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    Data

    MBA

    Entering Classes 2019-2023

    2019 2020 2021 2022*** 2023***
    Gender
    Total MBA Enrollment 928 930 938 732 1010
    Women 391 42% 383 41% 408 43% 323 44% 462 46%
    Citizenship
    United States (includes permanent residents) 624 67% 610 66% 611 65% 491 67% 641 63%
    International* 304 33% 320 34% 327 35% 241 33% 369 37%
    Race / Ethnicity
    U.S. race/ethnicity as % of domestic students, Federal Reporting**
    American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander - - - - - - - - 1 0.2%
    Asian 113 18% 128 21% 101 17% 95 19% 155 24%
    Black or African American 47 8% 44 7% 56 9% 52 11% 80 12%
    Hispanic / Latinx 55 9% 51 8% 69 11% 45 9% 73 11%
    Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic 20 3% 17 3% 31 5% 30 6% 23 4%
    White 384 62% 360 59% 349 57% 262 53% 301 47%
    Did Not Report 5 1% 10 2% 5 1% 7 1% 8 1%
    U.S. race/ethnicity as % of domestic students, Multi-Dimensional**
    American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 8 1% 3 0.5% 12 2% 6 1% 10 2%
    Asian 128 21% 142 23% 122 20% 116 24% 169 26%
    Black or African American 52 8% 53 9% 77 13% 64 13% 88 14%
    Hispanic / Latinx 55 9% 51 8% 69 11% 45 9% 73 11%
    White 453 73% 421 69% 432 71% 323 66% 380 59%
    Did Not Report 5 1% 10 2% 5 1% 7 1% 8 1%

    *International does not include US Permanent Residents

    **US Ethnic Minorities includes US Permanent Residents

    ***The typical HBS class size is ~930. Due to onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we gave all incoming Class of 2022 students the option to defer. 732 chose to enroll in 2020. Because of this flexible deferral policy, we increased the class size of the Classes of 2023 & 2024 to ~1000 each.

    The Department of the Interior via the Office of Civil Rights provides federal guidelines for maintaining, collecting, and presenting data on race and ethnicity. HBS is required to follow these standards which allow students to self-identify their ethnicity and race, with the option to select more than one race and/or ethnicity. The racial and ethnic categories listed here reflect those included in our application process, per federal guidelines. *US race / ethnicity enrollment shown as a percent of US citizens and permanent residents.

    Federal Reporting Guidelines

    Per federal guidelines, all students who identify as Hispanic / Latinx and any other race are represented as Hispanic / Latinx only. Students who identify with more than one race are represented as Multi-Race only. The column adds to 100% but may be slightly lower or higher due to rounding.

    Multi-Dimensional Reporting

    We share students' full racial and ethnic identities to more inclusively reflect the racial / ethnic groups with which they identify in the multi-dimensional reporting. Students with multi-racial / ethnic identities are represented in more than one row, meaning the column adds to more than 100%.

    Case Protagonists in Required Curriculum 2019-2021

    2019 - 2020 2020 - 2021
      Total Percent of all cases Percent of all cases with
    protagonists
    Total Percent of all cases Percent of all cases with
    protagonists
    Gender
    Total 253 249
    Male 169 67% 75% 164 66% 73%
    Female 57 23% 25% 61 24% 27%
    No Identifiable Protagonist 27 11% 24 10%
    Case with Identifiable Protagonist 226 89% 100 225 90% 100%
    Race / Ethnicity
    U.S. race/ethnicity as % of total
    Middle Eastern or North African 3 1% 1% 5 2% 2%
    Asian, including South Asian 31 12% 14% 28 11% 12%
    Black or African-American 12 5% 5% 19 8% 8%
    Hispanic/Latinx 13 5% 6% 14 6% 6%
    White 131 52% 58% 131 53% 58%
    Another race or ethnicity 1 <1% 0% 0 0% 0%
    Unknown 35 14% 15% 28 11% 12%
    No identifiable protagonist 27 11% 24 10%

    Footnote: Demographic data as reported by HBS faculty who taught the cases during the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 academic years.

    Data collected includes case protagonist race/ethnicity data for US citizens/permanent residents and non-US citizens/non-permanent residents as an aggregate.

