Toggle navigation
MBA Watch Logo
MBA Watch Sponsor
Rice Business | Mr. Doesn’t Know When To Quit
GRE 331, GPA 3
Stanford GSB | Mr. Anti W2
GRE 331, GPA 3.0
MIT Sloan | Ms. Sassy
GRE 329, GPA 3.46
MBA Watch Sponsor
Kellogg SOM | Mr. HealthAI
GMAT 700, GPA 3
Harvard | Mr. Global Consultant Leader
GMAT GMAT FE 705, GPA 7
INSEAD | Mr. SE To PM
GMAT 675, GPA 3.0
MBA Watch Sponsor
Harvard | Mr. Data Econ
GMAT 750, GPA 4
Harvard | Mr. Energetic Indian
GMAT 760, GPA 9
Stanford GSB | Ms. Multifaceted Desi
GRE 309, GPA 4
MBA Watch Sponsor
Tepper | Ms. MRI Gal
GRE N/A, GPA 3.3
Columbia | Ms. Big4 CPA To MBA
GMAT 730, GPA 3.69
Cornell Johnson | Ms. Indonesian Tech
GMAT 740, GPA 3.02
MBA Watch Sponsor
Stanford GSB | Mr. IB To TFA
GMAT 750, GPA 3.4
NYU Stern | Ms. CA – Controller
GRE 321, GPA 8
Chicago Booth | Ms. Low GPA High Impact Care
GMAT 685, GPA 2.56
MBA Watch Sponsor
PQ Logo
Featured Schools
University of Cambridge Judge Business School logo
NYU Color (440 x 200 px)
Rice Logo
IESE Business School logo 440 x 200
University of Pittsburgh Katz
MBA Full time event
Today's Featured Schools
Featured Schools
University of Cambridge Judge Business School logo
NYU Color (440 x 200 px)
Rice Logo
IESE Business School logo 440 x 200
University of Pittsburgh Katz
MBA Full time event
  • Home
  • Main Menu
  • Most Recent
  • This Week’s Most Viewed
  • GMAT Master
  • Videos
  • Podcasts
  • Events
  • Study In UK
  • Special Reports
Rankings
  • MBA
  • Online MBA
  • Specialized Masters
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Executive MBA
  • Undergraduate Business Schools
News & Features
  • All Business School News
  • MBA
  • International MBA News
  • Online MBA
  • Specialized Masters
  • Admissions
Inside Business Education
  • THE Register
  • Thought Leadership
MBA
  • School Profiles
  • Rankings
  • News
  • Jobs
  • Faculty & Leadership
  • Best 40 Under 40 Professors
  • Events
Students
  • News & Features
  • Meet The Class
  • Best & Brightest MBAs
  • Best & Brightest Online MBAs
  • Women In Business School
Careers & Pay
  • News, Advice, & Trends
Online MBA
  • News & Advice
  • School Profiles
  • Rankings
  • Events
  • Pursuing Purpose At Gies
Masters Degrees in Business
  • News & Advice
  • Specialized Masters Directory
  • Rankings
  • Business Analytics
  • Master's In Management
  • Events
Financing
  • Financing Your Degree
Study IN Series
  • Study In France
  • Study In UK
Admissions
  • News & Advice
  • Admissions Consultant Directory
  • Your MBA Game Plan
  • Admissions Gateway
  • Getting Into HBS, GSB, & Wharton
  • Handicapping Your MBA Odds
  • MBA Watch
  • Events
GMAT & GRE
  • News & Advice
  • GMAT Master
More Resources
  • FREE: Insider Guides
  • FREE: Successful Essays To The GSB & HBS
  • Special Reports
Events
Videos
Podcasts
Executive MBA
Undergrad
Full Archive

About | Privacy Policy | Advertising| Editorial | Contact Us

Follow Us

Subscribe | Login

  1. Home
  2. Admissions News & Features
  3. MBA Class Of 2024: Emory Leans Into Diversity

MBA Class Of 2024: Emory Leans Into Diversity

by: Melissa Rapp, Associate Dean of Graduate Admissions at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School on October 25, 2022 | 1,170 Views
October 25, 2022
    • Copy Link
    • Share on Facebook
    • Share on Twitter
    • Email
    • Share on LinkedIn
    • Share on WhatsApp
    • Share on Reddit

A Lockheed Martin engineer, 1st Space Brigade executive officer, and a senior analyst at The Coca-Cola Company all walk into Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, and what do they have in common?

They’re all students in Goizueta’s Two-Year MBA program.

This year’s incoming class is reflective of Goizueta’s core values of diversity and rigor. Goizueta saw an 11% increase in applications, and we were so impressed with the quality of candidates this year, both academically and professionally.

The Class of 2024 features a healthy mix of activists and advocates, consultants and brand managers with an average work tenure of more than five years, an average GPA of 3.38 (up from 3.36), and an average GMAT score of 700 (up from 692). 

