Harvard Sets New MBA Application Deadlines

Harvard Business School graduation for the Class of 2016

Dee’s Last Harvard Business School Class

Category	Class of 2018	Class of 2017	Class of 2016
Applications	9,759	9,686	9,543
Acceptance Rate	11%	11%	12%
Enrolled Students	942	948	940
Yield	90%	90%	90%
Women	43%	41%	41%
International	35%	34%	35%
U.S. Ethnic Minorities	26%	28%	25%
Average Age	27	27	27
Countries Represented	69	64	72
Median GMAT Score	730	730	730
GMAT Range	690-760*	510-790	580-790
STEM Undergrads	38%	36%	39%
Econ/Biz Undergrads	41%	45%	42%
Humanities/Social Science Undergrads	21%	19%	19%
North America	68%	71%	67%
U.S.	65%	66%	65%
Asia	14%	14%	14%
Europe	11%	9%	10%
South & Central America	5%	3%	5%
Africa	1%	1%	3%
Oceana	1%	2%	1%
Venture Capital & Private Equity	15%	17%	17%
Consulting	15%	16%	18%
Financial Services	11%	11%	14%
High Tech/Communications	15%	14%	13%
Government/Education/Non-Profit	8%	9%	8%
Healthcare/Biotech	6%	7%	7%
Consumer Products	7%	6%	5%
Energy/Extractive Minerals	7%	6%	5%
Industrial/Heavy Manufacturing	5%	5%	4%
Military	5%	5%	4%
Other Services	6%	4%	5%

Source: HBS preliminary class profiles Notes: * HBS stopped reporting the full range of GMAT scores and in this latest report only gave the middle 80% range

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