2015-2016 State of LGBT Equality in Business School Reaching Out MBA Inc is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicate to cultivating future out lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender leaders by educating, inspiring and connecting LGBT MBA students and professionals. Learn more at www.reachingoutmba.org
I. LGBTs in the Business School Admissions Process Does your application include a selfidentifying box for LGBTQ Does your application include the option to express interest in an on-campus Business School Offers the LGBT MBA Fellowship applicants? LGBT club? Boston University Questrom School of Business Yes Yes No Are there any other ways prospective LGBTQ applicants can be out in the application process for your school? Brandeis International Business School Yes No No LGBTQ Students can self identify in our application process through our two essays, video essay, and interview. Carnegie Mellon, Tepper School of Business Yes Yes Yes Definitely! Prospective students can be out in the application process as they express their interest in the Tepper School on the Tepper interest form. We have resources at Tepper, Carnegie Mellon University, and in the greater Pittsburgh community that we would love to connect to prospective students. Please do not hesitate to contact the Masters Admissions liaison for LGBTQ students, Jackie Jones at jlj@andrew.cmu.edu, and she would be happy to chat with you 1:1, and will put you in touch with these resources. LGBTQ applicants should consider attending the Tepper Diversity weekend --this is a great way to learn about the supportive community at Tepper. Columbia Business School Yes Yes No Cornell University, Johnson School of Management Yes Yes Yes Students can be out in their essay and interview (should they be offered one), also perhaps via their recommenders. Duke, Fuqua School of Business Yes Yes Yes Georgetown, McDonough School of Business No Yes Yes GW, University School of Business Yes No Yes Resume Interview Essays Harvard Business School Yes No No Applicants can be out in the HBS application by showing us through club/leadership activities or through the personal essay. Johns Hopkins, Carey Business School Yes No No Through the interview or essays (both the required and optional essays.) London Business School Yes No Yes They can mention it if desired in one of the application essays or during the interview. MIT, Sloan School of Management Yes Yes Yes Northwestern, Kellogg School of Management Yes Yes Yes NYU, Stern School of Business Yes Yes Yes Ohio State Univ, Fisher College of Business Yes No Yes Students can choose to mention it in application or video essays, admissions interviews or to current students and alumni. Penn State, Smeal College of Business No No No There is a section of the application in which applicants can include any additional information they would like the committee to know about them. Rice University, Jones School of Business Yes Yes Yes Stanford Graduate School of Business No Yes Yes Many(applicants(will(choose(to(inform(us(through(the(essays(as(well. The Wharton School No Yes Yes Tuck School at Dartmouth Yes No Yes U Mass Amherst, Isenberg School of Management No No Yes The application process is initiated with an information session (either mailed, emailed, or via pamphlets in person) where the diverse offerings of the Isenberg School of Management and the greater UMass community are detailed. Amongst these offerings, ROMBA and the ROMBA conference are both highly recommended for incoming MBA students and the Stonewall Center (LGBTQ support center for UMass Amherst campus) is described and made available to all students regardless of program affiliation. UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business Yes Yes Yes While applicants are not particularly asked for self-identifying information, the diversity of the LGBTQ community in the Pioneer Valley is made aware to all prospective incoming students. Furthermore, incoming students are recommended to take advantage of the cultural, scholastic, and social opportunites that the area provides; this is encouraged by our geographic proximity to