Harvard University

PROGRAM BASICS

Harvard Business School

Soldiers Field - Boston , Massachusetts 02163

Program Web site: http://www.hbs.edu/mba

Program e-mail address: admissions@hbs.edu

PROGRAM COSTS

Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Nonresident : $ 101,660

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months): 18

ENROLLMENT

Total graduate business school: 1921 /Full-time MBA: 1801

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

October 15, 2008 January 6, 2009 March 1, 2009

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?
IELTS

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Relative importance: Application Elements

GMAT Score: Very Important

Resume/Work Experience: Very Important

Application Essays: Very Important

Interviews: Very Important

Recommendations:Very Important

Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 8661

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 12 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 91 %

APPLICANT POOL

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:
Female: 38 %
International: 33 %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program -Students from following regions:
Africa : 1 %
Asia: 10 %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 1 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 4 %
Middle East: 2 %
North America: 71 %
Oceania : 1 %
Western Europe: 10 %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 42

Mean age of entering class: 26

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school: 74 %

On what basis are scholarships awarded? financial need

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

Unique scholarship application

Mean scholarships awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year: $ 25,000

Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study: 97 %

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?

Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program:

$ 80,525

GMAT - Mean : 720

Middle 80% range GMAT scores: From: 680 - To: 770