The inaugural Master of Public Policy Class of 2012–2013 included 38 students from 20 countries.

• Rafat Al-Akhali – Yemeni
• Maria Teresa Almojuela – Filipino
• Nico Barawid – American
• Hugo Batten – British
• Jonathan Beddall – British
• Aparajita Bharti – Indian
• Yi Ngok Chan – Chinese
• Peir Wei Chia – Singaporean
• Alison Cies – American
• Charles Deutscher – Australian
• Jonathan Eckart – German
• Rhea Fernandes – American
• Victor Finkel – Australian/American
• Temitope Folaranmi – Nigerian
• Erin Hespe – American
• Zain Jinnah – Canadian
• Ye Jin Kang – American
• Haining Liu – Chinese
• Ken Moriyama – Japanese
• Uttara Narayan – Indian
• Wanjiku Nyoike – Kenyan
• David Obert – Canadian
• Kelly O'Connor – Canadian
• Priscilla Ong – Singaporean
• Dina Marie Pitta – American
• Natalie Punchak – Russian/American
• Joseph Randall – British
• Gent Salihu – Kosovan
• Marian Schreier – German
• Maria Silva Porto Diaz – Mexican/Portuguese
• Clara Smith – French
• Yulia Taranova – Russian
• Seth Thomas – British
• Brittany Urick – American
• Ntokozo Vilakazi – South African
• Kathryn Wynbrandt – American
• Victor Yang – American
• Enrique Zapata – Mexican