Northampton, MA and Smith College. UC Davis Graduate School of Management No No No We encourage students to use the optional essay to share pertinent personal information. UCLA, Anderson School of Management Yes Yes Yes On our webpage, through our Admissions Ambassador Corps (AAC), prospective students can submit an interest form that will be directed to our LGBTQ student organization, Out@Anderson. From here, our student representatives can answer any questions from a student perspective; highlighting the LGBTQ programs, services, and overall experience. UNC, Kenan Flagler Business School Yes No Yes Univ of Chicago, Booth School of Business Yes Yes No Applicants can opt in to have LGBT outreach when they visit campus. Univ of Michigan, Ross School of Business Yes Yes Yes The Michigan Ross community is incredibly open and inclusive with very strong support from allies. Prospective students can review the Michigan Ross Out for Business prospective student site (http://rossoutforbusiness.org/future-members/admissions-faq/), reach out to the Ross Out for Business club leadership (rossofbcontact@umich.edu) or reach out to Senior Associate Director of Admissions, Diana Economy, with any questions. Univ of Minnesota, Carlson School of Mgmt Yes No - Univ of Virginia, Darden School of Business No Yes Yes Univ of Washington, Foster School of Business No Yes Yes University of Rochester, Simon Business School Yes Yes Yes University of San Francisco, School of Mgmt No No Yes Applicants can identify themselves as LGBTQ in the optional essay, personal statement, or volunteer section. There is an LGBTQ club that hosts events during school year which are also open to prospects in the School of Management. University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management Yes No Yes USC Marshall School of Business No No No Applicants can incorporate their status/interest in the LGBTQ community at Marshall in essay question 1b. They can also use the optional essay to identify as LGBTQ UT Austin, McCombs School of Business Yes No Yes Yes, prospective applicants are encouraged to: reach out to GLAM to learn more about McCombs; attend our Diversity Forum; contact our ROMBA Fellows throughout the recruiting process (they will also be members of GLAM); utilize the resume if he/she is a leader in any LGBT organizations; if comfortable, use references in application essays or the additional optional essay to potentially self-identify. There is a self-identifying box on the Consortium application. Vanderbilt Owen School of Management Yes No Yes We maintain a very collaborative, inclusive community. Candidates feel at ease interacting with members of our community and typically relay their sexual orientation in the admissions interview with a member of our staff. Admissions interviews are required in order to gain admission to our program. Washington University, Olin Business School Yes No No Our application is very short but there is an opportunity for additional information which is a common place to put information that an applicant would want to have in the application not covered by earlier questions. Willamette University No No Yes We include an open-ended question in the optional questions section of the application for admission that encourages them to identify themselves however they wish. Yale School of Management Yes Yes No Our online registration form allows students to select to receive information from our LGBT student club Data reported by admissions offices attending the LGBT MBA Admissions Summit & Expo in October 2015. 1
