
Here is a look at Columbia Business School’s class of 2021 (info from the Columbia Business School website).
- Applications received: 5876
- Admitted: 1122
- Enrolled: 754, divided into 11 clusters
- January entry class size: 203, divided into 3 clusters
- August entry class size: 551, divided into 8 clusters
- GMAT scores (average): 727
- GMAT scores (range): 560-790
- GMAT scores (middle 80%): 690-760
- Undergraduate GPA (average): 3.6
- Undergraduate GPA (middle 80%): 3.2-3.9
- Work experience (average): 5 years
- Work experience (middle 80%): 3-8 years
- At least 1 year of work experience: 99%
- Average age: 28
- Age range: 22-51
- Age range (middle 80%): 25-31
- Women: 38%
- Minorities of US origin: 33%
- International citizens: 47%
Undergraduate majors
Major | Percent |
Business | 32% |
Economics | 19% |
Engineering | 17% |
Social Science | 14% |
Humanities | 8% |
Sciences | 7% |
Other | 2% |
Technology | 1% |
Previous industries
Industry | Percent |
Financial Services | 29% |
Consulting | 23% |
Marketing/Media | 15% |
Technology | 7% |
Other | 6% |
Healthcare | 5% |
Nonprofit | 5% |
Military/Government | 4% |
Real Estate | 3% |
Energy | 2% |
Manufacturing | 1% |
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