Class Profiles

Fall 2019 Statistics

MSFS normally receives 700-900 applications and admits approximately thirty to forty per cent of applicants. The average scores and characteristics of students admitted for Fall 2019 include:

• GPA: 3.7
• GRE Quantitative: 157 (64%)
• GRE Verbal: 162 (86%)
• GRE Analytical Writing: 4.9 (82%)
• TOEFL: 109 (Internet-based)
• IELTS: 8
• Average Age Entering the Program: 26.7
• Average Amount of Work Experience: 4 years
• Gender:
  • Male (43%)
  • Female (57%)

Enrolling Class Profiles

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.

Fall 2017

The class enrolling in Fall 2017 came from across the globe, including countries such as Azerbaijan, Egypt, Ghana,Libya, and Moldova, to begin their journey as MSFS students. Comprised of lawyers, teachers, policy analysts, consultants, journalists, Teach for America and Teach for China alumni,7 Rangel fellows, 4 Fulbright fellows,6 Peace Corps volunteers, and Phi Beta Kappa awardees, this cohort embodies diversity both personally and professionally.

The average age of the student body is 26. International students make up 32% of the class, and 30% 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.

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