Student Body Profile

Below are enrollment and demographic statistics for the incoming 2016–2017 cohorts. These data points vary from cohort to cohort and year to year. We are always striving for diversity of age, race, ethnicity, gender, and experience. 

2016–17 Entering Class	On-Campus	MPA@UNC
Number of applicants:	79	210
Size of entering class:	23	65
Men:	35%	49%
Women:	65%	51%
Minority students:	22%	23%
North Carolina residents:	65%	48%
Work experience:
>5 years	4%	39%
2–5 years	13%	50%
<2 years	83%	11%
Average age:	24	30
Combined On-Campus and MPA@UNC Academic Scores
Average GPA:	3.54
Average GRE test scores:
Quantitative:	53%
Verbal:	78%
Analytical Writing:	68%

Graduation and Employment

Learn about graduation and employment statistics in the Career section.