MIT Sloan MBA Class of 2028 Profile: Steady Class Size and More International Students

The MIT Sloan MBA Class of 2028 numbers 450 students, which includes the full-time MBA and dual degree LGO students, matching last year’s class size. The report opens, “We intentionally assemble teams of students who have a variety of skills and experience. This diversity is critical to the MBA experience. Together, we benefit from the many perspectives our MBA and LGO students from all over the world bring to the community.”

Diverse Demographics

This year, women make up 43 percent of MBA Class of 2028, down from 47 percent last year. International students comprise 45 percent of the class, a three percent increase from the Class of 2027 and representing 65 countries. The U.S. students are also a diverse group, with 44 percent identifying as minorities. Under federal reporting guidelines, 26 percent identify as Asian, nine percent as Hispanic/Latinx, and four percent as Black/African American. 

Academic and Professional Backgrounds

The Sloan MBA Class of 2028 boasts a wide range of undergraduate backgrounds. Twenty-nine percent had majored in engineering followed by 25 percent in business. Another 15 percent had studied economics and nine percent earned degrees in science/math. Computer science rounded out top five majors at eight percent. Their median undergraduate GPA, based on universities that use a 4.0 scale, is 3.74. 

The median GMAT (Focus) score of 675 is coupled with a middle 80 percent range of 645-715. For those who opted to take the GRE, the median Quant range of scores came in at 160 to 170. 

The MBA class brings an average of five years of work experience to the program. The largest cohort, at 37 percent, comes from a consulting background, followed by tech at 17 percent. Those with experience in financial services comprise 14 percent of the class. Seven percent had worked in government/education/nonprofit sectors, and five percent in energy.