Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management – www.tenaday.in

PROGRAM BASICS

Weatherhead School of Management

10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland , Ohio 44106-7235

Program Web site:

http://weatherhead.case.edu/mba

Status:

Private Institution

Program e-mail address:

bizadmission@case.edu

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1976
Part-time MBA : 1925
Undergraduate business program: 1929
Executive MBA: 1979
Executive Education (non-degree): 1974
PhD program: 1953

PROGRAM COSTS

Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:

Resident : $  70,666
Nonresident : $  70,666
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  38,874
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  38,874

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

22

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 816
Full-time MBA: 163
Part-time MBA: 286
Executive MBA: 55

PhD program: 24
Doctorate of Business Administration: 65
MS: 223

Undergraduate business school enrollment

283

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Accounting

Master of Finance

Other graduate degree programs:

Master of Science Supply Chain; Master of Science Operations Research; Master in Positive Organizational Development; Master in Non-Profit Organization

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

December 1 January 15 March 1

Does the program have rolling admissions?

Yes

Is proficiency in English required for admission?

Yes

Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?

Yes

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

IELTS

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Other: N/A

Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:

600

Relative importance: Application Elements

GMAT Score:

Important

Resume/Work Experience:

Very Important

Application Essays:

Important

Interviews:

Very Important

Recommendations:

Considered

Undergraduate Transcripts:

Important

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

401

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

44 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

43 %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:

0 %

Percentage of this year’s reapplicants accepted:

0 %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:

0

Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:

0

Applicant interviews are:

Required

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:

67 %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

100 %

APPLICANT POOL

International applications received:

73 %

Applications from women received:

31 %

Mean base salary forgone:

$  38,592

Median base salary forgone:

$  34,500

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:

Female: 37  %
International: 46  %
Married: 20  %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

African American: 12  %
Asian American: 7  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 10  %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0  %
Native American: 0  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 63  %
Chose not to report: 5  %
Other: 3  %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 1  %
Asia: 38  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 5  %
North America: 55  %
Western Europe: 1  %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Northeast: 5  %
Mid-Atlantic: 2  %
South: 12  %
Southwest: 2  %
Midwest : 64  %
West: 15  %

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

45

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

36

Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:

From:  0
To:  120

Median age of entering class:

26

Mean age of entering class:

27

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Central financial aid office at the university

Full-time MBAs applied for financial aid for the current academic year:

100 %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:

100 %

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

academic merit

Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:

8

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

As part of the admissions application

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?

No

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Mean : 606
Median: 630

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From:  490
To:  710

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

37

Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:

19

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

70

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:

Identifying Design Opportunities
Sustainable Value and Social Entrepreneurship
Ames Advanced Business Plan Seminar
Commercialization and Intellectual Property Management

Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:

2001

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Finance

Health Care Administration

Marketing

Operations Management

Organizational Behavior

Strategy

Supply Chain Management

Other: Non-profit Management

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MD (Medicine)

MBA/MSIM (Information Management)

MBA/MSM (Management)

Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?

Yes

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

105

Full-time faculty

Tenured: 40
Non-Tenured: 31

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Non-Tenured: 34

Women on Faculty

Tenured: 5
Non-Tenured: 8

Minority Faculty

Tenured: 10
Non-Tenured: 13

International Faculty

Tenured: 2
Non-Tenured: 7

Faculty with PhDs

Tenured: 40
Non-Tenured: 24

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Biotech/Health care

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Information Technology

Manufacturing

Marketing

VC/ Private Equity

Other

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Black MBA Association

Hispanic Student Organization

Wine

Women in MBA

Other

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used

Case study: 20  %
Experiential Learning: 15  %
Lecture: 40  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Project: 20  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties

TECHNOLOGY

Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?

Yes

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

many administrative upgrades; flat panel monitors for information; upgraded classroom audio visual equipment; new pc’s in classrooms; new student registration system

Amount spent:

$  9,300,00

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

15,941

Active MBA alumni clubs

0

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

0

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

9 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$  371

Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?

No

Business School Endowment

$  100,329,687

Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?

Yes

Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

University alumni networking site:

http://case.edu/alumni

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

No

Business school alumni networking site:

http://case.edu/alumni

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 66  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 26  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 8  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 35  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 30  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 35  %

Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:

Destination: NSH MBA
Month: October
Destination: NB MBA
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: International Consortium
Month: November
Destination: Women in Business
Month: October

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 35  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 24  %
No information provided by graduate: 41  %

Companies that recruited second-year MBAs on campus in 2007-08:

40

Companies that posted full-time job offers for MBAs on the school’s job boards in 2007-08:

122

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 60  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 12  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 28  %

Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:

	Chevron Corp.		1
	Ernst & Young		1
	General Electric		1
	McKinsey & Company		1
	Johnson & Johnson		1
	3M		1

	Cleveland Clinic Foundation		1
	American Greetings Corporation		1
	University Hospitals of Cleveland		1
	Alcoa Engineered Products		1
	Jones Day		1
	KeyCorp		1
	National City Corporation		1
	Lubrizol Corporation		1

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

23 %

Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  84,671
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  75,750
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  11,071
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  10,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  14,496
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  13,989

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 14  %
Finance/Accounting: 10  %
General Management: 3  %
Human Resources: 3  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 10  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 10  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 7  %
Other: 41  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Consulting: 28  %
Consumer Products: 3  %
Financial Services: 14  %
Manufacturing: 24  %
Petroleum/Energy: 3  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 8  %
Technology: 3  %
Other: 17  %

Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Asia: 3  %
North America: 97  %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Northeast: 10  %
South: 4  %
Southwest: 4  %
Midwest: 82  %

Companies that recruited MBAs for internships on campus in 2007-08:

40

Companies that posted internships for MBAs on school job boards in 2007-08:

131

Top Companies – Internships:

	3M		1
	Deloitte Touche Tomatsu		1
	McKinsey & Company		1

	Cleveland Clinic Foundation		3
	Invacare		2
	Longbow Research		2
	University Hospitals of Cleveland		2
	American Greetings Corporation		1
	Caterpillar, Inc.		1
	Progressive Insurance		1
	Rockwell Automation		1

Internships awarded that are paid:

100 %

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean :  877
Median:  801

Average internship length in weeks:

12

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

N/A

I feel like I learned so much more through hands-on experiences than I had planned. As a career-changer, I think that I gained quite a bit of experience outside of the coursework. –Marketing

The MBA program at the Weatherhead School of Management is heavily teamwork-oriented and the program is strongly focused on preparing its MBA students to become leaders in this evolving global economy.

The program touts as being strong in health system management which was one of the reasons I choose to attend the school, but it was far from satisfactory. There were only two faculty at the business school who gave health care-related courses, but they were not attuned to recent trends in health care. –Entrepreneurship

Career services was inconsistent and provided minimal assistance in both my internship and job search. The program offered little support for non-business degree undergraduates in transitioning to new careers. –Consulting

I found Weatherhead allows students to take on a huge role in the development of the student life and professional development. It is a self starter program, which is the primary characteristic of any successful business-person.–Operations

The Weatherhead MBA is not for everyone. With a large international percentage and a more relaxed atmosphere, someone looking for an edgier experience would probably not like it.–Marketing

Information Technology I felt that this program had outstanding teachers who were really able to provide great education. Futhermore, I felt that the other students were talented enough that I was able to learn a great deal from them. I don’t feel the MBA is right for everyone, or that the Weatherhead degree is the right MBA for everyone, but for someone looking for a smaller program, with lots of interaction with teachers and students, this is a great school!–Information Technology

I feel I did receive value in my education. –Human Resources

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University of California-Davis Graduate School of Management – www.tenaday.in

PROGRAM BASICS

Graduate School of Management

1 Shields Ave
AOB IV
Davis , California 95616

Program Web site:

http://www.gsm.ucdavis.edu

Status:

Public Institution

Program e-mail address:

admissions@gsm.ucdavis.edu

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1981
Part-time MBA : 1994

PROGRAM COSTS

Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:

Resident : $  49,300
Nonresident : $  73,790
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  15,563
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  15,563

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

21

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 522
Full-time MBA: 120
Part-time MBA: 402

Other graduate degree programs:

N/A

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

November 12 January 14 March 11 May 13

Does the program have rolling admissions?

Yes

Is proficiency in English required for admission?

Yes

Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?

Yes

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

IELTS

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Other:  0

Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:

600

Relative importance: Application Elements

GMAT Score:

Very Important

Resume/Work Experience:

Very Important

Application Essays:

Very Important

Interviews:

Very Important

Recommendations:

Very Important

Undergraduate Transcripts:

Very Important

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

406

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

25 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

59 %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:

1 %

Percentage of this year’s reapplicants accepted:

40 %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:

43

Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:

8

Applicant interviews are:

By invitation only

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:

54 %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

100 %

APPLICANT POOL

Mean base salary forgone:

$  54,246

Median base salary forgone:

$  49,000

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:

Female: 33  %
International: 23  %
Married: 27  %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

African American: 2  %
Asian American: 24  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 5  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 65  %
Chose not to report: 4  %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 2  %
Asia: 18  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 2  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 2  %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Northeast: 9  %
South: 2  %
West: 89  %

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

56

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

48

Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:

From:  12
To:  108

Median age of entering class:

28

Mean age of entering class:

28

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Central financial aid office at the university

Full-time MBAs applied for financial aid for the current academic year:

100 %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:

94 %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  23,491

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  23,000

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

a combination of need and merit

Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:

7

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

all candidates are considered for scholarship

Mean scholarships awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:

$  11,911

Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:

55 %

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?

No

Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program:

$  38,317

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Mean : 675
Median: 660

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From:  620
To:  740

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

47

Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:

22

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

54

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:

Greening Business Strategy Dynamics
Business Database and Database Marketing
Customer Relationship Management
Advanced Corporate Finance
Economics of Information and Network Industries

Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:

2003

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Accounting

Corporate Social Responsibility

Entrepreneurship

Finance

General Management

Human Resource Management

Management Information Systems

Manufacturing and Technology Management

Marketing

Organizational Behavior

Real Estate

Statistics and Operations Research

Strategy

Technology

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MA (Arts)

MBA/MD (Medicine)

MBA/ME (Engineering)

MBA/MS (Science)

MBA/MSEE (Electrical Engineering)

MBA/MSME (Mechanical Engineering)

MBA/MSN (Nursing)

MBA/PhD

Other

Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?

