NASPAA - National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration

Student Data

Trends in placement by sector
SECTOR	2000	1997	1989	1987	1985	1983	1981	1979	1977
Local Government	34	34	22	25	21	23	32	32	30
State Government	18	20	16	15	18	17	17	22	23
National Government	12	10	21	21	16	17	17	19	18
Non-Profit Sector	16	18	11	10	*	*	*	*	*
Further Graduate Work	3	*	3	3	5	4	4	5	10
Private Sector	11	11	9	10	11	12	6	9	8
Return to home country	*	*	4	6	*	*	*	*	*
Other or Unclassified **	6	7	14	10	29	27	24	12	11
TOTALS	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

* Question was not asked this year
**Includes University, International and Unknown

PMI Nominations, Finalists, and Placements by Class Year
YEAR	NOMINATIONS	FINALISTS	PLACEMENTS
2003	2900
2002	2250	606	360
2001	1800	623	381
2000	1549	582	344
1999	1550	558	366
1998	1633	540	343
1996	446	157	114
1995	575	227	155
1994	1184	178	123
1993	1169	320	183
1992	1046	418	230
1991	810	402	245
1990	688	440	255
1989	633	301	201
1988	520	197	197
1987	546	242	200
1986	615	247	178
1985	627	217	164
1984	717	207	163
1983	613	200	158
1982	687	200	145
1981	783	200	135
1980	701	250	254
1979	765	250	242
1978	920	250	5248

* Question was not asked this year
**Includes University, International and Unknown