Generally, there were few changes in the makeup of the MBA Class of 2022 at Stanford, but students with a background in consulting notably fell to its lowest level since 2017 at just 16% of the class. MBAs with experience in healthcare and media and entertainment were on the rise.
| Student Backgrounds | Class of 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment Management/Private Equity/Venture Capital | 20% | 19% | 21% | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Consulting | 17% | 20% | 19% | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Technology | 14% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 16% | 15% |
| Government/Education/Nonprofit | 10% | 10% | 10% | 8% | 9% | 13% |
| Consumer Products & Services | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| Financial Services | 5% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Healthcare | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | NA | NA |
| Arts/Media/Entertainment | 7% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Cleantech/energy/environmental consulting | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Manufacturing | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 4% |
| Military | 4% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Business Undergrad Major | 18% | 17% | 18% | 19% | 15% | 13% |
| Engineering, Math & Natural Science Majors | 37% | 33% | 34% | 37% | 37% | 39% |
| Humanities/Social Science Majors | 44% | 50% | 48% | 44% | 48% | 48% |
