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December 15, 2008
PROGRAM BASICS
Full-time MBA
Henry B. Tippie School of Management
108 Pappajohn Business Building, Suite W160
21 East Market Street
Iowa City , Iowa 52242
Status:
Public Institution
Graduate business school is accredited by:
AACSB International
Years in which the following programs were founded:
Full-time MBA: 1961
Part-time MBA : 1966
Undergraduate business program: 1889
Executive MBA: 1978
PhD program: 1900
PROGRAM COSTS
Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Resident : $ 29,224
Nonresident : $ 52,309
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $ 31,357
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $ 42,687
PROGRAM LENGTH
Full-time program (months):
21
ENROLLMENT
Graduate business school enrollment
Total graduate business school: 988
Full-time MBA: 140
Part-time MBA: 776
Executive MBA: 72
Undergraduate business school enrollment
2,155
Graduate degree programs:
Master of Accounting
Other graduate degree programs:
N/A
ADMISSIONS
Application Deadlines
January 15, 2009 April 15, 2009 July 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
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:
Important
Undergraduate Transcripts:
Very Important
APPLICANTS
Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:
302
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
39 %
Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
56 %
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:
By invitation only
Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
59 %
Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100 %
APPLICANT POOL
International applications received:
71 %
Applications from women received:
28 %
Mean base salary forgone:
$ 39,602
Median base salary forgone:
$ 41,000
CLASS PROFILE
Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:
Female: 29 %
International: 38 %
Ethnicity/US Students in Program
African American: 2.4 %
Asian American: 2.4 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 2.4 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 2.4 %
Native American: 0 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 88 %
Chose not to report: 2.4 %
Other: 0 %
Students from following regions:
Africa : 1.5 %
Asia: 27 %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 4.5 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 4.5 %
Middle East: 0 %
North America: 62 %
Oceania : 0 %
Western Europe: 0 %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: 0 %
Entering North American citizens by region:
Northeast: 5.0 %
Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
South: 10 %
Southwest: 2 %
Midwest : 71 %
West: 12 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
41
Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
38
Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
From: 3
To: 75
Median age of entering class:
26
Mean age of entering class:
27
FINANCIAL AID
Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:
Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:
91 %
Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 28,907
Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 28,066
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:
$ 5,656
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:
$ 17,900
GMAT
Applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From: 580
To: 710
CLASS OFFERINGS
Average students in a full-time MBA core class:
58
Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:
20
Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
44
Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:
Strategic Business Consulting
Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2005
Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
Accounting
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Marketing
Operations Management
Portfolio Management
Strategy
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:
189
Full-time faculty
Tenured: 63
Non-Tenured: 44
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty
Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 82
Women on Faculty
Tenured: 11
Non-Tenured: 35
Minority Faculty
Tenured: 9
Non-Tenured: 6
International Faculty
Tenured: 6
Non-Tenured: 19
Faculty with PhDs
Tenured: 63
Non-Tenured: 61
Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:
7 %
Faculty who have owned their own business:
15 %
STUDENT LIFE
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Finance
Marketing
Other
Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Women in MBA
TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching methods used
Case study: 30 %
Distance Learning: 0 %
Experiential Learning: 15 %
Lecture: 26 %
Simulations: 2 %
Team Project: 27 %
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 credit hours
TECHNOLOGY
Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?
Yes
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
2005:provided flash drives to students, install conference room technology w/ plasmas, implemented Elluminate application, implemented course management system;2006:moved wireless LAN to central IT, developed new public kiosk system, implemented touch screen check-in, purchased 32 tablet PCs, installed additional conference room technology, implemented personal response system, developed MIS networking lab;2007: implemented video conferencing technologies, installed over 50 new computers, created a registration application for faculty use.
Amount spent:
$ 298,737
ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
6,922
Active MBA alumni clubs
2
Countries in which MBA clubs exist
2
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
10 %
Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$ 404
Median gift from MBA alumni
$ 60
Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?
No
Business School Endowment
$ 51,421,616
Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?
Yes
Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:
Yes
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: 23 %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 2 %
Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 4 %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 4 %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 2 %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 2 %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 12 %
Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination: Company Visits, Minneapolis, MN
Month: February 2008
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: National Black MBA Career Fair (Washington D.C.)
Month: September 2008
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: National Society of Hispanic MBA Conference (Atlanta, GA)
Month: October 2008
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: National Association of Women MBA’s Conference (Stanford, CT)
Month: October 2008
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Net Impact Conference (Philadelphia, PA)
Month: November 2008
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Primary Source of Job Offer
School-facilitated activities: 78 %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 22 %
No information provided by graduate: 0 %
Companies that posted full-time job offers for MBAs on the school’s job boards in 2007-08:
476
Job Offers for 2008 graduates:
Received first job offer by graduation: 86 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 12 %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 2 %
Did not report having received a job offer: 0 %
Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:
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Eaton Corporation
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5
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Aegon
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3
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Sears Holding
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3
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Best Buy
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2
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Wells Fargo
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2
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Federal Home Loan Bank
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2
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Morgan Stanley
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1
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Motorola
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1
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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: $ 82,380
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $ 83,500
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 13,407
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 12,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 12,713
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 10,000
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
Consulting: 15 %
Finance/Accounting: 33 %
General Management: 7 %
Human Resources: 2 %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 23 %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0 %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 10 %
Other: 10 %
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 3 %
Consulting: 15 %
Consumer Products: 18 %
Financial Services: 35 %
Manufacturing: 15 %
Media/Entertainment: 0 %
Non-Profit: 0 %
Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 0 %
Real Estate: 0 %
Technology: 7 %
Other: 7 %
Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Africa: 0 %
Asia: 7 %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
Middle East: 0 %
North America: 91 %
Oceana: 0 %
Western Europe: 2 %
Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Northeast: 3 %
Mid-Atlantic: 3 %
South: 10 %
Southwest: 0 %
Midwest: 63 %
West: 10 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
Canada: 2 %
Companies that posted internships for MBAs on school job boards in 2007-08:
385
Top Companies – Internships:
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Best Buy
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3
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Aegon USA
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3
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SAP
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2
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Sears Holding
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2
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HON Company
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2
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Pearson, Inc.
