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MPA Student Profile - Fall 2012

 Age 21-42 
 Age Average 24
 GMAT Range 550-770 
 GMAT Average 660 
 GPA Range* 3.28-4.00 
 GPA Average* 3.76 
 TOEFL Average 108
 Female 51%
 Male 49%
 Texas Resident 38%
 Other US States     50%
 International 12%
*Grade Point Average is based on upper-division (junior- and senior-level) undergraduate and graduate coursework.
Overall Profile

Undergraduate Majors
 Accounting 52% 
 Other Business 13% 
 Economics 17% 
 Other Liberal Arts  13% 
 Engineering/Science/Math    3% 
 Other    2%

Graduate Degrees Earned

  • MBA
  • JD
  • LL.M.
  • Political Science
  • Regional Planning

Work Experience
 Less than One Year 68% 
 1-2 Years 17% 
 3-4 Years    8% 
 5+ Years    7% 
 Average (months)     13

States Represented
 Alabama  Nebraska
 Alaska  Nevada
 Arizona  New Jersey
 California  New Mexico
 Colorado  New York
 Connecticut  North Carolina
 District of Columbia  Oklahoma
 Florida  Oregon
 Illinois  Pennsylvania
 Indiana  South Carolina
 Kansas  Texas
 Michigan  Utah
 Minnesota  Virginia
 Missouri  Washington


Countries/Regions Represented
 Canada
 China
 Mexico
 Taiwan

INITIAL Track Preference
 Financial Reporting & Assurance 48% 
 Financial Reporting & Assurance and Managerial Accounting & Control 21% 
 Managerial Accounting & Control    5%
 Managerial Accounting & Control and Taxation    2% 
 Taxation 15% 
 Generalist    4% 
 Undecided    5%
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