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Stanford MBA Class Profile (2025 Class) (Analysis)

The Stanford Graduate School of Business accepted 431 new MBA candidates from a pool of 6,190 applicants. Thirty-six percent of new Stanford GSB students are from nations other than the United States, representing 55 nationalities. Women make up 46% of the class. While the average GMAT score of the class of 2025 is an excellent 738, no minimum score is required for admission to the Stanford MBA program. The new Stanford MBAs have an average of five years of work experience and a 3.77 GPA out of four.

Stanford MBA 2025 Class Profile
Application Volume6190
Enrolled431
Age (Average)5 years
GMAT Score (Median)738
GRE Verbal (Average) (39% submitted GRE)164
GRE Quant (Average) (39% submitted GRE)164
GPA (Average)3.77
% Women46%
% International Students36%

Pre-MBA Undergraduate Degree

During their undergraduate degree, 26% of Stanford Class of 2025 students majored in Engineering, while 21% majored in Economics. A fifth majored in Business/Commerce, with 15% majoring in math or science. Thirteen percent held degrees in the social sciences.

Pre-MBA Undergraduate Degree2025 Class Profile
Engineering26%
Business/Commerce20%
Social Sciences13%
Maths/Physical Sciences15%
Economics21%
Arts/Humanities5%

Pre-MBA Industry

Nineteen percent of the Stanford MBA Class of 2025 had worked in Investment Management, Private Equity, or Venture Capital, while another seventeen percent had worked in Consulting. Thirteen percent of the students in the class worked in Technology. 10% of the class previously worked in Government, Education, or the Nonprofit sector, while 9% previously worked in Consumer/Retail or E-Commerce.

Pre-MBA Industry% in Stanford 2025 Class
Consulting17%
Consumer Products / Retail / E-Commerce9%
Financial Services5%
Health Care / Biotech7%
Manufacturing / Industrial / Energy9%
Technology13%
Investment Management/ Venture Capital / Private Equity19%
Nonprofit / Government / Education10%

Stanford MBA vs. Harvard MBA vs. Wharton MBA (2025 Class Profile)

 

Class ProfileHarvard 2025 ClassStanford 2025 Class Wharton 2025 Class
Application Volume81496190 6194
Enrolled938431 874
Work Experience (Average)4.95 5
GMAT Score (Median/Average)740738 728
GPA (Median/Average)3.733.77 3.6
% Women4546 50
% International Students3936 31
Pre-MBA Undergraduate Degree    
Business2220 27
Economics2121 NA
Humanities/Social Science1618 40
STEM4241 33
Pre-MBA Industry    
Consulting1717 27
Investment Management/PE/VC1719 17
Technology1313 12
Financial Services105 7
Healthcare77 5
Government/Non-Profit610 10
CPG/Retail/E-commerce109 3
Investment BankingNANA 9

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