MBA CLASS OF 2026

MBA Class of 2026 
Class Size175

Demographic Background 
Average Age29 years
Age Range (Middle 80%)26-32 years
International Students30%
Women29%
Underrepresented Minorities as Percent of U.S. Citizens*10%
Minorities as a Percent of U.S. Citizens*19%
First Generation College Students*22%
Military22%
Countries Represented21
*First Generation College Students: Optional self-disclosed information. May not represent all first-generation students in the class.
*Underrepresented minorities as a percent of US citizens: Includes U.S. citizens and permanent residents who identify as American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, or multiethnic
*Minorities as a percent of U.S. citizens: Includes U.S. citizens and permanent residents who identify as American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, or multiethnic

Countries Represented in the MBA Class of 2025 and 2026 
BangladeshLativa
BelarusMexico
BrazilNepal
CameroonNigeria
CanadaPakistan
ChinaPhilippines
ColombiaPortugal
Dominican RepublicRussia
EgyptSouth Korea
El SalvadorTaiwan
GermanyUnited Kingdom
GhanaUnited States
GreeceUzbekistan
IndiaVietnam
IrelandZimbabwe
Japan

Professional Background 
Average Years of Work Experience6 years
Work Experience (Middle 80%)4-9 years
Companies Represented126

INDUSTRIES BREAKDOWN
Consulting10%
Consumer Products3%
Financial Services12%
Healthcare10%
Manufacturing5%
Media/Entertainment/Lodging6%
Other36%
Petroleum/Energy2%
Real Estate4%
Retail2%
Technology10%
*Other includes Arts Management, Automotive, Education, Government, Human Resources, Law, Non Profit and Other

Academic Statistics 
Median GPA3.4
Undergraduate Institutions Represented140
Average GMAT703
GMAT Range (Middle 80%)680-730
Average GRE Verbal159
GRE Verbal Range (Middle 80%)153-163
Average GRE Quant159
GRE Quant Range (Middle 80%)153-166
Vanderbilt accepts an official GMAT, GRE, EA or approved test waiver as a part of the application.

Undergraduate Major Breakdown
Accounting9%
Business/Economics40%
Education1%
Engineering13%
Humanities/Fine Arts11%
IT/Computer Science2%
Mathematics1%
Science6%
Social Sciences10%
Other9%

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The average years of work experience for the MBA Class of 2024

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