Here is a look at the Wharton MBA Class of 2020, taken from the Wharton website:
Applications: 7,158
Enrolled Class: 916
Female: 41%
LGBTQ+ Students: 6%
US Race/Ethnicity:
- White: 39%
- Asian American: 24%
- Black/African American: 10%
- Hispanic/Latinx: 6%
- Did not report: 2%
- Native American/Indigenous/ Native Alaskan: >1%
International Students: 19%
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Countries Represented: 70
GMAT Score:
- Average: 722
- Median: 730
GRE Score:
- Average Verbal: 161
- Average Quant: 161
- Average Writing: 4.7
Average GPA (from students who attended universities with a 4.0 grading system): 3.6
Undergraduate Major:
- Humanities: 38%
- Business: 34%
- STEM: 28%
Students Participating in Interdisciplinary and Dual Degree Programs:
- Lauder MBA/MA Joint Degree: 80
- Health Care Management: 76
- Carey JD/MBA: 17
- Moelis: 2
Years of Work Experience:
- Range: 0–14
- Average: 5
Previous Industry Experience:
- Consulting: 24%
- PE/VC: 12%
- Other: 11%
- Technology: 10%
- Nonprofit/Government: 10%
- Financial Services: 8%
- Investment Banking: 7%
- Health Care: 5%
- Investment Management: 5%
- CPG/Retail: 5%
- Energy: 2%
- Media/Entertainment: 1%
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