The Foster MBA is one of the 20 most competitive programs in the nation in terms of admissions standards. The students like it that way. They know that individual success depends on having high performers on the team. Here, students are chosen not only for work and life experience, but also for their ability to transcend personal interests and contribute to the team. Those high standards pay off: the caliber of students in the program and their average six years of work experience enrich the learning for everyone.
Evening MBA Class 2026 Profile
Evening MBA Class 2025 Profile
Evening Class of 2026
| MBA Student Profile – Class of 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Class Size | 86 |
| Average age | 31 |
| Range of ages | 23 – 50 |
| Women | 47% |
| Men | 53% |
| LGBTQ+ | 9% |
| U.S. Students of Color | 40% |
| U.S. Underrepresented Students of Color | 8% |
| First-Generation College | 19% |
| U.S. Military | 9% |
| Work Experience | |
| Average Years of Prior Work Experience | 7 |
| Range of years of work experience | 1 – 29 |
| Geography | |
| Washington State Residents | 80% |
| Other US State Residents* | 7% |
| International Students** | 13% |
| Academics | |
| Median Undergraduate GPA | 3.38 |
| Median GMAT | 690 |
| GMAT Mid-80th Range | 623 – 727 |
| Median GRE Verbal | 155 |
| Median GRE Quant | 159 |
*Moved to Seattle for the program.
**The Foster Evening MBA does not sponsor F-1 visas.
3Degrees Group Inc
Accenture
Access Laser Company
Adobe Systems
Akamai Technologies
Alamo Aircraft Ltd
Altius Institute of Biomedical Sciences
Amazon
American Megatrends
AMP Agency
Ancomarine Services Co. Ltd
AppNexus
Assurance IQ
AT&T
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Avanade
Aveda, Estee Lauder
Axio Research
Bain & Company
BDO Panama SA
BECU
Belltower Fund Group
Berntson Porter and Company PLLC
BethAlan Design & Construction
Bezos Family Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Biomerieux
BizRatings.com
BlackRock
Blanton Turner
Blue Nile
BNY Mellon
Boeing
Booking.com
Bramble Outdoor
Brandstream
BrandVerity
Brivity
Brooks Running
Buccanes Jeans Ind. & Co.
ByteDance (TikTok)
Carta
Cascade Designs
Century 21 Northwest
Chempoint
Cisco Systems
Clark Construction Group
Classic Accessories
Clay Space 1205
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Compass Marketing
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
Concur
Costco Travel
Costco Wholesale
Couchbase
COWI North America Ltd
Cray Inc
CVS
Darigold
Definedcrowd
Dell EMC
Deloitte
Deloitte Tax LLP
Denali Group
Distributed Generation Technologies LLC
Dolls Kill Inc
Driggs, Bills & Day
Eaton Corporation
eBay
Eddie Bauer
Electric Mirror
Ellipsis Media Agency
Emmes Corporation
Ernst & Young
Evergreen Children’s Association dba Kids Co.
Expedia
F5 Networks
Facebook
FATHOM
Federal Transit Administration
Flatiron Health
Fluke Corporation
FMD K&L
Foursquare Labs
Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Freestone Capital Management LLC
Funko
Futures First Info Services Pvt LTD
GE
Genie Industries
Google
Green Canopy Homes
Green Marine
Accenture
Access Laser Company
Adobe Systems
Akamai Technologies
Alamo Aircraft Ltd
Altius Institute of Biomedical Sciences
Amazon
American Megatrends
AMP Agency
Ancomarine Services Co. Ltd
AppNexus
Assurance IQ
AT&T
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Avanade
Aveda, Estee Lauder
Axio Research
Bain & Company
BDO Panama SA
BECU
Belltower Fund Group
Berntson Porter and Company PLLC
BethAlan Design & Construction
Bezos Family Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Biomerieux
BizRatings.com
BlackRock
Blanton Turner
Blue Nile
BNY Mellon
Boeing
Booking.com
Bramble Outdoor
Brandstream
BrandVerity
Brivity
Brooks Running
Buccanes Jeans Ind. & Co.
