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The number of Black students in MBA programs hasn't increased for more than a decade

The number of Black students in MBA programs hasn't increased for more than a decade

Taylor Nicole Rogers

Education1 min read

Black Americans comprise under 10% of students in MBA programs on average, and that number hasn't grown over the past decade.
Universities haven't done enough to recruit Black students, who often have smaller professional networks, and also are disproportionately affected by high tuition costs and a lack of diversity among faculty, admissions experts told The Wall Street Journal.
Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria wrote in an open letter to the HBS community published June 7 that his own program's efforts to recruit Black students were "painfully insufficient."
Many top executives use MBAs to launch their careers, and business schools' diversity problems could be contributing to the lack of diversity in American C-suites, too.