Cohort Profile

Who actually gets into Knight-Hennessy? The answer might surprise you. The cohort is far more diverse than most people assume.

46%
Non-U.S. Passport
53%
Persons of Color
17%
First-Generation College
11%
Military Veterans
25+
Countries Represented
45+
Stanford Programs

Demographic Breakdown

Nationality Distribution

United States54%
Asia18%
Africa10%
Europe8%
Latin America6%
Middle East / Oceania / Other4%

Top Stanford Programs Represented

Graduate School of Business (MBA/MSx)~22%
School of Engineering~18%
School of Law~14%
School of Medicine~12%
Humanities & Sciences~15%
Education, Sustainability, Joint Degrees~19%

What This Tells You

Knight-Hennessy is not a scholarship dominated by Ivy League graduates from privileged backgrounds. The 17% first-generation rate and 11% military veteran rate tell a clear story: the program values diverse life experiences and non-traditional paths.

The program distribution shows that while the GSB (MBA) is the largest single program, it doesn't dominate. Scholars come from nearly every Stanford school, including less "obvious" programs in education, sustainability, and interdisciplinary degrees.

Percentages are approximate, based on publicly available data from KHS annual reports and cohort announcements.

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