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2
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Medtronic
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1
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Bausch & Lomb
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1
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Internships awarded that are paid:
100 %
Mean and median intern compensation per week:
Mean : 1,063
Median: 1,038
SCHOOL COMMENTS
School Comments:
N/A
The faculty in finance is excellent. The MBA was a great investment just for getting the knowledge and the MBA experience (team-building, leadership skills, consulting projects, summer internship, China trip, semester in Europe). However, the career services was not good. — Finance
It is a program with a great community spirit. Faculty and staff are very approachable and eager to help. During my internship search, I went to visit a company and a staff member let me stay at her father-in-law’s house. — Marketing
The school is not as competitive as I wished and the location makes job search a challenge. — Operations
I believe I received a solid foundation in finance and marketing at the University of Iowa, thus I would recommend the school to friends interested in business. — Information Technology
The school is extremely good for someone who is interested in a Finance concentration like myself. With top class faculty and facilities and a good alumni network in various finance companies, it is possible to develop a thorough knowledge base and to find an appropriate job where one can apply such knowledge. — Finance
Due to the small class sizes in the Iowa MBA program few recruiters come to campus. You really have to work hard on your own to get interviews. For this reason, I would not recommend the school to everyone as some people like to sit back and think career services will do all the work. — Finance
The school is fantastic, and the best investment I’ve ever made. The faculty and administration truly care about the students. — Finanace
Iowa MBA is strong in terms of academic education, facility, however the school does need strengthen its connections with business world. The location is considered a minus mainly because there is no airport hub. — Marketing
They have a great marketing program and with some of the upcoming changes to the course structure, I think the program will be even better. — Marketing
The University of Iowa provides a great MBA at a very affordable price. My salary increased by 86% when comparing before and after this program! — Human Resources
Some of the things that stand out at Tippie are: Exceptional faculty, small class strength and financial aid. — Finance
The MBA at the University of Iowa is a high-quality degree. The program offers opportunities to be involved in many student activities, meet high-profile CEOs, and is small enough to offer each student personal attention in academics, the career search and with guest speakers. — Marketing
This is by far the best return on investment of any business school in existance. I have already asked friends, former coworkers, and new acquaintences with academic and business potential to apply to the Henry B. Tippie School of Management. I wouldn’t have traded this experience for one at any other school. — Marketing
My experience at the University of Iowa was excellent. The relatively small class size made the interaction with professors and fellow-students very strong. Existence of extremely good courses in Finance. — Finance
The University of Iowa MBA program may be one of the best-kept secrets out there in the MBA world. The teaching and career services office are outstanding. The main downside is the lack of many MBA career opportunities in the immediate area, leading to less on-campus recruiting and long trips for interviews. — Finance
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December 15, 2008
PROGRAM BASICS
Illinois MBA
3019 Business Instructional Facility
515 E. Gregory Drive
Champaign , Illinois 61820
Status:
Public Institution
Graduate business school is accredited by:
AACSB International
Years in which the following programs were founded:
Full-time MBA: 1958
Part-time MBA : 2006
Undergraduate business program: 1938
Executive MBA: 1975
PhD program: 1904
PROGRAM COSTS
Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Resident : $ 42,004
Nonresident : $ 60,004
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $ 37,166
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $ 46,166
PROGRAM LENGTH
Full-time program (months):
21
ENROLLMENT
Graduate business school enrollment
Total graduate business school: 946
Full-time MBA: 198
Part-time MBA: 67
Executive MBA: 90
PhD program: 88
MS: 292
MSA: 211
Undergraduate business school enrollment
3,003
Graduate degree programs:
Master of Accounting
Master of Finance
Master of Technology
Other graduate degree programs:
Master of Science in Taxation Master of Science in Accountancy
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?
No
Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?
IELTS
TOEFL Computer Based
TOEFL Internet Based Test
TOEFL Paper-based Test
Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:
NA
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:
525
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
35 %
Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
54 %
Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:
3 %
Percentage of this year’s reapplicants accepted:
21 %
Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
NA
Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
NA
Applicant interviews are:
By invitation only
Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
46 %
Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100 %
APPLICANT POOL
International applications received:
77 %
Applications from women received:
36 %
Mean base salary forgone:
$ 44,241
Median base salary forgone:
$ 46,800
CLASS PROFILE
Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:
Female: 34 %
International: 45 %
Married: NA %
Ethnicity/US Students in Program
African American: 9 %
Asian American: 16 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 6 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
Native American: 0 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 63 %
Chose not to report: 6 %
Students from following regions:
Africa : 0 %
Asia: 42 %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 0 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 2 %
Middle East: 0 %
North America: 56 %
Oceania : 0 %
Western Europe: 0 %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: NA %
Entering North American citizens by region:
Northeast: 4 %
Mid-Atlantic: 6 %
South: 6 %
Southwest: 0 %
Midwest : 77 %
West: 7 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
52
Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
42
Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
From: 24
To: 96
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:
85 %
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:
74 %
Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 18,369
Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 15,750
On what basis are scholarships awarded?
academic merit
some other criteria
Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:
NA
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:
$ 6,958
Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:
0 %
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:
$ 44,194
GMAT
Applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From: 540
To: 710
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:
53
Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:
Management of Social Networks
Business and Public Policy
Environmental Regulation of Business
IT Consulting Project Management
Business Process Improvement
Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2003
Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
Finance
General Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Other: Information Technology
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:
MBA/JD (Law)
MBA/March (Architecture)
MBA/MCS (Computer Science)
MBA/MD (Medicine)
MBA/ME (Engineering)
MBA/MILR (Industrial Labor Relations)
MBA/MSEE (Electrical Engineering)
MBA/MSIE (Industrial Engineering)
MBA/MSME (Mechanical Engineering)
Other
Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?
