Congratulations to the 2025 Cohort! These scholars join the more than 3,000 IRT Alumni who continue to affect education through their work. The next chapter in their academic journey is about to begin, and we are excited to see their impact in the years ahead.
2025 IRT Cohort Matriculation Highlights
The top graduate fields of study include African American Studies, Education, Educational Psychology, English, History, Literature, History and Sociology.
71% of students reported matriculating to graduate programs
15% of students reported acceptance to four or more programs
57% of students reported receiving partial-to-full funding
41% of students reported receiving full funding
Institutions the 2025 IRT Cohort Will Attend
| Boston University | University of Florida |
| Brown University | University of Georgia |
| City University of New York | University of Houston |
| Columbia University | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Cornell University | University of Maine, Orono |
| Emory University | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Georgia State University | University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
| Harvard University | University of Michigan |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| New York University | University of Rochester |
| Princeton University | University of Southern California |
| Rutgers University | University of Texas, Austin |
| San Diego State University | University of Virginia |
| Syracuse University | University of Washington |
| The City College of New York | Indiana University, Bloomington |
| The Ohio State | |
| University of California, Berkeley | |
| University of California, San Diego |
Christina Ramirez Ward, IRT ’25
IRT served as a grounding space when things got hectic during the application season, and I couldn’t have submitted the applications I did without the program’s various sources of support.
Jamie Nicolas, IRT ’25
Indigo Mudbhary, IRT ‘ 25
Thank you so much for following up and all of your help with this process, and to the entire IRT staff as well. I definitely appreciate the time and dedication you all have put in!
Xavier Copeland, IRT ’25
Tyler Mathieu, IRT ’25
Thank you so much for IRT’s support throughout the process—it truly meant a lot to us. I wish you and the team all the best!
Ceng Xiao, IRT ’25
Institute for Recruitment of Teachers 