Your age and work experience are always taken into consideration by the MBA admissions committee of a business school. The admissions committee’s goal is to form a diverse class and to do so it also looks at your age and the number of years of work experience. Therefore, while researching your target business schools, it’s important that you look at these numbers to assess how you stand in comparison to the latest class profile. To help you in your research, we have compiled this data on average MBA age and work experience at top business schools in the US, Europe, and Asia. The numbers have been taken from the business schools’ official websites.
Please note that these figures are for full-time MBA programs only and they do not signify any cut-offs. And, if you are above 30 years of age and you think your MBA dream might not become a reality, think again. Here are 2 articles you’ll find interesting:
- MBA after 30 – A viable option
- How to make your profile outstanding if you have 5+ years of work experience.
The outline of this article is as follows:
- Average age and work experience at top US business schools
- Average age and work experience at top business schools in Europe
- Average age and work experience at top business schools in Asia
Average age and work experience at top US business schools
The average age of the incoming class of 2018 in top US business schools was 28 years and the average work experience was 5 years. As you go through the below table, you’ll see that average age and work experience is pretty much the same across all the US business schools except Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. The top 10 US business schools also showcase an average age and work experience of 28 years and 4.7 years respectively. Here is a list of average age and work experience at top US business schools.
Average age and work experience at top US business schools |
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| Business School | Average Age | Average Work Experience |
| Wharton | 28 | 5 |
| Harvard Business School | 27 | 4.3 |
| Stanford GSB | 27 | 4 |
| Booth School of Business | 28 | 5 |
| Kellogg School of Management | 28 | 4.2 |
| MIT Sloan | 28 | 4.9 |
| Dartmouth Tuck | 28 | 5.3 |
| Columbia Business School | 28 | 5 |
| UC-Berkeley – Haas | 28 | 5 |
| Yale SOM | 27.5 | 5 |
| Michigan – Ross | 28 | 5 |
| Duke – Fuqua | 29 | 5.6 |
| Virginia – Darden | 27 | 4 |
| Cornell – Johnson | 28 | 5 |
| UCLA – Anderson | 29 | 5 |
| NYU – Stern | 28 | 5.3 |
| CMU – Tepper | 28 | 5.7 |
| McCombs | 28 | 5.8 |
| UNC – Kenan-Flagler | 27 | 5 |
| Emory – Goizueta | 26 | 4 |
| Indiana – Kelley | 28 | 5 |
| Washington – Foster | 28 | 5.7 |
| Georgetown – McDonough | 28 | 5.4 |
| Notre Dame – Mendoza | 29 | 5 |
| Rice – Jones | 28 | 5.6 |
| USC – Marshall | 28 | 5 |
| Georgia Tech – Scheller | 28 | 5 |
| Washington – Olin | 28 | 4.8 |
| Michigan State – Broad | 28 | 4 |
| Arizona State – Carey | 29 | 5.5 |
| Minnesota – Carlson | 28.6 | 4.7 |
| Wisconsin School of Business | 28 | 5 |
| Vanderbilt – Owen | 28 | 5 |
| Ohio State – Fisher | 29 | 5.4 |
| BYU – Marriott | 29 | 5 |
| Penn State – Smeal | 29 | 5 |
| Rochester – Simon | 28 | 5.5 |
| Purdue – Krannert | 29 | 5.5 |
| UC-Irvine – Merage | 29 | 5 |
| Maryland – Smith | 29 | 5 |
| Boston – Questrom | 27 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh – Katz | 27 | 4.5 |
| Texas-Dallas – Jindal | 28 | 5 |
| Texas A&M – Mays | 27 | 5 |
| Iowa – Tippie | 28 | 4.3 |
| SMU – Cox | 28 | 5 |
| Rutgers | 29 | 5 |
| Georgia – Terry | 26 | 3.2 |
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Average age and work experience at top business schools in Europe
European business schools tend to have slightly older students as compared to US business schools.
The average age and work experience at European business schools are 29.3 years and 5.6 years respectively.
This figure is based on the business schools featured in the table below. For more information on the average age and work experience of top business schools in Europe, please refer to the table below.
Average age and work experience at top business schools in Europe |
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| Business School | Average Age | Average Work Experience |
| INSEAD (France/Singapore) | 29 | 6 |
| HEC Paris | 30 | 5.8 |
| London Business School | 29 | 5 |
| University of Cambridge Judge | 29 | 6 |
| University of Oxford Said | 28 | 5 |
| IMD (Switzerland) | 31 | 7 |
| University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) | 30 | 6 |
| Mannheim Business School (Germany) | 30 | 6 |
| SDA Bocconi (Italy) | 29 | 5.5 |
| IESE Business School (Spain) | 28 | 4 |
| Esade Business School (Spain) | 29 | 5 |
| Copenhagen Business School (Denmark) | 30 | 6 |
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Average age and work experience at top business schools in Asia
The average age and work experience at Asian business schools are also higher than that of US business schools.
Average MBA age and work experience at top business schools in Asia |
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| Business School | Average Age | Average Work Experience |
| HKUST Business School (Hong Kong) | 28 | 5 |
| National University of Singapore Business School (Singapore) | 32 | 7 |
| Indian School of Business (India) | 26.6 | 4.2 |
| CEIBS (China) | 29 | 5.8 |
