By Dr. Philippe Barr, former professor and graduate admissions consultant. The Harvard data science master’s acceptance rate is often estimated to be extremely low, making it one of the most selective data science graduate programs in the world. But focusing only on the acceptance rate misses the…

By Dr. Philippe Barr, former professor and graduate admissions consultant. Most lists of the best master’s in data science programs are misleading. They rank schools based on brand name alone. That’s not how admissions committees think. And it’s not how outcomes actually work. A program is not…

By Dr. Philippe Barr, former professor and graduate admissions consultant. Thinking about applying to Georgetown’s MSFS program? You’ve probably heard it’s one of the most prestigious international affairs degrees in the world. But when it comes to admissions, most applicants misjudge how selective it actually is. The…

By Dr. Philippe Barr, former professor and graduate admissions consultant. Thinking about applying to Tufts Fletcher? You’ve probably seen it described as flexible, interdisciplinary, and slightly more accessible than programs like SAIS or Georgetown. But what does that actually mean in terms of admissions? The Tufts Fletcher…

By Dr. Philippe Barr, former professor and graduate admissions consultant. If you’re considering MPH programs, NYU School of Global Public Health is likely on your list. And like most applicants, you’re trying to answer one key question: How hard is it to get in? The challenge is…

By Dr. Philippe Barr, former professor and graduate admissions consultant. If you’re considering MPH programs, Brown University School of Public Health is likely on your list. And like many applicants, you’re trying to answer a simple question: How hard is it to get in? The challenge is…

By Dr. Philippe Barr, former professor and graduate admissions consultant. If you’re looking at MPH programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is likely at the top of your list. And then you see something confusing: The acceptance rate seems relatively high. So the natural question…

By Dr. Philippe Barr, former professor and graduate admissions consultant. f you’re considering applying to Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, one of the first questions you’ll ask is: What is the acceptance rate? That’s a reasonable place to start. But like most MPH programs,…

By Dr. Philippe Barr, former professor and graduate admissions consultant. If you’re considering applying to Yale School of Public Health, one of the first questions you’ll ask is: What is the acceptance rate? That’s a reasonable place to start. But like most MPH programs, the Yale MPH…

By Dr. Philippe Barr, former professor and graduate admissions consultant. f you’re considering applying to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, one of the first questions you’ll ask is: What is the acceptance rate? That’s a reasonable place to start. But like most graduate programs, the…

By Dr. Philippe Barr, former professor and graduate admissions consultant If you’re considering applying to Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, one of the first questions you’ll ask is: What is the acceptance rate? That’s a reasonable starting point. But acceptance rates alone rarely tell you…

By Dr. Philippe Barr, former professor and graduate admissions consultant. If you’re researching the Berkeley MPP, you’re likely trying to understand how it compares to other top public policy programs. How competitive is it?What makes it different?And realistically, is it a good fit for you? The Master…

By Dr. Philippe Barr, former professor and graduate admissions consultant. If you’re researching the University of Chicago MPP, you’re probably asking a familiar set of questions: How competitive is it?What makes it different?And realistically, do I have a shot? The Master of Public Policy at the University…

By Dr. Philippe Barr, former professor and graduate admissions consultant. If you’re researching the Yale MPP, you’re probably assuming it’s similar to other public policy programs. That’s a reasonable assumption. But it’s not quite accurate. Yale’s MPP, offered through the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs, is…

By Dr. Philippe Barr, former professor and graduate admissions consultant. If you’re researching the Princeton MPP, you’re probably asking a few key questions: Is it competitive?Is it funded?And realistically, do I have a shot? Princeton’s Master of Public Policy, offered through the School of Public and International…

By Dr. Philippe Barr, former professor and graduate admissions consultant. MPA acceptance rates are one of the most searched — and most misunderstood — parts of the admissions process. Applicants want a simple answer to a simple question: how hard is it to get into a top…

By Dr. Philippe Barr, former professor and graduate admissions consultant. The Oxford MBA acceptance rate is approximately 20%, meaning roughly 1 in 5 applicants are admitted. At first glance, that may not seem extremely selective compared to top U.S. programs. But in reality, the Oxford MBA is…

The Harvard MBA acceptance rate is typically around 10–12%, making Harvard Business School one of the most selective business schools in the world. But that number alone does not tell you how competitive you actually are. MBA acceptance rates help you understand how selective a program is…

By Dr. Philippe Barr, former professor and graduate admissions consultant. Applicants researching a Master of Science in Business Analytics program often ask a simple question. How competitive are MSBA programs? Many schools do not publish official acceptance rates. That makes it difficult to understand how selective these…

By Dr. Philippe Barr, former professor and graduate admissions consultant. Search for best MSBA programs, and you will quickly find ranking lists. Most of them look authoritative. Tables, rankings, salary figures, and glossy program descriptions. But those lists often miss the question applicants actually care about. What…