New HBS Record For Female Admits by: John A. Byrne on June 27, 2012 | | 3,823 Views June 27, 2012 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL CLASS OF 2014 Characteristic Class of 2014 Class of 2013 Class of 2012 Size of Class 925 905 876 Applications 8,963 9,331 10,368 Acceptance Rate 13% 12% 10% Yield 90% 89% 89% Women 40% 39% 36% U.S. Ethnic Minorities 24% 23% 23% International 32% 34% 34% Average Age 27 27 26 Countries Represented 69 68 73 Undergraduate institutions represented 270 243 243 Median GMAT 730 730 724 GMAT Range 570 — 790 490 — 790 510 — 790 Citizenship: North American 72% 70% 70% U.S. 68% 66% 66% Asia/South Pacific 12% 13% 13% Europe 10% 10% 12% Central/South America 3% 4% 3% Africa 1% 2% 1% Oceania 2% 1% 1% Undergraduate Majors: Business 43%* 20% 23% Engineering/Natural Sciences/Technical 34% 36% 33% Humanities/Social Sciences 22% 43% 43% Pre-MBA Work Experience: Consulting 20% 21% 22% Consumer Products 6% 6% 7% Financial Services 12% 12% 14% Venture Capital/Private Equity 16% 13% 18% Healthcare/biotech 7% 6% 6% High Tech/Communications 9% 9% 6% Manufacturing 7% 14% 9% Military 5% 5% 5% Non-Profit 9% 8% 7% Other Services 5% 5% 5% Source: Harvard Business School admissions. Asterisk indicates change in category to business and economics from business in previous years Notes: HBS also has changed a few categories for pre-MBA experience. For the Class of 2014, for example, it added an energy category which accounts for 4% of the incoming students. DON’T MISS: HARVARD DOWN ON FINANCE TYPES or BEHIND HARVARD’S BIG ADMISSION CHANGES 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.