Facts. Patterns. Stories.

Data is more than numbers. Collectively, numbers reveal connections and relationships. They tip you off to the questions to ask, the variables to weigh, and the strategies to deploy. They show where you are so you can plot out where you’re headed. Most of all, they close the gap between the accepted and the unknown, reducing guesswork and boosting odds.

Among MBA applicants, data enables them to visualize an institution’s stature, health, and momentum. Even more, data provides a baseline for where you might fit. Skittish about your 3.0 undergraduate GPA? That doesn’t mean you’re automatically barred from an M7 business school. After all, the University of Chicago’s Booth School accepted someone with a 2.36 – and the low end of their GMAT scores hovers between 590-600. Clearly, Booth makes allowances for graduates who excel in other areas. Think all consulting hires are paid the same? Well, Stanford GSB grads carted off $186,110 in base alone in 2023 – nearly $10,000 more than counterparts at Harvard Business School. That doesn’t include outliers like the consultant from Georgia Tech’s Scheller College, who negotiated a base of nearly $250,000!

In other words, data tells MBA applicants the range of what’s possible. Sure, the real work involves taking stock of your differentiators and chatting with alumni and students to gain those insider advantages. Before that, you need to know where you might belong and which programs deliver on their promises. That’s where Poets&Quants can help. In 2024, P&Q published over 90 articles that collected and analyzed the data that matters most to readers: GMAT scores, average paid, debt, and student satisfaction rates. Want to know where you stand so you can figure out what you need to do? Check out our stories below with the latest data on admissions, outcomes, and opinion.

MBA ADMISSIONS DATA

The U.S. MBA Programs With The Most International Students

High & Low GMAT Scores At The World’s Leading MBA Programs

Acceptance Rates At The Top 100 U.S. MBA Programs

GRE Scores & Submission Rates At The Top 50 U.S. MBA Programs

GMAT Vs. GRE: Which Schools Prefer Which Test — And Which (Still) Don’t Require Any

The MBA App Slump Cost The Top U.S. B-Schools $3,444,990 Last Year

Undergraduate GPA: What It Takes To Get Into A Top-50 U.S. MBA Program

First-Gen, LGBTQ, Military: Key MBA Class Profile Data At The Top U.S. B-Schools

The M7 By The Numbers: What It Takes To Get In & What It Means For Your Career

Minorities At The Top U.S. MBA Programs: After 2 Years Of Declines, What Next?

What It Costs To Get An MBA From A Top Business School

BOOM: Applications Skyrocket At The World’s MBA Programs

BOOM PART 2: Worldwide B-School Enrollment Growth Puts The Pandemic In The Past

In Women’s MBA Enrollment, One Small U.S. B-School Leads Them All

MBA PAY AND OUTPUTS

MBA Pay: The Impact of Moving Overseas

MBA Salaries, Bonuses & Job Success Rates At 30 Top U.S. B-Schools

College Majors That Produce The Lowest Earnings After Graduation

High & Low MBA Salaries And Bonuses At The Top 100 U.S. B-Schools

Total MBA Pay At The Top 100 U.S. B-Schools

The M7 By The Numbers: What It Takes To Get In & What It Means For Your Career

MBA Pay By Region: Here’s How Much You’re Worth

MBA Pay By Occupation & Industry: Here’s How Much You’re Worth

Quit A Six-Figure Job For An MBA? That’s What Students Have Done At These Ten B-Schools

DEBT

Debt Burden At The Top 50 U.S. B-Schools: How Much Can You Expect To Owe For Your MBA?

Which Cities Have The Least Student Debt?

What MBAs Borrow & How Much It Ultimately Costs Them

States with the Most and Least Student Debt

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

All Of The Data Behind P&Q’s 2025 Top MBA Programs For Entrepreneurship

Where Do Startups Flourish Most? This Ranking Has The Data-Backed Answers

The 100 Highest-Funded MBA Startups Of 2024

PitchBook’s 2024 Top Universities Ranked By Undergrad Founders

Most Fundable Companies of 2024

2 U.S. B-Schools Lead The Elite In Graduating Unicorn Founders

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