Duke Fuqua School of Business MBA Class Profile: GMAT, GPA, Demographics
Duke Fuqua Daytime MBA Class of 2028 profile: class size, demographics, work experience, test score ranges, and pre-MBA industries.
Class profile overview
The Daytime MBA Class of 2028 entered in August 2026 with 359 students. The class is 44% women and 38% international citizens (primary citizenship outside the U.S.). U.S. students of color are 50% and U.S. underrepresented students of color are 35%. Students average 6.0 years of work experience and are 29 years old on average. Fuqua does not publish an acceptance rate on its class profile.
Key statistics (Class of 2028)
- Class size
- 359
- Avg work experience
- 6.0 years
- Avg age
- 29
- Employers represented
- 253
- Undergraduate institutions
- 244
- Advanced degrees
- 14%
Demographics (Class of 2028)
- Women
- 44%
- International citizens
- 38%
- U.S. students of color
- 50%
- U.S. underrepresented students of color
- 35%
- First-generation students
- 19%
- U.S. military
- 24%
Test scores and GPA (Class of 2028)
| Measure | Middle 80% range |
|---|---|
| GMAT Focus (205-805 scale) | 605-715 |
| GRE Verbal plus Quant (260-340 scale) | 307-330 |
| Executive Assessment | 150-162 |
| Undergraduate GPA | 3.15-3.90 |
Pre-MBA industries (Class of 2028)
| Industry | Share of class |
|---|---|
| Financial services | 21% |
| Government | 15% |
| Health | 13% |
| Technology | 10% |
| Consulting | 10% |
| Non-profit / Education | 7% |
| Consumer goods | 4% |
| Manufacturing | 4% |
| Media / Sports / Entertainment | 3% |
| Retail | 3% |
| Energy / Chemical / Utilities | 2% |
| Other | 8% |
Sources
- 1. Duke Fuqua, Class Profile, Daytime MBA Class of 2028