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Class Profile

Class Profile

Our doctoral students represent diverse backgrounds, degrees, undergraduate schools, and disciplines.
Some students enter our doctoral programs upon graduation from college, while others spend a few years working before they pursue a career in business academia. All students in our doctoral programs have strong quantitative and analytical skills, as demonstrated by their records of academic performance and test scores.
7
PHD Programs
852
Applicants, 2024
4
%
Admit rate, 2024
120
Students enrolled
53
%
Women and Non-binary
36
%
International

Average Time in Program

Education

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89 Undergraduate Institutions
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89 Undergraduate Institutions

GMAT & GRE

All applicants are required to take either the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) or the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Additional information regarding GMAT and GRE can be found on our application requirements page.

Undergraduate Majors*

  • Accounting
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Computer Science
  • Decision Sciences
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • Finance
  • Government
  • History
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Mathematics
  • Operations
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
*representative sample

Area of Interest*

  • Asset Pricing
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Strategy
  • Corporate Finance
  • Diversity
  • Emerging Markets
  • Environment
  • Ethics
  • Experimental Economics
  • Game Theory
  • Health Care
  • Incentives
  • Innovation
  • International Business
  • Leadership
  • Networks
  • Power & Influence
  • Private Equity
  • Supply Chain
  • Technology Management
*representative sample

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