No

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

51

Full-time faculty

Tenured: 17
Non-Tenured: 12

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 22

Women on Faculty

Tenured: 4
Non-Tenured: 9

Minority Faculty

Tenured: 5
Non-Tenured: 3

International Faculty

Tenured: 1
Non-Tenured: 6

Faculty with PhDs

Tenured: 17
Non-Tenured: 12

Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:

14 %

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Biotech/Health care

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Marketing

Nonprofit

Other

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

International Club

Partners/Family

Volunteer

Wine

Women in MBA

Other

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used

Case study: 30  %
Distance Learning: 0  %
Experiential Learning: 10  %
Lecture: 30  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Project: 15  %
Other: 10  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

TECHNOLOGY

Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?

Yes

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

Our main technological improvements have been centered on classroom technology and network server upgrades. Our classrooms are equipped with state-of-the-art projectors and computer systems. Our network environment was re-configured entirely in 06-07 to ensure network stability, reliability and security.

Amount spent:

$  749600

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

2,290

Active MBA alumni clubs

4

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

1

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

11 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$  230

Median gift from MBA alumni

$  100

Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?

Yes

Business School Endowment

$  6,504,967

Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?

Yes

Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

University alumni networking site:

http://www.incircle.ucdavis-alumni.com

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

https://www.gsm.ucdavis.edu/Alumni/Directory/

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 60  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 37  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 3  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 22  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 44  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 17  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 13  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 4  %

Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:

Destination: Peer to Pier, San Francisco, CA
Month: March
Amount Paid By School: Full
Destination: University of California, International Business Consortium, San Diego, CA
Month: April
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: NSHMBA, Los Angeles, CA
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Tech Trek, Silicon Valley, CA
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Warren Buffet, Omaha, NE
Month: March
Amount Paid By School: None

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 56  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 44  %

Companies that recruited second-year MBAs on campus in 2007-08:

N/A

Companies that posted full-time job offers for MBAs on the school’s job boards in 2007-08:

N/A

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 79  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 11  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 10  %

Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:

	Hewlett-Packard		1
	Intel		1
	KPMG LLP		1
	PricewaterhouseCoopers		1
	Wells Fargo		1

	Agilent Technologies		3
	AT&T		2
	Gartner Consulting		2
	Kaiser Permanente		2
	Abbott Labs		1
	California Public Utilities Commission		1
	CalSTERS		1
	SAP		1

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

52 %

Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  87,370
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  86,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  12,310
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  10,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  12,692
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  10,000

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 18  %
Finance/Accounting: 37  %
General Management: 9  %
Human Resources: 0  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 30  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 0  %
Other: 6  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 9  %
Consulting: 19  %
Consumer Products: 3  %
Financial Services: 12  %
Manufacturing: 12  %
Media/Entertainment: 6  %
Non-Profit: 0  %
Petroleum/Energy: 3  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 12  %
Real Estate: 0  %
Technology: 24  %
Other: 0  %

Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Africa: 0  %
Asia: 3  %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 6  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 91  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 0  %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Northeast: 3  %
Mid-Atlantic: 0  %
South: 0  %
Southwest: 0  %
Midwest: 3  %
West: 94  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %
Canada: 0  %

Companies that recruited MBAs for internships on campus in 2007-08:

N/A

Companies that posted internships for MBAs on school job boards in 2007-08:

N/A

Top Companies – Internships:

	Ernst & Young		3
	Wells Fargo		2
	Hewlett-Packard		1
	KPMG LLP		1
	Intel		1

	Agilent Technologies		3
	Blue Shield		3
	Kaiser Permanente		2
	McKesson Corp		2
	Mervyns		2
	CalPERS		2
	AT&T		1
	Dole		1

Internships awarded that are paid:

96 %

Mean : N/A Median: N/A

Average internship length in weeks:

10

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

N/A

Davis is a community. You have to wear many hats and no one will baby you. The school definitely exudes a feeling that if you want to see change, you will have to be its agent. –Marketing

The small size of the school is not an asset as it limits the number of companies that recruit at the GSM, it limits the number of alumni, it forces the GSM to rely on “visiting” professors to teach courses, and curriculum (basic strategy frameworks such as Porter’s Five Forces, SWOT analysis, PEST, Resource Based View, Boston Consulting Matrix) are not taught).

The great thing about talking to alums is that they all love their jobs. They really really love their jobs. That is the best purpose of the MBA to help students figure out what they want to do and where they want to be and how to do that. –Marketing

The GSM places more of an emphasis on its part-time “Working Professional” than its full-time MBA program because it brings in more money for the school.

The UC Davis program gives a lot of room for the individuality of each student to express itself. Although many people wanted typical MBA jobs, we all helped each other find opportunities that were outside the mainstream. A lot of us have passion for art, wine, movies, events, sports and we all have worked very hard to select opportunities that represent those passions. –Marketing

I think that the huge advantage that Davis has over other schools is the quality of the professors. The professors are generally down to earth and almost all of them make an attempt to get to know their students. Alumni, even those many years removed, still ask me about all of the professors I’ve had and the classes that they teach. Another great thing about the school is its connections to the wine industry.–Marketing

I thought the program was good, although some of the classes needed restructuring or different content.–Information Technology

It depends on what each individual is looking for in terms of experience, access and class size. If you perform well in a collaborative, team oriented environment with tremendous access to wonderful faculty – then by all means I would encourage anyone to attend Davis. Davis tends to be more of a regional school – well received in California, but less known on the East Coast, so that needs to be taken into consideration.–Finance

I chose to pursue a degree at Davis because of its rural surroundings. I did not want to live in a city and I wanted to go to a UC to save money. With a 740 GMAT, I had many options. I ultimately chose Davis because I march to the beat of a different drummer. Going to a larger school with a more established name did not appeal to me. My needs were met at Davis in terms of educational quality and faculty availibility. I enjoyed my experience at Davis and I feel that the only limits my Davis education have put on me are those that are self imposed. Otherwise, I feel that the sky is the limit for me. I would leave it to my friends to decide their own fate, but would encourage them to find out more about what Davis has to offer.–Finance

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University at Buffalo School of Management – www.tenaday.in

PROGRAM BASICS

School of Management

203 Alfiero Center
Buffalo , New York 14260

Program Web site:

http://mgt.buffalo.edu/programs/mba

Status:

Public Institution

Program e-mail address:

som-apps@buffalo.edu

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1931
Part-time MBA : 1963
Undergraduate business program: 1923
Executive MBA: 1994
PhD program: 1949

PROGRAM COSTS

Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:

Resident : $  18,156
Nonresident : $  26,736
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  24,523
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  28,763

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

22

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 717
Full-time MBA: 176
Part-time MBA: 192
Distance MBA: 0
Executive MBA: 61

PhD program: 46
MS: 93
MSA: 13
Other: 136

Undergraduate business school enrollment

3,271

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Accounting

Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems

Master of Finance

Other graduate degree programs:

MS – Supply Chains and Operations Management

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

11/17/08 2/1/09 3/2/09 5/11/09

Does the program have rolling admissions?

Yes

Is proficiency in English required for admission?

Yes

Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?

Yes

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

IELTS

TOEFL Internet Based Test

Other: N/A

Relative importance: Application Elements

GMAT Score:

Very Important

Resume/Work Experience:

Important

Application Essays:

Very Important

Interviews:

Very Important

Recommendations:

Very Important

Undergraduate Transcripts:

Very Important

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

325

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

47 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

56 %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:

3 %

Percentage of this year’s reapplicants accepted:

33 %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:

7

Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:

4

Applicant interviews are:

By invitation only

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:

100 %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

100 %

APPLICANT POOL

International applications received:

62 %

Applications from women received:

37 %

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:

Female: 30  %
International: 30  %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

African American: 1  %
Asian American: 13  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 0  %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 1  %
Native American: 0  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 85  %
Chose not to report: 0  %
Other: 0  %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 0  %
Asia: 22  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 5  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 0  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 73  %
Oceania : 0  %
Western Europe: 0  %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: 0  %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Northeast: 98  %
Mid-Atlantic: 0  %
South: 1  %
Southwest: 0  %
Midwest : 0  %
West: 0  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

23

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

6

Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:

From:  0
To:  61

Median age of entering class:

23

Mean age of entering class:

24

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Central financial aid office at the university

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

a combination of need and merit

Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:

40

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

all candidates are considered for scholarship

Mean scholarships awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:

$  7,100

Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:

100 %

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?

No

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Mean : 619
Median: 610

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From:  550
To:  680

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

45

Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:

26

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

78

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:

Purchasing and Supply Management
Logistics and Distribution Management
Advanced Topics in Workforce Management
Management of Globally Distributed Systems
Global info Tech Infrastructure Management

Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:

2007

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Accounting

Consulting

E-commerce

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Human Resource Management

International Business

Management Information Systems

Marketing

Operations Management

Supply Chain Management

Other: Information Assurance, Global Services & Supply Mgt

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/March (Architecture)

MBA/MD (Medicine)

Other

Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?

No

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

73

Full-time faculty

Tenured: 23
Non-Tenured: 42

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 34

Women on Faculty

Tenured: 3
Non-Tenured: 16

Minority Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 2

International Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 11

Faculty with PhDs

Tenured: 26
Non-Tenured: 29

Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:

9 %

Faculty who have owned their own business:

8 %

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Finance

High Tech

Human Resources

Information Technology

Marketing

Other

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used

Case study: 30  %
Distance Learning: 0  %
Experiential Learning: 10  %
Lecture: 40  %
Simulations: 10  %
Team Project: 10  %
Other: 0  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

Other

Additional graduation requirements:

Internship required if no full time work experience

TECHNOLOGY

Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?

Yes

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

Installed thirty-one computers with flat panel monitors in labs. Upgraded ceiling projectors in classrooms and computers in seven classroom podiums. Built a new multi-functional technology classroom designed to digitally capture lectures made available via streaming media. Room is also capable of supporting video conferencing. Launched new Web site in summer of 2008 designed to provide audience based navigation. A new Voice over IP telephone system was installed for the administrative staff, which should provide better support to the students and faculty.

Amount spent:

$  350,000

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

8,741

Active MBA alumni clubs

0

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

0

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

11 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$  2,103

Median gift from MBA alumni

$  50

Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?

No

Business School Endowment

$  15,421,904

Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?

