Stanford admits person by person, not category by category. There are no quotas or targets in the Stanford admission process, and this assess each applicant based on her or his its merit.

Here are some of the shifts in the Class of 2017 profile:

Class of 2017 Overview:

Total Applicants 7,899
New Students 407
Women 40%
International2 40%
U.S. Minority 19%

Years of Work Experience
Range 0-17
Average 4

Previous Industry Experience
Biotech/Health Care/Consumer Products and Services 7%
Clean Tech, Energy, or Environmental 5%
Consulting 16%
Entertainment or Media 6%
Financial Services 8%
Government/Education/Nonprofit 13%
Manufacturing 4%
Military 3%
Private Equity/Venture Capital 16%
Real Estate 3%
Technology 15%
Other 4%
Organizations Represented 296

Test Scores

GMAT
Range 570-800
Average 733

TOEFL (internet-based)
Range 100-120
Average 112

Faculty Strengths
3 Nobel laureates
4 members of the National Academy of Sciences
19 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
3 recipients of the John Bates Clark Medal in Economics

Class of Fellows: 89
International (non-US citizens): 61%
Number of Countries Represented: 23
Average Years of Work Experience: 12
Range of Work Experience: 8 to 23 years
Organization Sponsored: 25%

Address:

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