It boasts an equal split of domestic and international students, representing six continents and 25 countries including Spain, Pakistan, Nigeria, Belgium, Congo, Australia, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The cohort even includes a Fulbright Scholar. The percentage of U.S. minorities entering the class also increased to 51% (up from 43% entering in 2021) with underrepresented U.S. minorities comprising 26% of the cohort. U.S. military veterans make up 7% of the incoming class and 8% of the class self-identify as LGBTQ+.

Other equally impressive students in this cohort include:

  • Honorable and decorated military veterans, such as an Army airborne officer responsible for the logistics of the world’s only forward-deployed battalion to support the defense of South Korea and an executive officer for the 1st Space Brigade.
  • A television entertainment professional with multiple show credits, like “Star Trek: Discovery,” “American Gods,” “Drop Dead Diva,” and “Sons of Anarchy.”
  • An FC Royals soccer team board member who raised $13,000 when the team faced bankruptcy.
  • A public health volunteer who led the efforts to vaccinate 1,600 immigrants and coordinated with the U.S. Department of State on the evacuation of 11 families from Afghanistan.
  • A pediatric tumor survivor who was inspired by childhood doctors to pursue a career in healthcare and now helps manage clinical oncology trials for Roche.
  • A senior associate who managed an annual $32 million media plan for Blue Moon.
  • A host of athletes, including a certified track and field coach, division 1 swimmer with multiple school records, collegiate varsity cheerleader, Rugby player, basketball player, and a former varsity football player turned Ironman competitor.

So, what’s in store for these ambitious leaders when they graduate?

If past year’s graduates are any indication, the future is bright. Reporting the highest employment rates across top programs, Goizueta 2021 Full-Time MBA graduates entered the job market in full force, and Goizueta’s 2022 Full-Time MBA graduates are following suite.

Within three months of graduating, 98% of Goizueta’s 2022 Full-Time MBA graduates accepted offers for a full-time job and garnered the highest salaries in the school’s history. Graduates report a $193,000 median salary plus signing bonus.

View the Class of 2022 Full-time MBA Employment Report.

Goizueta delivers two Full-time MBA programs—a Two-Year MBA and an accelerated One-Year MBA. Learn more about these top-20 ranked MBA programs and new scholarship funding at Goizueta.


Melissa Rapp is the Associate Dean of Graduate Admissions at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. In this role, she leads the team responsible for the recruitment, evaluation, and matriculation of students across Goizueta’s portfolio of MBA and specialized masters programs. Melissa has worked at both small and large institutions helping to form and implement admissions strategies. Prior to joining Goizueta, she was Director of Admissions for Full-Time MBA and MSMS programs at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Trending

Meet The Washington Foster MBA Class Of 2026

Meet The Georgia Tech Scheller MBA Class Of 2026

5 Tips For Addressing A Gap In Your MBA Resume

A Former HBS AdComm Director’s Perspective—Can You Change A “Ding” Into An “Accept”? The 4 Pillars That Matter

2025 MBA Interview Questions: A School-By-School List

First To The Finish: ASU’s Pioneering AI In Business Program Has Its First Grad

AI Detection Tools On MBA Essays: False Positives? Fakes?

MBA rankings

The Top MBA Admissions Consulting Firms Of 2025

Tagged: emory class profile, Emory Goizueta, Emory MBA

Post navigation

Previous Article: 98% Employment For MBAs From This Leading U.S. Program
Next Article: Highlights Of My ‘Kelley On Location’ Trip To Chicago
  • Stay Informed. Sign Up! Login
    Logout
    Search for:
  • PQ Consultant Directory PQ Consultant Directory
  • Partner Blogs

    What Europe’s MBA Admissions Directors Want You To Know

    by Matt Symonds, Fortuna Admissions (1 week ago)
    MBA specialization with Melissa Jones from Fortuna

    6 MBA Specializations To Supercharge Your Career

    by Melissa Jones, Fortuna Admissions (2 weeks ago)
    NEW Karen Marks Photo

    Advice Column: Predictions For The 2025/2026 MBA Application Cycle

    by Karen Marks, North Star Admissions Consulting (2 weeks ago)

    How To Stand Out In The Application Pile

    by Matt Symonds, Fortuna Admissions (1 month ago)
    Jody Keating, Fortuna Admissions

    5 Tips To Craft A Killer MBA Resume

    by Jody Keating, Fortuna Admissions (1 month ago)
  • Advice and Articles
    • How To Use Poets&Quants MBA Admissions Consultant Directory
    • How To Select An MBA Admissions Consultant
    • MBA Admission Consulting Claims: How Credible?
    • Suddenly Cozy: MBA Consultants and B-Schools
    • The Cost: $6,850 Result: B-School

Our Partner Sites: Poets&Quants for Execs | Poets&Quants for Undergrads | Tipping the Scales | We See Genius

About Poets&Quants | P&Q News Archives | Privacy Policy | Advertising & Partnerships | Editorial | Contact Us | Sign In / Register

Copyright© 2025 C Change Media, LLC All Rights Reserved.

Website Design By: Yellowfarmstudios.com