Harvard Business School (HBS) - Class of 2023 Profile

Harvard Business School is among the most competitive business schools in the world. The school accepts approx. 10% of applicants every year. For the batch of 2023, Harvard has admitted its largest cohort ever with 1,010 students.

Total Applicants for Class of 2023 – 9,773
Total Accepted Students – 1,010
Acceptance Rate – 10.3%

Women make 46% of the class – an increase of 2% over the class of 2022.

International students make 37% of the class. Most international students (13%) come from Asia – India and China contributing the most. 8% of the international students come from Europe. Mexico, Central and Southern America make 6% of the international students. Canada, Middle East, and Africa each make 3% of the international students in the class. Oceania makes only 1% of the international students.

Class of 2023 comes from 137 Domestic Universities and 158 International Universities. The class boasts an average GPA of 3.69. Education background ranges from Engineering (27%), Business/Commerce (21%), Economics (20%), Math/Physical Sciences (15%), Social Sciences (13%), to Arts/Humanities (4%).

The average work experience for the class remains the same as the last at 5 years.
Pre-MBA Industry Stats
Consulting – 17%
Venture Capital – 15%
Financial Services – 12%
Technology – 11%
Manufacturing – 11%
E-commerce – 9%
Non-profit – 8%
Healthcare – 7%
Military – 5%
Services – 3%
Media – 2%

GMAT Score Data

71% applicants submitted GMAT score
Verbal Range: 28 – 51
Quant Range: 32 – 51
Total Range: 590 – 790
Verbal Median: 41
Quant Median: 49
Total Median: 730

GRE Score Data

29% applicants submitted the GRE score (an increase of 7% from the last year’s class)
Verbal Range: 147 – 170
Quant Range: 146 – 170
Verbal Median: 163
Quant Median: 164

How HBS compares to the other Top B-schools

Class of 2023	HBS	Wharton	Kellogg	Tuck	Fuqua	Darden
Class Size	1010	897	508	294	447	351
Women	46%	52%	49%	46%	48%	40%
International	37%	36%	36%	41%	47%	40%
US Minorities	32%	16%	23%	21%	25%	21%
GMAT Score	730	733	727	724	713	715
GRE Score	327	324	327	324	317	NA
GPA	3.69	3.60	3.70	3.54	3.48	3.52

Class Profile in Pictures

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