The rockefeller university

As the graduating class of 2015 moves on to the next stages of life and career, the Rockefeller community welcomes the incoming group of graduate fellows. There were 689 applications received this year, and after careful consideration by the admissions committee, 81 applicants were offered admission to the university. Twenty-seven students will enroll, the university’s second best yield since 2000 (two additional students deferred admission to next year). The 14 men and 13 women are from 11 countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Cuba, India, Peru, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, and the United States. Their alma maters include: Beihang University/Beijing Normal University; Cornell University; Georgetown University; Georgia Southern University; Grinnell College; Haverford College; Hunter College, CUNY; Kenyon College; McGill University; McMaster University; Medical University of Zurich; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; National University of Singapore; Peking University; Rutgers University; Smith College; Technical University Munich; Cayetano Heredia University; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of San Diego; University of California, Los Angeles; University of Havana; University of Pittsburgh; and Wellesley College.