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Harvard Business School
United States
19%
Acceptance rate
50%
With scholarships
607
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
27
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.67
Work experience
3.5 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Consulting
33%
Energy & Utilities
17%
Finance
17%
Post-MBA transformation
67%
changed location
17%
changed industry
67%
changed function
Top industries
Consulting (Management Consulting)
Renewable Energy / Infrastructure Investing
Representative companies
Strategy&
NetApp
Top current locations
🌍 United States
67%
🌍 Mexico
33%
Stanford Graduate School of Business
United States
11%
Acceptance rate
100%
With scholarships
638
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
26
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.64
Work experience
4 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Fintech
50%
O&G, Industrial, Manufacturing & Transportation
50%
Post-MBA transformation
100%
changed location
5%
changed industry
100%
changed function
Top industries
Entrepreneurship / Startup
Representative companies
M-KOPA
Stanford GSB – Summer Entrepreneurship Program
Top current locations
🌍 United States
100%
The Wharton School
United States
53%
Acceptance rate
75%
With scholarships
661
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
27
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.4
Work experience
4.5 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Finance
25%
Fintech
25%
Consumer, CPG & E-commerce
13%
Post-MBA transformation
63%
changed location
5%
changed industry
60%
changed function
Top industries
FinTech / Digital Financial Services
Financial Services / Investment Banking
Representative companies
Alpaca VC
Appian Capital Advisory
Top current locations
🌍 United States
63%
🌍 Mexico
38%
Chicago Booth School of Business
United States
58%
Acceptance rate
70%
With scholarships
635
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
27
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.42
Work experience
4.5 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Consulting
22%
Finance
22%
Technology & Telecom
17%
Post-MBA transformation
74%
changed location
4%
changed industry
91%
changed function
Top industries
Consulting
Private Equity / Investment
Representative companies
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
McKinsey & Company
Google
Top current locations
🌍 United States
70%
🌍 Mexico
26%
🌍 Argentina
4%
Kellogg School of Management
United States
54%
Acceptance rate
38%
With scholarships
649
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
27
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.35
Work experience
4.1 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Consulting
29%
Finance
29%
Consumer, CPG & E-commerce
19%
Post-MBA transformation
67%
changed location
5%
changed industry
86%
changed function
Top industries
Consulting
Agribusiness / Commodities
Representative companies
Amazon
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Cargill
Top current locations
🌍 United States
57%
🌍 Mexico
24%
🌍 United Kingdom
10%
Columbia Business School
United States
44%
Acceptance rate
2%
With scholarships
627
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
28
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.20
Work experience
5.7 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Finance
42%
Consumer, CPG & E-commerce
17%
Consulting
8%
Post-MBA transformation
50%
changed location
5%
changed industry
60%
changed function
Top industries
FinTech / Payments
Financial Services / Investment Banking
Representative companies
Morgan Stanley
Benelux Succession Capital
Top current locations
🌍 United States
50%
🌍 Argentina
42%
🌍 Mexico
8%
MIT Sloan School of Management
United States
35%
Acceptance rate
33%
With scholarships
654
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
26
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.47
Work experience
4 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Consulting
22%
Finance
22%
Technology & Telecom
22%
Post-MBA transformation
89%
changed location
5%
changed industry
70%
changed function
Top industries
Consulting
FinTech / Digital Financial Services
Representative companies
McKinsey & Company
PayPal
Top current locations
🌍 United States
78%
🌍 Argentina
11%
🌍 Mexico
11%
Yale School of Management
United States
73%
Acceptance rate
63%
With scholarships
658
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
27
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.5
Work experience
4.5 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Finance
50%
Consulting
38%
Food & Beverage
13%
Post-MBA transformation
88%
changed location
13%
changed industry
88%
changed function
Top industries
Consulting
Consumer Goods
FinTech
Representative companies
McKinsey
Amazon
Working Capital Fund
Top current locations
🌍 United States
88%
🌍 Argentina
13%
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
United States
54%
Acceptance rate
29%
With scholarships
633
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
27
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.56
Work experience
4.5 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Consulting
71%
Finance
14%
Fintech
14%
Post-MBA transformation
85%
changed location
5%
changed industry
53%
changed function
