Students come from across the country and around the world.
Their homelands include Japan, China, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Taiwan, Vietnam, Mexico, Canada, and Switzerland. Student ages range from 22 to 44. While some have enrolled directly out of college, many have several years' job experience in positions ranging from newspaper reporter and military helicopter pilot to teacher, graphic designer, legislative aide, and government official from Japan's Ministry of Health and Welfare. Like the UCLA student body as a whole, current MPP students are an ethnically diverse group. The Association and its leadership act as a voice for MPP students, who have played an active role in helping to shape the direction and structure of the program.