The MSA Class of 2011 began its 10-month journey this week. The cohort of 40 students was selected from a pool of 160 applicants. It is the most academically qualified MSA class to be admitted. The average undergraduate GPA is 3.50 (up from 3.28), and the number who graduated with academic honors increased by two-thirds over the 2010 class. Seventy-eight percent of the incoming class members are residents of North Carolina, forty-five percent are women, and more than a quarter hold a prior graduate degree, including 4 MBA’s and one Ph.D. The Class of 2011 has an average age of 28, and a median of 2 years since earning their last university degree. Demographic details about the MSA Class of 2011:
| Number of students: |
40
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| Percent US citizens or permanent residents: |
90
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| Percent North Carolina residents: |
78
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| Number of countries of origin: |
5
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| Percent who are female: |
45
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| Median years since last academic degree: |
2
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| Average undergraduate GPA: |
3.50
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| Percent graduating with academic honors: |
60
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| Percent with a prior graduate degree: |
28
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| Percent previously employed full-time: |
53
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| Average age: |
28
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