HBS Apps Up 6%, Topping 10,000 Mark

Harvard Business School graduation for the Class of 2016

Harvard Business School Class Profiles

Category	Class of 2019	Class of 2018	Class of 2017	Class of 2016
Applications	10,351	9,759	9,686	9,543
Acceptance Rate	11%	11%	11%	12%
Enrolled Students	941	942	948	940
Yield	91%	90%	90%	90%
Women	42%	43%	41%	41%
International	35%	35%	34%	35%
U.S. Ethnic Minorities	26%	26%	28%	25%
Average Age	27	27	27	27
Countries Represented	70	69	64	72
Median GMAT Score	730	730	730	730
GMAT Range	700-770*	690-760*	510-790	580-790
STEM Undergrads	36%	38%	36%	39%
Econ/Biz Undergrads	45%	41%	45%	42%
Humanities/Social Science Undergrads	19%	21%	19%	19%
North America	69%	68%	71%	67%
U.S.	65%	65%	66%	65%
Asia	14%	14%	14%	14%
Europe	10%	11%	9%	10%
South & Central America	4%	5%	3%	5%
Africa	2%	1%	1%	3%
Oceana	1%	1%	2%	1%
Venture Capital & Private Equity	15%	15%	17%	17%
Consulting	16%	15%	16%	18%
Financial Services	11%	11%	11%	14%
High Tech/Communications	15%	15%	14%	13%
Government/Education/Non-Profit	7%	8%	9%	8%
Healthcare/Biotech	7%	6%	7%	7%
Consumer Products	6%	7%	6%	5%
Energy/Extractive Minerals	6%	7%	6%	5%
Industrial/Heavy Manufacturing	5%	5%	5%	4%
Military	5%	5%	5%	4%
Other Services	7%	6%	4%	5%

Source: HBS preliminary class profiles Notes: * HBS stopped reporting the full range of GMAT scores last year and only provides the middle 80% range

Harvard Business School Class Profiles

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