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Stanford University

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Quick Stats

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  • Program Cost
    $118,020
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    803
  • Selectivity
    7%
  • Job Offers
    90%
  • Average Salary
    $129,650
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
Contact Information
Knight Management Center
655 Knight Way
Stanford, California 94305, United States
Website

About Stanford Graduate School of Business

Stanford GSB empowers individuals to envision what is possible and make it happen through principled leadership and creative problem solving. The MBA and other programs engage the highest quality students with world-class faculty from across Stanford University's 7 schools, as well as alumni, Silicon Valley professionals, global executives, and the broader world community. The state-of-the-art Knight Management Center, built to the highest LEED Platinum environmental sustainability standards, offers flexible classroom spaces for hands-on learning, small group leadership labs, and team-based learning.

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Admissions: Can I get in?

Post-Grad Work Experience
  • Average
  • Median
  • Middle 80%
Admissions Selectivity
7% Stanford Graduate School of Business 48% Average Across All Schools
Average GMAT Score
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
100% 6,716
7% 7.0
0% 0.0
Female
0%
International
0%
Re-Applicants
0%
0%
Top Undergrad Majors
Top 5 Feeder Colleges for Accepted
Importance of Application Elements
GMAT Scores
  • All Applicants
  • Accepted
770 to 800
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0%
740 to 769
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0%
710 to 739
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680 to 709
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0%
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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500 to 529
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Under 500
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English Language Requirements
600 Minimum TOEFL Score
English Proficiency Required: Yes
Minimum English Proficiency Score: No
Accepted Tests
  • IELTS
  • TOEFL Internet Based Test
  • TOEFL Paper-based Test

Careers: Will I find a job?

Financial Services 32%
Top Industry
  • Technology 24%
  • Consulting 20%
  • Consumer Products 6%
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
90% Stanford Graduate School of Business 82% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
76% 76
60% 59.90775862068965
76% Receive Offers
70% 70
56% 55.94857923497267
70% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
14% 14
22% 22.276036585365855
14% Receive Offers
16% 16
25% 25.176799999999997
16% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
0% 0
5% 5.4188983050847455
0% Receive Offers
0% 0
6% 6.143524590163933
0% Accept Offers
76% Graduates seeking full-time employment
23% 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
22% 22
$129,015.00
95K 168K
Finance/Accounting
33% 33
$153,022.00
20K 260K
General Management
13% 13
$112,054.00
35K 185K
Human Resources
1% 1
Data not provided
Marketing/Sales
20% 20
$113,605.00
48K 150K
Information Technology
0% 0
Data not provided
Operations/Logistics
3% 3
$117,500.00
100K 130K
Other
8% 8
$112,971.00
80K 170K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
20% 20
$130,636.00
95K 168K
Consumer Products
6% 6
$108,750.00
80K 170K
Financial Services
32% 32
$152,743.00
20K 260K
Government
0% 0
Data not provided
Manufacturing
0% 0
Data not provided
Media/Entertainment
4% 4
$109,125.00
65K 138K
Non-profit
2% 2
$91,875.00
88K 96K
Petroleum/Energy
3% 3
$119,167.00
35K 200K
Pharma/Biotech/Health Care
4% 4
$103,111.00
50K 120K
Real Estate
2% 2
$126,000.00
100K 150K
Technology
24% 24
$118,050.00
48K 185K
Other
2% 2
$114,000.00
85K 160K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Asia
7% 7
$114,193.00
20K 200K
Australia & Oceania
0% 0
Data not provided
Central America & the Caribbean
1% 1
Data not provided
European Free Trade Zone
2% 2
$133,000.00
77K 168K
Non-European Free Trade Zone
0% 0
Data not provided
Middle East & North Africa
1% 1
Data not provided
North America
87% 87
$130,689.00
48K 260K
South America
2% 2
$128,250.00
125K 133K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
19% 19
$137,427.00
90K 260K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
1% 1
$130,000.00
125K 135K
U.S. South
0% 0
Data not provided
U.S. Southwest
3% 3
$140,000.00
100K 200K
U.S. Midwest
1% 1
$104,333.00
100K 108K
U.S. West
60% 60
$128,532.00
48K 250K
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
Data not provided
Canada
0% 0
Data not provided
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
  • Walmart
  • Pacific Investment Management Company LLC
  • McKinsey & Company
  • Google
  • Goldman Sachs
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 9.6
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 100
Annual Job Searching Trips by the School
  • New York City - Arts, Media & Entertainment Club Trek
  • Los Angeles - Energy Club Trek
  • Paris - Luxury Club Trek
  • San Francisco - Marketing Club Trek
  • Oregon - Brewer's Guild Trek

Tuition: Can I afford it?

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
Total Opportunity Cost
  • Program Cost $118,020
  • Budget $90,531
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
Total Opportunity Cost
  • Program Cost $118,020
  • Budget $90,531
11 Full Tuition Scholarships
$23,683 Average Scholarship Amount 70% of Students Receive Aid
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Financial Aid
  • Apply for Aid
  • Receive Aid
Students applying for financial aid
80% 80
70% 70
Scholarships
$ $ $ $ $
$12,380,826
Total aid distributed for the upcoming year
Basic scholarships awarded
  • Financial Need
98%
Of first-year institutional scholarship recipients who received at least the same amount for the second year
Loans
  • Loan guarantee policy Yes
  • Max loan guarantee per year
  • Average post-graduation debt $84,551

What Recent Grads Say See All 15 Comments >

-The focus on personal development and growth is by far what makes Stanford Stanford. I could have learned any of the actual hard skills topics at HBS or Wharton, but I never could have replicated what I've learned about who I am as a person at any other school. Attending the GSB has made me a better and happier person, and for that I am extremely grateful.

Academics: What will I learn?

Students in Core Classes
49 Stanford Graduate School of Business 42 Average Across All Schools
Top 3 Teaching Methods
Case study
40% 40
Lectures
20% 20
Experiential learning
15% 15
Top Areas of Study
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Leadership
  • Organizational Behavior
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Concentrations and Specializations
  • General Management
  • Nonprofit/Public Management
Master Degree Programs
  • Management
Joint Degree Programs
  • MBA/JD (Law)
  • MBA/MA (Arts)
  • MBA/MD (Medicine)
  • MBA/MS (Science)
Requirements for Graduation
  • Other
  • Students are required to complete international experience
  • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
  • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
Program Logistics
  • Program length (in months) 21
  • Distance learning No
Technology Improvements
  • Classrooms equipped with HD videoconferencing and ability to project from multiple sources; special purpose computer lab that allows students to work with market data in real time; deployment of Google apps for Education and Drupal Commons for collaboration.

Students: Who are my classmates?

35% International Students
35% Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
Student Citizenship
North America
59% 59
Dual Citizen
11% 11
Europe Free Trade Zone
11% 11
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Activities
Active Professional Clubs
  • Biotech/Health care
  • Consulting
  • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental
  • Finance
  • High Tech
  • Investment Banking
  • Marketing
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Other
Active Networking Clubs
  • Black MBA Association
  • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
  • Hispanic Student Organization
  • Other
  • Partners/Family
  • Volunteer
  • Wine
  • Women in MBA

Alumni: How strong is my network?

17,620 Living MBA Alumni 26 Countries where alumni clubs exist
53 Active alumni clubs
40 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.