Profile of NYC Teaching Fellows
June 2008 Cohort:

Application Information

Applications: 19,012
Offers of admission: 2,878
Entered training: 1,600

(Note: an additional 240 Fellows selected from this application group began teaching during the 2007-08 school year.)

Ethnic Breakdown of Fellows Who Began Teaching

White (not of Hispanic origin): 54%

Black (not of Hispanic origin): 20%

Hispanic: 17%

Asian or Pacific Islander: 7%
Other: 2%

Geographic Information

Fellows from New York City: 47%

Fellows from New York State: 67%

Education Background

Average undergraduate GPA: 3.3

Fellows who have completed graduate degrees: 15%

Career Information*

Education: 15%

Non-profit: 11%

Financial: 6%

Advertising: 5%
Healthcare: 4%
Retail: 3%
Law: 3%
Sales: 3%
Media: 2%
Entertainment: 2%
Consulting: 1%
Engineering: 1%
Other: 10%

_{*Career information excludes approximately 30% of June 2008 Fellows who just graduated from college and 4% who did not report information.}