Despite a decrease in the number of international applicants as well as economic downtown, a number of the top brand Business Schools have increased their enrolment numbers for the upcoming years MBA program, with some schools accepting their largest class sizes ever.
Chicago Booth saw an increase from 577 to 592 full-time students, while Stanford increased its class side from 370 to 384. Wharton, at the University of Pennsylvania has enrolled 862, while Harvard and Ross (University of Michigan) swelled to 937 and 500 respectively. Top international B-school Insead, which is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary, plans to increase their intake to 980 students this year, making it the largest class size of all the top programmes.
Wharton Dean Tom Roberston noted “everything was hard to predict this year”, while others like Derrick Bolton, MBA admission director of Stanford believe we will not see the affects of the global recession on MBA programs for a few more years. ““I think there is a long lead-time” he says. “the candidates began the process in 2007-08 and, for a lot of them, their minds were already fixed on an MBA….[Those applying now for 2011] are the ones who are hearing all the negative things.”
Another welcome surprise to come from this years enrolment figures in the increase of female students at two top school. Both Insead and Wharton enjoyed a surge in female students this year, with the number of women enrolled in the MBA program rising by 3% and 4% respectively.
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