Harvard Business School Stats

By the Numbers

Established: 1908
Number of Students: 900

Student Body Demographics:
Minority: 27%
International: 33%

Average Age: 26
Average Years of Work Experience: 3.5

Men: 62%
Women: 38%

Number of Professors: 228

Tuition: $46,150

Number of Applicants: 8,661
Number of Acceptances: 994
Yield: 90.5%

Mean Starting Salary: $124,378

Percentage of Students entering different industries:
Consulting: 20%
Consumer Products: 3%
Financial Services: 45%
Media/Entertainment: 5%
Nonprofit: 3%
Healthcare: 3%
Real Estate: 2%
Technology: 6%
Government: <1%
Other - different industries: 10%

% graduates entering different occupations 2007:
Consulting: 21%
Finance/Accounting: 45%
General Management: 11%
Marketing/Sales: 7%
Other - different occupations: 16%

Contact

Harvard Business School
MBA Admissions
Dillon House
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163
Admissions phone: (617) 495-6127
Admissions fax: (617) 496-9272
Admissions e-mail: admissions@hbs.edu

Academics

Specialized program: Owner/President Management Program; Advanced Management Program; General Management Program

Special institutes or centers: Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship; Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning; Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness