Gender Parity: Asian Schools Are In The Lead

When Wharton reached a milestone lat fall announcing an MBA cohort that was composed of 52% women, there was cause for celebration. A major U.S. business school had finally reached gender parity. As it turns out, however, Asian schools seem to be doing a better job at attracting high percentage of women to their MBA programs.

The MBA program with the most? Tongji University in China. Some 77% of the business school’s newest cohort is female. Here’s the latest take at the top 20 schools with the highest percentages of women.

The Bloodbath In Detail

A record number of business schools suffered double-digit declines this year. In fact, 33 of the 91 schools that were on the Financial Times' list last year plunged by ten or more places.

Some of the drop-offs were breathtaking, with nine MBA programs plunging by 20 or more places. The University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business plummeted 33 spots to rank 85th from 52nd a year ago. Hong Kong University Business School nosedived 30 places to a rank of 59th from 29th in 2021.

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