<p>I'm about to enter college and I would love to see acceptance rates for doctorates in economics, or history. I'd also like to see MBA rates and stats. Is there a place I can subscribe to for this information or do the universities simply not reveal it to the public like they do undergrad? The main reason I'm curious is because earlier this summer all the schools had posted their graduates entering the job markets with ph. d's in econ and i happened to look at Princeton's and MIT's and everyone and i mean EVERYONE was from a different country with an absolute ridiculous background. Was there something else to this or is this the way it is? With a good gpa and work experience an MBA appears 100x easier. I guess if doctorate programs are much smaller, they are much more competitive and selective. I'd love to hear from someone who knows more! thanks</p>
<p>Most MBA programs prefer work experience first (say, 2-4 years). US News lists average GPA, average GMAT score, and acceptance rate, among other things like average starting salary and bonus, % employed at graduation, and the likes. For top 220 schools, average GPA is about 3.4 with GMAT of 700, and acceptance rates around 20-30%.</p>
<p>Princeton and MIT are amazing schools and so they're not representative of what most people experience -- that's why they are what they are.</p>
<p>As far as PhD acceptance rates for economics or history...you may have to do some digging on the particular school's website.</p>
<p>I'd love to see acceptance rates for history too. Unfortunately, they aren't accessible for most schools in the sense you're thinking. You can call individual programs and ask, and a couple schools post them on their websites, but other than that you're out of luck.</p>