Columbia’s GMATs Slide Five Points On Modest Decline In Apps by: John A. Byrne on September 01, 2019 | | 5,808 Views September 1, 2019 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit The industry backgrounds of Columbia’s Class of 2021 BIGGEST CHUNK OF COLUMBIA STUDENTS FROM THE FINANCIAL SECTOR The largest group of Class of 2021 students came from the financial services sector, which accounts for 29% of the entering students. Consulting backgrounds make up 23% of the class, while marketing and media represent another 15%. Students from the tech industry make up 7% of the class, while those with healthcare backgrounds represent 5%. Columbia students with military and government work experience amount to just 4% of the class; real estate, 3%; energy, 2%, and manufacturing, 1%. The undergraduate backgrounds of Columbia’s Class of 2021 MOST OF COLUMBIA’S MBA STUDENTS MAJORED IN BUSINESS OR ECONOMICS The vast majority of the school’s new MBA class majored in business (22%) or economics (19%), followed by engineering (17%), social sciences (14%), the humanities (8%), sciences (7%) and technology (1%). DON’T MISS: EVEN AS APPS PLUNGE, WHARTON HITS NEW MILESTONES or YALE ENDURES ANOTHER TOUGH MBA APP CYCLE Previous PagePage 2 of 2 1 2 Questions about this article? Email us or leave a comment below. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.