Harvard Business School Admissions Director Reveals Details of Incoming MBA Class
In a series of posts to her Director’s Blog, Dee Leopold, dean of admissions and financial aid at Harvard Business School (HBS), has been doling out details about the incoming class of MBA students, which began the program late last month.
On August 27th, welcome day for the new Class of 2014, Leopold shared data about when the incoming first-year students graduated from college as compared to the two previous years. For each of the past three years, the greatest number of students in the class entered four years out from college. This year, 258 students entered four years out of undergrad, as compared to 241 last year and 287 the year before that. The next highest group of admits this year were five years out from undergrad, 224 students as compared with 197 and 176 in the two years prior. The number of students just three years out of college fell this year to 165 from a high of 241 two years ago. The trend seems to be toward admitting students with slightly more work experience. The number of incoming students five years or more out of undergrad increased for the third year in a row. For example, the number of students graduating six years before matriculating at HBS increased to 105 from 66 for the Class of 2012.
In a more recent post, on August 31st, Leopold revealed some other interesting statistics about the Class of 2014. For example, she shared that 13 percent of the class are the first in their family to graduate from college. More than half – 57 percent – have worked outside their home country for three months or longer. One-fifth have founded or co-founded a business, and 9 percent worked for or plan to work for a family business. Finally, 14 percent of the Class of 2014 most recently worked at a start-up.
Leopold plans to share more details about the class profile over time, so we’ll stay tuned and keep you up to date.
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