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Harvard University

Harvard Business School

Quick Stats

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  • Program Cost
    $126,576
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    1,836
  • Yield
    89%
  • Selectivity
    13%
  • Job Offers
    95%
  • Average Salary
    $124,085
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
Contact Information
Soldiers Field
Boston, Massachusetts 02163, United States
Website

About Harvard Business School

Founded in 1908 as part of Harvard University, Harvard Business School is located on a 40-acre campus in Boston. Its faculty of more than 200 offers full-time programs leading to the MBA and doctoral degrees, as well as more than 75 open enrollment Executive Education programs and more than 60 custom programs. For more than a century, HBS faculty have drawn on their research, their experience in working with organizations worldwide, and their passion for teaching to educate generations of leaders who have shaped the practice of business in every industry and in every country around the world.

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Admissions: Can I get in?

Post-Grad Work Experience
  • Average 50
  • Median
  • Middle 80%
Admissions Selectivity
13% Harvard Business School 48% Average Across All Schools
Average GMAT Score
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
100% 8,963
13% 13.0
89% 89
Female
0%
International
0%
Re-Applicants
0%
0%
Top Undergrad Majors
Top 5 Feeder Colleges for Accepted
Importance of Application Elements
  • GMAT Scores Very Important
  • Resume / Work Experience Very Important
  • Application Essay Very Important
  • Interviews Very Important
  • Recommendations Very Important
  • GPA / Undergrad Transcripts Very Important
GMAT Scores
  • All Applicants
  • Accepted
770 to 800
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740 to 769
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710 to 739
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680 to 709
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650 to 679
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620 to 649
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590 to 619
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560 to 589
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530 to 559
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0%
500 to 529
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0%
Under 500
0%
0%
English Language Requirements
English Proficiency Required: Yes
Minimum English Proficiency Score: No
Accepted Tests
  • IELTS
  • TOEFL Internet Based Test

Careers: Will I find a job?

Financial Services 35%
Top Industry
  • Consulting 25%
  • Technology 12%
  • Pharma/Biotech/Health Care 7%
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
95% Harvard Business School 82% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
90% 90
60% 59.90775862068965
90% Receive Offers
77% 77.4
56% 55.94857923497267
77% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
5% 5
22% 22.276036585365855
5% Receive Offers
12% 12.4
25% 25.176799999999997
12% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
0%
5% 5.4188983050847455
0%
6% 6.143524590163933
74% Graduates seeking full-time employment
25% Graduates not seeking employment
Top Employers / Number Hired
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
33% 32.7
$125,923.00
47K 300K
Finance/Accounting
35% 35
$136,982.00
30K 325K
General Management
12% 11.8
$111,919.00 Data not provided
Human Resources
0% 0
Data not provided
Marketing/Sales
16% 15.8
$110,035.00
40K 200K
Information Technology
0% 0
Data not provided
Operations/Logistics
0% 0
$104,400.00
87K 145K
Other
3% 3.3
$100,344.00
27K 135K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
25% 24.5
$129,775.00
90K 154K
Consumer Products
3% 2.7
$102,204.00
90K 140K
Financial Services
35% 34.6
$138,164.00
60K 325K
Government
1% 1
$81,245.00
55K 100K
Manufacturing
6% 5.7
$104,664.00
27K 148K
Media/Entertainment
3% 2.7
$115,900.00
40K 185K
Non-profit
2% 1.9
$77,591.00
30K 100K
Petroleum/Energy
2% 1.7
$106,600.00 Data not provided
Pharma/Biotech/Health Care
7% 7.4
$117,254.00
52K 200K
Real Estate
1% 1
Data not provided
Technology
12% 12
$115,346.00
40K 152K
Other
5% 4.6
$100,025.00
6K 175K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
One Year or Less
1% 1
$106,740.00
90K 135K
More than one year, up to three years
37% 36.5
$117,245.00
30K 123K
More than five years
8% 8.4
$125,603.00
6K 250K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Asia
5% 5
$106,573.00
27K 200K
Australia & Oceania
0% 0
Data not provided
Central America & the Caribbean
0% 0
$114,000.00
40K 200K
European Free Trade Zone
7% 7
$121,980.00
80K 215K
Non-European Free Trade Zone
0% 0
$140,250.00
125K 160K
Middle East & North Africa
2% 2.4
$105,187.00
6K 133K
North America
81% 81.1
$126,378.00
43K 325K
South America
1% 1.4
$96,302.00 Data not provided
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
49% 49
$127,855.00
43K 325K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
6% 5.7
$119,425.00
55K 175K
U.S. South
6% 6.1
$129,207.00
90K 160K
U.S. Southwest
5% 5.1
$125,500.00
95K 150K
U.S. Midwest
7% 7
$122,000.00
70K 300K
U.S. West
26% 25.8
$125,744.00
60K 300K
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
Data not provided
Canada
1% 1.3
$128,333.00
90K 150K
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
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Long Term Pay of MBA Graduates by Industry