No
FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
154
Full-time faculty
Tenured: 51
Non-Tenured: 80
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty
Tenured: 9
Non-Tenured: 14
Women on Faculty
Tenured: 7
Non-Tenured: 28
Minority Faculty
Tenured: 3
Non-Tenured: 7
International Faculty
Tenured: 2
Non-Tenured: 14
Faculty with PhDs
Tenured: 60
Non-Tenured: 85
Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:
6 %
Faculty who have owned their own business:
8 %
STUDENT LIFE
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Finance
High Tech
Manufacturing
Marketing
Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Women in MBA
TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching methods used
Case study: 20 %
Lecture: 40 %
Simulations: 10 %
Team Project: 30 %
Requirements for graduation:
Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
Other
Additional graduation requirements:
Complete a concentration and 72 credit hours
TECHNOLOGY
Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?
Yes
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
Significant improvement has been an upgrade to the technology in the classrooms. Most of business classes are taught in the new Business Instructional Facility. Other additions include a specially developed faculty ePortfolio and reporting system, introduction of Sharepoint 2007 to integrate with our prior Exchange Server deployment, installation of Echo 360 to record lectures in our Part Time and Executive MBA programs, upgrade of the technology in the classrooms in Chicago, and numerous improvements to the supporting systems.
Amount spent:
$ 4,500,000
ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
6,154
Active MBA alumni clubs
1
Countries in which MBA clubs exist
1
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
4 %
Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$ 460
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
$ 86,000,000
Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?
Yes
Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes
Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:
Yes
Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?
No
CAREER SERVICES
Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 75 %
Graduates not seeking employment: 13 %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 12 %
Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 29 %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 43 %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 14 %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 7 %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 7 %
Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination: Chicago
Month: August
Amount Paid By School: Full
Destination: Personal Career Development trips
Month: Various
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: National Black MBAA Conference & Career Fair
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: partial
Destination: National Society of Hispanic MBA Conference & Career Expo
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Primary Source of Job Offer
School-facilitated activities: 69 %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 31 %
No information provided by graduate: 0 %
Companies that recruited second-year MBAs on campus in 2007-08:
30
Companies that posted full-time job offers for MBAs on the school’s job boards in 2007-08:
212
Job Offers for 2008 graduates:
Received first job offer by graduation: 75 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 14 %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0 %
Did not report having received a job offer: 11 %
Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:
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Sears Holdings
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7
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AT&T
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3
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Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
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3
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Ernst & Young
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2
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KPMG LLP
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2
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Microsoft
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2
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Procter & Gamble
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2
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Whirlpool
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2
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Exxon Mobil Corp.
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1
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Intel
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1
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Motorola
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1
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Walgreens
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1
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Samsung Securities
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2
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TriZetto
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2
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LG
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2
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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: $ 90,317
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $ 90,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 14,353
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 11,150
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 10,000
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 10,000
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
Consulting: 16 %
Finance/Accounting: 27 %
General Management: 14 %
Human Resources: 3 %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 24 %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 1 %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 3 %
Other: 12 %
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 0 %
Consulting: 9 %
Consumer Products: 15 %
Financial Services: 13 %
Manufacturing: 10 %
Media/Entertainment: 0 %
Non-Profit: 1 %
Petroleum/Energy: 4 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 4 %
Real Estate: 0 %
Technology: 17 %
Other: 27 %
Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Africa: 0 %
Asia: 27 %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
Middle East: 0 %
North America: 73 %
Oceana: 0 %
Western Europe: 0 %
Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Northeast: 6 %
Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
South: 4 %
Southwest: 12 %
Midwest: 69 %
West: 9 %
Companies that recruited MBAs for internships on campus in 2007-08:
18
Companies that posted internships for MBAs on school job boards in 2007-08:
69
Top Companies – Internships:
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AT&T
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5
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Cisco
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5
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Procter & Gamble
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2
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Sears Holdings
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2
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Whirlpool
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2
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HSBC
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1
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Emerson Electric
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1
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Johnson & Johnson
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1
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Motorola
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1
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Wells Fargo
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1
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Boise Inc.
