Let’s take a look at the 2016 class at Wharton. Last year’s stats are in parentheses.
•Total applicants: 6,111 (6,036)
•Enrolled class: 859 (837)
•Women: 40% (42%)
•International students: 31% (35%)
•U.S. minorities: (30%) 30%
•Range of years of work experience: 0-16 (0-13)
•Mean years of work experience: 5 (5)
•GMAT range: 620-780
•Mean overall GMAT: 728 (725)
•Middle 80% GMAT range: 710-750 (690-760)
•Undergraduate majors:
- STEM: 23% (25%)
- Business: 27% (28%)
- Humanities/social sciences/economics: 45% (44%)
- Other: 5% (3%)
Industry experience:
| Consulting | 20% (20%) |
| Private Equity/Venture Capital | 12% (12%) |
| Investment Banking | 9% (12%) |
| Government/Military/Non-Profit | 13% (11%) |
| Consumer Products/Retail/Health Care/Energy | 12% (10%) |
| Other Financial Services | 7% (8%) |
| Technology/Internet/E-Commerce | 6% (6%) |
| Investment Management | 6% (4%) |
| Real Estate | 2% (3%) |
| Other Industries | 9% (14%) |
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The class profile information is from Wharton’s website.
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