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MSPPM Class Profile

Incoming MSPPM 2009 Class Profile:

Total number of students
 
131
 

Number of students in two-year track (Pittsburgh)

Number of students in two-year track (Pittsburgh/D.C.)

79
 

25

Number of students in three-semester track (Pittsburgh) 27


Demographics

Women 56%
 
Men 44%
   
US citizens 71%
International students 29%

Countries represented other than the United States:

  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Ghana
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Nigeria·
  • South Africa 
  • Thailand
 
Underrepresented minority students 19%

Standardized Tests
Average GMAT  692
Average GRE Quantitative 666
Average GRE Verbal 548
   

Background and Experience
 
Students in joint law program with University of Pittsburgh 3%
Students in dual MSPPM/MBA program with Tepper School of Business 6%
Former CORO Fellows 9%
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers 9%
   
Greater than 5 years work experience  11%
 
 3 - 5 years work experience  21%
 1 - 3 years work experience  26%
 Less than 1 year work experience  41%
 (Work experience is full-time and does not include internships) 
   
Business/management background  12%
Technical background  6%
Liberal arts/humanities background  7%
Science/medicine background  8%
Social science background  56%
Other background  10%