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Infographics: The 2015 Fellows By The Numbers

We wanted you to be able to get to know the 2015 Fellows a little bit better as a class. The following infographics will tell you everything from their favorite TV shows growing up to what undergraduate institutions are most well-represented by the 2015 Fellows. 

Navy blue infographic with white text across the top "Number of 2015 Fellows Relative to Applicant Pool" below that in white and light blue text "1169 applicants" "30 fellows" with a line in light blue and white below representing the 1169 to 30. PD Soros logo appears at the bottom in white.
Navy blue infographic with white text across the top "2015 Fellows by Gender" below that in white and light blue a circle representing the data, on the left "16 female fellows 53.3%", and on the right of the circle"14 male fellows 46.7%". PD Soros logo appears at the bottom in white.
Navy blue infographic with white text across the top "Age Distribution of 2015 Fellows" below that in white and light blue text "21 Youngest" "26 Average" "30 Oldest" with a line in light blue and white below representing the variance in ages. PD Soros logo appears at the bottom in white
Navy blue infographic with white text across the top "2015 Fellows by Family Heritage*" below that a world map with white text over a region stating numbers "7 Latin America" "4 Eastern Europe" "7 Middle East & North Africa" "2 Sub-Saharan Africa" "1 Central Asia" "7 East Asia" "1 South Asia" "4 Southeast Asia". Below the map in white text "*Three Fellows have dual regional heritages". PD Soros logo appears at the bottom in white.
Navy blue infographic with white text across the top "2015 Fellows by New American Status" below that in white and light blue a circle representing the data, on the left "22 foreign-born fellows", and on the right of the circle"8 US-born fellows". PD Soros logo appears at the bottom in white.
Navy blue infographic with white text across the top "2015 Fellows by Graduate Field*" below that graphics inside circles, representing various fields with text "13 Medicine" "7 Science" "4 Law & Public Policy" "3 Arts" "2 Business" "2 Computer Science "1 Education" "1 Social Science". Below the graphics in white text "*Three Fellows are pursuing two degrees under the Fellowship". PD Soros logo appears at the bottom in white.
Navy blue infographic with light blue text across the top "23 undergraduate institutions represented by 2015 Fellows" below that light blue bars represent the numbers with light blue text "Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College-CUNY 2 Fellows" "UC Berkley 2 Fellows" "Harvard 3 Fellows" "Yale 4 Fellows" "Other Institutions* 13 Fellows" Asterisks in light blue "*Including California State East Bay, Emory, George Mason, University of Georgia, MIT, Michigan State, NYU, University of Maryland, University of Miami, University of Pittsburgh, and Swarthmore College". PD Soros logo appears at the bottom in white.
Navy blue infographic with white text across the top "14* graduate institutions represented by 2015 Fellows" below that white bars represent the numbers with white text "Columbia 2 Fellows" "Harvard-MIT HST Program 3 Fellows" "Stanford 4 Fellows" "Yale 4 Fellows" "Harvard 5 Fellows" "Other Institutions** 10 Fellows". Asterisks in white "*Including two fellows whose institutions are to be determined" "**Including: Caltech, The Graduate Center-CUNY, Hunter College-CUNY, Johns Hopkins, Michigan State, MIT, Rice, Tufts, UCLA and UC Davis". PD Soros logo appears at the bottom in white.
Navy blue infographic with light blue text across the top "2015 Fellows: Parents' Education*" below that in light blue bars representing the numbers "Less than high school 8 Fellows" "High School Diploma 4 Fellows" "Associate's/Vocational Degree 1 Fellow" "Bachelors Degree only 4 Fellows" "Masters or Professional Degree 4 Fellows" " Doctorate Degree 9 Fellows". There is an asterisk underneath that says "Highest Education Level achieved by one or both parents". PD Soros logo appears at the bottom in white.
Navy blue infographic with white text across the top "2015 Fellows: First-Generation Graduates" below that in white two graphics. One is a scroll with text "First Generation to graduate from high school 10" and next a graduate cap with "First generation to graduate from college 14". PD Soros logo appears at the bottom in white.
Navy blue infographic with light blue text across the top "2015 Fellows: Most Important Role Models" below that in light blue a word cloud of names "Sister" "Matt Damon" "Juliet Pastor" "Godmother" "John Cage" "Elon Musk" "Parents" "Mom" "Peter Piot" "Dr. Karen Stolley" "Katherine MacKinnon" "Dad" "Grandfather" "Avicenna" "Jose Mujica". PD Soros logo appears at the bottom in white.
Navy blue infographic with white text across the top "2015 Fellows: Facts and Figures" below that white graphics represent various facts about the fellows graphic of a clipboard with "Total # of organizations founded 57", graphic of a calendar "Average # of college extracurricular activities 6.2", a graphic of a book "Average # of majors explored before chosen field 2.7", a globe graphic "Average # of languages spoken 2.6", graphic of a plane "Average # of countries visited 11.7", graphic of a house "Average # of countries lived in 2.3". PD Soros logo appears at the bottom in white.
Navy blue infographic with light blue text across the top "2015 Fellows: Top Go-To News Sources" below that in light blue logos for varies news sources with a count of fellows underneath "New York Times 14" "NPR 6" "CNN 6" "Aljazeera 2" "The New Yorker 2" "The Economist 2". Asterisks in light blue says "Additional news sources include: Al Arabiya News, The Atlantic, BBC, Facebook, The Guardian, Haaretz, Huffington Post, Hyperallergic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post". PD Soros logo appears at the bottom in white.
Navy blue infographic with light blue text across the top "2015 Fellows: Favorite Childhood TV Shows" below are circles with a photo from various TV shows, each show has the name below: "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" "Friends" "Full House" "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" "Gilmore Girls" "Batman: The Animated Series". Below is white text "Others include: Digimon, Dragonball Z, Ellen, Erase Una Vez El Cuerpo Humano, Hey Arnold, House, Justice League, Malcolm in the Middle, Oprah, Sailor Moon, Seinfeld, Thundercats, The West Wing, The Simpsons, X-Files, and The Wonder Years. PD Soros logo appears at the bottom in white.

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