Yes

Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

University alumni networking site:

http://www.alumni.buffalo.edu/

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

No

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 75  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 14  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 11  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 6  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 19  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 25  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 6  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 44  %

Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:

Destination: New York City (Network New York Event)
Month: January
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Orlando, FL (International MBA/MS Conference)
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: Orlando, FL (National Black MBA Conference)
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: Houston, TX (NSHMBA Conference)
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: None

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 68  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 32  %
No information provided by graduate: 0  %

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 54  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 24  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 17  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 21  %

Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:

	International Bus. Machines		4
	Deloitte Touche Tomatsu		3
	Citigroup Inc.		2
	General Mills		1
	Intel		1
	Xerox		1
	PricewaterhouseCoopers		2

	Corning Inc		3
	Freed Maxick		3
	ToysRUs		3
	Capital One		2
	Fisher-Price		2
	M&T Bank		2
	Moog		2
	Rich Products		2

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

20 %

Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  55,276
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  55,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  4,769
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  3,000

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 8  %
Finance/Accounting: 44  %
General Management: 6  %
Human Resources: 2  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 17  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 8  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 15  %
Other: 0  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 3  %
Consulting: 2  %
Consumer Products: 14  %
Financial Services: 35  %
Manufacturing: 21  %
Media/Entertainment: 0  %
Non-Profit: 0  %
Petroleum/Energy: 2  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 7  %
Real Estate: 0  %
Technology: 15  %
Other: 1  %

Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Africa: 0  %
Asia: 6  %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 2  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 0  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 92  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 0  %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Northeast: 88  %
Mid-Atlantic: 5  %
South: 2  %
Southwest: 1  %
Midwest: 2  %
West: 2  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %
Canada: 0  %

Top Companies – Internships:

Mean :
N/A Median: N/A

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

N/A

My MBA experience at the University at Buffalo has been amazing. The faculty are always available for outside help. The program is structured to faciliate teamwork and builds your interpersonal skills. There are many diverse activities that make the program well rounded and options include overseas trips, study abroad, a joint program with the Levin Institute in NYC, executive speaker series, case competitions, networking events, country forums, community service and employer fairs, and numerous other activities which take this program to the next level. — Accounting

Many of the courses are traditional undergrad lecture- and textbook-based with little class participation. Approximately one-third of the students are not professional in terms of coming to class prepared and doing their share in group work. –Accounting

The only drawback to Buffalo’s MBA program is the lack of quality recruiters from top companies visiting campus. I’m not sure if that is a product of a poor career services Office or because Fortune 500 companies tend not to recruit anywhere other than Harvard or Wharton.

Buffalo should diversify its domestic students — most of them are from Western New York and a big portion of them are without work experience. –Marketing

The MBA Program academic-wise was excellent. The courses are good and the professors are not less than any top business school. The only thing this business school lacks is the placement of MBA grads.–Finance

The education and networking brought about the results I wanted. I would recommend this school to others with similar goals.–Investment Banking

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Boston College Carroll School of Management – www.tenaday.in

PROGRAM BASICS

Carroll School of Management

Fulton Hall, Room 320
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill , Massachusetts 02467

Program Web site:

http://www.bc.edu/mba

Status:

Private Institution

Program e-mail address:

bcmba@bc.edu

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1965
Part-time MBA : 1957
Undergraduate business program: 1938
PhD program: 1990

PROGRAM COSTS

Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:

Resident : $  66,604
Nonresident : $  66,604
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  55,350
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  55,350

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

18

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 925
Full-time MBA: 202
Part-time MBA: 495
Distance MBA: 0
Executive MBA: 0

PhD program: 47
Doctorate of Business Administration: 0
MS: 96
MSA: 85
Other: 0

Undergraduate business school enrollment

1,948

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Accounting

Master of Finance

Other graduate degree programs:

N/A

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

11/15/08 1/15/09 3/15/09 4/15/09

Does the program have rolling admissions?

No

Is proficiency in English required for admission?

Yes

Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?

Yes

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Other: N/A

Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:

600

Relative importance: Application Elements

GMAT Score:

Very Important

Resume/Work Experience:

Very Important

Application Essays:

Very Important

Interviews:

Important

Recommendations:

Very Important

Undergraduate Transcripts:

Very Important

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

956

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

28 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

38 %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:

1.7 %

Percentage of this year’s reapplicants accepted:

44 %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:

290

Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:

19

Applicant interviews are:

Recommended

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:

60 %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

96 %

APPLICANT POOL

International applications received:

52 %

Applications from women received:

37 %

Mean base salary forgone:

$  60,028

Median base salary forgone:

$  57,870

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:

Female: 36  %
International: 20  %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

African American: 1  %
Asian American: 9  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 2.5  %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 2.5  %
Native American: 0  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 74  %
Chose not to report: 7  %
Other: 4  %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 0  %
Asia: 18  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 0  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 3  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 75  %
Oceania : 0  %
Western Europe: 4  %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: 5  %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Northeast: 66  %
Mid-Atlantic: 5  %
South: 4  %
Southwest: 4  %
Midwest : 7  %
West: 14  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

52

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

49

Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:

From:  25
To:  84

Median age of entering class:

27

Mean age of entering class:

27

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Central financial aid office at the university

Full-time MBAs applied for financial aid for the current academic year:

79 %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:

62 %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  33,492

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  32,470

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

academic merit

Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:

6

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

As part of the admissions application

Mean scholarships awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:

$  15,352

Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:

58 %

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?

Only to domestic students

If so, what is the maximum amount a student can borrow per year?

$  55,350

Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program:

$  52,250

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Mean : 661
Median: 660

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From:  600
To:  720

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

50

Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:

30

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

88

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:

Contemporary Topics in Corporate Reporting
Nonprofit Management Sports Marketing
Global Financial Markets Strategic Deal Making
Small Business Management Strategy
Money & Capital Markets

Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:

2006

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Accounting

Consulting

Entrepreneurship

Finance

General Management

International Business

Leadership

Management Information Systems

Manufacturing and Technology Management

Marketing

Operations Management

Organizational Behavior

Strategy

Technology

Other: Asset Management, Fin Report & Control, Competitive Service Delivery, Marketing Infomatics, Product & Brand Management, Tailored Specialties

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MA (Arts)

MBA/MSN (Nursing)

MBA/PhD

Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?

No

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

90

Full-time faculty

Tenured: 58
Non-Tenured: 32

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 14

Women on Faculty

Tenured: 20
Non-Tenured: 11

Minority Faculty

Tenured: 6
Non-Tenured: 5

International Faculty

Faculty with PhDs

Tenured: 58
Non-Tenured: 27

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Biotech/Health care

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Environmental

Finance

Information Technology

Marketing

Media & Entertainment

Other

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Black MBA Association

International Club

Partners/Family

Volunteer

Women in MBA

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used

Case study: 40  %
Distance Learning: 0  %
Experiential Learning: 10  %
Lecture: 25  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Project: 20  %
Other: 0  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students must write a complete business plan

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties

Other

Additional graduation requirements:

Students must complete 20 hours of community service.

TECHNOLOGY

Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?

Yes

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

All computers in the Carroll School of Management have been replaced and upgraded. Flat screen monitors installed in all study/breakout rooms. New secure wireless network added to the existing wireless network. State-of-the art projection audio visual equipment installed in all case classroom.

The networking strength of Boston College cannot be overstated. The small size of the full time program provides a great sense of camraderie with faculty and staff. –Finance

BC infuses ethics in its teaching within all function areas, from core classes to electives. You can’t escape it, nor should you, as employers value this type of individual. –Marketing

BC’s weakness is its building. It’s OK, but to compete with top 25 programs, it needs a building that has more breakout rooms, late-night study areas, and can support a larger program by having bigger lecture halls. –Marketing

Having a small program is a serious limitation when it comes to recruiters coming to campus — many do not, in part because the student pool is so small compared to other schools. The upside is that you get to know your classmates well and form a great network. –Finance

BC’s program is great for people going into finance and who want to build strong social networks. The focus is on academics as well as on building networks and having fun. I loved the challenging level of the program, and I also met my future husband and some terrific friends, gained a superior network of colleagues with whom I hope to do business in the future and had a blast during my 2 years there.–Investment Banking

Boston College is a great school and both the students and faculty are pretty good. The problem is that it is a regional business school. Students interested in being on the West Coast or even New York will have a harder time making connections and receiving job offers. The size of the school also limits recruiter interest. Students that know what they want to do, especially if it is in the Northeast will do very well.–Marketing

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Source: http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/full_time_mba_profiles/bostonc.html

University of Arizona Eller Graduate School of Management – www.tenaday.in

PROGRAM BASICS

Full-Time MBA

Eller College of Management

McClelland Hall, Room 210
1130 E. Helen Street, P.O. Box 210108
Tucson , Arizona 85721-0108

Program Web site:

http://www.ellermba.arizona.edu/fulltime/

Status:

Public Institution

Program e-mail address:

mba_admissions@eller.arizona.edu

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1953
Part-time MBA : 1996
Undergraduate business program: 1943
Executive MBA: 2005
Executive Education (non-degree): 2005
PhD program: 1966

PROGRAM COSTS

Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:

Resident : $  31,668
Nonresident : $  56,942
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  29,034
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  41,671

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

21

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 682
Full-time MBA: 139
Part-time MBA: 84
Executive MBA: 123

PhD program: 135
Other: 220

Undergraduate business school enrollment

5,098

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Accounting

Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems

Master of Finance

Other graduate degree programs:

Master of Public Administration (MPA)

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

November 15 February 15 April 15

Does the program have rolling admissions?

Yes

Is proficiency in English required for admission?

Yes

Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?

Yes

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

IELTS

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Other: N/A

Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:

600

Relative importance: Application Elements

GMAT Score:

Very Important

Resume/Work Experience:

Very Important

Application Essays:

Important

Interviews:

Very Important

Recommendations:

Important

Undergraduate Transcripts:

Important

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

183

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

49 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

59 %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:

3

Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:

1

Applicant interviews are:

Required

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

100 %

APPLICANT POOL

International applications received:

46 %

Applications from women received:

28 %

Mean base salary forgone:

$  33,567

Median base salary forgone:

$  30,000

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:

Female: 27  %
International: 32  %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

African American: 2  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 3  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 51  %
Chose not to report: 8  %
Other: 5  %

Students from following regions:

Asia: 30  %
North America: 68  %
Western Europe: 2  %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Northeast: 5  %
Mid-Atlantic: 2  %
South: 14  %
Southwest: 49  %
Midwest : 14  %
West: 16  %

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

45

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

36

Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:

From:  12
To:  96

Median age of entering class:

26

Mean age of entering class:

27

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Central financial aid office at the university

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

academic merit

Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:

26

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

As part of the admissions application

Mean scholarships awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:

$  10,259

Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:

100 %

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?

