Recent Cohorts
The incoming CIR class over the last five years has averaged 48 students. There is also a stable international student presence: the 2008 class boasts 9 international students from the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Italy, Germany, Sweden and Japan. Approximately 40% of this year's class is female. Over the last 5 years, at least 85% of students graduated and at least 76% did so within 12 months of starting the program. Obtained from exit interviews conducted over the last 5 years' cohorts, CIR alumni were found to go on to do the following:
About one third of our CIR graduates go on to successfully pursue doctoral or professional school studies within twelve months of completing their CIR degrees. Schools include: Cornell University (J.D. in Law); Brandeis University (Ph.D. in Political Science); the University of Chicago (Ph.D. in Political Science and Ph.D. in History); Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D. in Business); Loyola University (Ph.D. in Cultural and Educational Policy Studies); New York University (Ph.D. in Sociology); University of California at Berkeley (Ph.D. in Political Science); University of Virginia (Ph.D. in Political Science); McGill University (Ph.D. in Political Science); Harvard University (Ph.D. in Political Science); and University of Witswatersrand (M.A. in African Politics).
Approximately one third of CIR graduates enter the non-profit sector in fields such as government and policy work, international organizations, non-profits and NGO work. Governmental organizations include: the U.S. Department of State; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); U.S. Army; the Government of Singapore; the Texas Department of Transportation; the Diplomatic Office of the President (Republic of Cyprus). Non-profit organizations include: the World Bank; RAND; the Liberian Refugee Program; Ashoka - Innovators for the Public; Center for Strategic and International Studies; Scholars at Risk Network Program; American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE); the World Bank; SAIC; Canadian Center for Treaty Compliance; the Frasier Institute; Danish Association of Lawyers and Economists.
About one third of recent CIR graduates enter the for-profit sector, where the focus is in think tanks, financial services, international law firms and risk analysis firms. Firms represented include: A.T. Kearney, Hong Kong; Amaranth Hedge Funds; Booz Allen Hamilton; Deloitte, U.K.; Euro Diesel Corporation (Madrid); Kobre and Kim LLP, New York; Latham and Watkins LLP; Mailander and Company; Merrill Lynch; Morgan Stanley; Overseas China Banking Corporation, Singapore; Pace Harmon Consulting Group (Vienna); Raymond James Financial Services; SAIC; and the United Health Group.
