New Stanford Class Sets Several Records

How Stanford’s Class of 2016 Compares with the Class of 2015

Criteria	Class of 2016	Class of 2015
Applications	7,355	7,108
Enrolled Class	410	406
Female	42%	36%
International Students	44%	41%
Countries Represented (including dual citizens)	62	54
U.S. Minority	23%	21%
U.S. Colleges Represented	86	86
Non-U.S. Colleges Represented	72	99
Mean Years of Work Experience	4 years	4 years
Years of Work Experience Range	0-15	0-12
GMAT Range	550-790	550-790
GMAT Average	732	732
TOEFL Range	100-120	102-119
TOEFL Average	112	113
UNDERGRAD MAJORS
Humanities/Social Science	48%	51%
Business	14%	14%
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)	38%	35%
Advanced Degree Holders	19%	15%
PREVIOUS INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Consulting	20%	20%
Private Equity/Venture Capital	15%	17%
Financial Services	10%	10%
Government/Military/Non-Profit	15%	13%
Consumer Products & Services	7%	11%
Biotech or Healthcare	6%	5%
Technology	13%	12%
Clean Tech, Energy, or Environmental	5%	5%
Manufacturing	2%	3%
Entertainment or Media	5%	4%
Organizations Represented	312	300