Real Numbers of MBA Admissions: Percentage of U.S. Minorities at Top U.S. Business Schools
The percentage of U.S. minorities at top U.S. business schools can provide a sense of the diversity you will find in your MBA program. Business school students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and self-identify as African American or Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian American, Hispanic American or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or those who are multiracial or multiethnic are considered a minority. See the percentage of minorities as reported by top business schools in the chart below.
| U.S. School | % U.S. Minorities |
|---|---|
| ASU W.P. Carey School of Business | N/A |
| Boston College Carroll School of Management | 14% |
| BYU Marriott School of Business | 16% |
| Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business | 57% |
| Columbia Business School | 48% |
| Cornell University SC Johnson Graduate School of Management | 26%** |
| Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business | 24% |
| Duke University Fuqua School of Business | 55% |
| Emory University Goizueta School of Business | 41%** |
| Georgetown University McDonough School of Business | 23% |
| Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business | 51% |
| Harvard Business School | 46.2% |
| Indiana University Kelley School of Business | 26% |
| Johns Hopkins Carey Business School | 64.5% |
| Michigan State University Broad | 40% |
| MIT Sloan School of Management | 48% |
| Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management | N/A |
| Notre Dame University Mendoza | 25% |
| NYU Stern School of Business | 45% |
| Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business | 32% |
| Owen Graduate School of Business of Vanderbilt University | 20% |
| Rice University Jones Graduate School of Business | 47% |
| SMU Cox School of Business | 16%*/** |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | 55% |
| UC Berkeley Haas School of Business | 52% |
| UCLA Anderson School of Management | 66% |
| University of Chicago Booth School of Business | 32.4% |
| University of Florida Warrington | N/A |
| University of Georgia Terry College of Business | 21% |
| University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business | 25%** |
| University of Minnesota Curtis L. Carlson School of Management | 24% |
| University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School | N/A |
| University of Rochester Simon Business School | 49%** |
| USC Marshall School of Business | 22%** |
| UT Austin McCombs School of Business | 36% |
| UVA Darden School of Business | 21% |
| University of Washington Foster School of Business | 58% |
| Washington University in St. Louis Olin Business School | 34%** |
| The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania | 57% |
| Yale School of Management | 56% |
*Class of 2026
**Underrepresented U.S. minorities (U.S. students who are African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American/Alaskan)
The figures for this Real Numbers of MBA Admissions: Percentage of U.S. Minorities at Top U.S. Business Schools chart are based on the Class of 2027, unless otherwise noted.
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I am a prospective applicant for the 2027 intake and need a "brutal" evaluation. My biggest concern is my short work experience (I will have under 3 years by matriculation). I need advice on how to maximize my total overall profile in the next 4 months to compete with more seasoned candidates.
My Profile:
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- Work Experience (Under 3 years at matriculation):
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- Extracurriculars & Leadership:
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My Questions for the Experts:
+ School Stretch: Given my limited YOE, which Top EU/UK MBA programs (LBS, INSEAD, HEC, Oxford, Cambridge, IESE,...) are my realistic targets?
+ Overall Profile Maximization: What specific areas should I sharpen in the next 120 days to strengthen my profile?
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