Class Profile
As a Stanford MBA student, you will quickly move beyond your classmates' names, demographics, and work histories to connect with some of the most fascinating people you will ever meet.
The amazing variety of perspectives, experiences, passions, values, and goals among your classmates guarantees that you will learn tremendously from them.
At the Stanford GSB, "diversity" means this incredible range of individual perspectives that gives our program its unique personality.
| MBA CLASS OF 2011 |
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|---|---|
| Total Applications New Students Women International (includes Permanent Residents) U.S. Minority |
7,536 385 34% 33% 21% |
| Years of Work Experience | |
| Range Median |
0-21 4 |
| Previous Industry Experience (Top 5 Sectors) | |
| Investment Management** Consumer Products (Manufacturing & Services) Consulting Non-Profit/Government High Tech (Manufacturing & Services) |
30% 26% 20% 9% 6% |
| GMAT Scores | |
| Range Median |
540-800 730 |
| TOEFL Scores (Internet-based) | |
| Range Median |
104-120 112 |
| Education | |
| Undergraduate Majors Humanities/Social Sciences Engineering/Mathematics/Natural Sciences Business Advanced Degree Holders |
47% 36% 17% 15% |
| Schools & Countries | |
| U.S. Institutions Non-U.S. Institutions Countries (including U.S.) |
85 66 53 |
| * As of 23 September 2009 ** Includes investment banking, hedge funds, private equity, venture capital |
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| MBA CLASS OF 2010 |
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|---|---|
| Total Applications New Students Women International (includes Permanent Residents) U.S. Minority |
6,575 370 36% 34% 24% |
| Years of Work Experience | |
| Range Median |
0-11 3.9 |
| Previous Industry Experience (Top 5 Sectors) | |
| Investment Management** Consumer Products (Manufacturing & Services) Consulting Non-Profit/Government High Tech (Manufacturing & Services) |
30% 24% 17% 11% 9% |
| GMAT Scores | |
| Range Median |
530-790 730 |
| TOEFL Scores | |
| Range Median |
253-287 280 |
| Education | |
| Undergraduate Majors Humanities/Social Sciences Engineering/Mathematics/Natural Sciences Business Advanced Degree Holders |
46% 35% 19% 15% |
| Schools & Countries | |
| U.S. Institutions Non-U.S. Institutions Countries (including U.S.) |
77 71 53 |
| * As of 1 October 2008 ** Includes investment banking, hedge funds, private equity, venture capital |
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| MBA CLASS OF 2009 |
|
|---|---|
| Total Applications New Students Women International (includes Permanent Residents) U.S. Minority |
5,741 362 38% 34% 23% |
| Years of Work Experience | |
| Range Median |
0-12 3.9 |
| Previous Industry Experience (Top 5 Sectors) | |
| Consumer Products (Manufacturing & Services) Investment Management* Consulting Non-Profit/Government High Tech (Services & Manufacturing) |
34% 22% 17% 10% 9% |
| GMAT Scores | |
| Range Median |
570-790 730 |
| TOEFL Scores | |
| Range Median |
260-300 283 |
| Education | |
| Undergraduate Majors Humanities/Social Sciences Engineering/Mathematics/Natural Sciences Business Advanced Degree Holders |
46% 35% 19% 11% |
| Schools & Countries | |
| U.S. Institutions Non-U.S. Institutions Countries (including U.S.) |
79 77 54 |
| * Includes investment banking, hedge funds, private equity, venture capital | |
| MBA CLASS OF 2008 |
|
|---|---|
| Total Applications New Students Women International (includes Permanent Residents) U.S. Minority |
4,868 379 32% 37% 17% |
| Years of Work Experience | |
| Range Median |
0-11 4 |
| Previous Industry Experience (Top 5 Sectors) | |
| Consumer Products (Manufacturing & Services) Investment Management* Consulting High Tech (Services & Manufacturing) Non-Profit/Government |
25% 21% 19% 11% 8% |
| GMAT Scores | |
| Range Median |
530-800 720 |
| TOEFL Scores | |
| Range Median |
253-300 283 |
| Education | |
| Undergraduate Majors Humanities/Social Sciences Engineering/Mathematics/Natural Sciences Business Advanced Degree Holders |
43% 36% 21% 16% |
| Schools & Countries | |
| U.S. Institutions Non-U.S. Institutions Countries (including U.S.) |
84 78 48 |
| * Includes investment banking, hedge funds, private equity, venture capital | |
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