Harvard Business School HBS MBA is a two-year, full-time residential program with a focus on real-world practice—in the classroom using the case method, which puts students into the role of decision makers every day, and in the field with student teams developing new products or services for real global business partners and starting their own microbusinesses.

Class Statistics

MBA Class of 2018

Admissions
Total MBA Enrollment 934
Applications 9,759
% Admitted 11%
Yield 90%

Class Composition
Women 398 43%
US Ethnic Minorities* 238 25%
International* 329 35%
Average Age 27
Countries represented 68
Domestic Universities 141
INt'l Universities 149
GMAT – Middle 80% 690-760
Median GMAT 730
Average GPA** 3.67

Citizenship

North America 640 68%
United States 605 65%
Asia 125 14%
Europe 100 11%
Central/South America 44 5%
Africa 12 1%
Oceania 13 1%

Educational Background

STEM 358 38%
Economics/Business 383 41%
Humanities/Social Sciences 193 21%

Pre-MBA Industry
Consulting 143 15%
Consumer Products 62 7%
Energy/Extractive Minerals 65 7%
Financial Services 102 11%
Gov't, Education, & Non-Profit 69 7%
Health Care/Biotech 61 7%
High Tech/Communications 136 15%
Industrial/Heavy Manufacturing 49 5%
Military 51 5%
Other Services 58 6%
Venture Capital/Private Equity 138 15%

Overview

MBA

Class Of 2014 2015 2016
Applications 8,963 9,315 9,543
Percent Admitted 13% 12% 12%
Yield 89% 89% 89%
total Enrollment 1,805 1,838 1,859

Total Enrollment 1,859

89% admitted attended


HBX

2014 2015 2016
Enrollment 1,280 5,228 6,672

More HBX Statistics 46%

Faculty & Staff

2014 2015 2016
Faculty Positions (full-time equivalent) 227 234 231
Teaching Materials Produced 684 617 544
Research Articles Published 181 193 183
Books Published 17 18 13
Staff Positions (full-time equivalent) 1,335 1,447 1,541

Contact-

Harvard Business School
Boston, MA 02163, USA