1. Applications (Class of 2017)
HBS
9,686
Stanford GSB:
7,899
2. Stanford is more difficult to get in: (7.1% vs. 11% acceptance rate)
3. Stanford alumni mostly work in finance and IT; whereas Harvard alumni are more spread out across sectors with finance having the biggest share.
4. HBS is looking for leaders. The school is looking for potential leaders and future CEOs, who have the ability to influence, motivate, inspire, and convince other people to affect change without being too authoritative or using traditional leadership methods.
5. Stanford GSB looks for students who possess leadership potential and whose principles are aligned with the school’s values. It prefers individuals who can engage rigorously in research-supported learning processes, interdisciplinary studies, and community service.
6. The campus of Stanford’s Graduate School of Business is small and compact: a complex of eight new, separate buildings created around three quadrangles opened in 2011 and a single residence hall.
7. Harvard Business School, on the other hand, is like a university onto itself with 35 separate buildings on 40 acres of property along the Charles River.
8. The atmosphere is more mellow, more informal, and less competitive at GSB than at HBS.
9. Stanford has a higher average GMAT score for enrolling students: (732 vs. 730)
10. HBS has larger classroom strengths (about 950) compared with GSB (about 400).
11. GSB prefers candidates with some work/business background to relatively young and inexperienced applicants. On the other hand, HBS often takes in applicants with less experience but with excellent academic and other achievements.
12. Both schools have the same average post-graduation salary: ($125,000 USD)
13. Stanford has a lower total program cost: ($119,100 USD vs. $122,450 USD)
14. GSB is more likely to inspire its students to become technology entrepreneurs, while HBS send their students to topnotch consulting companies or to Wall Street.
HBS
9,686
Stanford GSB:
7,899
2. Stanford is more difficult to get in: (7.1% vs. 11% acceptance rate)
3. Stanford alumni mostly work in finance and IT; whereas Harvard alumni are more spread out across sectors with finance having the biggest share.
4. HBS is looking for leaders. The school is looking for potential leaders and future CEOs, who have the ability to influence, motivate, inspire, and convince other people to affect change without being too authoritative or using traditional leadership methods.
5. Stanford GSB looks for students who possess leadership potential and whose principles are aligned with the school’s values. It prefers individuals who can engage rigorously in research-supported learning processes, interdisciplinary studies, and community service.
6. The campus of Stanford’s Graduate School of Business is small and compact: a complex of eight new, separate buildings created around three quadrangles opened in 2011 and a single residence hall.
7. Harvard Business School, on the other hand, is like a university onto itself with 35 separate buildings on 40 acres of property along the Charles River.
8. The atmosphere is more mellow, more informal, and less competitive at GSB than at HBS.
9. Stanford has a higher average GMAT score for enrolling students: (732 vs. 730)
10. HBS has larger classroom strengths (about 950) compared with GSB (about 400).
11. GSB prefers candidates with some work/business background to relatively young and inexperienced applicants. On the other hand, HBS often takes in applicants with less experience but with excellent academic and other achievements.
12. Both schools have the same average post-graduation salary: ($125,000 USD)
13. Stanford has a lower total program cost: ($119,100 USD vs. $122,450 USD)
14. GSB is more likely to inspire its students to become technology entrepreneurs, while HBS send their students to topnotch consulting companies or to Wall Street.
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