MSPA Student Entry Characteristics

Demographics

• Age: 25 years
• Gender: 84% women
• California Residence: 51%
• Underrepresented Minority (URM)*: 22%
• Educationally/Economically Disadvantaged^#: 30%

*As defined by the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), URM includes: Black, African-American, or African; Latino or Hispanic; American Indian, Native American, or Native Alaskan; Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander; and Asian other than Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Pakistani, Asian Indian, and Thai. 

^#Per Health Resources and Services Administration variables collected at time of application. 

Academic Performance

GPA (mean)

• Overall: 3.65
• Science: 3.62

GRE (% mean)

• Quantitative: 69
• Verbal: 79
• Analytic: 78

Clinical, Research, and Volunteer Experience Hours 

• Clinical Experience: 2,858
• Research Experience: 949
• Volunteer Experience: 574

Demographics

• Age: 25 years
• Gender: 64% women
• California Residence: 60%
• Underrepresented Minority (URM)*: 32%
• Educationally/Economically Disadvantaged^#: 18%

*As defined by the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), URM includes: Black, African-American or African; Latino or Hispanic; American Indian, Native American, or Native Alaskan; Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander; and Asian other than Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Pakistani, Asian Indian, and Thai. 

^#Per Health Resources and Services Administration variables collected at time of application.

Academic Performance

GPA (mean)

• Overall: 3.6
• Science: 3.6

GRE (% mean)

• Quantitative: 66
• Verbal: 73
• Analytic: 79

Clinical, Research, and Volunteer Experience Hours

• Clinical Experience: 3,782
• Research Experience: 783
• Volunteer Experience: 411

Demographics

• Age: 23 years
• Gender: 89% women
• California Residence: 46%
• Underrepresented Minority (URM)*: 22%
• Educationally/Economically Disadvantaged^#: 29%

*As defined by the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), URM includes: Black, African-American or African; Latino or Hispanic; American Indian, Native American, or Native Alaskan; Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander; and Asian other than Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Pakistani, Asian Indian, and Thai. 

^#Per Health Resources and Services Administration variables collected at time of application.

Academic Performance

GPA (mean)

• Overall: 3.65
• Science: 3.70

GRE (% mean)

• Quantitative: 68
• Verbal: 76
• Analytic: 82

Clinical, Research, and Volunteer Experience Hours

• Clinical Experience: 2,274
• Research Experience: 999
• Volunteer Experience: 441

Demographics

• Age: 26 years
• Gender: 96% women
• California Residence: 55%
• Underrepresented Minority (URM)*: 26%
• Educationally/Economically Disadvantaged^#: 37%

*As defined by the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), URM includes: Black, African-American, or African; Latino or Hispanic; American Indian, Native American, or Native Alaskan; Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander; and Asian other than Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Pakistani, Asian Indian, and Thai. 

^#Per Health Resources and Services Administration variables collected at time of application.

Academic Performance

GPA (mean)

• Overall: 3.69
• Science: 3.65

GRE (% mean)

• Quantitative: 68
• Verbal: 75
• Analytic: 76

Clinical, Research, and Volunteer Experience Hours

• Clinical Experience: 3,187
• Research Experience: 575
• Volunteer Experience: 489

Demographics

• Age: 26 years
• Gender: 81% women
• California residence: 52%
• Underrepresented minority (URM)*: 15%
• Educationally/Economically Disadvantaged^#: 22%

*As defined by the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), URM includes: Black, African-American, or African; Latino or Hispanic; American Indian, Native American, or Native Alaskan; Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander; and Asian other than Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Pakistani, Asian Indian, and Thai. 

^#Per Health Resources and Services Administration variables collected at time of application.

Academic Performance

GPA (mean)

• Overall: 3.62
• Science: 3.54

GRE (% mean)

• Quantitative: 76
• Verbal: 85
• Analytic: 76

Clinical, Research, and Volunteer Experience Hours 

• Clinical Experience: 2,941
• Research Experience: 899
• Volunteer Experience: 796