for America and JET Program alumni, 5 Rangel fellows, 4 Pickering fellows, 9 Peace Corps volunteers, 8 Phi Beta Kappa awardees, and 14 active duty service members, veterans, or military dependents, this cohort embodies both personal and professional diversity.

The average age of the student body is 26. International students make up 23% of the class, and 31% of U.S. citizen and permanent resident students who reported ethnicity represent a U.S. minority. Students claiming dual citizenship with the U.S. and another country were counted as U.S. citizens in these statistics.

International Countries Represented

Numbers do not include dual citizens of the U.S. and another country
* indicates more than one enrolling student

Self-Declared Data on Ethnic Diversity