MBA Data That Matters: P&Q’s Admissions & Pay Stats Of 2025 by: Jeff Schmitt on December 18, 2025 December 18, 2025 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit The three finalist teams in the 2024 WashU Olin BIG IdeaBounce competition with the judges and Olin Dean 2024 WashU Olin BIG IdeaBounce and Doug Villhard, academic director for entrepreneurship at Washington University ENTREPRENEURSHIP All Of The Data Behind P&Q’s 2026 Top MBA Programs For Entrepreneurship PitchBook’s 2025 Top Universities, Ranked By Number Of MBA Startup Founders B-Schools With The Most VC Senior Execs What QS Doesn’t Measure: Stanford, Berkeley & Penn Dominate In Unicorn Founders The 100 Highest-Funded MBA Startups Of 2025 Wharton undergraduates. File photo UNDERGRADUATE STATS Ranking 2025 | Average SAT, ACT & GPA Scores At The Top B-Schools Salary, Bonus & Total Compensation Data For 2024 Business Graduates Acceptance & Graduation Rates At The Best Undergraduate Business Schools Employment & Internship Rates For 2024 Graduates Total Cost & Scholarships At The Top-Ranked Business Schools Numbers That Matter: Diversity Metrics In P&Q’s Ranked Business Programs The Top Business Degrees With The Best ROIs Ten States With The Most & Least Student Debt The Top Destinations For Recent College Graduates The Top 10 States With The Happiest Employees The States Where Higher Education Is Most & Least Affordable RESEARCH FINDINGS Business School Dean Survey: The Major Threats Facing Business Education Is The MBA Poised For A Rebound? New Research Finds Upward Trends In MBA Enrollment, Jobs & More Tomorrow U Founder: What B-Schools Need To Do NOW To Help Their Grads Find Jobs For Today’s MBAs, Work-Life Balance Is A Must, Poll Finds Trump Effect? Poll Finds Growing Study-Abroad Reluctance Among MBA Students B-School Deans Love AI — B-School Faculty, Not So Much: Poll In Massive Shift, 2024 MBA Applicants Said ‘No’ To The UK, ‘Yes’ To France Plan Like A Pro: How To Kickstart Your MBA Application Process Report: Alumni Crave Lifelong Learning, But Few Plan A Return To B-School The Purpose Pivot: Majority Of Professionals Would Quit Their Jobs For More Meaningful Work, Report Finds Entrepreneurial Spirit In The U.S. Hits Record High, Babson’s Latest GEM Report Finds How AI Is Reshaping The MBA: Major New Report Offers The Clearest Picture Yet Of A Dramatically Changed Landscape AACSB Report Highlights Financial Strains, Global Shifts & Rising Employer Demands In Business Education Forget The Rankings: New GMAC Survey Shows What Drives MBA Decisions Today ‘Schools Need To Prepare Students In New Ways’: Hult Survey Finds Big Gap Between College & Career Readiness MBA Employers Want AI Skills — And They Say Higher Ed Must Step Up MBA Pay Gaps, Promotion Disparities & Leadership Barriers Persist For Women & Minorities: New Forté Study Flexibility, Mental Health & Global Reach: What Prospective Master’s Students Want Most GenAI Course Enrollments Surged By 500% In One Year, AACSB Reports Employers Are Still Eager To Hire MBAs, GMAC Finds — Especially Those With AI Skills Tech Losing Its Shine: MBA Candidates Show Waning Interest In The Sector Trump’s Impact (So Far) On B-School Application Trends, Explained In 9 Charts In U.S. Higher Ed, Business Is Booming — But International Enrollment May Bust The Best Country For Student Satisfaction In 2025? It’s Not Who You Think Only 13% Of MBAs Land At Top Employers, New Analysis Finds Case Closed? Why MBAs May Be Learning More From Podcasts Than Textbooks Global GMAT Test Volume Fell 19% In 2025, GMAC Confirms AI, Research Relevance & Longer Cycles: AACSB Report Flags New Pressures For B-Schools Open Doors Report: 17% Drop In International Student Enrollment In U.S. This Fall 8 In 10 B-Schools Expect Fierce Competition Again This Admissions Cycle: Survey Report: Business Education Is ‘Transforming, Not Declining’ – As MBA Enrollment Slips & Specialized Programs Surge OTHER DATA Just How Tough Is It For MBAs To Land A Job? Check Out This Data The Most In-Demand Jobs That Didn’t Exist Five Years Ago 2025 Starting Salary Projections For The Top College Majors Business School Faculty Among Top Earners in Higher Ed, Averaging $117K Cities Where Student Debt Hits The Hardest The Universities With The Highest Global Visibility The States That Are Winning — And Losing — The Race To Dominate AI DON’T MISS: MBA DATA THAT MATTERS: P&Q’S COMPLETE STATS COLLECTION OF 2024 MBA DATA THAT MATTERS: P&Q’S COMPLETE STATS COLLECTION OF 2023 Previous PagePage 2 of 2 1 2 © Copyright 2026 Poets & Quants. All rights reserved. This article may not be republished, rewritten or otherwise distributed without written permission. To reprint or license this article or any content from Poets & Quants, please submit your request HERE.