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2
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Lumec LLC
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2
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TriZetto
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2
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Abbott Laboratories
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1
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Verizon Communications
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1
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Internships awarded that are paid:
100 %
Mean and median intern compensation per week:
Mean : 1,157
Median: 1,270
Average internship length in weeks:
10
SCHOOL COMMENTS
School Comments:
From consulting to consumer products, our graduates join some of the most recognized companies around the world. They work at BearingPoint, Procter & Gamble, AT&T, IBM, Samsung and Walgreens to name a few. That is what the right school can do for you. At the Illinois MBA we pride ourselves on bringing out your best assets and giving you the right resources to succeed. We do this by offering: * Integrated curriculum * Illinois Business Consulting (IBC) * Optimal class size and technology * World-class, accessible faculty * Career Services Partnership * Internationally recognized university
I made an amazing intellectual, professional and matural transformation due to the University of Illinois MBA program. While every program has its shortcomings, the positives far outwayed the negatives. — Marketing
Dean of MBA program lacks vision, Career Service not experienced, Too hard for an international student to find job. — Finance
The MBA program itself is struggling. It lacks adequate leadership from both the Dean of the MBA program and the Dean of the College of Business. The Dean of the College of Business has made it clear that the MBA program was not a priority for him. As such, the program has suffered due to a large number of deficiencies. — Consulting
The IMBA does not have a well-rounded curriculum – there are only a few classes offered per concentration per semester. Moreover, there are strict guidelines placed on concentrations and classes one must take. — Marketing
I really enjoyed my program and would highly recommend it to not just my friends but to anyone who is interested. — Marketing
My MBA experience at Illinois MBA was a rewarding one. I grew so much both professionally and personally. I learnt from my classmates as much as I did from my professors. — Consulting
I had a great experience at the Illinois MBA. I have gotten great exposure to different cultures and how business is conducted internationally throught the intrpersonal experineces with my classmates. — Finance
Program is very bad. Very unorganized. Poor quality of classmates. — Finance
The career services at the school are not great. All of us had to use all the extra career fairs in order to get more interviews. I am sure they are working in improving this area, but it may take too long unless a drastic change happens. — Operations
Career services is much inexperencied, the buiding is too old not providing the appropriate infrastructure (new building will only be done by the end of 2008), and city is monotonous. On top of that, knowledge sharing among students is almost inexistent and some courses have different (and poor) professors assigned every single year. — Information Technology
If cost is an issue, I would certainly say that University of Illinoin-Urbana Chamapign MBA program was by the least expensive in terms of tuition and living expenses than my other friends in other MBA programs. Also, I beleive I received more than my monies worth in terms of value of education. — Information Technology
The combination of education, practical application of learning via consulting opportunities, and leadership opportunities in a supportive, family-like atmosphere was worth every penny and minute of time. — Consulting
I really enjoyed the Illinois MBA Experience. I feel confident and prepared to enter my job and make a difference. — Operations
The MBA Finance concentration gave me thorough knowledge of the finance industry form scratch in just two years. This was possible through excellent faculty, classmates, seminars and competitions. — Entrepreneurship
UIUC has a nice campus and living expense is low. The peopel here are nice and kind. It is a secure place to live and study. — Finance
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December 8, 2008
PROGRAM BASICS
Full-time MBA Program
The Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business
37th & O Streets NW
Washington , D.C. 20057
Status:
Private Institution
Graduate business school is accredited by:
AACSB International
Years in which the following programs were founded:
Full-time MBA: 1981
Part-time MBA : 2005
Undergraduate business program: 1957
Executive MBA: 1994
PROGRAM COSTS
Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Resident : $ 83,868
Nonresident : $ 83,868
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $ 65,000
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $ 65,000
PROGRAM LENGTH
Full-time program (months):
21
ENROLLMENT
Graduate business school enrollment
Total graduate business school: 933
Full-time MBA: 521
Part-time MBA: 280
Executive MBA: 106
Undergraduate business school enrollment
1,345
Other graduate degree programs:
Executive Masters in Leadership
ADMISSIONS
Application Deadlines
November 7, 2008 January 16, 2009 April 3, 2009 n/a
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
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:
1883
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
30 %
Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
45 %
Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:
03 %
Percentage of this year’s reapplicants accepted:
21 %
Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
338
Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
132
Applicant interviews are:
Required
Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
52 %
Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100 %
APPLICANT POOL
International applications received:
38 %
Applications from women received:
33 %
Mean base salary forgone:
$ 61,177
Median base salary forgone:
$ 56,850
CLASS PROFILE
Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:
Female: 30 %
International: 24 %
Married: 17 %
Ethnicity/US Students in Program
African American: 03 %
Asian American: 17 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 02 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 04 %
Native American: 0 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 66 %
Chose not to report: 04 %
Other: 04 %
Students from following regions:
Africa : 01 %
Asia: 18 %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 01 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 04 %
Middle East: 02 %
North America: 72 %
Oceania : 0 %
Western Europe: 03 %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: 07 %
Entering North American citizens by region:
Northeast: 29 %
Mid-Atlantic: 41 %
South: 09 %
Southwest: 03 %
Midwest : 05 %
West: 13 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
62
Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
52
Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
From: 34
To: 102
Median age of entering class:
27
Mean age of entering class:
28
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:
10-15
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:
$ 20,242
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?
Only to domestic students
GMAT
Applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes
If not, how are applicants’ quantitative abilities checked before enrollment?
GMAT required
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From: 640
To: 730
CLASS OFFERINGS
Average students in a full-time MBA core class:
63
Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:
41
Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
88
Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:
Internet Advertising and Marketing
Economics of Strategic Behavior
Strategic Pricing
Options Based Positioning and Trade Concepts
Alternative Investments
Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2008
Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
International Business
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:
120
Full-time faculty
Tenured: 50
Non-Tenured: 24
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty
Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 46
Women on Faculty
Tenured: 8
Non-Tenured: 12
Minority Faculty
Tenured: 9
Non-Tenured: 6
International Faculty
Tenured: 2
Non-Tenured: 6
Faculty with PhDs
Tenured: 50
Non-Tenured: 21
Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:
17 %
Faculty who have owned their own business:
18 %
STUDENT LIFE
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Biotech/Health care
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Investment Banking
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
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: 15 %
Lecture: 35 %
Simulations: 0 %
Team Project: 25 %
Other: 0 %
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
Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
TECHNOLOGY
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
We have enhanced remote connectivity and enhanced our network infrastructure. We made several email enhancements. We now have laptop support, streaming video, web conferencing support, full time staff increases, PDA support, video-teleconferencing, and expanded research databases.
