Woodrow Wilson School Graduate Admissions Viewbook

VIEWBOOK 2016-2017

HISTORY Gift from Charles ‘26 and Marie Robertson greatly expands the graduate program The Junior Summer Institute at WWS begins

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

SCHOLARS IN THE

NATION’S SERVICE INITIATIVE

1930

1948

1961

Established as the School of Public Graduate professional and International Master of Public Affairs Affairs (SPIA) (MPA) degree program created and School renamed for Woodrow Wilson 1879

1966

1966

Woodrow Wilson Ph.D. in Public School building Affairs begins dedicated (named Robertson Hall in 1988) and becomes the central hub of WWS

1967

1985

First woman awarded MPA degree

MESSAGE

FROM THE DEAN

“At every level, our work is informed by our commitment to a multidisciplinary approach to policy issues, a global perspective and an emphasis on top-quality research and teaching.”

—Cecilia Elena Rouse, Dean 2012–present

1997 Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree program starts

2006

TODAY

20 WWS Scholars in the Research Centers; Nation’s Service WWS faculty, Initiative (SINSI) staff, students and programs created are housed in multiple buildings across campus

GRADUATE DEGREES M PA

2-year Master of Public Affairs International Relations • International Development Domestic Policy • Economics and Public Policy

1-year Master of Public Policy

MPP

Mid-Career Program

PHD

5-year Ph.D. in Public Affairs Security Studies • Science, Technology and Environmental Policy

MASTER’S DEGREE CURRICULUM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

PUBLIC POLICY

2-Year Degree

1-Year Mid-Career Degree

16

8

Courses

Courses

Core Courses:

90+ Electives:

Microeconomics • Macroeconomics Quantitative Analysis • Politics of Public Policy Psychology for Policy Analysis and Implementation Applied Econometrics

The Management of Organizations • Energy Economics Psychology and Inequality • Gender in the World Economy Negotiation • Great Leadership in Historical Perspective Terrorism, Civil Wars and Non-State Threats • International Justice International Strategy • Smart, Safe & Right: Evolving American Justice America 2050: Building Democracy for a Nation with No Racial Majority

90+ Electives

Fields of Concentration International Relations

International Development

Domestic Policy

Economics and Public Policy

Optional Certificate Programs

Demography

Health and Health Policy

Science, Technology and Environmental Policy

Urban Policy

Urban Policy and Planning

GRADUATE POLICY WORKSHOPS These small seminars are a required part of the MPA curriculum.

In each, students tackle real-world policy issues and present a report for a client.

Recent Policy Workshop Topics Equitable Neighborhoods in Philadelphia • Education Reform in Chile • Foreign Policy with Former Enemies • Poland and the Euro • Policy, Political and Implementation Challenges Facing the Affordable Care Act • Learning Lessons from Afghanistan • Foreign Direct Investment in Africa • Health and Sanitation in India

Elections and Political Transition in Myanmar

U.S. Strategy in the Middle East: Pursuing American Interests through Calibrated Leadership

Using the Affordable Care Act Innovation Waiver to Reach Minnesota’s Triple Aim

PHD CURRICULUM SECURITY STUDIES

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

12

8

Courses

Courses

Areas of Concentration

Areas of Concentration

Grand Strategies • Arms Competitions Coercive Diplomacy • Terrorism • Proliferation Insurgency • Political Instability Civil-Military Relations • Cyber Warfare Capabilities

Science and Policy of: Global Climate Change • Air Pollution Conservation Biology • Tropical Disease Transmission Information Technology • Nuclear Power • Renewable Energy

Dissertations

Dissertations

“Military Innovation in War: The Criticality of the Senior Military Leader” • “Remotely Piloted Aircraft: The Airpower Revolution, Diffusion and the Future of Air Warfare” • “Perfecting War: The Organizational Sources of Doctrinal Change”

“Catching Up: The Rise of the Chinese Wind Turbine Industry” • “Returning to the Planetary Boundary for Nitrogen: A Multidisciplinary Assessment“ • “Policy Diffusion of Emission Regulations for On-Road Vehicles: Causes and Benefits for Air Quality” • “Surface Ozone Pollution and Global Agriculture: Estimated Impacts and Strategies to Reduce Damages”

CURRENTLY

ENROLLED

162 MPAs

22 MPPs

32 Ph.D.s

WHY

WWS

COMMUNITY

With fewer than 200 graduate students enrolled at any given time, you will make lifelong friendships and develop strong professional networks.

AN INTIMATE PROGRAM

Due to the small size of WWS, your interaction with faculty goes far deeper than listening to lectures and writing papers.

