Admissions Statistics

Master of Public Policy (MPP)

Entering MPP Class Profile – Fall 2020

Number of applicants: 470

Number of entering students: ≈ 80

Female: ≈ 50%; Male: ≈ 36%; Genderqueer/Gender Non-Conforming: ≈ 4%
Did Not Identify ≈ 10%

Minority Students*: ≈ 52%

International: ≈ 12%

(Represented Countries**: Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Nepal, South Korea, United Kingdom)

Out-of-State: ≈ 36%

California Resident: ≈ 64%

Average Age: 26 (range: 21 - 41)

Average estimated years of work experience: 3.46

Average GPA: 3.55

Average GRE: 

          Quantitative (New Test):  158 (range: 142-170)
          ​Verbal  (New Test):           161 (range: 148-169)
          Analytical:                         4.6 (range: 3.0 – 6.0)

Average TOEFL:                        110 (range: 101-120)

*Represents percentage of US citizens

**Based on citizenship/birth country