Offering management courses since 1908, Harvard Graduate School of Business started with a student population of 33 regular and 47 special students and a 15-member faculty.
It reached one of its famous milestones in 1959 when the school admitted women graduates to the second year MBA programme.
Harvard Business School moved up one position in 2009 to rank 3rd against its 2008 position.
Average alumni salary today (in US $): 1,63,637
Photograph courtesy: Harvard Graduate School of Business
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