Amount spent:
$ 402,000
ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
4,776
Active MBA alumni clubs
81
Countries in which MBA clubs exist
34
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
5. %
Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$ 750
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
$ 39,530,339
Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?
Yes
Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes
Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:
Yes
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: 12 %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 12 %
Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 39 %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 0 %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 19 %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 12 %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 30 %
Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination: New York – to visit Financial Services & Marketing companies
Month: October (two separately planned trips)
Amount Paid By School: none
Destination: National Black MBA Association Conference
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: partial (and for diversity candidates only)
Destination: California – to visit a variety of companies (mostly in Bay Area)
Month: January
Amount Paid By School: none
Destination: National Society of Hispanic MBAs Conference
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: partial (and for diversity candidates only)
Destination: DC Trek – to visit Consulting companies in DC area
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: none
Primary Source of Job Offer
School-facilitated activities: 69 %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 31 %
No information provided by graduate: 0 %
Companies that recruited second-year MBAs on campus in 2007-08:
71
Job Offers for 2008 graduates:
Received first job offer by graduation: 91 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 08 %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0 %
Did not report having received a job offer: 01 %
Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:
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Citigroup Inc.
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16
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7
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6
|
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Deutsche Bank AG
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5
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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5
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|
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Bank of America Corp.
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4
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Booz Allen Hamilton
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3
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3
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|
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International Bus. Machines
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3
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|
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Merrill Lynch
|
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3
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3
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Target Corp.
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3
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|
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2
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2
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Procter & Gamble
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2
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Deloitte Consulting
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7
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Johnson & Johnson
|
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6
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|
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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|
3
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|
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Shinhan Bank
|
|
3
|
|
|
Wachovia
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|
2
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|
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MillerCoors
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2
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|
|
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|
|
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Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:
82 %
Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $ 94,137
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $ 95,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 24,767
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 20,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 19,485
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 12,000
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
Consulting: 20 %
Finance/Accounting: 43 %
General Management: 14 %
Human Resources: 0 %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 17 %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 01 %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 04 %
Other: 01 %
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 03 %
Consulting: 19 %
Consumer Products: 08 %
Financial Services: 45 %
Manufacturing: 01 %
Media/Entertainment: 03 %
Non-Profit: 01 %
Petroleum/Energy: 01 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 04 %
Real Estate: 02 %
Technology: 06 %
Other: 07 %
Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Africa: 0 %
Asia: 13 %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 01 %
Middle East: 01 %
North America: 84 %
Oceana: 0 %
Western Europe: 02 %
Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Northeast: 44 %
Mid-Atlantic: 29 %
South: 03 %
Southwest: 03 %
Midwest: 09 %
West: 12 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
Canada: 0 %
Companies that recruited MBAs for internships on campus in 2007-08:
63
Top Companies – Internships:
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Citigroup Inc.
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13
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|
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9
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American Express
|
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8
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|
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6
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Intel
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6
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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5
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Unilever
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4
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4
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Merrill Lynch
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4
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|
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4
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4
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Bank of America Corp.
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3
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Lehman Bros.
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3
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Booz Allen Hamilton
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3
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|
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3
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Johnson & Johnson
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9
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Wachovia
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6
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Scotiabank
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4
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FolioFN
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4
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Deloitte Consulting
|
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4
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Campbell Soup Company
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3
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Mean and median intern compensation per week:
Mean : 1,468
Median: 1,500
SCHOOL COMMENTS
School Comments:
N/A
There are more self-made successful people at Georgetown than I found at other schools, which means they are more down to earth, helpful, and hard-working. I couldn’t imagine a better group of people with whom to share two difficult years of my life. — Finance
Georgetown’s MBA program helped me achieve my goals, but I have seen many classmates return to their pre-MBA employers because Georgetown did not help them advance in their careers. — Consulting
Georgetown, regrettably, seems to be a “me-too” b-school. The level of education and instruction was below what should be expected from a school of Georgetown’s stature. Some of the core course professors had no prior teaching experience. — Finance
Ultimately, I landed a great position with a top management consulting firm, which is what I came back to school for. — Consulting
The biggest complaint that many students have is the lack of strategic vision from the school. There have been three or four deans in a short period of time, and the school has not identified its core capability or its position among its peers. — Finance
The courses challenged me, but not so much that I felt I could not complete the coursework. The class size was small enough that I knew everyone, but big enough that there were diverse experiences to learn from. — Marketing
