Wharton’s Record GMATs For New Class

42% OF CLASS OF 2015 ARE WOMEN AND 35% ARE INTERNATIONAL

The application drop failed to substantially change the profile of the incoming class this fall. Exactly the same percentage of admitted students are women—42%–while some 35% are international from 64 countries. A year earlier, 37% of Wharton’s incoming class was international from 71 countries. The average work experience for the class remained five years, with a range of zero to 13 years.

There also were few changes in the makeup of the class’ educational and work backgrounds. Wharton said that 44% of the incoming students boast undergraduate degrees in the humanities, social sciences or economics, same as last year. Some 28% boast business undergraduate degrees, up one percentage point from a year earlier. About 25% of the class is coming to Wharton with a degree in a so-called STEM field, science, technology, engineering or math degrees.

The largest single industry represented by the Class of 2015 is not surprising finance. Roughly 39% have work experience in financial services, with 12% from private equity and venture capital and another 12% from investment banking. Another 8% come from other financial services, 4% from investment management, and 3% from real estate.

CONSULTANTS ACCOUNT FOR 20% OF THE NEW CLASS

Consulting again makes up 20% of the class, exactly the same percentage as last year. Government, military and non-profit types represent 11% of the new class, also the same as last year, while consumer products and retail backgrounds account for 10% of the incoming students and technology backgrounds represent 6% of the class.

Wharton said it enrolled 66 students in his health care management program, 13 in the JD/MBA dual degree program, and 69 students in the Lauder Program, the school’s joint-degree program in international business.

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