{"id":30158,"date":"2015-08-20T12:37:34","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T19:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=30158"},"modified":"2023-10-30T06:56:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T13:56:09","slug":"columbia-mba-class-of-17-more-women-internationals-u-s-minorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/columbia-mba-class-of-17-more-women-internationals-u-s-minorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbia MBA Class Of ’17: More Women, Internationals, U.S. Minorities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Columbia Business School posted its incoming MBA class profile<\/a>. Here's the scoop:<\/p>\n

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What does the data\u00a0show? Pretty much steady state with marked\u00a0improvements in class diversity. And there's both good news and bad from an applicant perspective.<\/p>\n

The most noteworthy change is a 12.5% increase in the female make-up of the class -- no pun intended -- and a 9% increase in minorities of U.S. origin. The percentage of internationals went down insignificantly, but I expect that small decline will reverse itself in this upcoming application cycle since Columbia\u00a0now has a no-cosigner loan program fully operational for international MBA students.<\/p>\n

The 1-point dip\u00a0in CBS' average GMAT score is also not significant, especially given the lower acceptance rate and higher yield that Columbia enjoyed last year. It is a little surprising because of the GMAT score arms race that seems to have gripped much of CBS's competition. (Chicago<\/a>, Kellogg<\/a>, and Wharton <\/a>have all reported increased average GMAT scores for their incoming classes.)<\/p>\n

Apparently in this past year CBS chose to focus more on diversity and less on the GMAT<\/a>. I expect that CBS will want to report an increase in its GMAT average in the upcoming class. And with it's 715 score, it still remains one of a handful of schools with an average GMAT equal or greater than\u00a0a lofty 715.<\/p>\n

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\"Linda<\/a>By Linda Abraham, president and founder of Accepted.com and co-author of the new, definitive book on MBA admissions, <\/em>MBA Admission for Smarties: The No-Nonsense Guide to Acceptance at Top Business Schools.<\/a><\/div>\n
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