Yes

If so, what is the maximum amount a student can borrow per year?

$  20,500

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Mean : 622
Median: 620

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From:  530
To:  700

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

65`

Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:

35

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

170

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:

Communication for Consultants
Real Property
Topics in Business and Leadership
Global Economic Development
Relationship Marketing

Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:

2008

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Management Information Systems

Marketing

Other: Real Estate Finance; Fixed Income Finance

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MCS (Computer Science)

MBA/MD (Medicine)

MBA/ME (Engineering)

MBA/Meng (Engineering – Manufacturing Management)

MBA/MIM (International Management)

MBA/MS (Science)

MBA/MSEE (Electrical Engineering)

MBA/MSIE (Industrial Engineering)

MBA/MSIM (Information Management)

MBA/MSME (Mechanical Engineering)

MBA/PhD

Other

Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?

No

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

151

Full-time faculty

Tenured: 67
Non-Tenured: 52

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 31

Women on Faculty

Tenured: 12
Non-Tenured: 26

Minority Faculty

Tenured: 16
Non-Tenured: 8

International Faculty

Tenured: 9
Non-Tenured: 15

Faculty with PhDs

Tenured: 67
Non-Tenured: 43

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Finance

Information Technology

Marketing

Other

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

International Club

Women in MBA

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used

Case study: 30  %
Experiential Learning: 15  %
Lecture: 20  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Project: 30  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties

Other

Additional graduation requirements:

Completion of bus comms, career dev & crisis comm crses

TECHNOLOGY

Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?

Yes

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

– Created electronic Student Management System and Electronic Timesheet system – Installed Mediasite lecture recording capability – Installed SharePoint-based intranet and sharing system – Introduced IP video conference facilities (Polycom) – Converted building wireless to campus-wide system – Upgraded computing lab printers – Upgraded electronic signage software – Added instructional technology to 2 seminar rooms – Installed electronic lock system to offer students 24×7 groupcentric access to computing labs – Added college-wide web development and Google servers – Introduced security cameras to computing labs – Upgraded infrastructure in several graduate student and research spaces – Installed classroom, office and conferencing technology at new executive education facility

Amount spent:

$  413,000

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

3,623

Active MBA alumni clubs

0

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

0

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

12 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$  556

Median gift from MBA alumni

$  50

Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?

No

Business School Endowment

$  55,382,028

Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?

Yes

Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

University alumni networking site:

http://www.arizonaalumni.com/

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/AZAB/

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 66  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 34  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 0  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 33  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 45  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 11  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 11  %

Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:

Destination: National Black MBA Association, Washington, DC
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSMBA), Atlanta, GA
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: International MBA/Masters Recruiting Forum, Orlando, FL
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Net Impact North America Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: National Association of Women MBAs, Stamford, CT
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 52  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 48  %

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 46  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 14  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 40  %

Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:

	Intel		4
	Deloitte Touche Tomatsu		2
	Google Inc.		1
	Honeywell		1
	Mercer Consulting		1

	Raytheon		2
	Edmund Optics		1
	The Innova Group		1

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

37 %

Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  77,376
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  76,500
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  8,608
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  10,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  9,223
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  6,000

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 10  %
Finance/Accounting: 24  %
General Management: 9.5  %
Human Resources: 0  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 14  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 9.5  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 0  %
Other: 33  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 0  %
Consulting: 15  %
Consumer Products: 0  %
Financial Services: 5  %
Manufacturing: 40  %
Media/Entertainment: 0  %
Non-Profit: 0  %
Petroleum/Energy: 0  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 0  %
Real Estate: 0  %
Technology: 30  %
Other: 10  %

Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Africa: 0  %
Asia: 0  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 0  %
North America: 100  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 0  %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Northeast: 5  %
Mid-Atlantic: 0  %
South: 0  %
Southwest: 48  %
Midwest: 4  %
West: 43  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %

Top Companies – Internships:

	Emerson Electric		10
	Intel		3
	Honeywell		1

	Los Alamos National Laboratory		2
	PetSmart, Inc.		2
	University of Arizona		2
	Capital One		1
	Visa International		1

Internships awarded that are paid:

100 %

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean :  829
Median:  866

Average internship length in weeks:

9

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

N/A

The career placement office needs lots of work. Many of the students are not sure what the career placement office really does all day. The program is kind of missing a “community feel.” With a program this small it shouldn’t be that way. –Marketing

Our passionate instructors always gave us useful and valuable teaching materials in order to get us familiar with the critical concepts. In addition, they inspired us to have interactive class discussions, digging into more in-depth knowledge of an important topic. Above all, I would say the learning experience at the Eller MBA program is extremely helpful to me. Investment Banking

The Eller College puts lots of emphasis on the MBA program. They not only give all the resources to the MBA students, but also try to advance the quality of the MBA program by carefully listening to our suggestions for further improvement.–NA

The program is everything you could ask for in terms of a challenging and progressive experience. Eller is a great place to develop yourself as a professional and Tucson has many positive attributes that are beneficial to a full-time graduate student (cost of living, community, climate, etc.) Marketing

The academic of the program is good, but the placement is quite unsatisfactory. –Accounting

It’s this very idea that we’re just data points on a stat chart that made me realize where the school’s priorities were. Adjusting curriculum and professors for greater effectiveness was a step in the right direction. However, to become a school I’d recommend, the administration from top-down needs to review its priorities. Hopefully, the next graduating class will be able to attest to more positive results of all the changes.–NA

The quality of the faculty and the curriculum are the most important factors to consider in your education, but when you add to this an excellent Career development department and a small size class where you can really get to know each other, you got an MBA program that will add a lot in your growth as a professional and as a person.–Marketing

The Eller College of Management was a great place to get an MBA. It was very challenging, but small enough that you get to know your professors and classmates very well.–Finance I learned an extraordinary amount of knowledge within two years from the Eller MBA program. Due to its small size of the program, I was able to connect to everyone in the program and have a great networking even after graduation. I was amazed by the quality of students and faculty in the program. In addition, the MBA office always try to provide all the resources to us as much as they could. I am an international student and I felt like I was respected in any way within these two years and the program even offered us extra language workshop to help us to advance our English proficiency. In conclusion, either the knowledge that I obtained or the network that I built from the program are more than what I expected.–Marketing

The program I was in was not your basic MBA school. It had a specific niche it catered to – entrepreneurial, Southwest geography, close-knit community, self-driven. This is not always what b-school applicants are seeking. –Marketing

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Thunderbird School of Global Management – www.tenaday.in

PROGRAM BASICS

Thunderbird School of Global Management

Thunderbird School of Global Management

1 Global Place
Glendale, AZ , Arizona 85306

Program Web site:

http://www.thunderbird.edu

Status:

Private Institution

Program e-mail address:

admissions@thunderbird.edu

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

North Central

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1946
Distance-learning MBA: 2005
Executive MBA: 1991

PROGRAM COSTS

Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:

Resident : $  78,255
Nonresident : $  78,255

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

16

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 1385
Full-time MBA: 589
Distance MBA: 109
Executive MBA: 158

MS: 52
Other: 38

Other graduate degree programs:

‘Other’ – MA in Global Affairs and Mgmt

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

12/30 2/27 4/30 6/10

Does the program have rolling admissions?

Yes

Is proficiency in English required for admission?

Yes

Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?

Yes

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Other: N/A

Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:

600

Relative importance: Application Elements

GMAT Score:

Very Important

Resume/Work Experience:

Very Important

Application Essays:

Very Important

Interviews:

Considered

Recommendations:

Considered

Undergraduate Transcripts:

Considered

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

593

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

75 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

57 %

Applicant interviews are:

Recommended

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:

60 %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

70 %

APPLICANT POOL

International applications received:

56 %

Applications from women received:

33 %

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:

Female: 32  %
International: 45  %
Married: 21  %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

African American: 1  %
Asian American: 7  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 8  %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0  %
Native American: 0  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 62  %
Chose not to report: 19  %
Other: 3  %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 1  %
Asia: 34  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 2  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 5  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 56  %
Oceania : 0  %
Western Europe: 2  %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: 2  %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Northeast: 10  %
Mid-Atlantic: 14  %
South: 3  %
Southwest: 31  %
Midwest : 14  %
West: 25  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

60

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

48

Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:

From:  12
To:  108

Median age of entering class:

27

Mean age of entering class:

28

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school

Full-time MBAs applied for financial aid for the current academic year:

80 %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:

74 %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  37,823

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  48,530

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

academic merit

Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:

10

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

As part of the admissions application

Mean scholarships awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:

$  15,037

Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:

60 %

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?

No

Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program:

$  29,319

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Mean : 610
Median: 610

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From:  540
To:  720

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

57

Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:

34

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

29

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:

Selected Topics: Lean Six Sigma
Financing the Entrepreneurial Firm
Global Business Marketing
Sustainable Dev in Prac: Brazil
Winterim in Japan: Grand Basho

Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:

2006

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Accounting

Finance

Marketing

Other: Management

Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?

Yes

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

73

Full-time faculty

Tenured: 46
Non-Tenured: 0

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Non-Tenured: 27

Women on Faculty

Tenured: 10

Minority Faculty

Tenured: 5

International Faculty

Tenured: 14

Faculty with PhDs

Tenured: 41

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Biotech/Health care

Consulting

E-business

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Human Resources

Information Technology

Investment Banking

Marketing

VC/ Private Equity

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual

Hispanic Student Organization

International Club

Partners/Family

Volunteer

Wine

Women in MBA

Other

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used

Case study: 18  %
Distance Learning: 7  %
Experiential Learning: 16  %
Lecture: 19  %
Simulations: 10  %
Team Project: 15  %
Other: 15  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students are required to complete international experience

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

TECHNOLOGY

Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?

Yes

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

N/A

Amount spent:

$  2M

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

36,000

Active MBA alumni clubs

164

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

70

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

46 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$  457

Median gift from MBA alumni

$  100

Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?

No

Business School Endowment

$  21,235,000

Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?