The quality of teaching could be better at a top 15 school. Also, recruiting is somewhat challenging because recruiter diversity is limited. — Finance
While I am happy with my experience, Georgetown did not draw the marketing/brand opportunities that many other programs did. As a result, 85% of my internship search and 100% of my full-time job search was focused on non-Georgetown Career Management opportunities. — Marketing
Georgetown is a smaller, intimate program that doesn’t have the attitude of larger MBA programs. — Marketing
As Georgetown climbs in the rankings, more high-quality companies are recruiting on-campus. For example, Goldman Sachs, Nike, and Yahoo all came here for the first time this year. — Finance
Georgetown has a great international focus and is well-positioned in Finance, Marketing, and Consulting. Students have been extremely successful in landing internships and full-time jobs with companies that do not recruit on campus, largely because of the school’s reputation. — Investment Banking
The Washington, D.C. experience was great. I lived in Georgetown, next door to George Stepanopolous and around the corner from Bob Woodward, and I interned at a real-estate fund across from the White House. It was like living on a movie set. — Consulting
The workload can be daunting because of the quarter system, and finals can clash with crucial recruiting times. — Venture Capital/Private Equity
Being in D.C., we are close to a number of other key cities (i.e., NYC) and get great access to some of the best minds in the world. We have had on-campus events with people like Christopher Cox, Warren Buffett, Rupert Murdock, Jim Cramer, and Bill Clinton, to name a few. — Investment Banking
The Georgetown MBA program is relatively young (~25 years old), and it operates in the shadow of the School of Foreign Service and the Law School. But the quality of education I received here was fantastic. — Finance
D.C. isn’t for some people, and highly competitive people aren’t really appreciated in our culture. We like smart, capable people, but they better be nice and fun, too. — Marketing
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December 8, 2008
PROGRAM BASICS
Global Full Time MBA
2201 G Street, NW
Duques Hall Suite 550
Washington, DC , D.C. 20052
Status:
Private Institution
Graduate business school is accredited by:
AACSB International
Years in which the following programs were founded:
Full-time MBA: 1995
Part-time MBA : 1952
Distance-learning MBA: 2004
Undergraduate business program: 1966
Executive MBA: 1991
Executive Education (non-degree): 2006
PhD program: 1986
Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) program: 1952
PROGRAM COSTS
Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Resident : $ 65,550
Nonresident : $ 65,550
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $ 52,975
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $ 52,975
PROGRAM LENGTH
Full-time program (months):
21
ENROLLMENT
Graduate business school enrollment
Total graduate business school: 2181
Full-time MBA: 201
Part-time MBA: 630
Distance MBA: 200
Executive MBA: 54
PhD program: 87
Doctorate of Business Administration: 1
MS: 1005
MSA: 0
Other: 3
Undergraduate business school enrollment
1,674
Graduate degree programs:
Master of Accounting
Master of Finance
Other graduate degree programs:
Master of Project Management Master of Tourism Administration Master of Information Systems Technology
ADMISSIONS
Application Deadlines
December 4, 2008 January 15, 2009 April 2, 2009 May 1, 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
Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:
600
Relative importance: Application Elements
Resume/Work Experience:
Very Important
Application Essays:
Very Important
Interviews:
Very Important
Recommendations:
Important
Undergraduate Transcripts:
Very Important
APPLICANTS
Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:
572
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
39 %
Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
41 %
Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
37
Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
17
Applicant interviews are:
By invitation only
Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
56 %
Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100 %
APPLICANT POOL
International applications received:
38 %
Applications from women received:
46 %
Mean base salary forgone:
$ 43,985
Median base salary forgone:
$ 42,000
CLASS PROFILE
Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:
Female: 45 %
International: 27 %
Married: 2.2 %
Ethnicity/US Students in Program
African American: 3 %
Asian American: 9 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 1 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
Native American: 1 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 76 %
Chose not to report: 10 %
Other: 0 %
Students from following regions:
Africa : 2 %
Asia: 15 %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 4 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 1 %
Middle East: 2 %
North America: 74 %
Oceania : 0 %
Western Europe: 1 %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: 0 %
Entering North American citizens by region:
Northeast: 10 %
Mid-Atlantic: 61 %
South: 11 %
Southwest: 0 %
Midwest : 4 %
West: 14 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
50
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: 84
Median age of entering class:
27
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:
90 %
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:
81 %
Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 35,290
Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 37,160
On what basis are scholarships awarded?
academic merit
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:
$ 21,582
Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:
98 %
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?
No
If so, what is the maximum amount a student can borrow per year?
$ N/A
Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program:
$ 53,874
GMAT
Applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From: 580
To: 710
CLASS OFFERINGS
Average students in a full-time MBA core class:
46
Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:
53
Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
252
Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:
Corporate Environmental Managemnt in Developing Nations
Strategic Brand Management
Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2008
Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
Accounting
Corporate Social Responsibility
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Hotel Administration
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Real Estate
Sports Business
Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:
MBA/JD (Law)
MBA/MA (Arts)
Other
Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?
No
FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
128
Full-time faculty
Tenured: 72
Non-Tenured: 56
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty
Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 5
Women on Faculty
Tenured: 14
Non-Tenured: 23
Minority Faculty
Tenured: 16
Non-Tenured: 17
International Faculty
Tenured: 37
Non-Tenured: 0
Faculty with PhDs
Tenured: 69
Non-Tenured: 50
STUDENT LIFE
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Biotech/Health care
Business Ethics
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Finance
Human Resources
Marketing
Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Black MBA Association
International Club
Women in MBA
TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching methods used
Case study: 15 %
Distance Learning: 15 %
Experiential Learning: 20 %
Lecture: 25 %
Simulations: 5 %
Team Project: 20 %
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
Other
TECHNOLOGY
Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?
Yes
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
Two lab classrooms are renovated and one new general use computer lab is added. New state-of-the-art building opened in 2006 with academic technology (new wireless network, new computers, new software). Professional IT support contracts.
Amount spent:
$ 3,226,949
ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
13
Active MBA alumni clubs
3
Countries in which MBA clubs exist
1
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
9 %
Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$ 431
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
$ 34,291,170
Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?
Yes
Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes
Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:
Yes
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: 18 %
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: 44 %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 0 %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 39 %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 11 %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 6 %
Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination: New York City
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: San Francisco/Silicon Valley
Month: March
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Primary Source of Job Offer
School-facilitated activities: 38 %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 51 %
No information provided by graduate: 11 %
Companies that recruited second-year MBAs on campus in 2007-08:
50
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: 68 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 22 %
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:
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PricewaterhouseCoopers
|
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3
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Booz Allen Hamilton
|
|
2
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International Bus. Machines
|
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2
|
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Bank of America Corp.
