Key Facts
| |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
|
| Applications |
6,716 |
7,438 |
8,661 |
9,093 |
| Percent Admitted |
15% |
14% |
12% |
12% |
| Yield |
91% |
89% |
91% |
89% |
| Enrollment |
1,822 |
1,806 |
1,796 |
1,843 |
|
|
| Applications |
611 |
694 |
595 |
|
| Percent Admitted |
5% |
5% |
6% |
|
| Yield |
64% |
57% |
81% |
|
| Enrollment |
101 |
103 |
105 |
|
|
| Enrollment |
8,239 |
9,281 |
9,345 |
|
| (programs range from two days to nine weeks) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Living MBA Alumni |
|
|
41,134 |
|
| Executive Education |
|
|
28,193 |
|
| Living Doctoral Alumni |
|
|
1,013 |
|
| Alumni Outside the U.S. |
|
|
28% |
|
|
| Faculty Positions (full-time equivalent) |
215 |
206 |
219 |
228 |
| Teaching Materials Produced |
606 |
602 |
647 |
608 |
| Research Articles Published |
130 |
145 |
152 |
146 |
| Books Published |
31 |
24 |
24 |
20 |
|
| Staff Positions (full-time equivalent) |
1,077 |
1,109 |
1,146 |
|
|
| Cases Sold |
7,428,000 |
7,785,000 |
8,240,000 |
|
| HBS Press Books Sold |
1,409,000 |
1,882,000 |
2,025,000 |
|
| HBR Circulation |
243,000 |
248,000 |
246,000 |
|
| HBR Reprints Sold |
3,112,000 |
3,061,000 |
3,123,000 |
|
|
| Revenues |
$368,000,000 |
$405,000,000 |
$451,000,000 |
|
| Expenses |
$345,000,000 |
$375,000,000 |
$423,000,000 |
|
| Research Budget |
$84,000,000 |
$92,000,000 |
$102,000,000 |
|
| Endowment |
$2,340,000,000 |
$2,821,000,000 |
$2,971,000,000 |
|
|
| Number of Buildings |
33 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
| Square Feet |
1,512,753 |
1,512,753 |
1,512,753 |
1,512,753 |
MBA Program
Enrollment
| Class of |
1975 |
1985 |
1995 |
2005 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total MBA Enrollment |
806 |
793 |
789 |
895 |
900 |
937 |
| Applications |
3,381 |
5,709 |
6,321 |
8,540 |
8661 |
9093 |
| % Admitted |
|
|
|
12% |
12% |
12% |
| Yield |
|
|
|
90% |
91% |
89% |
| Women |
11% |
25% |
28% |
35% |
38% |
36% |
| Minorities |
6% |
9% |
14% |
22% |
27% |
22% |
| International |
15% |
13% |
23% |
33% |
33% |
36% |
| Expenses (Class of 2009) | Tuition | Health fees | | | | Total |
| | $41,900 | $2,788 | $4,050 | $12,654 | $11,908 | $73,300 |
Undergraduate Majors
| Class of |
1975 |
1985 |
1995 |
2005 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Humanities & Social Sci. |
47% |
48% |
51% |
40% |
42% |
40% |
| Engineering/Natural Sci/Tech Disciplines |
35% |
31% |
25% |
31% |
32% |
33% |
| Business Administration |
17% |
21% |
23% |
20% |
23% |
26% |
| Other |
1% |
|
1% |
9% |
4% |
<2% |
Career Placement
| Class of |
2004 | 2005 |
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Accepted Offer by Graduation |
84% | 88% | 90% |
90% | 88% | 77% |
Accepted Offer 3 Months Out |
90% | 94% |
95% | 94% | 93% | 87% |
| Median Base Salary |
$100,000 | $100,000 | $105,000 |
$115,000 | $120,000 | $114,400 |
| Median Signing Bonus |
$15,000 | $15,000 |
$20,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 |
* Preliminary data; subject to change as reporting continues.
