MBA CLASS OF 2027

MBA Class of 2027 
Class Size160

Demographic Background 
Average Age28 years
Age Range (Middle 80%)26-31 years
Male76%
Female24%
First Generation College Students*18%
Military20%
*First Generation College Students: Optional self-disclosed information. May not represent all first-generation students in the class.

Race/Ethnicity:GME Reporting Standards / IPEDS*By Representation*
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian,
Other Pacific Islander
0%1%
Asian American8%11%
Black / African American0%2%
Hispanic 8%8%
White81%81%
Two or more races4%0%
Unknown race and ethnicity 0%0%

*Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management follows federal guidelines from the Department of the Interior for collecting data on race and ethnicity. This allows applicants who are U.S. Citizens and permanent residents to self-identify their ethnicity and race with the option to select more than one race and/or ethnicity. The Federal Guidelines column reflects all students who identify as Hispanic/Latino and any other race as Hispanic/Latino only. Students who identify with more than one race are represented as Multi-Race only. The Race/Ethnicity by Representation column reflects students’ full racial and ethnic identities to better represent the multiple identities shared in their application, so this column adds up to more than 71% as students may be represented in more than one row.

Citizenship 
International29%
Permanent Resident1%
United States 70%
Number of Countries Represented 20

Countries Represented (Class of 2027)

Professional Background 
Average Years of Work Experience6 years
Work Experience (Middle 80%)4-8 years
Companies Represented116

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND BY INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Academic Background 
Median GPA3.4
Undergraduate Institutions Represented120
Average GMAT (Focus)660
GMAT(Focus) Range (Middle 80%)625-705
Average GRE Verbal160
GRE Verbal Range (Middle 80%)153-167
Average GRE Quant159
GRE Quant Range (Middle 80%)152-168
Vanderbilt accepts an official GMAT, GRE, EA or approved test waiver as a part of the application.

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