Top industries
Consulting
Technology
FinTech
Representative companies
EY
Strategy&
Top current locations
🌍 United States
71%
🌍 Mexico
14%
🌍 United Kingdom
14%
NYU Stern School of Business
United States
38%
Acceptance rate
5%
With scholarships
603
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
28
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.20
Work experience
5 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Consumer, CPG & E-commerce
40%
Consulting
20%
Energy & Utilities
20%
Post-MBA transformation
40%
changed location
5%
changed industry
40%
changed function
Top industries
Financial Services
Consulting
Technology
Representative companies
J.P. Morgan
Deloitte
Microsoft
Top current locations
🌍 United States
40%
🌍 Argentina
30%
🌍 France
30%
UVA Darden School of Business
United States
76%
Acceptance rate
77%
With scholarships
596
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
29
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.13
Work experience
5.9 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Consumer, CPG & E-commerce
23%
Technology & Telecom
22%
Consulting
16%
Post-MBA transformation
85%
changed location
7%
changed industry
92%
changed function
Top industries
CPG / Consumer Goods
E‑commerce / Technology
FinTech / Payments
Representative companies
Amazon
Bank of America
Procter & Gamble
Top current locations
🌍 United States
77%
🌍 Germany
10%
🌍 Argentina
8%
Michigan Ross School of Business
United States
67%
Acceptance rate
83%
With scholarships
633
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
28
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.38
Work experience
5.2 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Consumer, CPG & E-commerce
33%
Energy & Utilities
33%
Consulting
17%
Post-MBA transformation
67%
changed location
5%
changed industry
67%
changed function
Top industries
Consulting
Financial Services
Technology
Representative companies
Ecolab
PwC
Amazon
Top current locations
🌍 United States
50%
🌍 Argentina
17%
🌍 France
17%
Duke Fuqua School of Business
United States
60%
Acceptance rate
83%
With scholarships
577
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
30
Avg GPA (4.0)
3
Work experience
5 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Consulting
33%
Consumer, CPG & E-commerce
33%
Private Equity & Venture Capital
17%
Post-MBA transformation
83%
changed location
5%
changed industry
83%
changed function
Top industries
E‑commerce
Financial Services
Technology
Representative companies
Amazon
Bain & Company
Adobe / Dell
Top current locations
🌍 United States
83%
🌍 Mexico
17%
Tuck School of Business
United States
46%
Acceptance rate
100%
With scholarships
637
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
28
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.23
Work experience
4.5 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Consulting
33%
Consumer, CPG & E-commerce
33%
Finance
17%
Post-MBA transformation
67%
changed location
5%
changed industry
100%
changed function
Top industries
Consulting
Technology
Pharmaceuticals / Healthcare
Representative companies
McKinsey
Amazon
Eli Lilly
Top current locations
🌍 United States
50%
🌍 Argentina
17%
🌍 France
17%
HEC Paris
Europe
95%
Acceptance rate
39%
With scholarships
603
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
29
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.19
Work experience
5.2 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Consumer, CPG & E-commerce
22%
Consulting
17%
Finance
17%
Post-MBA transformation
83%
changed location
15%
changed industry
78%
changed function
Top industries
Consulting
E‑commerce / Retail
Automotive
Representative companies
Strategy&
Amazon
Top current locations
🌍 France
28%
🌍 United States
22%
🌍 United Kingdom
17%
London Business School
Europe
67%
Acceptance rate
25%
With scholarships
636
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
28
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.05
Work experience
5.2 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Consulting
28%
Consumer, CPG & E-commerce
17%
Finance
17%
Post-MBA transformation
72%
changed location
25%
changed industry
86%
changed function
Top industries
Consulting
Consulting / Market Research
Finance
Representative companies
Bain & Company
Amazon
PayPal
Top current locations
🌍 United Kingdom
45%
🌍 Argentina
14%
🌍 Mexico
14%
Cambridge Judge Business School
Europe
75%
Acceptance rate
5%
With scholarships
585
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
27
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.62
Work experience
4.5 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Consulting
35%
Finance
30%
Technology & Telecom
25%
Post-MBA transformation
100%
changed location
5%
changed industry
100%
changed function
Top industries
Finance
Technology
Consulting
Representative companies
American Express
TikTok
Gobeyond Partners
Top current locations
🌍 United Kingdom
100%
INSEAD
Europe
96%
Acceptance rate
20%
With scholarships
633
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
29
Avg GPA (4.0)
2.98
Work experience
5.7 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Consulting
32%
Technology & Telecom
27%
Finance
18%
Post-MBA transformation
73%
changed location
5%
changed industry
18%
changed function
Top industries
Financial Services / Investment Banking
Consulting
Private Equity / Investment