ByteDance (TikTok)
Carta
Cascade Designs
Century 21 Northwest
Chempoint
Cisco Systems
Clark Construction Group
Classic Accessories
Clay Space 1205
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Compass Marketing
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
Concur
Costco Travel
Costco Wholesale
Couchbase
COWI North America Ltd
Cray Inc
CVS
Darigold
Definedcrowd
Dell EMC
Deloitte
Deloitte Tax LLP
Denali Group
Distributed Generation Technologies LLC
Dolls Kill Inc
Driggs, Bills & Day
Eaton Corporation
eBay
Eddie Bauer
Electric Mirror
Ellipsis Media Agency
Emmes Corporation
Ernst & Young
Evergreen Children’s Association dba Kids Co.
Expedia
F5 Networks
FATHOM
Federal Transit Administration
Flatiron Health
Fluke Corporation
FMD K&L
Foursquare Labs
Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Freestone Capital Management LLC
Funko
Futures First Info Services Pvt LTD
GE
Genie Industries
Green Canopy Homes
Green Marine
Gregg’s Cycle
Harnish Group
Haldex
Hemmat Law Group
Holland America Group
HubSpot
Hypertherm, Inc.
iDatalabs
Impel Neuropharmaceutical
InfinityQS
Intellectual Ventures
Interior Architects
Investco Financial Corporation
Jackson Main Architectur
Jericho Seven
Jerry Consulting LLC
JLL
Kahn Media
Kaiser Permanente Washington
Keiretsu Capital LLC
Kenworth Truck Company
King & Prince Seafood
King County
King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Launch Consulting Group
Lease Crutcher Lewis
Leica Biosystems
Leisure Care
Liang IP, PLLC
Liberty Mutual
LIDCORE
Lighter Capital
Limeade
LinkedIn
Lonquist & Co., LLC
Louisiana State University Police Department
Lowe’s
MAQ Software
Mathematica Policy Research
Mavenir SystemMCG Health
McGill University
McKinstry, Co LLC.
Microsoft
MLJackson Real Estate Company
Mobile Coach
Morgan Stanley
MoveCenter
Naked Lime Marketing
Nanostring Technologies
National General Insurance
National Instruments
Nestle
NextStep
nFolks
Nia Tero
Nike
Nordic Consulting Partners
Nordstrom
Northshore Exteriors
NTT America
OAC Services
Olympia Coffee Roasting Co.
Ong Consulting
OppenheimerFunds
Optum Advisory Services
Outdoor Research
Outerwall
Overlake Internal Medicine Associate
Oversea Casing Company
PACCAR
Pacific Gas and Electric
Paradoxes, Inc.
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Peace Corps
Performance Contracting Inc
Pfizer Korea
Philips
Phillips Real Estate, LLC
Physio-Control, now part of Stryker
PitchBook Data
Port of Seattle
PPM America
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Pro.com
Provide Now
Providence St. Joseph Health
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
PwC
Qualtrics
Quest Diagnostics
RAI Trade Marketing Services Company
RainFactory
Rational Interaction
Raytheon Technologies
Razorfish
R. C. Hedreen Company
REI
Research Center
Harnish Group
Haldex
Hemmat Law Group
Holland America Group
HubSpot
Hypertherm, Inc.
iDatalabs
Impel Neuropharmaceutical
InfinityQS
Intellectual Ventures
Interior Architects
Investco Financial Corporation
Jackson Main Architectur
Jericho Seven
Jerry Consulting LLC
JLL
Kahn Media
Kaiser Permanente Washington
Keiretsu Capital LLC
Kenworth Truck Company
King & Prince Seafood
King County
King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Launch Consulting Group
Lease Crutcher Lewis
Leica Biosystems
Leisure Care
Liang IP, PLLC
Liberty Mutual
LIDCORE
Lighter Capital
Limeade
Lonquist & Co., LLC
Louisiana State University Police Department
Lowe’s
MAQ Software
Mathematica Policy Research
Mavenir SystemMCG Health
McGill University
McKinstry, Co LLC.
Microsoft
MLJackson Real Estate Company
Mobile Coach
Morgan Stanley
MoveCenter
Naked Lime Marketing
Nanostring Technologies
National General Insurance
National Instruments
Nestle
NextStep
nFolks
Nia Tero
Nike
Nordic Consulting Partners
Nordstrom
Northshore Exteriors
NTT America
OAC Services
Olympia Coffee Roasting Co.
