After months of hard work and anticipation, the admissions process for the Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) Class of 2012 has produced 40 talented candidates—the seating capacity of the program—who will begin studies shortly. The admissions committee reviewed 185 applications. About half of the applicants (94) were interviewed for admission by a four-person panel of faculty and staff. A total of 45 candidates were offered admission; three subsequently declined and two deferred. The process yielded an acceptance rate of 24-percent.
Forty-three percent of the Class of 2012 has a prior degree in mathematics or statistics. Other popular academic fields of study are in areas of business, such as economics and finance; or areas of science and engineering. Thirty-eight percent of the class members hold prior graduate degrees.
The Institute is extremely pleased with the quality of MSA applicants. In addition to those who were admitted, the wait-list numbered as many as 20 candidates. Regrettably, our current capacity severely limits the Institute to admitting only 40 of its most highly qualified applicants.