    GME Admissions Reporting Standards. Graduate Management Admission Council Adopted 2020/21.

    New Field Case Protagonists

    2020 - 2021
    New field cases published in 2020-2021 academic year % All cases with
    self-id protagonists*
    Total 299
    FIELD CASES w/ Protagonist Self-ID Demographic Data 122 41%
    Gender
    Male 79%
    Female 27%
    Race / Ethnicity
    American Indian, Alaska Native, or Other Indigenous 1%
    Asian or Asian American 24%
    Black or African American 16%
    Hispanic or Latinx 13%
    Middle Eastern or North African 3%
    Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2%
    White 53%
    Prefer to self-describe 2%

    *Note: Cases with multiple protagonists per/case and/or multiple identities per protagonist result in the total percentages exceeding 100%.

    Doctoral

    Entering Doctoral Classes 2018-2021

    Entering Class
    2018-19
    Entering Class
    2019-20
    Entering Class
    2020-21
    Entering Class
    2021-22
    Gender
    Total 21 25 26 19
    Male 12 57% 13 52% 13 50% 7 37%
    Female 9 43% 12 48% 13 50% 12 63%
    Citizenship
    United States (includes permanent residents) 14 67% 13 52% 16 62% 15 79%
    International* 7 33% 12 48% 10 38% 4 21%
    U.S. Race / Ethnicity
    All U.S. ethnic minorities as % of total class
    American Indians or Alaska Natives 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0 0%
    Asian American 5 24% 5 20% 4 15% 4 21%
    Black or African American 0 8% 1 4% 0 0% 2 11%
    Hispanic or Latinx Americans 1 5% 0 0% 0 0% 1 5%
    White 8 38% 7 28% 12 46% 8 42%
    Unkown 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%

    Note: Doctoral only collects race/ethnicity data for U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

    Source: Doctoral application and enrollment data.

    Executive Education

    Executive Education Participants FY 2018-2021

    FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021
    Gender
    Total 6,766 7,535 5,496 4,602
    Male 4,965 73% 5,409 72% 3,830 70% 3,124 68%
    Female 1,799 27% 2,098 28% 1,653 30% 1,468 32%
    Gender Queer/a Different Identity 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 2 0%
    Gender Information Not Available 2 0% 28 0% 13 0% 8 0%
    Citizenship
    Total 6,766 7,535 5,496 4,602
    United States 1,937 29% 2,345 31% 1,674 30% 1,784 39%
    International 4,752 70% 5,117 68% 3,785 69% 2,782 60%
    Citizenship Information Not Available 77 1% 73 1% 37 1% 36 1%
    Race / Ethnicity
    U.S. Race/Ethnicity as % of domestic students, federal reporting
    Total 1,784
    American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 3 0%
    Asian 100 6%
    Black or African American 76 4%
    Hispanic / Latino 64 4%
    Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic 12 1%
    White 391 22%
    Race / Ethnicity information not available 1,138 64%
    U.S. Race/Ethnicity as % of domestic students, multi-dimensional
    Total 1,784
    American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 10 1%
    Asian 111 6%
    Black or African American 89 5%
    Hispanic / Latino 64 4%
    White 427 24%
    Race / Ethnicity information not available 1,138 64%

    * In FY21, female respondents include one trans-identifying individual, and male respondents include one trans-identifying individual.

    Notes:
    1) Data are for fiscal years (July-June).
    2) Data are for open enrollment programs.
    3) Before December of 2020, only the "male" and "female" gender categories were available on applications.
    4) Currently, applicants may provide only one citizenship.
    5) Executive Education began to ask U.S. citizens for race/ethnicity information in December of 2020.
    6) Executive Education follows the federal and multi-dimensional reporting guidelines followed by the MBA program.

    Source: Executive Education application data.

    HBS Online

    HBS Online Participants FY 2018-2021

    FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021
    Gender
    Total 8,660 15,983 27,307 38,208
    Male 5,920 68% 9,809 61% 15,779 58% 21,320 56%
    Female 2,740 32% 6,174 39% 11,528 42% 16,888 44%
    Citizenship
    United States (includes permanent residents) 4,750 55% 9,003 56% 14,790 54% 17,308 45.30%
    International* 3,910 45% 6,980 46% 12,517 46% 20,900 54.70%

    Note: *HBS Online collected race/ethnicity data only for select programs. Race/ethnicity data are not reported above.

