February 2018 PDF 404k 4 pages Download Overview This brief compiles data from GMAT examinees and the mba.com Prospective Students Survey to help U.S. graduate business schools plan and execute diversity recruitment initiatives. Quick Facts Hispanic Americans, with 4,862 unique GMAT examinees in testing year 2017 (TY2017), are the second largest underrepresented population (URP) group in the U.S. graduate management education pipeline. By U.S. region, the largest percentage of unique Hispanic American GMAT examinees live in the Southwest (25%) and West (25%). By U.S. metropolitan area, the largest market of unique Hispanic American GMAT examinees is New York (13% of the total). Most unique Hispanic American GMAT examinees have either one to three years’ experience (35%) or four to nine years’ experience (35%). Hispanic American business school candidates are more likely than non-URP U.S. candidates to plan to use loans and grants, fellowships, and scholarships to finance their graduate management education. Most Hispanic American business school candidates follow business and finance news, frequent online news sites, and use popular social media platforms. Their friends/peers are the most likely to influence their business school choices. Related Items mba.com Prospective Students Survey Report 2017 Featured Items Key Diversity Statistics: U.S. Underrepresented Populations Key Diversity Statistics: African Americans Key Diversity Statistics: Native Americans