Tuck Class of 2012 Profile

Engineers, military officers, product managers, artists, consultants, entrepreneurs, financial analysts, athletes, and teachers. MBA candidates come to us with widely diverse experience. But each brings two qualities: exceptional accomplishment and the promise of becoming a great leader.

Enrollment

• Four sections of 60 to 70 students each

Demographics

• Average age at matriculation: 28
• Age range: 24-36
• Students with partners: 42%
• Students with children: 6%
• Women: 32%
• U.S. minorities: 15%
• International students: 35%
• Nationalities represented: 35

Undergraduate Experience

• Top undergraduate majors:
  • Economics: 23%
  • Business and finance: 23%
  • Engineering/computer science: 22%
  • Humanities: 20%
  • Math/science: 6%
  • Other: 6%
• Undergraduate institutions represented: 159
• Average GPA for U.S. students: 3.5
• Students with advanced degrees: 16%

Professional Work Experience

• Average years of work experience: 5
• Full-time work experience: 100%
  • Consulting: 21%
  • Investment banking or private equity: 17%
  • Other financial services, real estate: 11%
  • Manufacturing: 11%
  • Marketing, retail, consumer goods: 11%
  • Technology: 9%
  • Government, military, nonprofit: 9%
  • Health care, pharmaceuticals, biotech: 3%
  • Other: 8%

Citizenship

• U.S.A. and U.S. permanent residents: 65%
• Asia and Oceania: 20%
• Western Europe: 7%
• Latin America: 6%
• Canada: 1%
• Other: 1%

GMAT

• Average score: 718
• Admitted-student range: 570-790

As of July, 2011