Of the 6152 applications received, 424 new students were accepted into the MBA Class of 2024 at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Although the class of 2024's average GMAT score is an impressive 737, the Stanford MBA program does not set a minimum score requirement for applicants. The GMAT score range was between 630 and 790. The incoming Stanford MBA Class of 2024 had average GRE scores of 163 for Quantitative and 164 for Verbal.

Fifty-six nations represent the 37% of students whose primary citizenship is outside America. Women comprise approximately 44% of the class.

The first thing than an MBA aspirant has to do as part of research is to list the acceptance rate of the shortlisted Business Schools. The acceptance rate of top 10 Business schools are much lower (10-12%), not just because of the high standards but because most applicants will apply to top schools as part of the dream school application strategy.

In a span of just 10 years (1999 to 2009), the US Economy went through two booms and busts. The 2001 bust was the result of irrational exuberance that you see when new technology has not found a foothold on the market. Speculators jack up the price. Real investors play along. And then all go to the dust.

MIT Sloan and Stanford GSB are two of the top B-schools in the world. Both are next door to exceptional undergraduate programs that regularly usher in radical new technologies. Students with a tech background and an entrepreneurial attitude are naturally drawn to the schools.

We have picked five factors for your consideration before picking one over the other

Stanford MBA Admission Blog has recently started a series revealing some of the myths about MBA Admission to Stanford GSB, and has debunked quite a large set of myths related to recommendation letter, interviews, work experience, campus visit, and essays. We have summarized the main points in this Stanford MBA Admissions FAQ article.