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Long Term Pay of MBA Graduates by Job Function

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Top Companies with Interns / Hired
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks
  • Percentage of internships that are paid
Annual Job Searching Trips by the School
  • Career Trek: Venture Capital and Private Equity Club Treks to Boston, New York, Southern Connecticut, San Francisco, Washington, DC, London, India, Brazil and China
  • Career Trek: Social Enterprise Club Social Finance Career Trek and Education Career Trek to New York City
  • Career Trek: TechMedia Club Trek to San Francisco and Seattle
  • Career Trek: Investment Club Warren Buffet Career Trek to Nebraska
  • Career Trek: Energy & Environment Club Cleantech Trek to San Francisco

Tuition: Can I afford it?

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
Total Opportunity Cost
  • Program Cost $126,576
  • Budget $87,200
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
Total Opportunity Cost
  • Program Cost $126,576
  • Budget $87,200
$29,843 Average Scholarship Amount 60% of Students Receive Aid
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Financial Aid
  • Apply for Aid
  • Receive Aid
Students applying for financial aid
70% 70
60% 60
Scholarships
$ $ $ $ $
$30,000,000
Total aid distributed for the upcoming year
Basic scholarships awarded
  • Financial Need
90%
Of first-year institutional scholarship recipients who received at least the same amount for the second year
Loans
  • Loan guarantee policy
  • Max loan guarantee per year
  • Average post-graduation debt $70,731

What Recent Grads Say See All 15 Comments >

HBS sets the standard for business programs. It innovates ahead of the curve and is very experimental with the curriculum, which is a great feat considering the size of the school. It is the biggest school, allowing a great amount of diversity and an incredible level of energy and activity at a constant pace. It's a place where people challenge each other in every way possible. You leave wanting to be better in career, life, culture, and leadership.

Academics: What will I learn?

Students in Core Classes
92 Harvard Business School 42 Average Across All Schools
Top 3 Teaching Methods
Case study
80% 80
Team project
10% 10
Experiential learning
5% 5
Top Areas of Study
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Entrepreneurship
  • General Management
  • Leadership
  • Strategy
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Concentrations and Specializations
Master Degree Programs
Joint Degree Programs
  • MBA/JD (Law)
  • MBA/MD (Medicine)
  • Other
Requirements for Graduation
  • Students are required to complete international experience
  • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
  • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
  • Students must write a complete business plan
Program Logistics
  • Program length (in months) 18
  • Distance learning Yes
Technology Improvements
  • Major IT projects include: A new LMS platform with custom built applications for HBS Executive Education; an enhanced Faculty & Research website to improve and extend the dissemination of HBS faculty work; development of interactive learning tools, games, and simulations; enhanced traditional/mobile websites and social networking capabilities; a dynamic new Intranet portal with deeper connections to campus collaboration spaces; reinforcement of key infrastructure elements to ensure ongoing access to all vit

Students: Who are my classmates?

34% International Students
40% Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
Student Citizenship
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Activities
Active Professional Clubs
  • Biotech/Health care
  • Business Ethics
  • Business Law
  • Consulting
  • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental
  • E-business
  • Finance
  • High Tech
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology
  • Investment Banking
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing
  • Media & Entertainment
  • New Media
  • Nonprofit
  • Other
  • VC/ Private Equity
Active Networking Clubs
  • Black MBA Association
  • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
  • Hispanic Student Organization
  • International Club
  • Other
  • Partners/Family
  • Volunteer
  • Wine
  • Women in MBA

Alumni: How strong is my network?

77,778 Living MBA Alumni 41 Countries where alumni clubs exist
108 Active alumni clubs
27 Participating in gift donations Yes Individual alumni gift in excess of $10 Million in the last 12 months

Employer data includes graduates and current students.