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Class Profile

Class Profile

Our doctoral students represent diverse backgrounds, degrees, undergraduate schools, and disciplines.
Some students enter our doctoral programs upon graduation from college, while others spend a few years working before they pursue a career in business academia. All students in our doctoral programs have strong quantitative and analytical skills, as demonstrated by their records of academic performance and test scores.
8
PHD Programs
864
Applicants, 2018
4
%
Admit rate, 2012-18
130
Students enrolled
41
%
Women
45
%
International

Average Time in Program

Education

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89 Undergraduate Institutions
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89 Undergraduate Institutions

GMAT & GRE

All applicants are required to take either the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) or the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). The admissions committee does not have a preference in tests. There is no minimum test score requirement, but typically successful applicants score in the 80th percentile or higher.

Undergraduate Majors*

  • Accounting
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Computer Science
  • Decision Sciences
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • Finance
  • Government
  • History
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Mathematics
  • Operations
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
*representative sample

Area of Interest*

  • Asset Pricing
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Strategy
  • Corporate Finance
  • Diversity
  • Emerging Markets
  • Environment
  • Ethics
  • Experimental Economics
  • Game Theory
  • Health Care
  • Incentives
  • Innovation
  • International Business
  • Leadership
  • Networks
  • Power & Influence
  • Private Equity
  • Supply Chain
  • Technology Management
*representative sample

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