Women’s Share of MBAs Earned in the U.S. and Canada
United States
- In the United States in 2011-2012, women earned 35.9% of MBAs, which is slightly lower than in 2010-2011, when women earned 36.8% of MBAs.1
Canada
- In Canada in 2011-2012, women earned 39.0% of MBAs, which is higher than in 2010-2011, when women earned 34.5% of MBAs.2
- Women made up 35.5% of the full-time 2010-2011 class entering the top 10 MBA programs in the U.S.3
- The number of women in top MBA programs is changing at a very slow pace.4
| Top 10 U.S. MBA Programs - 20115 | % Women Enrolled, (2010-2011 Class) |
|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) (PA) | 28% |
| Northwestern University (Kellogg) (IL) | 31% |
| Harvard University (MA) | 32% |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) (MA) | 27% |
| Duke University (Fuqua) (NC) | 41% |
| University of Michigan (Ross) (MI) | 27% |
| Columbia University (NY) | 37% |
| Cornell University (Johnson) (NY) | 27% |
| University of Virginia (Darden) (VA) | 30% |
| University of Chicago (Booth) (IL) | 26% |
| Average | 30.6% |
| Top 10 U.S. MBA Programs – 20016 | % Women Enrolled, (2000-2001 Class) |
|---|---|
| INSEAD France | 33% |
| Queens University Canada | 17% |
| IE Business School Spain | 33% |
| ESADE Spain | 33% |
| London Business School UK | 31% |
| University of Western Ontario (Ivey) Canada | 32% |
| IMD Switzerland | 28% |
| University of Toronto (Rotman) Canada | 29% |
| York University (Schulich) Canada | 35% |
| University of Cambridge (Judge) UK | 29% |
| Average | 30.3% |
| Top 10 Non-U.S. MBA Programs - 20117 | % Women Enrolled, (2010-2011 Class) | |
|---|---|---|
| INSEAD | France | 33% |
| Queens University | Canada | 17% |
| IE Business School | Spain | 33% |
| ESADE | Spain | 33% |
| London Business School | UK | 31% |
| University of Western Ontario (Ivey) | Canada | 32% |
| IMD | Switzerland | 28% |
| University of Toronto (Rotman) | Canada | 29% |
| York University (Schulich) | Canada | 35%8 |
| University of Cambridge (Judge) | UK | 29% |
| Average: | 30.3% |
Post-MBA
- A 2010 Catalyst survey9 of global MBA graduates found that women lag behind men in job level and salary starting from their first position and do not catch up.
- The survey also found that women make on average $4,600 less in their initial jobs, even after accounting for experience, time since MBA, industry, and region.
- Another Catalyst survey10 of MBA alumni who graduated between 1996 and 2007 found that:
- 31% of women received promotions, compared to 36% of men.
- Women senior leaders were more than three times (19% for women vs. 6% for men) as likely to have lost their jobs due to downsizing or closure.
* Data for Canada was not available for 2003-2004.
How to cite this product: Catalyst. Catalyst Quick Take: Women MBAs. New York: Catalyst, 2012.
- 1. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, unpublished statistics (2012).
- 2. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, unpublished statistics (2012).
- 3. “Business School Rankings and Profiles: Full-Time MBA,” Businessweek (2011).
- 4. "Business School Rankings & Profiles," Businessweek (2001).
- 5. “Business School Rankings and Profiles: Full-Time MBA,” Businessweek (2011).
- 6. “Business School Rankings and Profiles: Top Ranked Non-U.S.,” Businessweek (2011).
- 7. "Business School Rankings and Profiles: Top Ranked Non-U.S.," Businessweek (2011).
- 8. Schulich School of Business York University, "Taking the Lead: Chulich in Global and National Rankings" (2011).
- 9. Nancy M. Carter and Christine Silva, Pipeline's Broken Promise (Catalyst, 2010).
- 10. Nancy M. Carter, Ph.D., and Christine Silva, Opportunity or Setback? High Potential Women and Men During Economic Crisis (Catalyst, 2009).
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