Stanford GSB MBA Ranking

Stanford GSB MBA is the number one MBA program according to US News MBA Ranking 2011, outclassing the likes of Harvard, Wharton, Insead and London Business School.  Stanford GSB is ranked 5th in BusinessWeek and 4th in Financial Times 2011 ranking .The Full-time MBA program is at Number 7 in The Economist 2010 MBA Ranking.

Stanford GSB MBA Ranking



Average Rank: 4.25

Stanford MBA Acceptance Rate (2010-11)

Total Application: 7204
Acceptance Ratio: 6-9%

The MBA class enrollment for 2012 MBA Class is 389. If you go by the growth in the application volume, Stanford MBA has shown a steady growth of 14-15% annually with the number of enrollments for the MBA class growing at 7%, over the past 4 years . A reversal in application volume growth occurred for the class of 2012 with -4% decrease in application from that of the class of 2011. Does it mean that you have a better chance to get into Stanford GSB MBA program? Not necessarily, but a 14-15% application volume growth to -4% shrinkage is an interesting trend and the 2013 data will give us a clear idea on the reversal of trends.

Stanford MBA Budget (2010-11)



Median Total Compensation: $165,000
Median Base Salary: $120,000

Stanford MBA GMAT

Range: 540-800
Median: 730

Stanford MBA Class Profile (2010-11)



Interesting statistics to note here is that Stanford MBA Admissions team has ensured diversity in class composition not only on nationality but also on gender distribution and minority representation. For the class entering 2010-11, 39% students were female and 23% were from minority.

Stanford MBA Undergraduate Major (2012)


Students from Engineering background has come down over the past 4 years with 2011 class comprising of 36% as against 31% in 2012.

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Please Note

The ranking factors used by US News, Businessweek, Financial Times and The Economist include Selectivity, Rating by Deans and MBA Programs Director, Ratings by recruiters, Career Progression, Diversity of Recruiters, Diversity of Faculty, Diversity of Students, International Experience of Students, Assessment of career services, Jobs found through Career Services, Placement Statistics, Student Assessment, Faculty Quality, Student Quality, Education Experience, Increase in Salary, Diversity and Reach of Alumni network.

1. US News MBA Ranking is published in March (Current Ranking is from 2011 and Previous Ranking from 2010)
2. Businessweek Full-time MBA Ranking is published in late October or early November in even-numbered years(Current Ranking is from 2010 and Previous Ranking from 2008)
3. Financial Times MBA Ranking is published in February(Current Ranking is from 2011 and Previous Ranking from 2010)
4. The Economist MBA Ranking is published in September(Current Ranking is from 2010 and Previous ranking from 2009)

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