    These data include only paid asynchronous programs (HBX, HBAP, and CSML).

    Source: HBS Online application data.

    Faculty & Faculty Leadership

    Faculty FY 2018-2022

    2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 New faculty
    hired in 2020-21
    Gender
    Total 267 280 293 321 29
    Male 197 74% 203 73% 215 73% 230 72% 15 52%
    Female 70 26% 77 28% 78 27% 91 28% 14 48%
    Race / Ethnicity
    Asian 50 19% 53 19% 57 19% 60 19% 6 21%
    Black or African-American 7 3% 10 4% 10 3% 11 3% 3 10%
    Hispanic/Latinx 6 2% 6 2% 6 2% 7 2% 1 3%
    White 193 72% 199 71% 208 71% 230 72% 18 62%
    Two or More Races 11 4% 12 4% 12 4% 13 4% 1 3%

    HBS collects faculty race/ethnicity data for U.S. citizens/permanent residents and non-U.S. citizens/non-permanent residents as an aggregate.

    Data exclude post-doctoral fellows and includes visiting assistant, associate, and full professors with paid appointments.  Projected 2020-21 data do not include individuals starting in January 2021.  Individuals who hold both staff and faculty appointments are reflected only in the staff demographic data. 

    Division of Research and Faculty Development.

    Faculty Leadership FY 2018-2022

    2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22
    Gender
    Total 46 47 44 42
    Male 39 85% 36 77% 33 75% 33 79%
    Female 7 15% 11 23% 11 25% 9 21%
    Race / Ethnicity
    Asian 12 26% 8 17% 9 20% 8 19%
    Black or African-American 0 0% 2 4% 1 2% 1 2%
    Hispanic/Latinx 1 2% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
    White 32 70% 36 77% 33 75% 28 67%
    Two or More Races 1 2% 1 2% 1 2% 5 12%

    Administrative roles earning 1.0 ATA or greater are included.

    Both faculty are counted for jobs with mid-year transitions and roles split between two faculty (e.g., co-Unit Head).

    Faculty holding multiple roles are counted for each role.

    Staff & Staff Leadership

    Staff FY 2018-2022

    2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 New staff hired in 2020-21 academic year
    Gender
    Total 1138 1217 1284 1219 181
    Male 421 37% 430 35% 446 35% 426 35% 58 32%
    Female 717 63% 787 65% 838 65% 793 65% 123 68%
    Race / Ethnicity
    Asian 96 8% 118 10% 138 11% 133 11% 38 21%
    American Indian or Alaska Native 1 <1% 1 <1% 1 <1% 0 0% 0 0%
    Black or African-American 39 3% 47 4% 53 4% 57 5% 10 6%
    Hispanic/Latinx 65 6% 72 6% 72 6% 79 6% 14 8%
    Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0 0% 1 <1% 1 <1% 0 0% 0 0%
    White 921 81% 961 79% 997 78% 930 76% 115 64%
    Two or More Races 16 1% 16 1% 22 2% 20 2% 4 2%

    HBS collects staff race/ethnicity data for U.S. citizens/permanent residents and non-U.S. citizens/non-permanent residents as an aggregate.

    Human Resources Analytics, Workforce Scorecard, and Department Job Profile

    Staff Leadership as of August 2021

    August 2020 August 2021
    Gender
    Total 112 115
    Male 51 46% 57 50%
    Female 61 54% 58 50%
    Race / Ethnicity
    Asian 4 4% 5 4%
    American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0% 0 0%
    Black or African-American 4 4% 4 3%
    Hispanic/Latinx 0 0% 0 0%
    Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0 0% 0 0%
    White 104 93% 106 92%
    Two or More Races 0 0% 0 0%

    Staff leadership is defined as all department/unit heads and managers in the 60-64 paygrades, including AOM

    HBS collects staff race/ethnicity data for U.S. citizens/permanent residents and non-U.S. citizens/non-permanent residents as an aggregate.

    Human Resources Analytics, Workforce Scorecard, and Department Job Profile

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