CAREER SERVICES

Mentoring is provided at every stage of your search – starting on day one!

PUBLIC SERVANTS AS TEACHERS

Many faculty members have high-level policy experience at the state level, in Washington and abroad.

CURRICULUM

The WWS curriculum is rigorous yet flexible, combining a core of micro and macroeconomics, econometrics and political and behavioral analysis with specialized classes in a wide variety of policy topics.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPEAKERS

WWS students have frequent opportunities to hear and interact with key national and international policymakers.

RESEARCH FACULTY

Most WWS faculty members have co-appointments with disciplinary departments ranging from the social sciences to computer science to the natural sciences.

HANDS-ON LEARNING

Master’s students participate in policy workshops that allow them to use their developed skills to analyze specific policy issues and create reports for real clients.

ALUMNI

Join the ranks of more than 4,000 “Woos” who are committed to improving the world through public service, advocacy, evidence-based scholarship and public/private partnerships.

TEACHING & RESEARCH Full-Time Faculty

GLOBALIZATION

ARTS AND CULTURE

POLITICAL ECONOMY

SUCCESSFUL SOCIETIES

SCIENCE AND GLOBAL SECURITY

DEMOCRATIC POLITICS

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

POPULATION

HEALTH SURVEY RESEARCH

SELF-DETERMINATION

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DEVELOPMENT CHINA EDUCATION

FINANCE

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT

LAW

Visiting Professors, Lecturers and Practitioners

CHILD WELLBEING

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE

Research Centers

GENEROUS FINANCIAL AID Most students graduate debt-free, giving them the ability to pursue careers in public service.

FULLY FUNDED SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

MPA

FINANCIAL AID

97%

Full Merit-Based Tuition

MPP

FINANCIAL AID

100%

$26,400 Median Stipend

97%

SAJDA OUACHTOUKI, MPA NEW YORK, N.Y.

“WWS offers me the chance to fuse my passion for international affairs with my commitment to public service.”

Need-Based Stipend

RUPERT ELDERKIN, MPP

MPP FULLY FUNDED BY INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SCHOLARSHIPS

CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM “WWS offers a chance to develop a broader understanding of organizational management and policy development – alongside an inspiring group of colleagues.”

Full Merit-Based Tuition & Stipend

PHD

FINANCIAL AID

100% Full Merit-Based Tuition & Stipend

DIANE COFFEY, Ph.D. HEBRON, CONN. AWARDED FOR FIVE YEARS

“WWS financial aid packages are uniquely generous. They allow students to concentrate on learning at Princeton and to pursue careers in public service without worrying about graduate school debt.”

APPLICATION DUE Dec. 15

ADMISSIONS DECISIONS March 15

ADMITTED STUDENTS HOSTING WEEKEND April

GETTING

IN SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES DEMONSTRATE A COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND AN ABILITY TO LEARN WHAT WE TEACH.

ADMITTED STUDENTS DECISION DEADLINE April 15

MPA

MPA ADMITS – AVERAGE FROM 2013-16 WOMEN ADMITTED

MEN ADMITTED

55%

NATIONALITY

80% 20%

45%

United States

ADMITS’ GRADE POINT AVERAGES

International

ETHNICITY OF U.S. ADMITS

76%

1%

5%

NATIVE AMERICAN

HISPANIC MEXICAN AMERICAN PUERTO RICAN

11%

ASIAN AMERICAN

12%

14%

21%

MULTIRACIAL

AFRICAN AMERICAN

4%

53%

3%

NON-IDENTIFIED

CAUCASIAN

3.7-4.0 3.4-3.6 3.0-3.3 INTERNATIONAL ADMITS

ARGENTINA • AUSTRALIA • BANGLADESH • BELARUS • BRAZIL • CANADA • CHILE • CHINA • COLOMBIA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC • EGYPT • FRANCE • GHANA • ICELAND • INDIA • ISRAEL • JAPAN • KENYA KOREA • MALAYSIA • MEXICO • NAMIBIA • NEPAL • NEW ZEALAND • NIGERIA • PAKISTAN • PERU PHILIPPINES • SERBIA • SINGAPORE • SOUTH AFRICA • SWEDEN • UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM • VIETNAM GRE AVERAGE FROM 2013-16 QUANTITATIVE

ANALYTICAL WRITING

6%

4%

(<60%)

14%

(60-69%)

(3.0-3.5)

3%

8%

29%

6%

(70-79%)

34%

17%

(4.0-4.5)

21%

(70-79%)

31%

(80-89%)

2%

(60-69%) (<60%)

(6.0) (90-99%)

VERBAL

(80-89%)

