Training the next generation of global health experts: experiences and recommendations from Pacific Rim universities

Table 2 Frequency distribution and percentage change of student characteristics aggregated across APRU institutions from 2005 to 2011, by academic program

	Total^a			MPH			Doctorate			MS			Global health
	2005	2011	(%chg)	2005	2011	(%chg)	2005	2011	(%chg)	2005	2011	(%chg)	2005	2011	(%chg)
Student enrollment	3314	4009	21.0 %	1504	1874	24.6 %	998	1055	5.7 %	704	944	34.1 %	109	491	350.5 %
Sex^b
Female	2202	2760	25.3 %	1030	1266	22.9 %	631	715	13.3 %	459	646	40.7 %	83	377	354.2 %
Male	1112	1249	12.3 %	474	608	28.3 %	367	340	−7.4 %	245	298	21.6 %	26	114	338.5 %
Student status
International	727	1014	39.5 %	420	596	41.9 %	207	231	11.6 %	61	127	108.2 %	39	150	284.6 %
Domestic	2587	2995	15.8 %	1084	1278	17.9 %	791	824	4.2 %	643	817	27.1 %	70	341	387.1 %
Enrollment status
Full-time	2473	2974	20.3 %	938	1058	12.8 %	832	931	11.9 %	638	887	39.0 %	66	361	447.0 %
Part-time	841	1035	23.1 %	566	816	44.2 %	166	124	−25.3 %	66	57	−13.6 %	43	130	202.3 %
Physician (MD) status
Non-MDs	‡			1114	1381	24.0 %	‡			‡			‡
MDs	‡			390	493	26.4 %	‡			‡			‡

^a Column totals do not sum to 100 % due to overlapping Global Health programs; Total student enrollment reflects sum of collected fields
Total for sub-categories reflects imputation based on the overall proportion of collected fields
^b Derived based on proportion of females in each program. Missing data fields were imputed based on the overall proportion from the programs with complete data; <1 % of students were imputed
‡ Missing data for two or more Universities

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