Ong Consulting
OppenheimerFunds
Optum Advisory Services
Outdoor Research
Outerwall
Overlake Internal Medicine Associate
Oversea Casing Company
PACCAR
Pacific Gas and Electric
Paradoxes, Inc.
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Peace Corps
Performance Contracting Inc
Pfizer Korea
Philips
Phillips Real Estate, LLC
Physio-Control, now part of Stryker
PitchBook Data
Port of Seattle
PPM America
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Pro.com
Provide Now
Providence St. Joseph Health
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
PwC
Qualtrics
Quest Diagnostics
RAI Trade Marketing Services Company
RainFactory
Rational Interaction
Raytheon Technologies
Razorfish
R. C. Hedreen Company
REI
Research Center
Revel Consulting
Rivet Consulting
Roger Brooks International
Rush University Medical Center
Russell Investments
RWE Renewables America
Salal Credit Union
Salesforce
Sanofi Genzyme
SAP Concur
Scientific Games Corporation
Seattle Boat Company
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle Genetics
Seattle Public Utilities
Sea Wolf Bakers LLC
Siemens PLM Software
Sierra Forest Products
Silicon Valley Bank
Silverware
SimuTech Group
Sinasoid
SkyKick
Slalom Consulting
Smartsheet
Social27
Sonos
Sound Transi
SpaceX
Stackline
Starbucks Corporation
Ste Michelle Wine Estates
Stratus InDemand
Stripe
Subsplash, Inc.
Subsystem Technologies
Synology America Corporation
T-Mobile
Tableau
Tenfold
Thayer Manca Residential
The Boeing Company
The Garden City Group
The Gregory-Simmons Group
The Hartman Group
The Spur Group
The Walt Disney Company
thecoderschool
Thryv
Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited
TransformativeMed
Trident Seafoods
Tropical Expressions
Trupanion
TUNE
TW Sales LLC
Uber
Udemy
UL Transaction Security
Umpqua Bank
United States Army
United States Navy
Universal Cells
University Health Clinic
University of Oregon
University of Washington
UTC Aerospace Systems
UW Medicine
Verasonics
Via Paris
Virginia Mason
Vizient Inc
Vizio
Vocera Communications, Experience Innovation Network
Vox Media
Washington Environmental Council
Washington Federal
Washington Holdings
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Watson Advertising / IBM
WE Communications
Wells Fargo
Weyerhaeuser
Wiley Rein
Wireless Advocates
Wizards of the Coast
XSharp LLC
XY Consulting
ZDH Global
Zillow Group
Zones, Inc
Zulily
Rivet Consulting
Roger Brooks International
Rush University Medical Center
Russell Investments
RWE Renewables America
Salal Credit Union
Salesforce
Sanofi Genzyme
SAP Concur
Scientific Games Corporation
Seattle Boat Company
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle Genetics
Seattle Public Utilities
Sea Wolf Bakers LLC
Siemens PLM Software
Sierra Forest Products
Silicon Valley Bank
Silverware
SimuTech Group
Sinasoid
SkyKick
Slalom Consulting
Smartsheet
Social27
Sonos
Sound Transi
SpaceX
Stackline
Starbucks Corporation
Ste Michelle Wine Estates
Stratus InDemand
Stripe
Subsplash, Inc.
Subsystem Technologies
Synology America Corporation
T-Mobile
Tableau
Tenfold
Thayer Manca Residential
The Boeing Company
The Garden City Group
The Gregory-Simmons Group
The Hartman Group
The Spur Group
The Walt Disney Company
thecoderschool
Thryv
Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited
TransformativeMed
Trident Seafoods
Tropical Expressions
Trupanion
TUNE
TW Sales LLC
Uber
Udemy
UL Transaction Security
Umpqua Bank
United States Army
United States Navy
Universal Cells
University Health Clinic
University of Oregon
University of Washington
UTC Aerospace Systems
UW Medicine
Verasonics
Via Paris
Virginia Mason
Vizient Inc
Vizio
Vocera Communications, Experience Innovation Network
Vox Media
Washington Environmental Council
Washington Federal
Washington Holdings
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Watson Advertising / IBM
WE Communications
Wells Fargo
Weyerhaeuser
Wiley Rein
Wireless Advocates
Wizards of the Coast
XSharp LLC
XY Consulting
ZDH Global
Zillow Group
Zones, Inc
Zulily
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