Representative companies
Amazon
Morgan Stanley
Citi
Top current locations
🌍 United Kingdom
36%
🌍 Argentina
18%
🌍 Mexico
9%
ESADE Business School
Europe
90%
Acceptance rate
50%
With scholarships
545
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
29
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.0
Work experience
5 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Entrepreneurship & Startups
25%
Consulting
13%
Energy & Utilities
12%
Post-MBA transformation
75%
changed location
5%
changed industry
88%
changed function
Top industries
Consulting
Healthcare
Representative companies
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Johnson & Johnson Vision
Top current locations
🌍 Spain
50%
🌍 France
15%
🌍 Argentina
13%
IESE Business School
Europe
95%
Acceptance rate
45%
With scholarships
619
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
28
Avg GPA (4.0)
2.95
Work experience
5 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Finance
22%
Consulting
18%
Consumer, CPG & E-commerce
18%
Post-MBA transformation
71%
changed location
10%
changed industry
78%
changed function
Top industries
Consulting
E‑commerce / Technology
FMCG / Beverage
Representative companies
McKinsey & Company
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
AB InBev
Top current locations
🌍 Spain
20%
🌍 Mexico
15%
🌍 Argentina
13%
IE Business School
Europe
94%
Acceptance rate
31%
With scholarships
551
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
28
Avg GPA (4.0)
2.86
Work experience
5.5 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Finance
31%
Technology & Telecom
31%
Consumer, CPG & E-commerce
13%
Post-MBA transformation
50%
changed location
20%
changed industry
31%
changed function
Top industries
CPG / Food & Beverage Manufacturing
Sustainability / Climate Consulting
Representative companies
Mondelēz International
South Pole
Top current locations
🌍 Spain
45%
🌍 Argentina
40%
🌍 Italy
10%
Bocconi School of Management
Europe
75%
Acceptance rate
33%
With scholarships
577
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
29
Avg GPA (4.0)
2.95
Work experience
6 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Consulting
35%
Finance
31%
Consumer, CPG & E-commerce
19%
Post-MBA transformation
100%
changed location
10%
changed industry
50%
changed function
Top industries
Consulting
Luxury & fashion
Finance
Representative companies
Accenture
Prada, Gucci, Moncler
Goldman Sachs
Top current locations
🌍 Italy
50%
🌍 Ireland
20%
🌍 Mexico
20%
UCLA Anderson School of Management
United States
80%
Acceptance rate
100%
With scholarships
668
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
28
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.58
Work experience
4.5 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Consumer, CPG & E-commerce
25%
Finance
25%
O&G, Industrial, Manufacturing & Transportation
25%
Post-MBA transformation
50%
changed location
25%
changed industry
50%
changed function
Top industries
Consulting
Technology
Representative companies
Bain & Company
Airbnb
Top current locations
🌍 United States
50%
🌍 Brazil
25%
🌍 Mexico
25%
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
United States
44%
Acceptance rate
5%
With scholarships
627
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
28
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.2
Work experience
5.7 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Finance
42%
Consumer, CPG & E-commerce
17%
Consulting
8%
Post-MBA transformation
50%
changed location
5%
changed industry
58%
changed function
Top industries
Financial Services
Investment Banking
Private Equity
Representative companies
Morgan Stanley
Benelux Succession Capital
Top current locations
🌍 United States
50%
🌍 Argentina
42%
🌍 Mexico
8%
Oxford Saïd Business School
Europe
75%
Acceptance rate
5%
With scholarships
585
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
27
Avg GPA (4.0)
3.62
Work experience
4.3 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Consulting
33%
Finance
33%
Technology & Telecom
33%
Post-MBA transformation
100%
changed location
5%
changed industry
100%
changed function
Top industries
Consulting / Market Research
Venture Capital / FinTech
Representative companies
37Maru
Firstminute capital
Top current locations
🌍 United Kingdom
100%
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Europe
100%
Acceptance rate
35%
With scholarships
600
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
29
Avg GPA (4.0)
3
Work experience
5.7 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Energy & Utilities
67%
Consulting
33%
Post-MBA transformation
67%
changed location
%
changed industry
%
changed function
Top industries
Automotive / Electric Vehicles
Representative companies
Rivian
Top current locations
🌍 Germany
67%
🌍 Argentina
33%
Rotman School of Management
Other Region
100%
Acceptance rate
33%
With scholarships
551
Avg GMAT
Admit profile
Avg age
29
Avg GPA (4.0)
2.81
Work experience
6 years
Top pre-MBA industries
Consumer, CPG & E-commerce
20%
Entrepreneurship & Startups
16%
Finance
16%
Post-MBA transformation
83%
changed location
5%
changed industry
50%
changed function
Top industries
Finance
Sports & Entertainment
Digital Innovation
Representative companies
IFC – International Finance Corporation
MLSE
Top current locations
🌍 Canada
50%
🌍 United States
33%
🌍 Argentina
17%
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