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Fall 2011 Applicant Facts Post #1

Over the next few weeks I will flavor the blog with a few entries based on facts about our applicant pool for fall 2011.  I thought it might be nice for applicants to know more about the pool of applicants that they are a part of.

I will start with some information on the citizenship of applicants.  It is hard to find a university with more international students than Columbia, and a graduate school more international than SIPA.  Columbia University ranks third in the United States in terms of international student enrollment and SIPA commonly enrolls students from more than 100 countries per year.

This year applicants for our two-year programs hail from 97 different countries.  Also of note, not separated out are Permanent Residents.  Many Permanent Residents represent countries not counted in the 97 you see reflected below.

102

The title of this entry has a dual meaning of sorts.  Yes, it’s been hot in NYC lately.  Temperatures have been reported as high as 102 or 103 (approximately 39 Celsius for most of the world).   NYC heat is interesting.  The city is mostly concrete, brick, pavement, and asphalt and all day long the sun shines down and these materials absorb the heat.  Then all night long they radiate the heat absorbed.  So it never really cools down.

I was also running some reports over the past few days, one of which focused on the country of citizenship of SIPA students for the last academic year.  Yes indeed, 102 countries were represented in our student body last year.  This also includes a number of Permanent Residents who did not have country listed on the report so the true number might be a bit higher.

This is one of the distinct advantages of attending SIPA.  No matter what you are studying, most likely there is someone in our student body who can chime in with a personal opinion – because they are from “there.”  Enjoy the list.

AFGHANISTAN
ALBANIA
ANGOLA
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
ARGENTINA
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BANGLADESH
BELGIUM
BHUTAN
BOSNIA
BRAZIL
BULGARIA
BURKINA FASO
BURMA
CAMBODIA
CAMEROON
CANADA
CHILE
CHINA
COLOMBIA
COMOROS
CROATIA
CZECH REPUBLIC
DENMARK
DJIBOUTI
ECUADOR
EGYPT
ETHIOPIA
FRANCE
GAMBIA
GEORGIA
GERMANY
GHANA
GREECE
GUATEMALA
GUINEA
GUYANA
HAITI
HONDURAS
HONG KONG
INDIA
INDONESIA
IRAN
IRAQ
IRELAND
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAMAICA
JAPAN
JORDAN
KAZAKHSTAN
KENYA
LESOTHO
LIBERIA
MALAYSIA
MAURITANIA
MEXICO
MOROCCO
NEPAL
NETHERLANDS
NEWZEALAND
NIGERIA
NORWAY
PAKISTAN
PARAGUAY
PERMANENT RESIDENT
PERU
PHILIPPINES
POLAND
PORTUGAL
QATAR
ROMANIA
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
RWANDA
SCOTLAND
SENEGAL
SERBIA
SIERRA LEONE
SINGAPORE
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TAIWAN
TAJIKISTAN
TANZANIA
THAILAND
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
TUNISIA
TURKEY
TURKMENISTAN
UGANDA
UKRAINE
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UNITED KINGDOM
URUGUAY
USA
UZBEKISTAN
VENEZUELA
ZAIRE

Information on the Spring 2010 Class

Classes are starting up soon and that means we are welcoming applicants that applied for spring 2010, were admitted, and will be enrolling.  This is not information on those that have applied for fall 2010 admission.  I thought I would share a bit of information about the new spring class.

  • 59% are female and 41% are male
  • The average age is 28
  • 34% are international and 66% are U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents

There are 15 countries represented (16 if you include the U.S.):

  • Australia
  • Cambodia
  • Canada
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • India
  • Japan
  • Nigeria
  • People’s Republic of China
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Turkey

Some of the most recent employers include:

  • Accenture
  • Bank of America
  • Bloomberg News
  • CARE International
  • European Union
  • Feed My Starving Children
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Google, Inc.
  • International Monetary Fund
  • Mayor Bloomberg’s Office
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Oregon Army National Guard
  • Palestinian Youth Network
  • True Wind Consulting
  • U.S. Marine Corps
  • U.S. Attorney’s Office
  • UNDP
  • United States Peace Corps

I am so jealous!  All of these students embarking on two years of a SIPA education, meeting people from all over the world, studying with experts in the field, developing life long relationships, attending panels with world leaders . . . all this makes me want to apply!  Too bad I made the mistake of going to an MBA program =)

Map of Applicant Countries

Last week I posted an entry on some statistical information pertaining to the applicant pool this year. I mentioned that we received applications from citizens of over 100 different countries. I thought it would be interesting to provide a visual of this on a world map. A country colored red means we received an application from a citizen of that country.

"The most global public policy school, where an international community of students and faculty address world challenges."

—Merit E. Janow, Dean, SIPA, Professor of Practice, International and Economic Law and International Affairs

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