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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

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