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| Number of Candidates | 377 |
| U.S. Citizens | 67% |
| Non-U.S. Citizens | 33% |
| Women | 31% |
| Median GMAT Score | 700 |
| Median Undergraduate Grade-Point Average (out of 4.0) | 3.5 |
| Average Age at Entry to MIT Sloan | 28.7 |
| Average Years of Full-Time Work Experience Prior to MIT Sloan | 5.4 |
¹ Class profile (as of matriculation) and employment statistics (as of graduation) include information for MBAs and students in the joint MBA/Leaders for Manufacturing program.
| Number | Percent | |
| Seeking Employment | 302 | 81.9 |
| Not Seeking Employment | 53 | 14.3 |
| Continuing education | 6 | 1.6 |
| Company sponsored or have been employed as student | 28 | 7.6 |
| Starting own business | 15 | 4.1 |
| Job search postponed | 2 | 0.5 |
| Other reason(s) for not seeking | 2 | 0.5 |
| No Information Available | 14 | 3.8 |
| Total Graduates | 369 | 100.0 |
² All information based on data reported by students.
| Mean Base Salary | $101,988 |
| Median Base Salary | $100,000 |
| Range of Base Salary | $6,500-$165,000 |
³ Full-time employment statistics based on job acceptances. 95.1% of reported acceptances included usable salary information. | |
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| Percent | Mean | Median | Range | |
| Service Industries | 79.2 | $103,301 | $100,000 | $50,000-165,000 |
| Consulting | 28.8 | 108,828 | 110,000 | 85,000-132,000 |
| Investment Banking | 15.8 | 98,388 | 95,000 | 95,000-125,000 |
| Software | 10.2 | 106,635 | 100,000 | 60,000-150,000 |
| Investment Management | 8.4 | 94,417 | 93,000 | 70,000-125,000 |
| Diversified Financial Services | 5.3 | 97,533 | 95,000 | 77,000-125,000 |
| Media/ Entertainment | 4.2 | 104,583 | 105,000 | 50,000-165,000 |
| Retail | 1.8 | 106,400 | 115,000 | 75,000-132,000 |
| Venture Capital/Private Equity | 1.4 | 118,750 | 117,500 | 90,000-150,000 |
| Real Estate | 0.6 | Insufficient data¹ | Insufficient data | Insufficient data |
| Service: Other | 2.7 | 92,313 | 92,500 | 73,500-105,000 |
| Manufacturing Industries | 20.4 | $97,639 | $100,000 | $6,500-130,000 |
| Pharmaceutical/ Healthcare/ Biotechnology | 6.0 | 102,943 | 102,000 | 88,704-125,000 |
| Computers/ Electronics | 4.6 | 100,154 | 100,000 | 85,000-110,000 |
| Automotive/ Aerospace | 3.5 | 100,389 | 100,000 | 83,500-110,000 |
| Telecommunications | 1.4 | 92,000 | 91,500 | 90,000-95,000 |
| Consumer Packaged Goods | 1.1 | 87,000 | 87,000 | 84,000-90,000 |
| Oil/Energy | 0.7 | Insufficient data | Insufficient data | Insufficient data |
| Transportation/ Equipment/ Defense | 0.6 | Insufficient data | Insufficient data | Insufficient data |
| Manufacturing/ Other | 2.5 | 85,214 | 90,000 | 6,500-130,000 |
| Government/ Non-Profit | 0.4 | Insufficient data | Insufficient data | Insufficient data |
¹ Insufficient data indicates fewer than three people or less than 1% reported salary information.
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| Percent | Mean | Median | Range | |
| Consulting/ Strategic Planning | 30.6 | $108,398 | $110,000 | $82,000-140,000 |
| Finance (total) | 28.9 | 96,545 | 95,000 | 70,000-150,000 |
| Finance/ Investment Banking | 8.2 | 96,591 | 95,000 | 95,000-110,000 |
| Finance/ Investment Management | 7.8 | 97,841 | 95,000 | 70,000-150,000 |
| Finance/ Sales & Trading | 6.8 | 98,053 | 95,000 | 95,000-120,000 |
| Finance/ Research | 1.1 | 95,359 | 100,000 | 85,000-101,076 |
| Finance/ Other² | 5.0 | 92,346 | 90,000 | 75,000-110,000 |
| Operations/ Project Management | 10.0 | 97,667 | 100,000 | 42,000-125,000 |
| Marketing/Sales | 9.6 | 96,946 | 95,000 | 60,000-132,000 |
| General Management/ Leadership Development Program | 6.4 | 103,389 | 106,000 | 6,500-150,000 |
| Product Management/ Development | 6.0 | 105,147 | 100,000 | 50,000-165,000 |
| Business Development | 4.6 | 107,455 | 110,000 | 80,000-140,000 |
| Information Technology | 0.7 | Insufficient data | Insufficient data | Insufficient data |
| Other | 3.2 | 101,167 | 100,000 | 73,500-125,000 |
² Finance/Other includes venture capital, private equity, and corporate finance.
