Key Facts

  2006 2007 2008 2009
MBA Program
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
Doctoral Programs
Applications 611 694 595  
Percent Admitted 5% 5% 6%  
Yield 64% 57% 81%  
Enrollment 101 103 105  
Executive Education
Enrollment 8,239 9,281 9,345  
(programs range from two days to nine weeks)        
Alumni
Living MBA Alumni     41,134  
Executive Education     28,193  
Living Doctoral Alumni     1,013  
Alumni Outside the U.S.     28%  
Faculty
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
Staff Positions (full-time equivalent) 1,077 1,109 1,146
Publishing
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  
Financial
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                      
Campus
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 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
 $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

* Preliminary data; subject to change as reporting continues.

Class of 20042005 2006200720082009
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
Function (Class of 2009)%Median Base Salary
Business Development8%$100,000
Consulting28%$125,000
Finance/Accounting32%$110,000
General Management16%$105,000
Marketing9%$97,000
Strategic Planning4%$109,000
Other3%$97,500
Industry (Class of 2009)%Median Base Salary
Manufacturing8%$112,500
Financial Services31%$110,000
Consulting Services26%$125,000
Other Services2%$100,000
Non-Profit5%$90,000
Government2%$79,648

Additional MBA Recruiting Placement Data
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Executive Education

Open-Enrollment Programs

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 Joint Joint Programs

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration

John F. Kennedy School of Government

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Tsinghua University School of Economics & Management

77 74 3 4
Faculty Women Internat'l
156 20% 24%

Custom Programs

Participants (2005)
3,304
Companies
32 different company clients; 28% from outside US; 25% outside North America
Programs (2005) Repeat New Joint
61 Programs 52 for specific companies and 9 association programs 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 Bachelor's Bachelor's DegreeA graduate degree, such as an MBA, is not required for admission.
  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
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Alumni

Graduates since founding 98,373
MBA Graduates since founding 56,685
Living alumni More than 70,000 in 157 countries
Living MBA alumni 41,596
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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