Key Facts

  2008 2009 2010 2011
MBA Program
Applications 8,661 9,093 9,524 9,134
Percent Admitted 12% 12% 11% 12%
Yield 91% 89% 89% 90%
Enrollment 1,796 1,862 1,864 1,860
Doctoral Programs
Applications 595 798 931 830
Percent Admitted 6% 4% 4% 5%
Yield 81% 69% 69% 68%
Enrollment 105 120 130 132
Executive Education
Enrollment 9,345 8,291 8,670 9,939
(programs range from two days to nine weeks)      
Alumni
Living MBA Alumni 41,378 42,278 43,478 44,087
Executive Education 28,666 29,957 31,150 31,460
Living Doctoral Alumni 835 856 872 869
Alumni Outside the U.S. 28% 29% 30% 31%
Faculty
Faculty Positions (full-time equivalent) 219 228 218 217
Teaching Materials Produced 647 608 538 635
Research Articles Published 152 146 155 150
Books Published 24 20 29 18
Staff
Staff Positions (full-time equivalent) 1,146 1,187 1,087 1,138
Publishing
Cases Sold 8,240,000 8,334,000 9,668,000 9,764,000
HBS Press Books Sold 2,025,000 1,478,000 1,692,000 1,665,000
HBR Circulation 246,000 237,000 236,000 241,000
HBR Reprints Sold 3,123,000 2,863,000 2,946,000 3,098,000
Financial
Revenues $451M $472M $467M $509M
Expenses $423M $438M $415M $456M
Research Budget $102M $97M $92M $97M
Endowment $3.0B $2.1B $2.3B $2.8B
Campus
Number of Buildings 33 33 33 34
Square Feet 1,553,925 1,553,925 1,553,925 1,629,567

MBA Program

Enrollment

Class of 1975 1985 1995 2005 2012 2013
Total MBA Enrollment 806 793 789 895 903 905
Applications 3,381 5,709 6,321 8,540 9,524 9,134
% Admitted 12% 11% 12%
Yield       90% 89% 89%
Women 11% 25% 28% 35% 36% 39%
Minorities 6% 9% 14% 22% 23% 23%
International 15% 13% 23% 33% 34% 34%
Expenses (Class of 2013)Tuition Health feesProg/Fees Program Support Fees:Approximately two-thirds of MBA students receive some form of financial aid. Financial aid consists of both loans and fellowships. Loans are available through several sources. HBS fellowships are granted to students with the highest levels of financial need.Room/Util Room & Utilities 9 months Board/Etc. Board, Personal & Other 9 monthsTotal
 $51,200 $1,186$6,390$10,800 $12,590 $84,000

Undergraduate Majors

Class of 1975 1985 1995 2005 2012 2013
Humanities & Social Sci. 47% 48% 51% 40% 43% 42%
Engineering/Natural Sci/Tech Disciplines 35% 31% 25% 31% 33% 36%
Business Administration 17% 21% 23% 20% 23% 21%
Other 1% 1% 9% <1% 1%

Career Hiring

*The following data is as of three months post graduation.

Class of 200620072008200920102011
Accepted Offer by Graduation 90% 90% 88% 77% 77% 83%
Accepted Offer
3 Months Out		 95% 94% 93% 87% 90% 93%
Median Base Salary $105,000 $115,000 $120,000 $114,400 $110,000 $120,000
Median Signing Bonus $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000
Function (Class of 2011)%Median Base Salary
Business Development6%$120,000
Consulting25%$125,000
Finance39%$125,000
General Management9%$115,000
Marketing9%$102,500
Strategic Planning5%$109,000
Other5%$102,500
Industry (Class of 2011)%Median Base Salary
Consulting 24%$125,000
Consumer Products5%$96,000
Entertainment/Media2%$100,000
Financial Services39%$125,000
Healthcare4%$110,000
Manufacturing5%$120,000
Non-Profit/Government3%$90,000
Services (includes Real Estate) 4%$120,000
Retail3%$100,000
Technology11%$115,000

*Compensation is not listed for categories reported by less than 1% of students seeking employment.



Additional MBA Hiring Data
Recruiting Partners

MBA Admissions
MBA Recruiting
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Executive Education

Open-Enrollment Programs

Participants Women Internat'l Nationalities
6,709 20% 64% 118
Companies
Business in the last year from companies that had sent participants to HBS within the past three years: 46%
Programs On-campus Off-campus Joint Joint Programs

CEIBS

Fudan University

Guanghua School of Management

IESE

Tsinghua University

79 60 19 6
Faculty Women Internat'l
157 15% 41%

Custom Programs

Participants (2011)
3,230
Companies
31 different company clients; 58% from outside US
Programs (2011) New
62 16
Faculty Women Internat'l
104 15% 37%

Facilities

Residence Halls Baker McArthur
Rooms 165 170
Classroom Buildings McCollum Hawes
Rooms 4 3

Executive Education Programs
Financial Information (Annual Report)

Doctoral Program

2011 Incoming Class

Enrollment Women Men Minority Internat'l
26 12 14 31% 46%
Educational Background MBA Other Master's Bachelor's Bachelor's DegreeA graduate degree, such as an MBA, is not required for admission.
  3 12 13

Doctoral Programs

Faculty/Staff

Faculty, 2011-12


Male Female Total
Professors 77 18 95
Baker Foundation Professors 6 0 6
Professors of Management Practice 16 2 18
Associate Professors 31 13 44
Assistant Professors 31 17 48
Visiting Faculty 6 2 8
Other Teaching Appointments 34 6 40
Other Research Appointments 8 2 10
Total Faculty 209 60 269
On Leave 4 1 5
International     42%
Teaching materials produced 635
Research articles published 150
Books written 18

Staff, 2012

Staff (full-time equivalent)
1,138

Faculty Academic Units
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Alumni

Graduates since founding 101,817
MBA Graduates since founding 58,532
Living alumni More than 78,000 in 167 countries
Living MBA alumni 44,087
Living Executive Education alumni 31,460
Alumni clubs & affiliates 106 in 39 countries

Employment

Industry %
Finance 25.0%
Other 12.3%
Consulting 10.4%
High Technology 8.2%
Manufacturing 6.2%
Professional Services 5.5%
Healthcare/Biotechnology 5.3%
Real Estate 4.7%
Education 4.1%
Energy/Environment 4.1%
Transportation 3.4%
Retail/Wholesale 3.3%
Consumer Products 2.8%
Media 2.7%
Government 1.8%
Function %
General Management 49.1%
Finance 18.4%
Consulting 9.1%
Marketing 8.0%
Other 4.4%
Project Management 1.9%
Teaching 1.8%
Planning/Other Corporate Services 1.5%
Professional Advising 1.5%
Manufacturing/Operations 1.1%
Accounting/Control 0.8%
Human Resources 0.7%
Information Services 0.7%
Research and Development 0.6%
Engineering 0.5%

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