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| Percent | Mean | Median | Range | |
| United States | 80.4 | $102,971 | $100,000 | $50,000-165,000 |
| Northeast | 47.7 | 102,723 | 100,000 | 50,000-165,000 |
 Boston Metro |
21.7 | 100,958 | 100,000 | 50,000-165,000 |
| New York Metro |
25.2 | 104,171 | 102,000 | 84,000-140,000 |
| West | 18.1 | 106,061 | 105,000 | 80,000-150,000 |
| Mid-Atlantic | 5.0 | 100,979 | 100,000 | 85,000-125,000 |
| South | 4.2 | 106,900 | 110,000 | 95,000-115,000 |
| Southwest | 3.6 | 94,350 | 92,500 | 70,000-115,000 |
| Midwest | 1.8 | 94,000 | 93,000 | 82,000-110,000 |
| Outside U.S. | 19.6 | $98,021 | $100,000 | $6,500-140,000 |
| Asia | 9.3 | 92,348 | 95,000 | 6,500-115,000 |
| United Kingdom | 5.0 | 105,775 | 105,000 | 90,000-125,000 |
| Central/South America, Mexico | 3.6 | 93,778 | 95,000 | 50,000-132,000 |
| Europe | 1.7 | 115,000 | 110,000 | 100,000-140,000 |
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| Major | Percent | Mean | Median | Range |
| Engineering | 43.5 | $100,842 | $100,000 | $6,500-165,000 |
| Social Sciences & Humanities | 22.8 | 101,541 | 100,000 | 73,500-140,000 |
| Business | 19.3 | 102,398 | 101,000 | 42,000-140,000 |
| Sciences & Mathematics | 14.4 | 105,877 | 110,000 | 50,000-150,000 |
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| Percent | Mean | Median | Range | |
| One year or less | 0.3 | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| More than 1 year, up to 3 years | 12.6 | $97,763 | $98,000 | $50,000-115,000 |
| More than 3 years, up to 5 years | 47.2 | 100,716 | 100,000 | 6,500-140,000 |
| More than 5 years | 39.9 | 104,943 | 105,000 | 50,000-165,000 |
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| Percentage Reporting | Mean | Median | Range | |
| Finance/Research | 100 | $21,167 | $25,000 | $8,500-30,000 |
| Finance/ Investment Banking | 95.7 | 31,432 | 30,000 | 26,000-40,000 |
| Finance/Sales & Trading | 94.7 | 29,972 | 30,000 | 10,000-37,500 |
| Consulting/ Strategic Planning | 94.2 | 18,828 | 20,000 | 5,000-40,000 |
| General Management/ Leadership Development Program | 88.9 | 16,000 | 15,000 | 5,000-25,000 |
| Operations/Project Management | 82.0 | 17,068 | 15,000 | 7,500-48,000 |
| Product Management/ Development | 64.7 | 17,727 | 15,000 | 5,000-45,000 |
| Marketing/Sales | 59.3 | 16,250 | 15,000 | 2,000-30,000 |
| Finance/ Investment Management | 54.5 | 20,417 | 20,000 | 5,000-35,000 |
| Business Development | 53.8 | 12,500 | 10,000 | 5,000-22,000 |
| Finance/Other² | 50.0 | 29,143 | 25,000 | 15,000-70,000 |
¹ 78% of the students reporting usable salary data reported receiving a signing bonus. Percentage represents the number of students who received a signing bonus in the job function.
² Finance/Other includes venture capital, private equity, and corporate finance.
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| Percent Reporting | Mean | Median | Range | |
| 22 | $25,704 | $18,000 | $3,000-125,000 |
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| At Graduation | Three Months After Graduation | |
| Percent of Students | 93.4 | 97.7 |
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| At Graduation | Three Months After Graduation | |
| Percent of Students | 84.4 | 94.0 |
¹ One graduate, representing 0.35% of graduates, reneged on an accepted offer.
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| Percent | |
| Growth Potential | 28.5 |
| Job Function | 17.8 |
| Job Content | 15.3 |
| Industry | 12.5 |
| People/Corporate Culture | 9.6 |
| Prestige of Firm | 5.7 |
| Location | 5.7 |
| Compensation | 2.5 |
| Other | 2.4 |
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| Percent | |
| School Facilitated Activities | 79.3 |
| Scheduled Interview On- and Off-Campus | 36.4 |
| Summer Internship | 26.8 |
| Faculty/CDO/Student Referral | 4.6 |
| MIT/MIT Sloan Sponsored Event | 3.9 |
| MIT/MIT Sloan Job Postings | 3.7 |
| Resume Books/Resume Referrals | 2.5 |
| Club Event | 1.4 |
| Student Facilitated Activities | 18.6 |
| Personal Network | 8.6 |
| Direct Campaign | 3.9 |
| Previous Employer | 3.6 |
| Newspaper, Magazine, Job Board | 2.5 |
| Other | 2.1 |
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