|
|
1
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Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
|
|
1
|
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WorldBank
|
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1
|
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Johnson&Johnson
|
|
2
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Raytheon
|
|
2
|
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NERA Economic Consulting
|
|
2
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Red Peg Marketing
|
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2
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The Advisory Board
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2
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Nike
|
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1
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Jones Lang Lasalle, Hines Real Estate, Sentech
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3
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Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:
36 %
Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $ 83,746
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $ 79,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 7,783
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 5,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 9,805
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 10,000
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
Consulting: 30 %
Finance/Accounting: 28 %
General Management: 2 %
Human Resources: 6 %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 17 %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0 %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 6 %
Other: 11 %
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 11 %
Consulting: 28 %
Consumer Products: 4.7 %
Financial Services: 16 %
Manufacturing: 4.7 %
Media/Entertainment: 7.8 %
Non-Profit: 4.7 %
Petroleum/Energy: 4.7 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 0 %
Real Estate: 11 %
Technology: 1.6 %
Other: 6 %
Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Africa: 0 %
Asia: 3.6 %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 1.8 %
Middle East: 0 %
North America: 91 %
Oceana: 0 %
Western Europe: 3.6 %
Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Northeast: 9.8 %
Mid-Atlantic: 78 %
South: 2 %
Southwest: 2 %
Midwest: 4 %
West: 4 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
Canada: 0 %
Companies that recruited MBAs for internships on campus in 2007-08:
20
Companies that posted internships for MBAs on school job boards in 2007-08:
N/A
Top Companies – Internships:
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General Electric
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1
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HSBC
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1
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Exxon Mobil Corp.
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1
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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1
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Nestle
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1
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Choice Hotels
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3
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Fannie Mae
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2
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US Dept of State
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2
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International Executive Service Corps
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2
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Formula SpoAS Entertainment Group,
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2
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NBC Universal
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1
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Deutsche Post
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1
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Marriott International, Microsoft, HiTachi Foundation
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3
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Internships awarded that are paid:
88 %
Mean and median intern compensation per week:
Mean : 865
Median: 838
Average internship length in weeks:
11
SCHOOL COMMENTS
School Comments:
N/A
The program curriculum is alright but the profile of the students are outstanding and the chemistry among us is awsome. I believe it’s this very point that distinguish our program from others, however, I don’t think it’s able to duplicate the same experience. — Marketing
The school’s location and brand name are of high value. The full-time MBA program is very intensive and it is an effective preparation for someone who wants to take on jobs that require graduate level degrees. — Consulting
A few unprofessional faculty members were a turnoff. — Operations
GW provides a uniquely collaborative learning environment that I would highly recommend. — Consulting
George Washington University offers a niche program; it was a good fit for me but it’s not for everyone. I found the small class size and the international orientation of the program to be very valuable. — Nonprofit
I benefited tremendously from the GW Full-Time MBA program and I think that it is only going to get stronger moving forward. The new facilities were a big plus and the program office is making some improvements to the curriculum, such as having a required international experience, that will make it even more attractice in the future. — Consulting
The school offers good quality of professors, accomodating academic staff, best facility and good environment. The school also have many student chapter and organization for student to be involved. — Finance
GW’s MBA program is constantly evolving. Despite the institution having strong brand recognition, the MBA administrative staff have and continue to take steps toward improving upon an already strong program. It signals their desire to see the program become as competitive as any top tier MBA program. — Marketing
I found the program very enriching and challenging. GW’s location in DC is another great strength and adds immense value to the program and the overall experience. I would therefore highly recommend the program to friends/colleagues. — Entrepreneurship
The GW full-time MBA Program is not for everyone. It is a very small program and requires a lot of time and effort from the students. Students need to be self-starters and have a desire to make an impact on their program and on their classmates. Before recommending the program, I urge friends and colleagues to do research on why they want to go back to get their MBA and on the GW full-time MBA Program. — Finance
The program has a strong environmental management and public policy/strategic management program that reflects GW’s DC roots. For those interested in the intersection of policy and business there are few better programs. — Consulting
Great for people who wish to a large variety of topics and backgrounds. — Consulting
On paper, I was not initially impressed with GW’s MBA program, and thought I would be attending Georgetown or BU. But after visiting all three campuses, meeting students and faculty, and attending classes, it was GW that I liked the most. — Consulting
GW attracts a unique group of students interested in environmental policy and non profit management. The concentration system is an important part of the culture at GW and my fellow students played a significant role in my educational experience. I think GW’s career center could do a better job providing NGO and government connections and placements. — Consulting
I greatly enjoyed my experience with GWU; it was a great fit for me. It is definitely a program on the rise and I look forward to remaining an active alumni and seeing the program’s continued development. — Human Resources
Fellow students attracted made the experience what it was. Extremely team oriented people made learning experience more enjoyable. — Consulting
GW has a great set of professors and I also had the opportunity to meet fellow – students of a high calibre, which enhanced the quality of the program. The location too was very advantageous and significantly contributed towards making the overall exprience very enriching. — Entrepreneurship
The GW MBA program gave me the tools for success in the professional world. I would highly recommend it to everyone. — Finance
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December 8, 2008
PROGRAM BASICS
The Paul Merage School of Business
350 SB
Irvine , California 92697-3125
Status:
Public Institution
Graduate business school is accredited by:
AACSB International
Other
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Years in which the following programs were founded:
Full-time MBA: 1965
Part-time MBA : 1990
Undergraduate business program: 2007
Executive MBA: 1984
Executive Education (non-degree): 1991
PhD program: 1968
PROGRAM COSTS
Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Resident : $ 55,629
Nonresident : $ 77,897
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $ 52,727
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $ 63,861
PROGRAM LENGTH
Full-time program (months):
21
ENROLLMENT
Graduate business school enrollment
Total graduate business school: 936
Full-time MBA: 204
Part-time MBA: 499
Distance MBA: 0
Executive MBA: 172
Undergraduate business school enrollment
624
Other graduate degree programs:
N/A
ADMISSIONS
Application Deadlines
November 1 December 15 February 1 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?
