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Entering Class of 2006  Size  726 
Average age at entry          28 
Age range                    21–43 
Average years of work experience 5 

GMAT range
(middle 80%)    660–760 

Undergraduate GPA
(middle 80%)    2.9–3.8 
Women               35% 
Non-U.S. citizens   42% 
Minorities          21%  

Average GMAT Score 701 
Middle 80% range 640-760 
Average Quantitative 46 (79th percentile)  
Mid 80% GMAT Quantitative 41-50 
Average Verbal 40 (91st percentile)  
Mid 80% GMAT Verbal 35-46 
Average College GPA 3.4 
Average TOEFL 657 

Admission Procedure (Harvard Business School) Admission Procedure
## Complete a four-year undergraduate program at an accredited U.S. college or its equivalent in another country.
## Submit the complete HBS application portfolio, including personal essays, academic transcripts,
and three letters of recommendation. All applications must be submitted online.
## Provide your scores from the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).
## Candidates from non-English-speaking countries are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), unless they received their bachelor?s degree from an English medium university. Scores more than two years old will not be accepted.
## approximately 70 percent of HBS students receive financial aid.
## The average TOEFL score for admitted applicants is 281.
## Each year, the application process is conducted in three rounds.

Admission Procedure (Stanford University)
Stanford students are accepted based on a comprehensive review of their qualifications instead of minimum performance standards. Stanford University says:
We do not have minimum GPA requirements
We do not have minimum GMAT scores
We do not require a minimum level of work experience
We do not have preferred fields of study or work experience

Kellogg's Statistics 2006

Total Number of Applicants        4526 
Two-Year MBA and MMM Applicants   4093 
Number of interviews    
  With alumni                     2045 
  With staff or student counselor 1072 
Enrolled Students   
  Total                            660 
  Two-Year MBA                     506 
  One-Year MBA                      72 
 
Masters of Management and Manufacturing 60 
  JD-MBA 20 
  MD-MBA 2 

GMAT Score
                  UP TO 640 650-690 700-740 750-800 
Enrolled Students 9%         29%      45%    17% 
Total Applicants  16%        25%      44%    15% 
Average Score                                703

Duke University (Fuqua school of Business) Statistics (class 2005)
Class Size 405
Average age at entry 28
Entering with work experience 99%
Average years of work experience 5
Mean GMAT score 704
80% Range of GMAT score 650-760
Average undergraduate GPA 3.39
80% Range of undergraduate GPA 2.9-3.8
Married/Engaged 29%
Women 30%
Minorities 20%
International (by citizenship) 34%

MIT Sloan Statistics (class 2005)
People in the class: 402 (including 48 LFM students)
Women: 26 percent
International: 32 percent
U.S. minority: 25 percent
Median GMAT: 710
Median UGPA: 3.50
Average full-time work experience: 5.3 years
Range of full-time work experience: 1-16 years
Average age of students: 28 years
Age range of students: 20-39 years

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