Who is Applying to Graduate Schools and Programs of Public ... - aspph

Who is Applying to Graduate Schools and Programs of Public Health? Using 2015 data from SOPHAS, the centralized application service for public health, the ASPPH Data Center has created a profile of applicants.

Highest Degree Earned ASPPH schools and programs of public health use holistic admissions processes to assess applicants’ abilities through experience and academic metrics in order to recognize and value the dimensions that shape each individual. These processes ensure flexible and individualized assessment of each applicant.

71.8%

16.6% Bachelor’s Degree

Average GRE

Master’s Degree

10.9%

0.7%

Doctoral Diploma or Degree Other & Associate Degree

Average GPA 3.35

Undergraduate

153

152

4

Verbal

Quantitative

Writing

3.63

Graduate

Gender

71.3%

Average Age 26 28

28.7%

In 2015, nearly 30% of U.S. applicants identified as an

underrepresented minority,

which includes those applicants identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African-American, Hispanic or Latino, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

Citizenship Non-U.S. Citizens

24%

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U.S. Citizens

76%