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As of September 2014, Stanford GSB has 28,190 living alumni and has awarded a total of 31,917 degrees. Explore below for more information about Stanford GSB alumni.

Living Alumni by Program and Degrees Awarded

Program Degrees Awarded Number of
Living Alumni		 % Living Alumni
MBA 20,498 18,142 64.4%
PhD 862 803 2.8%
MSx (Sloan) 2,358 2,151 7.6%
SEP 8,199 7,094 25.5%
Total 31,917 28,190 100.0%
Includes all degrees awarded since the school’s founding. A number of our alumni hold multiple Stanford GSB degrees. These individuals are counted once according to the degree hierarchy listed above. The figures include degree and certificate holders, as well as those who were enrolled in a program for three or more quarters but did not graduate.

Reported Geographic Distribution

  Number of Alumni % Alumni
U.S. 19,268 68.4%
  Bay Area 7,547 26.8%
  Elsewhere in the U.S. 11,778 41.8%
Outside U.S. 6,637 23.5%
Unknown Address 2,262 8.0%
Based on addresses of living alumni reported in the Alumni Directory as of September 2014.

Largest Chapters

Chapter Total
Alumni		 % of
Total Alumni
Bay Area 7,547 26.8%
New York 1,945 6.9%
Los Angeles 1,164 4.1%
United Kingdom 830 2.9%
Washington DC 790 2.8%
Boston 670 2.4%
Puget Sound 657 2.3%
Japan 604 2.1%
Portland 442 1.6%
Chicago 441 1.6%

Living MBA Alumni by Gender

Decade Living
Women		 % of Living Alumni Living
Men		 % of Living Alumni Total Living
MBA Alumni
1930s 1 14.3% 6 85.7% 7
1940s 9 3.4% 252 96.6% 261
1950s 15 1.5% 974 98.5% 989
1960s 17 0.9% 1,829 99.1% 1,846
1970s 373 12.8% 2,538 87.2% 2,911
1980s 788 25.8% 2,271 74.2% 3,059
1990s 1,003 28.8% 2,479 71.2% 3,482
2000s 1,276 34.7% 2,405 65.3% 3,681
2010s 671 35.2% 1,233 64.8% 1,904
Grand Totals 4,153 22.9% 13,987 77.1% 18,140
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Alumni Participation: Fiscal Year 2014

12.14% (3,422) of all Stanford GSB alumni provided volunteer support for Stanford GSB programs.

18.4% (5,187) of all Stanford GSB alumni attended Stanford GSB-sponsored events here and around the world.

24.16% (6,811) of all ​Stanford GSB alumni showed their support to ​Stanford GSB through volunteering and attendance at ​Stanford GSB activities.

40.22% of our MBA alumni made a gift to Stanford GSB.

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