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Class of 2026

Learn about the Full-time MBA Class of 2026.


Class Profile

4550

Applications

1141

Admits

25%

Admission Rate

352

Number Enrolled

Class Demographics

Average Age: 28 years
 100% Age Range: 22 - 39 years

LBGTQ+: 11%
Women: 47%
US Military Veterans/ Active Duty: 11%
Minorities: 46%^
Underrepresented Minorities: 22%

Countries Represented: 50*
Students with International Citizenship: 40%*

Race and EthnicityFederal Guidelines¹Multi-Dimensional Guidelines (Per GME)²
 %#%#
American Indian, Alaskan Native or Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0%00%1
African American, Black8%2112%30
Asian American23%5925%64
Hispanic, Latino12%3012%30
White, Non-Hispanic46%11753%137
Multi-Race3%8----
Did not specify9%229%22

Professional Experience

99%

Students with
Work Experience

5

Average Years of Work Experience**

0-16

100% Range - Years of Work Experience

Prior Industry%
Financial Industries22%
Consulting19%
Technology 10%
Military, Government 7%
Consumer Products, Retail6%
Entertainment, Media5%
Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals5%
Advertising, Public Relations5%
Nonprofit, Arts, Education4%
Real Estate3%
Law3%
Engineering2%
Manufacturing, Import/Export, Trade1%
Energy1%
Other7%

Academics

GPA Statistics

Average: 3.64 
80% Range: 3.34 - 3.93 
100% Range: 3.03 - 4.00
 

GMAT Statistics

Average:  733
80% Range:  690 - 760
100% Range:  650 - 780
 

GRE Statistics

Q Average: 164
Q 80% Range: 159 - 170
Q 100% Range: 152 - 170
V Average: 164
V 80% Range: 159 - 169
V 100% Range: 153 - 170

Undergraduate Majors

Business: 32%
Engineering, Math, Science: 23%
Economics: 18%
Social Science: 15%
Humanities, Arts, Other: 12%
 

Standardized Test Types

GMAT: 45%
GRE: 23%
EA: 8%
Test Waiver: 13%
NYU Test Waiver: 6%
MCAT/LSAT/DAT: 5%
 

^ Includes U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents who identify as African American/Black, Asian, Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Native American/Alaska Native.

‡ Includes U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents who identify as African American/Black, Hispanic or Native American/Alaska Native. This number also includes multi-racial students who identify with one of the aforementioned races or ethnicities.

* Includes Foreign Nationals, Dual Citizens and U.S. Permanent Residents

¹ Federal Guidelines report students who identify with more than one race or ethnicity under a single category. 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 Two or more races only.

² Multi-Dimensional reporting allows for students who identify with more than one race or ethnicity to be represented in each category with which they identify. As a result, the total may exceed 100%.

** Calculation based on those students with prior work experience.