GMAT Club: 2011 Application Year Results

2011 Application Results for GMAT Club Members

So after spending about 2 weeks finalizing the numbers for the 2011 Application Season (that's last year), we have the official statistics on how we all collectively did. I have to say quite well - on average GMAT Club members were 62% more likely to get admitted but 2011 season was not as good as 2010 application season (which I think there are a few reasons for that but let's jump into analysis first).

Admissions Results for 2011 Application Season
	Applied	Admitted	2011 GMAT Club Admission %	General Admission %	Difference 2011	Waitlisted	Dinged	UNKNOWN	Matriculating*	Difference 2010
Booth	341	62	18%	22%	-18%	43	155	81	38	76%
Columbia	242	55	23%	15%	48%	11	31	145	40	11%
Darden	178	50	28%	26%	7%	20	20	88	26	0%
Duke Fuqua	263	96	37%	24%	54%	32	28	107	51	0%
Haas	191	32	17%	12%	44%	31	32	96	18	40%
HBS	143	28	20%	12%	63%	6	14	95	24	145%
Johnson	56	21	38%	23%	60%	5	0	30	12	0%
Kellogg	485	148	31%	20%	53%	81	130	126	86	76%
MIT Sloan	202	41	20%	13%	56%	9	71	81	26	-20%
NY Stern	209	70	33%	13%	155%	44	21	74	37	32%
Ross	279	140	50%	25%	98%	41	20	78	99	0%
Stanford	101	11	11%	7%	61%	5	85	0	9	38%
Tuck	188	48	26%	20%	26%	45	31	64	26	123%
Wharton	225	34	15%	17%	-10%	51	32	108	24	6%
Yale	219	58	26%	17%	53%	26		135	26	0%

Fine Print: *Matriculation is calculated using the School's Yield rate and applied to the GMAT Club Members Admitted. It is only an estimate

Averages

These are averages across the board, so in general they don't apply to each individual school since numbers vary quite a bit - these are only for a general trend.

• GMAT Club Applicants per School: 221
• Admission Rate: 26%
• Admission Chances: +50% compared to the general public

Surprises

The biggest surprise was Booth! The difference between GMAT Club Members and general applicants was -18%
- Wharton was less surprising. Last year we had a lead of 6% and this year our luck reversed to have a 10% negative difference.

Leaders in 2011

- NY Stern - application rate of GMAT Club members was 155% that of average (33% admitted vs. 13% average admission rate). Compare this to the 74% last year
- Ross - application rate of GMAT Club members was double that of average (50% admitted vs. 25% average admission rate). Compared to the 78% last year

2011 vs 2010 Admission Rates

General Admission Trends - Increasing (Schools Are Becoming Less Selective)

Which School Has the Most GMAT Clubbers?

Now, this is not exact since admission does not translate into matriculation numbers (and unfortunately we do not have those) but assuming that everyone who got accepted, did attend the respective schools, Ross would have 29% GMAT Clubbers. Second would be Kellogg with 28% of GMAT Clubbers.

GMAT Club Share of Students
	Class Size	Matriculating*	% of Class
Booth	579	38	7%
Columbia	739	40	5%
Darden	339	26	8%
Duke Fuqua	440	51	12%
Haas	243	18	7%
HBS	918	24	3%
Johnson	275	12	4%
Kellogg	647	86	13%
MIT Sloan	401	26	6%
NY Stern	314	37	12%
Ross	488	99	20%
Stanford	389	9	2%
Tuck	280	26	9%
Wharton	817	24	3%
Yale	231	26	11%

Fine Print: *Matriculation is calculated using the School's Yield rate and applied to the GMAT Club Members Admitted. It is only an estimate