II. LGBT Data Reported on Campus Approx Number of Out/Self- Identifying LGBTQs in the MBA Program for 2015-2016? (MBA1, MBA2, Part-time) Your Business School Your LGBT MBA Club's Name Babson'College Out'Network 0.92% 15 Boston'University,'Questrom'School'of'Business Cohort'Q 1% 30 Columbia'Business'School Cluster'Q 4.15% 664 Duke'University,'Fuqua'School'of'Business FuquaPride 3.7% 150 George'Washington'University'School'of'Business Out'For'Business 6.04% 11 Georgetown'University,'McDonough'School'of'Business GALA:'Gay,'Ally,'and'Lesbian'Alliance 3.65% 16 Harvard'Business'School HBS'LGBT'Student'Association 4.26% 100* Indiana'University,'Kelley'School'of'Business Out@Kelley 1.59% 30 London'Business'School Out'In'Business 3.56% 50 McGill'University,'Desautels'Faculty'of'Management OUTlook'on'Business 3.33% 60 New'York'University,'Stern'School'of'Business Out'Class 4.69% 173 Northwestern'University,'Kellogg'School'of'Management Pride@Kellogg 3.13% 160 Penn'State,'Smeal'School'of'Business Out'&'Allies'in'Business' 1.49% 8 Pepperdine,'Graziadio'School'of'Business' Graziadio'Reaching'Out 0.94% 5 Purdue'University.'Krannert'School'of'Management Krannert'OutSoruce 2% 32 Robert'H.'Smith'School'of'Business'`'University'of'Maryland'at'College'Park Smith'Pride'Alliance'(SPA) Opt'Out 12 Stanford'Graduate'School'of'Business GSB'Pride 5.50% 45 Tuck'School'of'Business'at'Dartmouth Tuck'Pride 2.27% 58 UCLA,'Anderson'School'of'Management Out'@'Anderson 4.78% 124 University'of'California'Berkeley,'Haas'School'of'Business Q@Haas 4.80% 266 University'of'Chicago,'Booth'School'of'Business OUTreach 3.10% 210 University'of'Massachusetts,'Isenberg'School'of'Management Isenberg'ROMBA 6.67% 9 University'of'Michigan,'Ross'School'of'Business Out'for'Business 3.92% 95 University'of'Oxford,'Saïd'Business'School Purple'Spires 3.43% 20 University'of'Pennsylvania,'The'Wharton'School Out4Business 4.07% 830 University'of'Virginia,'Darden'School'of'Business Pride'at'Darden'(PAD) 1.87% 135 University'of'Washington,'Foster'School'of'Business Foster'Out'in'Business 3.20% 80 Approx Number of LGBT MBA Club Members (*Can include allies): All data is student & club reported Only those schools/clubs reporting LGBTQ student numbers are listed 3.46% average out, self-identifying LGBT student is an increase from 2.94% in 2014-2015 s survey and 2.7% in 2013-2014 s survey. Currently 56 known, active LGBT On-Campus Clubs Globally *Harvard Business School has a separate club for allies 2
III. LGBT Acceptance on Campus About the Reaching Out/ Friendfactor Survey Sample 2918 current MBA students surveyed 23 participating schools Carnegie Mellon Tepper Columbia Business School Duke Fuqua Emory Goizueta George Washington University Harvard Business School Indiana Kelley Northwestern Kellogg NYU Stern Tuck at Dartmouth Other (Part- Time, Dual, ExecuPve) 4.22% Class of MBA Student Second Year 37.84% First Year 57.95% UC Berkeley Haas UCLA Anderson Univ. of Chicago Booth Univ. of Michigan Ross Univ. of Minnesota Carlson UNC Kenan-Flagler Univ. of Penn, Wharton USC Marshall UT Austin McCombs Univ. of Virginia Darden Univ. of Washington Foster Vanderbilt Owen Gender Iden-ty 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 55% 43% Female Cisgender Male Cisgender Sexual Orienta-on Female Transgender (FTM) Male Transgender (MTF) Bisexual 2.50% Lesbian 1.17% Gay 6.89% Queer 0.55% Prefer not to say 0.55% Genderqueer / Gender Non- Conforming Straight 88.35% Other 0.00% 3
People here are knowledgeable and aware of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues and current events. 2.07% 0.38% 9.71% Strongly 39.36% 48.48% LGBT students know who their allies are and who they can go to for support. 1.49% 0.35% 16.45% Strongly 38.67% 43.05% 4
How oien have you heard people speak up about LGBT issues at your school (poin-ng out a stereotype, encouraging inclusive language, bringing up a current event, etc)? Regularly 13.16% Never 13.38% Once 9.92% SomePmes 24.12% A Few Times 39.42% How oien have you shown up or par-cipated in LGBT- related ac-vi-es and events at your school? Regularly 6.67% SomePmes 16.18% Never 35.08% A Few Times 22.64% Once 19.42% 5
On my campus LGBT people are expected not to act "too gay" Strongly 1.50% 7.52% 33.88% 18.15% 38.95% It is always up to the LGBT students to field ques-ons about LGBT rights or workplace issues when they come up Strongly 5.13% 15.84% 14.09% 38.82% 26.12% 6
LGBT people feel free to bring their same- sex partners to school events 1.28% 1.52% 8.47% 27.37% Strongly 61.36% How out are you as an LGBT person or suppor-ve ally in your MBA community? Not out to anyone 6.52% I don't idenpfy as LGBT or consider myself an ally 15.22% Out to a few people 12.50% Out to everyone 44.57% Out to Most people 21.20% 7