Harvard Down on Finance Types by: John A. Byrne on June 06, 2011 | | 15,614 Views June 6, 2011 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL CLASS OF 2013 VS. CLASS OF 2012 Characteristic Class of 2013 Class of 2012 Size of Class 918 910 Applications 9,134 9,524 Acceptance Rate 12% 11% Yield 90% 89% Women 39% 36% U.S. Ethnic Minorities 23% 23% International 34% 34% Average Age 27 26 Countries Represented 68 73 Undergraduate institutions represented 243 243 Median GMAT 730 730 GMAT Range 490 — 790 510 — 790 Citizenship: North American 70% 70% U.S. 66% 66% Asia/South Pacific 13% 13% Europe 10% 12% Central/South America 4% 3% Africa 2% 1% Oceania 1% 1% Undergraduate Majors: Business 20% 23% Engineering/Natural Sciences/Technical 36% 33% Humanities/Social Sciences 43% 43% Pre-MBA Work Experience: Consulting 21% 22% Consumer Products 6% 7% Financial Services 12% 14% Venture Capital/Private Equity 13% 18% Healthcare/biotech 6% 6% High Tech/Communications 9% 6% Manufacturing 14% 9% Military 5% 5% Non-Profit 8% 7% Other Services 5% 5% Source: Harvard Business School admissions DON’T MISS: PE VS PC AT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL or THE WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL MBA GATEKEEPER Previous PagePage 2 of 2 1 2 Questions about this article? Email us or leave a comment below. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.