Yes

Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

University alumni networking site:

http://my.t-bird.edu

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://my.t-bird.edu

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 76  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 10  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 14  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 41  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 11  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 26  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 19  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 4  %

Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:

Destination: San Francisco Consulting TREK
Month: September 2007
Amount Paid By School: Full
Destination: Seattle Marketing TREK
Month: November 2007
Amount Paid By School: Full
Destination: New York/New Jersey Healthcare TREK
Month: November 2007
Amount Paid By School: Full
Destination: San Francisco Corporate Social Responsibility TREK
Month: February 2008
Amount Paid By School: Full
Destination: San Francisco Finance TREK
Month: November 2007
Amount Paid By School: Full

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 64  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 36  %

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 51  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 22  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 5  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 22  %

Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:

	Cisco
	General Electric
	American Express
	International Bus. Machines
	Johnson & Johnson

	Hilti
	MBA Enterprise Corps

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

62 %

Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  84,295
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  85,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  14,258
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  12,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  15,148
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  10,000

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 14  %
Finance/Accounting: 21  %
General Management: 14  %
Human Resources: 3  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 34  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 10  %
Other: 4  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 3  %
Consulting: 10  %
Consumer Products: 11  %
Financial Services: 16  %
Manufacturing: 12  %
Media/Entertainment: 3  %
Non-Profit: 4  %
Petroleum/Energy: 8  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 9  %
Real Estate: 4  %
Technology: 10  %
Other: 10  %

Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Africa: 2  %
Asia: 12  %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 9  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 2  %
North America: 75  %
Western Europe: 9  %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Northeast: 16  %
Mid-Atlantic: 4  %
South: 9  %
Southwest: 16  %
Midwest: 9  %
West: 20  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %
Canada: 0  %

Top Companies – Internships:

	American Express
	Cisco
	Intel

	Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation
	Bristol Myers Squibb
	Echostar (Dish Network)
	International Game Technology
	MTV Networks

Internships awarded that are paid:

100 %

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean :  1,287
Median:  1,163

Average internship length in weeks:

10

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

One look at the MBA-Global Management Course Bulletin proves just how serious Thunderbird is about teaching you to view business and its interactions from a global perspective. Every course offers a truly global focus. It’s not just marketing, but global marketing. Not just business strategy, but global strategy. Every single course serves the dual function of preparing you not just for business — but for business on an international scale. The Thunderbird MBA-GM includes a global entrepreneurship course and five courses on professional development. Experience international business, government and culture firsthand. Develop cross-cultural sensitivities and soft skills you never would have considered. Your curriculum is based on Thunderbird’s five underlying core beliefs: * Global Learning Network * Global Entrepreneurship * Global Mindset * Global Citizenship * Global Thought Leadership Together they add up to the Thunderbird difference. A curriculum that continues to evolve to meet today’s global management and business challenges. Experience it at your own pace — traditional or accelerated. But experience it. It will change how you view your future, your career, your world.

Thunderbird isn�t for everyone, because not everyone is looking to work in global business. But for those who do, I would highly recommend it. — Finance

The career resources/career management staff is horrible. They seem more interested in statics rather than individuals, thus they spend most of their time helping people who already have a good chance of getting jobs rather than harder cases. — Consulting

Thunderbird has an excellent reputation among those who know of it, but awareness of the school is lower than I would like it to be. — Finance

I have too much experience (10 years) to be fully challenged by the MBA program. I learned good information, but felt that the teachings were lost in busy work and not a lot of core group discussions in class. The international experience and cultural activities are important, but most international students lacked work ethic. — Consulting

Thunderbird graduates find it more difficult to get a high-profile job initially due to ignorance of the companies that pay more attention to brands, like Harvard, rather than people. — Consulting

Thunderbird is off the beaten path, and unfortunately not a lot of people from my hometown know about it. But it is like a hidden gem. — Operations

The diversity of the student body is incredible and those in the alumni network are mostly willing to help out students in any way possible. — Operations

Thunderbird excels at teaching the soft skills required for the complex global business world – these are lessons that will last a career. — Investment Banking

Many of my peers in my class had, in my opinion, not adequate work experience (i.e., 1-2 years). That detracts from the education level in the classroom, which in the long term leads to the devaluation of the Thunderbird MBA brand. — Marketing

Thunderbird is a good school, the administration and career services office over-sells and under-delivers. — Marketing

Thunderbird is a unique business school with a truly global mindset, diverse student body, world-class faculty, strong focus on social responsibility, and an unparalleled alumni network. Thunderbird has opened up a new world of opportunities for me in a way which I do not feel any other MBA program could. — Entrepreneurship

Thunderbird does more than just teach its students out of a text book. From international semesters abroad to two week �winterims� experiencing the business environment of another region, their MBA students have ample opportunity to gain valuable instruction through first hand experience. — Marketing

I am impressed that a second language is part of the requirements to graduate. On campus, you get to work with students from all over the world, and learn how business is conducted in their countries. It feels like you are at the U.N. — Marketing

The student body at thunderbird was wonderful and the international exposure was top notch, both from students and programs through the school. — Finance

Most recruiters come here for marketing, primarily international (and domestic) brand management. If this is your dream job, then I highly recommend the program. If your focus is on finance, there may be better programs to apply to. — Finance

Thunderbird is self-selective, and for the right person – internationally minded, risk taker, adventurous, analytical, smart, and culturally intelligent – this place is heaven. — Operations

There are a few areas of needed improvement, such as better attitudes of staff members and more placement help from career management, but overall I am very satisfied and would highly recommend Thunderbird. — Marketing

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University of Rochester Simon Graduate School of Business www.tenaday.in

PROGRAM BASICS

Full-Time MBA Program

Simon Graduate School of Business

305 Schlegel Hall
Rochester , New York 14627

Program Web site:

http://www.simon.rochester.edu

Status:

Private Institution

Program e-mail address:

admissions@simon.rochester.edu

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1958
Part-time MBA : 1958
Executive MBA: 1966
PhD program: 1958

PROGRAM COSTS

Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:

Resident : $  80,010
Nonresident : $  80,010
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  57,788
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  57,788

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

22

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 908
Full-time MBA: 350
Part-time MBA: 221
Executive MBA: 118

PhD program: 49
MS: 156
MSA: 14

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Accounting

Other graduate degree programs:

Master of Science in Business Adminstration with concentrations in Medical Management, Finance, General Management, Info Systems Management, Manufacturing Management, Service Management, Technology Transfer and Marketing.

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

October 15, 2008 November 20, 2008 January 5, 2009 March 20, 2009

Does the program have rolling admissions?

Yes

Is proficiency in English required for admission?

Yes

Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?

No

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Other: N/A

Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:

n/a

Relative importance: Application Elements

GMAT Score:

Very Important

Resume/Work Experience:

Important

Application Essays:

Very Important

Interviews:

Very Important

Recommendations:

Very Important

Undergraduate Transcripts:

Very Important

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

932

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

30 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

42 %

Applicant interviews are:

By invitation only

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:

61 %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

100 %

APPLICANT POOL

Applications from women received:

27 %

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:

Female: 33  %
International: 55  %
Married: 23  %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

African American: 13  %
Asian American: 15  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 13  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 52  %
Chose not to report: 7  %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 3  %
Asia: 38  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 3  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 9  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 44  %
Western Europe: 3  %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Northeast: 69  %
Mid-Atlantic: 14  %
South: 2  %
Southwest: 0  %
Midwest : 8  %
West: 8  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

57

Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:

From:  4
To:  110

Mean age of entering class:

26

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Central financial aid office at the university

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:

83 %

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

financial need

academic merit

some other criteria

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

As part of the admissions application

Mean scholarships awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:

$  11,916

Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:

100 %

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?

No

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

If not, how are applicants’ quantitative abilities checked before enrollment?

n/a

Mean : 675
Median: 690

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From:  600
To:  730

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

56

Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:

38

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

105

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:

ACC 433 Advanced Business Law
HSM 450 Medical Management Economics Accounting Prime
GBA 491 Advanced Pricing Course
ENT 425 New Venture Management
CIS 461 Strategy & Business Systems Consulting

Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:

2007

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Accounting

E-commerce

Economics

Entrepreneurship

Finance

General Management

Health Care Administration

International Business

Management Information Systems

Marketing

Operations Management

Strategy

Supply Chain Management

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/MD (Medicine)

Other

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

69

Full-time faculty

Tenured: 19
Non-Tenured: 33

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 16

Women on Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 9

Minority Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 0

International Faculty

Tenured: 4
Non-Tenured: 15

Faculty with PhDs

Tenured: 18
Non-Tenured: 23

Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:

10 %

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Biotech/Health care

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Environmental

Finance

High Tech

Information Technology

Investment Banking

Marketing

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Black MBA Association

Hispanic Student Organization

Partners/Family

Volunteer

Wine

Women in MBA

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used

Case study: 50  %
Lecture: 30  %
Team Project: 20  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

TECHNOLOGY

Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?

Yes

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

During the past few years we have launched a new web site and created a new private social networking site called Simon Exchange for students. In the coming year, we are launching a private social network site for Alumni.

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

10,365

Active MBA alumni clubs

12

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

6

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

11 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$  603

Median gift from MBA alumni

$  100

Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?

No

Business School Endowment

$  86,809,000

Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?

No

Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?

No

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://www.simon.rochester.edu/alumni/index.aspx

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 76  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 15  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 9  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 8.8  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 3.1  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 1.3  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 0  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 1.3  %

Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:

Destination: New York City
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: New York City
Month: January
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: Boston
Month: February
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: Washington DC
Month: March
Amount Paid By School: None

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 61  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 39  %

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 80  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 12  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 1  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 7  %

Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:

	Deloitte Touche Tomatsu		5
	Citigroup Inc.		4
	Goldman Sachs Group		4
	JPMorgan Chase & Co.		2
	Merrill Lynch		2

	Johnson & Johnson		4
	M&T Bank		3
	Samsung		3
	CIGNA		2
	Travelers		2
	Bank of Nova Scotia		2
	Reckitt Benkiser		2
	Excellus BC/BS		2

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

73 %

Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  83,484
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  88,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  18,712
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  17,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  14,639
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  9,100

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 17  %
Finance/Accounting: 44  %
General Management: 7  %
Human Resources: 0  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 19  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 5  %
Other: 8  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 0  %
Consulting: 17  %
Consumer Products: 13  %
Financial Services: 43  %
Manufacturing: 7  %
Media/Entertainment: 0  %
Non-Profit: 0  %
Petroleum/Energy: 3  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 7  %
Real Estate: 0  %
Technology: 0  %
Other: 10  %

Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Africa: 0  %
Asia: 11  %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 2  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 1  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 86  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 0  %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Northeast: 62  %
Mid-Atlantic: 6  %
South: 4  %
Southwest: 0  %
Midwest: 8  %
West: 6  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %
Canada: 0  %

Top Companies – Internships:

