Student Facts
The Sol Price School of Public Policy enrolls approximately 1,650 students: 485 undergraduates, 865 core master’s students, 230 executive program students, 55 Ph.D. students, and 24 students in joint and certificate programs.
The Price School enrolls a talented and diverse student population:
- 42% are from underrepresented groups
- 44% are from outside the Southern California region
- 16% are from foreign countries
- 52% are female
Most of the graduate students enter the Price School with two to five years of work experience in their respective fields. Those entering the executive program and new online MPA program have 10-15 years of experience. The Price School currently enrolls legislative staff, city council members, real estate developers, health care professionals, architects, foreign government officials, Peace Corps volunteers, physicians, teachers with Teach for America, Coro Fellows, foundation staff, engineers, researchers, and professionals from community-based organizations, among others.
» Fall 2012 Price School Enrollment
The Price School’s international student population comes from 39 countries around the world including Australia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, china, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Ghana, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States.
They represent 38 states within the United States and the District of Columbia: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming and the District of Columbia.