Our Alumni

 

[photo - Arbuckle Dinner]

As of September 2012, the Stanford Graduate School of Business has 27,208 living alumni and has awarded a total of 30,621 degrees.

 

 

Program Degrees Awarded Since the School's Founding Living Alumni by Program* % Living Alumni
MBA 19,719 17,608 64.7%
PhD     826     755   2.8%
Sloan   2,195   2,016   7.4%
SEP   7,881   6,829 25.1%
Total 30,621 27,208 100.0%

*Even though a number of our alumni hold multiple GSB degrees, individuals are counted once, according to the degree hierarchy listed above. These figures include degree and certificate holders and those who were enrolled in a program for three or more quarters but did not graduate.

NOTE to GSB Staff and Faculty - for additional alumni stats for business analysis, email the GSB Alumni Relations office.

Reported Geographic Distribution** Total % Total Alumni
U.S.A. 18,695 68.7%
    - Bay Area 7,138 26.2%
    - Elsewhere in the U.S.A. 11,601 42.6%
Outside U.S.A.   6,283 23.1%
Unknown Address   2,230   8.2%

**Based on addresses of living alumni reported in the Alumni Directory as of September 2012.
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Largest Chapters

Chapter Total % Total Alumni   Chapters Total % Total Alumni
Bay Area 7,138 26.2%   Boston 636 2.3%
New York 1,857   6.8%   Japan 577 2.1%
Los Angeles 1,138   4.2%   Chicago 436 1.6%
United Kingdom    801   2.9%   Portland 433 1.6%
Washington D.C. 775 2.8%   Colorado 369 1.4%
Puget Sound    653   2.4%   France 362 1.4%

Gender - MBA Living Alumni

Class Decade Women % Decade Men % Decade Grand Total
1930s       2   5.4%     35 94.6%     37
1940s      11   3.4%    314 96.6%    325
1950s      15   1.4%  1,062 98.6%  1,077
1960s      17   0.9%  1,870 99.1%  1,887
1970s    373 12.7%  2,560 87.3%  2,933
1980s    790 25.8%  2,277 74.2%  3,067
1990s 1,004 28.8%  2,484 71.2%  3,488
2000s 1,277 34.7%  2,405 65.3%  3,682
2010s    402 36.2%     710 63.8%     1,112
Grand Total 3,891 22.1% 13,717 77.9% 17,608

Alumni Participation : Fiscal Year 2012

  • 12.1% (3,305) of all GSB alumni provided volunteer support for GSB programs.
  • 16.2% (4,409) of all GSB alumni attended GSB-sponsored events here and around the world.
  • 22.3% (6,059) of all GSB alumni showed their support to the GSB through volunteering and attendance at GSB activities.
  • 40.1% of our MBA alumni made a gift to the GSB.
  • 36.6% (9,955) of of all GSB alumni supported the GSB by volunteering, attending events, or donating to the GSB.

Degrees - Living Alumni

Highlights from 2012 Alumni Survey

MBA Employment

  • 24% are self-employed, 48% full-time, 15% are retired.
  • 44% founded companies, majority are private corporations.
  • 66% switched industries, 22% have taken a position for which social responsibility was an important part of the job choice.
  • 43% worked outside the US for at least a year.
  • 50% left or lost a job without having another job lined up.
  • 53% served on a non-profit board, 34% a for-profit board.
  • 44% moved up to C-level management.

Personal and Professional Satisfaction
MBAs strongly agree: 

  • 56% that the GSB had a transformational impact on their lives.
  • 43% that the pioneering spirit is a core value of the GSB.
  • 85% would recommend the GSB to others.
  • 50% (54% men, 36% women) are satisfied with their most recent career position. 
  • 36% men and 31% women have achieved a good balance between work and personal life.
  • 30% of men and only 15% of women that the same opportunities are available to both men and women in their industry.

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NOTE to GSB Staff and Faculty - for additional alumni stats for business analysis, email the GSB Alumni Relations office.