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MIT Sloan Facts and Figures

This section includes major Facts and Figures from MIT Sloan’s Portfolio of Programs. For more information about individual programs, click on the links below each program chart.

Deans of the School

David C. Schmittlein 2007–present
Richard L. Schmalensee 1998–2007
Glen L. Urban 1993–1998
Lester C. Thurow 1987–1993
Abraham J. Siegel 1980–1987
William F. Pounds 1966–1980
Howard W. Johnson 1959–1966
Edward Pennell Brooks 1951–1959

Faculty

Faculty composition for AY 2012–13
Tenured 75
Non-tenured 37
Total 112
Women faculty 24 (21% of total)

Faculty Honors Past and Present:

  • 3 Nobel Laureates
  • 10 Members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 4 Members of the National Academy of Engineering
  • 2 Members of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1 National Medal of Science
  • 1 National Medal of Technology

Faculty Website
Faculty Expertise Guide


Alumni Network

  • MIT Sloan has more than 22,000 alumni, residing in 90 countries. Sloan alumni are part of a larger MIT alumni network of 120,000.
  • Of the total MIT Sloan alumni population, one quarter lives outside of the U.S. More alumni live in Japan than in any other country outside of the U.S. More than one-third of the alumni population lives in Massachusetts, New York, or California.
  • More than 650 companies have been founded by MIT Sloan alumni.
  • If the active companies founded by MIT graduates formed an independent nation, their revenues would make that nation at least the seventeenth-largest economy in the world.

Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
Alumni Website


Financial Resources

Endowment Market Values

  • June 30, 2012 Value: $635,258,154

Academic Degree Programs


MBA Program

Degree received MBA or SM
Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) MBA and SM dual degree
Data includes LGO Program

MBA Profile for Class Entering AY 2012–13 AY 2011–12
Applications 4133 4490
Enrollment 413 399
Women 33% 39%
Underrepresented Minority 7.5% 14%
U.S. Citizens 59% 60%
Non-U.S. Citizens 41% 40%

Top hiring industries after graduation: Consulting, Finance, Software, Pharmaceutical/Healthcare

MBA Base Salary by Top Industry Class of 2012
Industry % Mean Median Range
Consulting 29.2 129,906 135,000 82,000-165,000
Finance 26.6 113,506 105,000 80,000-250,000
Software/Internet 11.5 112,240 110,000 70,833-150,000
Retail 10.2 113,333 115,000 65,000-130,000
Overall average $118,406

MBA Employment Profile Class of 2012
No. %*
Seeking employment 323 80.3*
Timing of job offers:
     At graduation 92.0
     3 months after graduation 96.0
Timing of job acceptances:
     At graduation 84.5
     3 months after graduation 94.4
Total graduates 402

*Percentage of all graduates

Global Engagement:

  • Action Learning for Innovative Leaders: Global Entrepreneurship Lab; Sustainability Lab; China-Lab; India-Lab
  • Projects in 17 countries in 2012; 75% of 2012 graduates took an Action Learning Lab course
  • International Engagements with leading business schools include: Skolkovo, Moscow; Tsinghua SEM, Beijing; Fudan University and Shanghai Jia Tong University, Shanghai; Taiwan-Epoch Foundation (Exec. Ed.); Yunnan University, Kunming; China; Indian School of Business, Hyderabad; HEC, Paris; SKK, So. Korea; Vale Technological Institute, Brazil; Sabanci University, Turkey; Nanyang Technical University, Singapore

Program Websites:

MBA Program
Leaders for Global Operations
Career Development Office
Action Learning
International Engagements


Ph.D. Program

PhD Profile for Class Entering AY 2012–13
Applications 641
Offers 32
Acceptances 15
Total PhD students (including full- and part-time) 82
Women 28
Underrepresented Minority 2
U.S. Citizens 47%
Non-U.S. Citizens 53%
PhD Program Website


Undergraduate Program in Management Science

Degree received: SB

Undergraduate Major Profile AY 2011–12 Graduates
Graduating Majors (Mgt Sci) 48
Women 52%
Underrepresented Minority 21%
U.S. Citizens 94%
Non-U.S. Citizens 6%

Undergraduate Program in Management Science Website


Sloan Fellows

Degree received: MBA or SM

Sloan Fellows Class Profile AY 2012–13
Applications N/A
Enrollment 120
Women 19%
Underrepresented Minority 3%
U.S. Citizens 25%
Non-U.S. Citizens 75%

Sloan Fellows Program Website


Master of Finance (MFin)

Degree received: MS

MFin Class Profile AY 2012–13*
Applications 1441
Enrollment 124
Women 36%
Underrepresented Minority 3
U.S. Citizens & Perm. Res. 18%
Non-U.S. Citizens 82%

*as of July 1, 2012

M.Fin. Program Website


Master of Science in Management Studies (MSMS)

Degree received: MS

MSMS Class Profile AY 2012–13
Applications 113
Enrollment 37
Women 35%
Underrepresented Minority 0%
U.S. Citizens 8%
Non-U.S. Citizens 92%

MSMS Program Website


Executive MBA

Degree received: MBA

EMBA Class Profile AY 2011–12
Applications 292
Enrollment 70
Women 27%
Underrepresented Minority 9%
U.S. Citizens 84%
Non-U.S. Citizens 16%

Executive MBA Website


Executive Education

Certificates offered:

  • Executive Certificate in Strategy and Innovation
  • Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership
  • Executive Certificate in Technology, Operations, and Value Chain Management
  • Advanced Certificate for Executives (ACE)
  • Advanced Certificate for Senior Executives (ACSE)
Executive Education Program Profile AY 2011–12
Number of programs 50+/year
Number of custom programs 24
Number of open-enrollment programs 30
Number of participants 5000+/year
Age range of participants 28-60
Average work experience 10-30
Number of participants Varies by program

Executive Education Program Website


Guide to Terms

Underrepresented minority: African American, Hispanic American, Native American
N/A: Not Currently Available

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