	Xerox		6
	Goldman Sachs Group		6
	Citigroup Inc.		4
	Exxon Mobil Corp.		3
	Deloitte Touche Tomatsu		2
	Lehman Bros.		2

	M&T Bank		2
	Novartis		2
	Kraft Foods		2
	Constellation		6
	Daymon		2
	Diablo Management		4
	Aleutia Capital		2
	Forrest Laboratories		2

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean :  1,296
Median:  1,463

Average internship length in weeks:

10

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

N/A

The Simon experience is absolutely top-notch. It is a world-class education, with a small enough group of students that you can really get to know them, the faculty and staff get to know you, and you have ample opportunities to network with and benefit from a dedicated group of successful alumni. The quantitative rigor of the program is excellent preparation for careers in business, and the core courses are geared toward preparing rising talent for today’s challenges facing general management. — Marketing

Despite being small in size, Simon has been able to attract students with very accomplished and diverse educational and professional backgrounds. Combine this student body with the first-class faculty we have in the areas of finance, marketing and operations, any student will receive an education inside and outside of the classroom that is second to none. — Finance

University of Rochester places great emphasis on research and academics but fails in the one aspect that matters most to students: Finding a competitive JOB!! The recruiters they line up are sub par and the career management center is a joke – they are either lazy or incompetent compared to other schools who rank lower than this school. — Finance

Simon has excellent professors, and I couldn’t imagine getting a better finance education anywhere else, but I’d be hard-pressed to recommend that someone come here unless this was the best (highest ranked) school they could get into. I say that because it’s just too hard to get an internship or job in any facet of investment banking (research, sales/trading, investment banking) or asset management coming from Simon. Those who did, including myself, had to work extremely hard to get the positions we did. And, we had to create those opportunities ourselves. Our CMC provided minimal assistance. I’m pretty sure the job and internship search process isn’t as hard at schools with higher rankings. — Investment Banking
The education I received was top notch and the alumni network was very tight-knit and supportive. — Marketing

The Simon School’s class size is small and it allows the students to have a lot of face time with professors and career management staff. Additionally, I am much more capable to tackle real-life business decisions than I was before I began my MBA program. — Operations

When I speak with friends and colleagues from other top programs, I find that my knowledge of corporate finance is often superior to theirs. Simon has given me the confidence and analytical strength to handle any problem at the corporate level, and I am very glad that I chose to study there. — Finance

I’m certain that the MBA will have allowed me to progress my career further in the long run than if I had not done it. I also feel much more prepared to enter the workplace and successfully contribute. — Consulting

Simon School is unable to attract recruiters to its campus for recruitment. Despite the school’s proximity to NYC and Boston, the school is relatively unknown to recruiters. Career Services staff at school is ineffective and does not engage potential recruiters actively through the alumni network. Recruitment opportunities are virtually non-existent at the school. Every year, on an average, only 50% of the students are able to secure job placements by the time of graduation. — Finance

The international diversity, faculty/student interaction, and rigorous academic curriculum is outstanding. — Finance

While I may not have chosen Simon initially, I can sit here today and say it was the best two years of my life, both academically and professionally. The school taught me the fundamentals of business and then kept challenging me to apply them. In addition, I was given the opportunity to demonstrate my ability to lead others. The ranking of the best business school is not, and should never be about test scores or starting salaries. The measure of a business school should be where its graduates are 5, 10, 15 and 20 years after they graduate. While our alumni base is small, it should be noted that we occupy very senior management positions in some of the largest and most well-respected companies in the world. — Finance

Small size and exceptional professors allow great learning. Our Career Management Center has ample resources and a very personal staff dedicated to success. My counselor and I developed a relationship in which she nearly cried at both my graduation and my offer. The Dean of our school personally worked with my on developing my network and career path. — Consulting

One needs to be very proactive, forthcoming, persistent and determined as far as networking and getting job in the industry and role one desires, especially so if you are a career changer. So, I think it is not a school for people who give up early or are distracted with issues like bad economy, lesser alums, etc. Persistence and determination is the key here. — Consulting

Simon teaches students to think through decisions that will add value to an organization. Plus, Simon has powerful professors who enable and empower students to think economically. Students walk away from Simon with the thinking tools that will help innovate their careers and industry. — Finance

If my friends or colleagues are interested in studying finance, I don’t think there is a better program in the world than Simon. If they are more interested in general management, I would suggest they consider other options. — Finance

I would advise my friends or colleagues to attend the Simon School. However, due to the large international population, I would warn domestic students that they would be bearing a much heavier workload compared to the international counterparts. — Accounting

I believe that Simon get you ready for the business world. — Marketing

The experience at Simon was exactly what I had expected it would be. The class size and faculty accessibility provided for a very unique and personal MBA experience. — Consulting

I loved my experience here at Simon and I would do it all over again. — Marketing

Simon School needs to overhaul its career services department. Alumni from Simon School show little to no interest in helping out the school with their contacts within their respective industries. Dean of Simon School is not aggressive in engaging the senior alumni. I would discourage an international student from applying to Simon School because of the incredibly bleak job opportunities. — Finance

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PROGRAM BASICS

Full-Time MBA

Krannert School of Management

403 W. State Street
West Lafayette , Indiana 47907-2056

Program Web site:

http://www.krannert.purdue.edu/programs/masters/home.asp

Status:

Public Institution

Program e-mail address:

krannertmasters@purdue.edu

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1957
Part-time MBA : 1995
Undergraduate business program: 1958
Executive MBA: 1983
Executive Education (non-degree): 1983
PhD program: 1958

PROGRAM COSTS

Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:

Resident : $  37,700
Nonresident : $  69,880
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  29,920
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  46,170

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

21

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 742
Full-time MBA: 293
Part-time MBA: 122
Executive MBA: 115

PhD program: 95
MS: 117

Undergraduate business school enrollment

2,750

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Finance

master of Human resources

Other graduate degree programs:

MS in Idustrial Administration

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

November 1, 2008 January 10, 2009 February 1, 2009 May 1, 2009

Does the program have rolling admissions?

No

Is proficiency in English required for admission?

Yes

Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?

Yes

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

IELTS

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Other: N/A

Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:

575

Relative importance: Application Elements

GMAT Score:

Very Important

Resume/Work Experience:

Very Important

Application Essays:

Important

Interviews:

Important

Recommendations:

Considered

Undergraduate Transcripts:

Important

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

1111

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

30 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

46 %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:

2 %

Percentage of this year’s reapplicants accepted:

19 %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:

93

Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:

13

Applicant interviews are:

By invitation only

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:

8 %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

24 %

APPLICANT POOL

International applications received:

79 %

Applications from women received:

25 %

Mean base salary forgone:

$  47,396

Median base salary forgone:

$  48,000

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:

Female: 27  %
International: 45  %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

African American: 6  %
Asian American: 13  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 0  %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0  %
Native American: 0  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 33  %
Chose not to report: 2  %
Other: 1  %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 0  %
Asia: 38  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 0  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 3  %
Middle East: 2  %
North America: 56  %
Western Europe: 1  %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Northeast: 7  %
Mid-Atlantic: 8  %
South: 5  %
Southwest: 7  %
Midwest : 59  %
West: 11  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

48

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

39

Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:

From:  0
To:  102

Median age of entering class:

26

Mean age of entering class:

27

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Central financial aid office at the university

Full-time MBAs applied for financial aid for the current academic year:

61 %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  15,963

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  9,780

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

academic merit

Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:

0

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

all candidates are considered for scholarship

Mean scholarships awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:

$  6,610

Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:

66 %

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?

Only to domestic students

If so, what is the maximum amount a student can borrow per year?

$  20,500

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Mean : 662
Median: 670

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From:  570
To:  740

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

50

Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:

30

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

75

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:

High Performance Teams
International Law

Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:

2004

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Accounting

Consulting

E-commerce

Entrepreneurship

Finance

General Management

Human Resource Management

International Business

Management Information Systems

Manufacturing and Technology Management

Marketing

Operations Management

Organizational Behavior

Strategy

Supply Chain Management

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

Other

Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?

No

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

121

Full-time faculty

Tenured: 59
Non-Tenured: 41

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 21

Women on Faculty

Tenured: 6
Non-Tenured: 21

Minority Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 2

International Faculty

Faculty with PhDs

Tenured: 59
Non-Tenured: 3

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

E-business

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Human Resources

Investment Banking

Manufacturing

Marketing

VC/ Private Equity

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Black MBA Association

Hispanic Student Organization

International Club

Partners/Family

Volunteer

Wine

Women in MBA

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used

Case study: 50  %
Experiential Learning: 10  %
Lecture: 25  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Project: 10  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

TECHNOLOGY

Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?

Yes

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

The school maintains a 3 year replacement cycle on most information technology. Additionally, in the last three years we have deployed a school wide information kiosk system; SharePoint web tools for group and team collaboration; Adobe Connect for conferencing; Sungard Banner for student information, bursar and registrar functions; significant increase in the breadth and depth of and access to library information databases; and a major classroom renovation and upgrade in 7 of our case style rooms.

Amount spent:

$  2,125,000

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

7,798

Active MBA alumni clubs

0

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

0

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

10 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$  637

Median gift from MBA alumni

$  75

Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?

No

Business School Endowment

$  78,859,445

Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?

