We are one of the most diverse schools of social work in the country. The curriculum is designed to focus on a range of subjects—from community outreach, to court advocacy, to crisis intervention—and populations, including children, the handicapped, those in recovery, and the elderly.

Approximately 30% of our over 800 students are people of color, a result of our commitment to a diverse student population. In 2008, nearly 11% of students came from foreign countries including Mexico, Mongolia, Jamaica and Japan.

Our graduate students have a variety of education and professional backgrounds. Members of the entering class have degrees from more than 90 different undergraduate and graduate institutions. Over half of those admitted have majored in psychology, sociology, social work, education or English. A significant number of the entering class are people involved in a career change or who have returned to graduate education after substantial work experience.

The average age of entry is 26, and the age span is from 20 to 56.

Students have organized several networks within the school, in addition to the classes they share. Asian, Black, Hispanic, international, feminist, gay/lesbian, Christian and Jewish student caucuses to name a few, offer ways to share commonalities and learn from differences.

Our faculty is award winning and dedicated, as well as ethnically and professionally diverse. In their research efforts, they work with a myriad of people, organizations and circumstances, and share their experiences and knowledge with their students.