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Alumni Association

 

Our Alumni

 

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As of September 2009, the Stanford Graduate School of Business has 25,940 living alumni and has awarded a total of 28,842 degrees.

 

 

  Degrees Awarded Since the School's Founding Living Alumni by Program*
MBA 18,599 16,852
PhD 764 701
Sloan 2,015 1,859
SEP 7,464 6,528
Total 28,842 25,940
*Even though a number of our alumni hold multiple GSB degrees, individuals are counted once, according to the degree hierarchy listed in the "Degrees Awarded" table. These figures include degree holders and those who did not graduate but were enrolled in a program for three or more quarters.
Reported Geographic Distribution**
US 18,074
International 5,510
** Based on addresses of living alumni reported in the Alumni Directory as of September 2009.
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Geographic Location

    • 21% of our alumni live outside the U.S.A.
    • 26% of all alumni live in the Bay Area; and 44% live elsewhere in the U.S.A.

The map shows the numbers of alumni by place for whom we have current home addresses. Many work in countries or states different from where they live.

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Highlights from Our Alumni Surveys

Employment History

    • 44% of 2008 respondents have founded a company and of those companies 21% have revenues in excess of $20 million.
    • About 60% work for a company of less than $150M, yet more than one-quarter work for one of over $1B.
    • By their 25th reunion, 30% have been CEO.
    • Almost half of alumni reported being among the top 5 executives at their company.
    • Most alumni are concentrated in investments (25%), consulting (13%), and technology (16%).
    • Alumni tend to start at large companies, and move to smaller ones as they gain experience.
    • Self-employment grows over time, and most retire or cut back after about 35 years.
    • About one-third of alumni are stopping out for a year or more at some time before retirement.

Personal and Professional Satisfaction

  • Most agree that their business career has met their expectations.
  • Oldest alumni and self-employed alumni are most satisfied with their professional lives.
  • 95% would recommend the GSB.

About the Survey

The Business School GSB-wide survey results are available in PDF format to all GSB alumni. The yearly survey process questions 20 percent of the alumni about their knowledge and perceptions of the GSB as well as providing some demographic data. GSB departments are invited to add questions to this annual survey, and their results are included in the data.

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