Yes

Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

University alumni networking site:

https://www.purdue.edu/apps/account/BoilersphereLogin

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

No

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 73  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 26  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 1  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 53  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 14  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 6  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 5  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 22  %

Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:

Destination: NBMBAA, Orlando
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Global MBA Employment Conference, Orlando
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Major Corporation, Michigan
Month: March
Amount Paid By School: Full
Destination: NSHMBA
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 67  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 33  %
No information provided by graduate: 0  %

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 83  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 8  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 9  %

Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:

	Procter & Gamble		5
	International Bus. Machines		4
	Bank of America Corp.		3
	Dell		3
	Deloitte Touche Tomatsu		3
	Emerson Electric		2
	General Mills		2
	Intel		2
	Johnson & Johnson		2
	JPMorgan Chase & Co.		2

	Cummins		9
	Air Products		2
	Humana		2
	Raytheon		2
	United Technologies		2

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

81 %

Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  83,614
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  85,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  15,917
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  15,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  9,506
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  8,380

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 7  %
Finance/Accounting: 27  %
General Management: 11  %
Human Resources: 3  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 15  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 7  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 27  %
Other: 3  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 0  %
Consulting: 4  %
Consumer Products: 10  %
Financial Services: 15  %
Manufacturing: 31  %
Media/Entertainment: 1  %
Non-Profit: 4  %
Petroleum/Energy: 5  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 7  %
Real Estate: 1  %
Technology: 17  %
Other: 5  %

Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Africa: 0  %
Asia: 12  %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 1  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 86  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 1  %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Northeast: 10  %
Mid-Atlantic: 7  %
South: 10  %
Southwest: 10  %
Midwest: 40  %
West: 8  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %
Canada: 1  %

Top Companies – Internships:

	Sears Holdings		7
	Procter & Gamble		5
	Boston Scientific		4
	Dell		4
	General Electric		4
	General Motors		4
	Eli Lilly		3
	Exxon Mobil Corp.		3
	Bank of America Corp.		2
	Kraft		2
	Royal Dutch Shell		2

	Cummins		6
	Navistar		4
	Samsung		3
	Woori Finance		3

Internships awarded that are paid:

96 %

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean :  1,289
Median:  1,270

Average internship length in weeks:

12

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

N/A

Given Purdue’s quality of education, and their willingness to give scholarships, I would absolutely encourage enrollment. – Information Technology

It is the best value for your money. Outstanding faculty, ample networking and leadership building opportunities, close knit student family, high level of student – faculty interaction. – Operations

Purdue has very good reputation in Korea, especailly because of its strong engineering fields. So, it is well known to many manufacturing companies like Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor Company. So, if any Koreans have engineering background and want MBA degree, I think Krannert School is one of best options. – Finance

Relatively low living expenses but good living condition is a good reason to choose Purdue. You can find everywhere very friendly people who are willing to help international students. – Finance

I recommend Krannert for the small class size, facilities, faculty, quality of involvement available to students, exposure to top companies in all fields, up and coming school, best quantative focus and business understanding – Marketing

I came into business school with a very good idea of what I wanted to do and very small list of employers in which I was interested in working for. I obtained offers from the two at the top of my list. I really believe that I am walking away with a great group of friends/network. – Consulting

The professors, access to the University and extracurriculars were excellent, as well as many opportunities for hands-on application of the academics. The quality of my education and business school experience in the program matched or exceeded that of fellow interns from top schools (Duke, UIC, Harvard). – Entrepreneurship

Good value for money. Solid faculty members & solid instructional methodology. Placements and success in the program largely depends on how you best make use of opportunities.–Consulting

The program was less expensive, generous in financial assistance (scholarship, assistantship), and had great faculty, excellent experiential learning opportunities, and strong employer relations.– Finance

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Source: http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/full_time_mba_profiles/krannert.html

Ohio State University Fisher College of Business – www.tenaday.in

PROGRAM BASICS

Master of Business Administration

Max M. Fisher College of Business

100 Gerlach Hall,
2108 Neil Ave
Columbus , Ohio 43210

Program Web site:

http://fisher.osu.edu/ftmba/

Status:

Public Institution

Program e-mail address:

mba@fisher.osu.edu

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1933
Part-time MBA : 1933
Undergraduate business program: 1916
Executive MBA: 1999
Executive Education (non-degree): 1955
PhD program: 1924

PROGRAM COSTS

Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:

Resident : $  47,277
Nonresident : $  77,745
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  26,952
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  26,952

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

21

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 927
Full-time MBA: 274
Part-time MBA: 326
Executive MBA: 52

PhD program: 66
Other: 261

Undergraduate business school enrollment

5,663

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Accounting

master of Human resources

Other graduate degree programs:

Master in Business Logistics Engineering Master of Business Operational Excellence

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

November 15,2008 December 31, 2008 March 15, 2009 May 30, 2009

Does the program have rolling admissions?

Yes

Is proficiency in English required for admission?

Yes

Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?

Yes

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

IELTS

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

U Michigan Language Test

Other: N/A

Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:

600

Relative importance: Application Elements

GMAT Score:

Important

Resume/Work Experience:

Important

Application Essays:

Important

Interviews:

Not Considered

Recommendations:

Important

Undergraduate Transcripts:

Important

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

802

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

31 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

58 %

Applicant interviews are:

By invitation only

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

100 %

APPLICANT POOL

International applications received:

65 %

Applications from women received:

30 %

Mean base salary forgone:

$  52,327

Median base salary forgone:

$  50,000

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:

Female: 27  %
International: 33  %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

African American: 6  %
Asian American: 13  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 1  %
Native American: 0  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 64  %
Chose not to report: 16  %

Students from following regions:

Entering North American citizens by region:

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

50

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

48

Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:

From:  14
To:  84

Median age of entering class:

26

Mean age of entering class:

27

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Central financial aid office at the university

Full-time MBAs applied for financial aid for the current academic year:

85 %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:

75 %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  21,255

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  17,255

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

academic merit

some other criteria

Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:

23

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

all candidates are considered for scholarship

Mean scholarships awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:

$  7,592

Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:

100 %

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?

No

Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program:

$  30,000

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Mean : 674
Median: 680

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From:  620
To:  730

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

70

Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:

32

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

132

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:

Applied Enterprise and Risk Management
Financial Engineering
Entrepreneurial Marketing
Organization Turnarounds
International Accounting

Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:

2008

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Accounting

Consulting

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Health Care Administration

Human Resource Management

International Business

Marketing

Operations Management

Portfolio Management

Real Estate

Strategy

Other: FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND REPORTING; CUSTOM-DESIGNED -more

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MD (Medicine)

MBA/MHSA (Health Services Administration)

Other

Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?

No

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

173

Full-time faculty

Tenured: 59
Non-Tenured: 49

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 65

Women on Faculty

Tenured: 13
Non-Tenured: 13

Minority Faculty

Tenured: 9
Non-Tenured: 13

International Faculty

Tenured: 9
Non-Tenured: 10

Faculty with PhDs

Tenured: 59
Non-Tenured: 38

Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:

6 %

Faculty who have owned their own business:

0 %

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Environmental

Finance

Human Resources

Investment Banking

Manufacturing

Marketing

Nonprofit

Other

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Black MBA Association

Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual

Hispanic Student Organization

International Club

Partners/Family

Volunteer

Wine

Women in MBA

Other

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used

Case study: 25  %
Distance Learning: 0  %
Experiential Learning: 20  %
Lecture: 25  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Project: 25  %
Other: 0  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

Other

Additional graduation requirements:

Students must complete 98 Quarter Hours

TECHNOLOGY

Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?

Yes

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

Designed & implemented admitted student web portal; Upgraded enterprise messaging; Redesigned computer labs with group areas; Implemented network admission control; Added redundant SAN with 57TB; Enhanced classrooms with annotation monitor, touch panel room controls with X-Panel and improved projection equipment; Expanded video conference plant to HiDef audio/video plus people and content including HiDef end points; Expanded IP recording capabilities to six concurrent sessions including content.

Amount spent:

$  7,586,115

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

8,987

Active MBA alumni clubs

16

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

4

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

7 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$  1,744

Median gift from MBA alumni

$  75

Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?

No

Business School Endowment

$  105,800,000

Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?

Yes

Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

University alumni networking site:

http://www.osu.edu/alumni

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://www.fisheralumni.org/olc/membersonly/osf/network

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 86  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 7  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 7  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 63  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 25  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 0  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 0  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 12  %

Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:

Destination: National Black MBA Conference
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: Full
Destination: National Hispanic MBA Conference
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Full
Destination: Orlando
Month: December
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Wall Street
Month: December
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Chicago
Month: January
Amount Paid By School: Partial

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 79  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 17  %
No information provided by graduate: 4  %

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 79  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 15  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 1  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 5  %

Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:

	Deloitte Touche Tomatsu		4
	International Bus. Machines		3
	Limited Brands		3
	Boston Consulting Group		1

	Nationwide		7
	Sears Holdings		7
	Wipro technologies		4
	Accenture		3
	Oracle		3
	Sterling Commerce		3
	Ashland Chemical		2
	dunnhumbyUSA		2
	Emerson		2
	NetJets		2
	United Airlines		2

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

65 %

Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  89,584
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  90,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  14,738
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  14,625
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  18,625
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  15,400

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 18  %
Finance/Accounting: 24  %
General Management: 8  %
Human Resources: 0  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 23  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 18  %
Other: 9  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 0  %
Consulting: 16  %
Consumer Products: 17  %
Financial Services: 20  %
Manufacturing: 11  %
Media/Entertainment: 1  %
Non-Profit: 0  %
Petroleum/Energy: 4  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 2  %
Real Estate: 2  %
Technology: 15  %
Other: 12  %

Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Africa: 0  %
Asia: 2  %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 0  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 96  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 2  %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Northeast: 7  %
Mid-Atlantic: 3  %
South: 6  %
Southwest: 3  %
Midwest: 73  %
West: 4  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %
Canada: 0  %

Top Companies – Internships:

	Limited Brands		5
	Ford Motor		4
	Procter & Gamble		4
	Deloitte Touche Tomatsu		3
	Kimberly-Clark		3
	Nestle		2

	Nationwide		8
	Dow Chemical		6
	Sears Holdings		5
	Johnson & Johnson		4
	Hexion Specialty Chemicals		3
	Whirlpool		3
	American Electric Power		2
	Motorola		2
	Scotts		2

Internships awarded that are paid:

100 %

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean :  1,286
Median:  1,339

Average internship length in weeks:

12

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

Additional Formal Concentrations: LOGISTICS; FINANCIAL SERVICES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT; SERVICES MANAGEMENT; SIX SIGMA MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; BUSINESS ANALYTICS; Sustainability

The small class size provides ample opportunity for learning, leadership experience, and networking. — Marketing

Fisher truly delivers on its promise of the benefits of a small class size without sacrificing the access to an excellent recruiter base. — Marketing

Over the past 18 months, I have learned from world-renown faculty, interacted with senior leadership at Fortune 500 companies and start-ups, and networked with a tight-knit group of MBA’s. I�ve also had access to the entire Ohio State University community for programming and additional classes. I couldn’t imagine having gone to another program. — Consulting

Because Fisher is a small program, some classes have limited availability. — Finance

The regional recruiting base meant that students looking for careers outside the Midwest had to work extra hard on their own, which was the case for me. But the raw resources were available to achieve the ends I sought. — Consulting

Having lived in Ohio prior to starting my MBA, I am proud to be enrolled in Ohio’s most prestigious and highest-ranked MBA program. My ability to qualify for in-state tuition and some financial assistance over and above that has made this degree very affordable with an incredible ROI, in terms of salary and other professional benefits. — Marketing

