The Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) Class of 2012 began classes this week and thus commenced its 10-month immersion in the study of analytics methods and applications. The cohort of 40 students was selected from a pool of 184 applicants, with an acceptance ratio of just 25-percent. Seventy-three percent of the incoming class members are residents of North Carolina, forty percent are women, and more than one-third hold a prior graduate degree. The average age is 29. Demographic details about the Class of 2012 are provided below:
TABLE: Profile of the MSA Class of 2012.
| Number of students: |
40
|
| Percent who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents: |
88
|
| Percent who are North Carolina residents: |
73
|
| Number of countries of origin: |
13
|
| Percent who are female: |
40
|
| Average number of years since last academic degree: |
6
|
| Average undergraduate GPA: |
3.48
|
| Percent graduating previously with academic honors: |
60
|
| Percent with a prior graduate degree: |
35
|
| Percent previously employed full-time: |
73
|
| Average age / Median age: |
29 / 25
|
| Range in age: |
21-58
|