| Function (Class of 2009) | % | Median Base Salary |
| Business Development | 8% | $100,000 |
| Consulting | 28% | $125,000 |
| Finance/Accounting | 32% | $110,000 |
| General Management | 16% | $105,000 |
| Marketing | 9% | $97,000 |
| Strategic Planning | 4% | $109,000 |
| Other | 3% | $97,500 |
| Industry (Class of 2009) | % | Median Base Salary |
| Manufacturing | 8% | $112,500 |
| Financial Services | 31% | $110,000 |
| Consulting Services | 26% | $125,000 |
| Other Services | 2% | $100,000 |
| Non-Profit | 5% | $90,000 |
| Government | 2% | $79,648 |
Additional MBA Recruiting Placement Data
Recruiting Partners
MBA Admissions
MBA Recruiting
Alumni Recruiting
Executive Education
| Participants |
Women |
Internat'l |
Nationalities |
| 4,872 |
18% |
52% |
115 |
| Companies |
| Business in the last year from companies that had sent participants to HBS within the past three years: 48% |
| Programs |
On-campus |
Off-campus |
|
| 77 |
74 |
3 |
4 |
| Faculty |
Women |
Internat'l |
| 156 |
20% |
24% |
| Companies |
| 32 different company clients; 28% from outside US; 25% outside North America |
| Programs (2005) |
Repeat |
New |
Joint |
|
42 |
19 |
1 with IMD |
| Faculty |
Women |
Internat'l |
| 114 |
18% |
33% |
Facilities
| Residence Halls |
Baker |
McArthur |
| Rooms |
165 |
170 |
| Classroom Buildings |
McCollum |
Hawes |
| Rooms |
4 |
3 |
Executive Education Programs
Financial Information (Annual Report)
Doctoral Program
2009 Incoming Class
| Enrollment |
Women |
Men |
Minority |
Internat'l |
| 24 |
6 |
18 |
25% |
29% |
| Educational Background |
MBA |
Other Master's |
|
| |
5 |
6 |
9 |
Doctoral Programs
Faculty/Staff
Faculty, 2007-08
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
| Professors |
74 |
16 |
90 |
| Baker Foundation Professors |
9 |
0 |
9 |
| Professors of Management Practice |
13 |
2 |
15 |
| Associate Professors |
29 |
6 |
35 |
| Assistant Professors |
37 |
21 |
58 |
| Visiting Faculty |
4 |
2 |
6 |
| Other Teaching Appointments |
24 |
4 |
28 |
| Other Research Appointments |
9 |
6 |
15 |
| Total Faculty |
199 |
57 |
256 |
| On Leave |
5 |
6 |
11 |
| International (full-time) |
|
|
35% |
| Endowed Professorships |
|
|
95 |
| Endowed Professorships |
95 |
| Full-time international faculty |
35 |
| Teaching materials produced * |
602 |
| Research articles published |
145 |
| Books written |
24 |
| Book chapters written |
51 |
* HBS faculty members develop 80 percent of cases used at business schools worldwide.
Staff, 2008–09
| Administrators & Support staff |
1,044 |
Faculty Academic Units
Faculty Directory
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Staff Directory
Alumni
| Graduates since founding |
98,373 |
| MBA Graduates since founding |
56,685 |
| Living alumni |
More than 70,000 in 157 countries |
| Living Executive Education alumni |
28,240 |
| Alumni clubs & associations |
85 in more than 30 countries |
Industry
| Manufacturing |
% |
| Agribusiness |
2.62% |
| Chemicals |
2.12% |
| Construction |
0.91% |
| Consumer Products |
2.80% |
| Engineering |
0.50% |
| Equipment |
3.57% |
| Healthcare/Biotechnology |
2.10% |
| High Technology |
7.34% |
| Import/Export/Trading |
0.98% |
| Industrial/Transportation Equipment |
1.59% |
| Natural/Refined Resources |
3.33% |
| Printing/Publishing |
1.69% |
| Retail/Wholesale |
3.66% |
| Textiles and Apparel |
0.69% |
| Other Manufacturing |
5.45% |
| Services |
% |
| Accounting |
0.54% |
| Advertising/Marketing/PR |
0.55% |
| Consulting |
11.19% |
| Entertainment/Multimedia |
2.09% |
| Financial Services |
23.10% |
| Food Service/Lodging |
0.75% |
| Health & Human Services/Nonprofit |
6.41% |
| Real Estate |
4.62% |
| Telecommunications |
1.85% |
| Other Services |
8.20% |
Function
| Function |
% |
| Accounting/Control |
0.77% |
| Consulting |
7.46% |
| Engineering |
0.45% |
| Finance |
16.41% |
| Fundraising/Development |
0.14% |
| General Management |
51.69% |
| Homemaker |
0.09% |
| Marketing |
8.22% |
| Planning/Other Corporate Services |
1.93% |
| Professional Advising |
1.72% |
| Project Management |
2.72% |
| Teaching |
1.03% |
| Other |
8.73% |
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