I did not have a business background prior to attending b-school, and I also knew I would be pursuing a non-traditional career path: HR in the non-profit sector. Fisher allowed me to customize my curriculum and take classes outside the business college. — Nonprofit

The faculty was outstanding. A review of their resumes will reveal excellent experience and alumni from the top business schools in the world. — Finance

Some professors are not very good at teaching, and some students did not display the kind of behavior you’d expect to see at an MBA school (i.e., no sense of responsibility). Fisher also recruited many students who did not have work experience. — Operations

School has diversity but lacks inclusion. Many minority and international students felt they did not fit in due to lack of inclusion from domestic students, which is mostly made up of Ohio residents. — Operations

Fisher’s association with Ohio State is a major asset, as every corner of the world has an OSU alum who will warmly welcome a contact from another Buckeye. This is a treasure many “larger” programs can’t truly boast about. — Information Technology

The program is very nicely structured and classes are good, but some of the admission focus is shifting to young and very young students being admitted to the course with minimal experience, which can lead to immature class behavior. — Consulting

Although I had some issues and was to some degree a �problem child,� the Fisher faculty stuck with me. I wouldn’t trade that environment for the world. — Marketing

Of all the schools that I applied to, Ohio State was the most welcoming. Schools that I had interviewed at were disrespectful to me if they thought I didn’t fit into their �mold.� Ohio State valued the unique qualities and experiences I brought to the table. — Finance

The school needs more diversity in the companies that recruit here. Nearly everyone is from the Midwest. — Marketing

For more information and FREE online practice tests visit www.tenaday.in

Source: http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/full_time_mba_profiles/ohiostate.html

University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management – www.tenaday.in

PROGRAM BASICS

Carlson Full-Time MBA Program

Carlson School of Management

321 19th Ave S
Suite 4-300
Minneapolis , Minnesota 55455

Program Web site:

http://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/mba

Status:

Public Institution

Program e-mail address:

ftmba@umn.edu

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1936
Part-time MBA : 1960
Undergraduate business program: 1919
Executive MBA: 1981
Executive Education (non-degree): 1970
PhD program: 1948

PROGRAM COSTS

Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:

Resident : $  58,387
Nonresident : $  80,087
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  42,000
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  53,000

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

22

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 1974
Full-time MBA: 199
Part-time MBA: 1659
Executive MBA: 116

PhD program: 80

Undergraduate business school enrollment

1,098

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Accounting

master of Human resources

Other graduate degree programs:

Master of Business Taxation

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

December 1, 2008 February 1, 2009 April 1, 2009

Does the program have rolling admissions?

No

Is proficiency in English required for admission?

Yes

Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?

Yes

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

IELTS

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Other: N/A

Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:

580

Relative importance: Application Elements

GMAT Score:

Very Important

Resume/Work Experience:

Very Important

Application Essays:

Important

Interviews:

Very Important

Recommendations:

Important

Undergraduate Transcripts:

Very Important

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

634

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

39 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

43 %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:

2 %

Percentage of this year’s reapplicants accepted:

77 %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:

15

Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:

5

Applicant interviews are:

By invitation only

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:

59 %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

95 %

APPLICANT POOL

International applications received:

55 %

Applications from women received:

30 %

Mean base salary forgone:

$  50,168

Median base salary forgone:

$  45,500

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:

Female: 32  %
International: 19  %
Married: n/a  %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

African American: 4  %
Asian American: 6  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 1  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 71  %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 1  %
Asia: 13  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 2  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 5  %
North America: 79  %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: n/a  %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Northeast: 6  %
Mid-Atlantic: 6  %
South: 2  %
Southwest: 6  %
Midwest : 71  %
West: 9  %

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

62

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

54

Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:

From:  24
To:  120

Median age of entering class:

28

Mean age of entering class:

29

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Central financial aid office at the university

Full-time MBAs applied for financial aid for the current academic year:

n/a %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:

79 %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  35,899

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  39,244

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

academic merit

Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:

26

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

all candidates are considered for scholarship

Mean scholarships awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:

$  21,225

Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:

100 %

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?

No

Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program:

$  44,310

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Mean : 663
Median: 660

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From:  600
To:  720

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

53

Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:

30

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

98

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:

Medical Industry Enterprise
Medical Industry Independent Study

Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:

2002

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Consulting

Finance

Health Care Administration

Management Information Systems

Marketing

Operations Management

Supply Chain Management

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MD (Medicine)

Other

Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?

No

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

304

Full-time faculty

Tenured: 76
Non-Tenured: 60

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Non-Tenured: 167

Women on Faculty

Tenured: 17
Non-Tenured: 20

Minority Faculty

International Faculty

Tenured: 10
Non-Tenured: 19

Faculty with PhDs

Tenured: 76
Non-Tenured: 43

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Biotech/Health care

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Manufacturing

Marketing

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Black MBA Association

Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual

International Club

Volunteer

Wine

Women in MBA

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used

Case study: 33  %
Distance Learning: 0  %
Experiential Learning: 25  %
Lecture: 25  %
Simulations: 2  %
Team Project: 10  %
Other: 5  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

Other

Additional graduation requirements:

Students must complete a minimum number of credits.

TECHNOLOGY

Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?

Yes

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

Implemented a new Undergraduate laptop program with full Help Desk hardware support and repairs;Increased email and data storage space available to students, faculty and staff;Upgraded student training lab computers;Created a learning management system which leverages WebCT to better support course management;Web based applications have been created to support student & admin services including online program applications, online scholarship applications, online alumni directory;Expanded research computing platform and databases;Expanded wireless network;Upgraded classroom projectors and podium computers:Added webcast capabilities, including remote automated webcast;Improved web capabilities and services in support of student services; Upgraded distance learning facility.

Amount spent:

$  1,500,000

ALUMNI

Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?

Yes

Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

University alumni networking site:

http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/umn

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/Page5518.aspx

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 82  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 15  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 3  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 3  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 1  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 2  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 0  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 9  %

Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:

Destination: Chicago, IL
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: New York
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Seattle
Month: January
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: San Francisco
Month: January
Amount Paid By School: Partial

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 67  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 34  %
No information provided by graduate: 0  %

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 84  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 7  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 9  %

Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:

	Sears Holdings		7
	Best Buy		5
	Target Corp.		5
	Johnson & Johnson		2

	Cummins, Inc		10
	Northwest Airlines		5
	General Mills; Medtronic; Thrivent		4ea
	Boston Scientific, Deloitte Consulting; Ecolab		3ea
	United HealthGroup		2
	Donaldson		2
	Eaton Corp		2

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

78 %

Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  87,539
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  87,250
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  17,206
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  15,500
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  17,986
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  10,000

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 13  %
Finance/Accounting: 30  %
General Management: 7  %
Human Resources: 0  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 41  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 2  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 7  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 0  %
Consulting: 12  %
Consumer Products: 8  %
Financial Services: 13  %
Manufacturing: 19  %
Media/Entertainment: 1  %
Non-Profit: 0  %
Petroleum/Energy: 0  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 13  %
Real Estate: 0  %
Technology: 6  %
Other: 27  %

Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Africa: 0  %
Asia: 2  %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 0  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 98  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 0  %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Northeast: 2  %
Mid-Atlantic: 1  %
South: 0  %
Southwest: 0  %
Midwest: 92  %
West: 2  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %
Canada: 0  %

Top Companies – Internships:

	General Mills		5
	Best Buy		4
	3M		3
	General Electric		3
	Target Corp.		3

	Cummins		11
	Northwest Airlines		7
	United Health Group		5
	Boston Scientific		4
	Thrivent		4
	Ameriprise; Ecolab; Medtronic		3ea
	Cargill		2
	Carlson Companies		2

Internships awarded that are paid:

100 %

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean :  1,318
Median:  1,316

SCHOOL COMMENTS

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The quality of the education, the school’s rank, and the very powerful alumni and local business network make this school an ideal place to pursue an MBA. It�s got great relations with companies like Best Buy, Target, Northwest Airlines, General Mills, Carlson Companies, Anderson Windows, and 3M. — Finance

The Carlson student body is composed of very bright, highly energetic people, many of whom passed on more prestigious schools. This makes for very interesting and beneficial learning opportunities, both inside the classroom and out. — Investment Banking

The brand name of the school is stronger regionally than nationally. — Marketing

Carlson has a very solid program with a strong marketing department, notably in pricing and brand management. The unique Carlson Enterprises program offers the incomparable opportunity to provide paid consulting services to companies like United Health, Best Buy, Target, and 3M. — Marketing

A Carlson MBA is an excellent value, providing an good education at a state-school price. It has outstanding relationships with local companies, where it competes with top 10 schools. — Consulting

I learned a heck of a lot in the MBA program, and enjoyed it a great deal. But I have had an exceedingly difficult time getting employment in my chosen field, and the MBA simply is not opening the doors I expected it to. — Marketing

The Minneapolis business community is vibrant and plays a big part in recruiting from Carlson; however, it is hard to get jobs outside of the Minnesota. — Information Technology

Carlson has a strong history and focus on social responsibility through the Graduate Volunteer Consultants, Net Impact, and the Microfinance alliance. Having an opportunity to give back and work in a business and non-profit community on a volunteer basis is something that I’ll take with me into my professional career. — Consulting

The culture of the school breeds a sense of community rather than individualistic competition. — Marketing

There�s an incredible opportunity to develop and carry out research. I traveled to Cuba under an academic license to study American brands in the Cuban gray market. — Marketing

Great program for marketers. It�s more difficult if you want a job outside Minneapolis community, but still possible. — Marketing

I am interested in a non-traditional career, and I think the school could do a better job connecting students to small businesses, start-ups and non-profits in the area. Carlson has strong relationships with the many large companies in the Twin Cities, which is beneficial to most students. But a growing number of us are looking for a different kind of experience after graduation and there seem to be few resources to help us explore alternative possibilities. — Finance

I think that the camaraderie built between the 120 students in my graduating class is one of the most important aspects to my education at Carlson. The learning atmosphere is incredible. — Marketing

The difference between Carlson MBAs and MBAs from higher-ranked schools is that we don’t walk around all day telling ourselves how great we are. Instead, we focus on delivering effective results and fostering a great collaborative environment. — Marketing

The students that run the growth and fixed-income funds at Carlson beat their benchmarks by a significant amount each year. It is amazing to me that the school has not been able to promote these results more and start getting its students into higher profile positions at investment banks and asset management companies. — Finance

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Source: http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/full_time_mba_profiles/minnesota.html