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Booth MBA Class of 2024 - Analysis (Peer School Comparison)

Out of 4,352 applicants, the Booth MBA Class of this year enrolled 621 students. Thirteen students are enrolled in Booth's accelerated combined degree program for law and business. For the class of 2024, the average GMAT score stayed at 730. 40% of the students in the class are women, while 37% percent of the class are international students who come from 57 different countries.

Booth MBA2024 Class Profile
Application Volume4352
Enrolled621
Average Age28 years
Work Experience (Average)5 years
GMAT Score (Median)730
GPA (Average)3.6
% Women40%
% International Students37%

Booth MBA Class of 2024 - By Region

Forty-nine percent of students were born outside the US, with the largest share from Asia – 15%, closely followed by South America (12%). 

% by Region2024 Class
Africa3%
Asia15%
Canada3%
Central/South America and Mexico12%
Europe3%
Middles East1%
United States63%

Booth MBA Class of 2024 - By Pre-MBA Undergraduate Degree

Seventeen percent of the MBA students already have a graduate-level degree and represent 264 different undergraduate universities. One-fourth of the class majored in economics, and the same number in business as undergraduates. 13 percent had majored in liberal arts. Engineering also saw an increased representation at 24%, and 9 percent in the physical sciences. On average, the class had a 3.6 average GPA.

Booth MBA Pre-MBA Industry2024 Class
Engineering24%
Economics25%
Liberal Arts13%
Business25%
Physical Sciences9%
Others4%

Booth MBA Class of 2024 - By Pre-MBA Industry

The MBA class represents 9+ industries, with an average experience of five years. Veterans of the US military made up 8% of the MBA class. 25% of the students in the class had backgrounds in consulting, and 19 percent had backgrounds in financial services. Tech was third at 13%, while 11% worked in the government and non-profit sectors. Healthcare, with 6%, completed the top five industries.

Booth MBA Pre-MBA Industry2024 Class
Consulting25%
Financial Services19%
Technology13%
Non-Profit/Government11%
Healthcare6%
PE/VC5%
Energy4%
Accounting2%
CPG2%

Booth MBA vs. Columbia MBA vs. Kellogg MBA (2024 Class Profile)

Class ProfileColumbia MBA 2024 ClassBooth MBA 2024 ClassKellogg MBA 2024 Class
Application Volume61774352NA
Enrolled844621503
Average Age28 years28 yearsNA
Work Experience (Average)5 years5 years5 years
GMAT Score (Median/Average)729730729
GPA (Median/Average)3.63.63.7
% Women44%40%48%
% International Students51%37%38%
Pre-MBA Undergraduate Degree   
Business/Economics53%50%45%
STEM26%33%38%
Humanities/Social Science18%13%24%
Pre-MBA Industry   
Consulting22%25%24%
Financial Services29%19%19%
Technology9%13%17%
Government/Non-Profit/Military9%11%11%
Healthcare5%6%7%
Media/Entertainment11%NA4%
CPG/Retail/E-commerce5%NA7%
PE/VCNA5%NA

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