55%

(5.0-5.5)

72%

(90-99%)

MPP

MPP ADMITS – AVERAGE FROM 2013-16 WOMEN ADMITTED

MEN ADMITTED

43%

NATIONALITY

69% 31%

57%

United States

ADMITS’ GRADE POINT AVERAGES

ETHNICITY OF U.S. ADMITS

3%

ASIAN AMERICAN

37% 36%

AFRICAN AMERICAN

9%

13%

MULTIRACIAL

7%

17%

International

63%

13%

NON-IDENTIFIED

CAUCASIAN

3.7-4.0 3.4-3.6 3.0-3.3 <3.0 INTERNATIONAL ADMITS

AUSTRALIA • BOTSWANA • CANADA • COLOMBIA • FRANCE • HUNGARY INDIA • ISRAEL • KOREA • LEBANON • NETHERLANDS • PAKISTAN • RUSSIA SINGAPORE • SLOVAKIA • UNITED KINGDOM GRE AVERAGE FROM 2013-16 QUANTITATIVE

ANALYTICAL WRITING

10%

7%

(90-99%)

38%

(<60%)

13%

(3.0-3.5)

8%

(<3.0)

VERBAL

8%

13%

(6.0)

4%

(60-69%)

(80-89%)

6%

(70-79%)

12%

(60-69%)

26%

(70-79%)

41%

(4.0-4.5)

35%

(5.0-5.5)

18%

(80-89%)

(<60%)

58%

(90-99%)

PHD

PHD ADMITS – AVERAGE FROM 2013-16 WOMEN ADMITTED

MEN ADMITTED

42%

NATIONALITY

70% 30%

58 %

United States

ADMITS’ GRADE POINT AVERAGES

ETHNICITY OF U.S. ADMITS

58%

65%

13%

CAUCASIAN

ASIAN AMERICAN

33%

9%

9% 3.7-4.0 3.4-3.6

International

AFRICAN AMERICAN

13%

MULTIRACIAL

<3.4 INTERNATIONAL ADMITS

CANADA • CHINA • FRANCE • INDIA • KOREA SINGAPORE • UNITED KINGDOM GRE AVERAGE FROM 2013-16 QUANTITATIVE

ANALYTICAL WRITING

21%

12%

(3.0-3.5)

(<70%)

12%

(70-79%)

VERBAL

12%

6%

(6.0)

9%

(<70%)

(70-79%)

45%

(90-99%)

9%

21%

(80-89%)

(4.0-4.5)

30%

(80-89%)

45%

(5.0-5.5)

76%

(90-99%)

PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE 427 MPA ADMITS FROM 2013-16

7%

45%

Private Sector

53%

40%

Nonprofit Sector

Public Sector

8% None

2% 1yr

10% 2 yrs

17% 18% 3 yrs 4 yrs 5+yrs

99 MPP ADMITS FROM 2013-16

3%

31%

49%

Private Sector

Nonprofit Sector

25% 66%

Public Sector

15%

11%

1-7 yrs 8-9 yrs 10-14 yrs 15+yrs

33 PHD ADMITS FROM 2013-16

52%

3%

Private Sector

33%

Public Sector

64%

18%

Nonprofit Sector

None

6% 9% 6% 9% 1yr

2 yrs 3 yrs 4 yrs 5+yrs

LOCATION

TO NEW YORK CITY

51 MILES

PRINCETON NEW JERSEY

TO WASHINGTON, D.C.

183 MILES

TO PHILADELPHIA

45 MILES

PRINCETON ANTONY BUGG-LEVINE, MPA ‘01

JULIUS E. COLES, MPA ‘66

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NONPROFIT FINANCE FUND

DIRECTOR, ANDREW YOUNG CENTER FOR GLOBAL LEADERSHIP, MOREHOUSE COLLEGE

• Chair, Global Impact Investing Network • Managing Director, Rockefeller Foundation • Country Director, TechnoServe Kenya and Uganda

• President, Africare • Director, Ralph Bunche International Center, Howard University • Foreign Service Diplomat, USAID, Senegal • James Madison Medal, Princeton University

LISETTE NIEVES, MPA ‘01 PARTNER, LINGO VENTURES

• Executive Director, Year Up New York • Chief of Staff, Department of Youth and Community Development, New York • Board Member, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics • Truman Scholar, Rhodes Scholar, Aspen Pahara Fellow

MINH-THU PHAM, MPA ‘03

JOSE QUINONEZ, MPA ’98

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF POLICY, UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MISSION ASSET FUND

• Director of Policy, United Nations Foundation • Chief of Staff, Office of the U.N. Special Envoy for Malaria • Policy Advisor, Executive Office of the U.N. Secretary-General • Board Member, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families

• Policy Director, Asset Policy Initiative of California • California Outreach Director, Center for Responsible Lending • Chair, Consumer Advisory Board of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

ROBERT GORDON, III, MPA ‘89 PRESIDENT, BE THE CHANGE, INC.

• Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Obama Administration • Senior Vice President, City Year • Director of Special Operations, Clinton Administration • Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army

IN THE

NATION’S SERVICE MARINE A. BUISSONNIÈRE, MPP ‘08 DIRECTOR, PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM, OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS

• Secretary-General, Médecins Sans Frontières International • Chargée de Mission, Médecins Sans Frontières France • Head-of-Mission, Médecins Sans Frontières France & Spain

AARON D. LEVINE, Ph.D. ‘07

LARRY HANDERHAN, MPA ‘12 SPECIAL ASSISTANT, DEPUTY SECRETARY’S OFFICE, U.S. HUD

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDIES, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY, GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

• Program Manager, International & Philanthropic Innovation, U.S. HUD • Scheduling Coordinator, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom • Coordinator, Princeton University Queer Graduate Caucus • Donald E. Stokes Prize for Leadership

• Guest Researcher, Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • National Science Foundation Early Career Faculty Award

KAVITA RAMDAS, MPA ‘88 SENIOR ADVISOR, GLOBAL STRATEGY, FORD FOUNDATION

• Representative for India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, Ford Foundation • President and CEO, Global Fund for Women • Executive Director, Program on Social Entrepreneurship, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University • Duveneck Humanitarian Award

DOUG MERCADO, MPP ’07

VISITING LECTURER, WWS; CONSULTANT, SELF-EMPLOYED

• Team Leader, USAID’s Disaster Assistance Response Team for the West Africa Ebola Outbreak • Program Policy Officer, U.N. World Food Programme • Deputy Manager for Operations, USAID Management Team for Syria Humanitarian Crisis

FREDERICK WHERRY, MPA ‘00, PHD SOCIOLOGY ‘04 PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, YALE UNIVERSITY

• Consultant, Office of the Vice President for East Asia and Pacific, Social Policy and Governance, The World Bank • Board Member, Raíces Culturales Latinoamericanas • Luce Scholar

AND MPA

JOB PLACEMENT 2011-15

17%

Private Sector

36%

Nonprofit Sector

47%

Public Sector

43%

Domestic Policy Focus

57%

International Policy Focus

WHEREVER YOU G

THE

SERVICE OF HUMANITY

MPP

JOB PLACEMENT 2011-15

12%

21%

Private Sector

Nonprofit Sector

67%

Public Sector

27%

Domestic Policy Focus

73%

International Policy Focus

O, THERE WE ARE

Beyond the Classroom

Public Affairs Lectures

Public Lectures

Lunch-Timers ( YOUSSEF BOUTROS-GHALI ) FORMER MINISTER OF FINANCE, EGYPT

(BARNEY FRANK) FORMER U.S. REPRESENTATIVE D-MA

Leadership Through Mentorship Visitors

(SHIRIN EBADI )

2003 NOBEL PRIZE WINNER; IRANIAN LAWYER; FOUNDER, DEFENDERS OF HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER IN IRAN

(KATHLEEN SEBELIUS )

FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

(GENERAL ANN DUNWOODY ) U.S. ARMY, RET., FIRST WOMAN IN MILITARY HISTORY TO ACHIEVE THE RANK OF FOUR-STAR GENERAL

( ÁLVARO URIBE VÉLEZ ) FORMER PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA

(OLYMPIA SNOWE ) FORMER U.S. SENATOR, R-ME

(PRUDENCE BUSHNELL ) FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR TO KENYA

(TZIPORAH “TZIPI” LIVNI ) CO-LEADER OF THE ZIONIST UNION PARTY; FORMER MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOR THE STATE OF ISRAEL

(STANLEY MCCHRYSTAL )

FORMER COMMANDER, U.S. INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCES AFGHANISTAN AND JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

(DAVID SANGER )

NATIONAL SECURITY CORRESPONDENT & SENIOR WRITER, THE NEW YORK TIMES

(SHEILA COLLEEN BAIR )

FORMER CHAIR OF THE U.S. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (FDIC), PRESIDENT OF WASHINGTON COLLEGE

GETTING INVOLVED AT WWS • Gender and Policy Network • Graduate Consulting Group • Journal of Public and International Affairs • Students and Alumni of Color • Woodrow Wilson Action Committee • Woodrow Wilson Political Network

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