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Class Profile

Sperry Room audience during 2008 orientation: Justin Knight

Following is a profile of the 2011 incoming Harvard Divinity School class (as of August 1, 2011):

Students by program:
MTS: 83
MDiv: 33
ThD: 5
ThM: 3

Students by gender:
Female: 52%
Male: 48%

Students of color: 32%

International students: 11%

Age range: 21-54

Average age: 27

Student religious affiliations: Over 30

Geographical distribution: From 30 states and the District of Columbia and from 10 countries

Years of full-time work experience: 0-30

MDiv students pursuing a career in chaplaincy, lay, or ordained ministry: 52%

MTS students interested in careers in academia: 75%

HDS Voices

I came to Harvard to earn my MBA and was later drawn to HDS, through my devotion to Harvard’s broader agenda to serve society. I’ve supported the School ever since, and consider it to be one of my wisest investments. Whether building a company or performing relief work overseas, our young people serve and achieve more effectively with the kind of training in ethics and interfaith relations that HDS offers.

—John C. Whitehead, MBA ’47; HDS Dean’s Council member; former co-chairman of Goldman Sachs; former Deputy Secretary of State

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