Statistics from recent MSFS enrolling classes:

2008

The enrolling class of 2008 includes:  foreign government officials, military officers, journalists, teachers, business professionals, two Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellows, one McNair Scholar, one Rangel Scholar, three students with JET experience, 6 Fulbrights, 11 returned Peace Corps volunteers, 11 Phi Beta Kappa awardees, an AmeriCorps Volunteer, and a Truman Scholar. 

Students self-reported the following information: the class averages 4 years of prior work experience, the average age is 26.3 (age range 21 – 34), 34% of the students are international, and 26% of U.S. students represent a U.S. minority.  Students claiming dual citizenship with the U.S. and another country are counted as U.S citizens in these statistics.  This year’s international students come from 22 countries.

2007

The enrolling class of 2007 includes:  students sponsored by foreign governments, military personnel, journalists, teachers, business professionals, 2 Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellows, 1 Rangel Scholar, 2 students with JET experience, 11 Fulbrights, 10 returned Peace Corps volunteers, 8 Phi Beta Kappa awardees, a McNair Scholar and a Javits Scholar.  They come from 35 different undergraduate backgrounds including journalism, psychology, sociology, and various forms of engineering.

Students self-reported the following information:  the class averages 5 years of prior work experience, the average age is 26.7 (age range 22.3 – 33.9), 30% of the students are international, and 24% of U.S. students represent a U.S. minority.  Students claiming dual citizenship with the U.S. and another country are counted as U.S citizens in these statistics.  This year’s international students come from 23 countries.


Countries represented within the student body of enrolling class

2008

2007

2006

 2005

  • Afghanistan

  • *Brazil

  • Canada

  • Chile

  • *China

  • Colombia

  • Congo-Brazzaville

  • Germany

  • *Japan

  • *Kenya

  • Kyrgyzstan

  • *Lebanon

  • Nepal

  • Nicaragua

  • Norway

  • Pakistan

  • Russia

  • Singapore

  • Spain

  • *Switzerland

  • Syria

  • United Kingdom

  • Argentina

  • *Canada

  • *China

  • Colombia

  • France

  • Germany

  • *India

  • Indonesia

  • Japan

  • Jordan

  • Liberia

  • Lithuania

  • *Mexico

  • Moldova

  • Russia

  • Serbia

  • South Korea

  • *Spain

  • Sweden

  • Turkey

  • Ukraine

  • United Kingdom

  • Vietnam

  • Albania

  • Belarus

  • Canada

  • Costa Rica

  • Ecuador

  • Ethiopia

  • *France

  • India

  • Indonesia

  • Iraq

  • *Israel

  • Italy

  • *Japan

  • *Jordan

  • Mexico

  • Mongolia

  • Norway

  • Romania

  • Russia

  • South Korea

  • *Spain

  • Sri Lanka

  • Sweden

  • Ukraine

  • United Kingdom

  • Argentina

  • Bangladesh

  • Brazil

  • Bulgaria

  • Canada

  • China

  • *France

  • Iraq

  • Italy

  • *Japan

  • Lebanon

  • Lithuania

  • *Mexico

  • Norway

  • Peru

  • Portugal

  • Saudi Arabia

  • *South Korea

  • *Spain

  • Turkey

  • Uganda

  • Ukraine

35% international

30% international

33% international

 38% international

* indicates more than one enrolling student

Self-declared Data on U.S. Citizens and Permanent Resident Minorities for the Enrolling Class:

Group

2008

2007

2006

2005

African American

5%

 10%

6%

6%

Asian/Pacific American

11%

 10%

15%

10%

Latino

10%

 4%

6%

11%

Native American

0%

 0%

0%

0%

TOTAL

26%

 24%

27%

27%

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