By Nathaniel Luce
Dean Johnson welcomes the new students to Vanderbilt at the Dean’s Welcome Reception.
The Owen School’s new students are the personification of Vanderbilt’s vision of what a world-class business program should be. The class is diverse in its global reach, professional experience, education and ethnicity. Each of the more than 300 students in the incoming classes has a fascinating personal story to tell.
The MBA class of 2017 includes students with a diverse range of experiences, from a former Ivy League quarterback to a former NFL linebacker, from six MD/MBAs to an infectious disease specialist, and from a professional poker player to a former Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Other degree programs have continued to make important strides in diversity. The new students in the Executive MBA and Americas MBA for Executives classes, for example, include the highest percentage of female students in the programs’ history.
For more on the incoming students at the Owen School, read the class snapshots below, or visit Owen’s website to learn more about our programs.
Vanderbilt MBA Class of 2017 profile
Class size: 175
Average Age: 28
Age Range: 23-39
Average GMAT: 690
Women: 26 percent
Minorities as Percent of US Citizens: 16.4 percent
International students: 20 percent
Military: 11 percent
Mean years of work experience: 5.3
Visit the Vanderbilt MBA program website for more about the class of 2017.
Vanderbilt MS Finance (MSF) Class of 2016 profile
Class size: 50
Women: 14 percent
Undergraduate GPA average: 3.58
Average GMAT: 686
International students: 26 percent
Visit the Vanderbilt MSF program website for more about the class of 2017.
Executive MBA and Americas MBA Class of 2017
Class size: 47
Average Age: 35
Women: 38 percent
Military: 13 percent
Mean years of work experience: 11
Average GMAT: 602
Prior graduate degree: 27 percent
Reside outside of Middle Tennessee: 25 percent
Visit the Vanderbilt EMBA and AMBA program website for more about the class of 2017.
Master of Accountancy (MAcc) Class of 2016 profile
Class size: 31
Women: 51 percent
Undergraduate GPA average: 3.6
Average GMAT: 684
International students: 9.6 percent
Visit the Vanderbilt MAcc program website for more about the class of 2017.
Vanderbilt MAcc students at the “Meet the Firms” orientation reception.
Contact Person: Brett Israel Director, Business News & Communications Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management
Contact Phone: (615) 322-NEWS
Contact Email: brett.israel@owen.vanderbilt.edu
