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Harvard University

Harvard Business School, based in Cambridge (Massachusetts), is one of the highest ranked business schools in the world. Harvard Business School was established in 1908 and offers a very popular full time 2-year long MBA program along with doctoral and executive programs. Harvard Business School admissions are very selective, with only about 12% of applicants making it into the 2010 program.

Harvard has been a pioneer in the field of bunsiness management education, and it has achieved this by using innovative teaching methods. One such characteristic of this top MBA program is that 95% of classes are taught using the case study method.

Students can take courses in any of the ten following academic units: Finance, Entrepreneurship, Business, Government and International Economy, Accounting and Management, General Management, Negotiation, Marketing, Organizations and Markets, Organizational Behavior, Strategy, and Operations Management.

  • Class Average GMAT: 727
  • Class Average GPA: 3.75
  • Class Size: 1000
  • Percentage Women: 38%
  • 2011 Program Application Deadlines: Round 1: October 1, 2009, Round 2: January 19, 2010, Round 3: April 8, 2010

Programs offered

  • Full time MBA
  • Doctoral Program
  • Executive Courses and Programs


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