TOEFL Computer Based
TOEFL Internet Based Test
TOEFL Paper-based Test
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:
Important
Undergraduate Transcripts:
Very Important
APPLICANTS
Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:
656
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
33 %
Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
46 %
Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:
1 %
Percentage of this year’s reapplicants accepted:
0 %
Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
88
Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
24
Applicant interviews are:
Required
Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
60 %
Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100 %
APPLICANT POOL
International applications received:
49 %
Applications from women received:
41 %
Mean base salary forgone:
$ 40,957
Median base salary forgone:
$ 42,217
CLASS PROFILE
Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:
Female: 37 %
International: 40 %
Ethnicity/US Students in Program
African American: 0 %
Asian American: 18 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 1 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 3 %
Native American: 0 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 24 %
Chose not to report: 14 %
Other: 0 %
Students from following regions:
Africa : 1 %
Asia: 37 %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 0 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 1 %
Middle East: 3 %
North America: 57 %
Oceania : 0 %
Western Europe: 1 %
Entering North American citizens by region:
Northeast: 2 %
Mid-Atlantic: 4 %
South: 0 %
Southwest: 5 %
Midwest : 0 %
West: 87 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
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: 24
To: 97
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:
100 %
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:
90 %
Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 31,986
Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 35,500
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:
$ 14,022
Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:
74 %
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?
$ 38,949
Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program:
$ 53,903
GMAT
Applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From: 620
To: 720
CLASS OFFERINGS
Average students in a full-time MBA core class:
51
Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:
26
Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
42
Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:
Managing in a Global World
Topics in Strategic Innovation
Managing Innovation
Digital Strategies & Markets
Global Team Collaboration
Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2006
Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
Accounting
Economics
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Public Policy
Real Estate
Strategy
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:
MBA/MD (Medicine)
Other
Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?
No
FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
112
Full-time faculty
Tenured: 30
Non-Tenured: 19
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty
Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 63
Women on Faculty
Tenured: 11
Non-Tenured: 24
Minority Faculty
Tenured: 7
Non-Tenured: 8
International Faculty
Tenured: 5
Non-Tenured: 18
Faculty with PhDs
Tenured: 30
Non-Tenured: 53
Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:
26 %
Faculty who have owned their own business:
28 %
STUDENT LIFE
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Biotech/Health care
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
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: 35 %
Distance Learning: 0 %
Experiential Learning: 10 %
Lecture: 25 %
Simulations: 5 %
Team Project: 25 %
Other: 0 %
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:
Two advanced board room style conference rooms contain video teleconferencing, large LCD wall-mounted displays and advanced audio visual components. Classroom renovations included smart podiums. All large classrooms have twin projectors, high speed wireless networks, and laptop power at every seat. Classroom capture systems and built-in robotic cameras allow all instruction in largest classrooms to be streamed live via the Internet for classes, TA sessions, and conferences.
Amount spent:
$ 631,000
ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
6,447
Active MBA alumni clubs
13
Countries in which MBA clubs exist
4
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
9 %
Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$ 825
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
$ 17,001,177
Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?
Yes
Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes
Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:
Yes
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: 21 %
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: 40 %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 35 %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 5 %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 5 %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 15 %
Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination: National Black MBA Association, Washington, DC
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: National Society of Hispanic MBAs, Atlanta, GA
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: Global MBA, Orlando, FL
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: DISCO, Boston, MA and Los Angeles, CA
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: UCIBC, San Diego, CA
Month: February
Amount Paid By School: None
Primary Source of Job Offer
School-facilitated activities: 56 %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 44 %
No information provided by graduate: 0 %
Job Offers for 2008 graduates:
Received first job offer by graduation: 62 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 24 %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 3 %
Did not report having received a job offer: 11 %
Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:
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Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
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5
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Bank of America Corp.
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3
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Hewlett-Packard
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1
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International Bus. Machines
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1
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Walt Disney Co.
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1
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Wells Fargo
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1
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Experian
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4
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Mervyns
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2
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Southern California Edison
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2
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Amgen
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1
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Beckman Coulter
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1
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Farmers Insurance
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1
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Johnson & Johnson
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1
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Revlon
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1
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Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:
45 %
Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $ 81,500
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $ 85,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 8,428
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 7,500
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 10,568
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 10,000
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
Consulting: 18 %
Finance/Accounting: 29 %
General Management: 2 %
Human Resources: 0 %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 34 %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 2 %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 6 %
Other: 9 %
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 0 %
Consulting: 13 %
Consumer Products: 7 %
Financial Services: 22 %
Manufacturing: 16 %
Media/Entertainment: 2 %
Non-Profit: 0 %
Petroleum/Energy: 2 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 2 %
Real Estate: 2 %
Technology: 5 %
Other: 29 %
Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Africa: 0 %
Asia: 9 %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
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: 0 %
Mid-Atlantic: 2 %
South: 0 %
Southwest: 6 %
Midwest: 0 %
West: 92 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
Canada: 0 %
Top Companies – Internships:
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Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
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3
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Merrill Lynch
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2
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International Bus. Machines
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1
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PricewaterhouseCoopers
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1
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Wells Fargo
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1
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Beckman Coulter
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4
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Southern California Edison
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4
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Johnson & Johnson
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3
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AT&T
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3
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Mattel
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2
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Sony
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2
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Amgen
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1
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Taco Bell
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1
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Internships awarded that are paid:
83 %
Mean and median intern compensation per week:
Mean : 1,021
Median: 930
SCHOOL COMMENTS
School Comments:
International students/applicants are those who are not US Citizens or US Permanent Residents. One entering US Citizen is from a region outside the country. 11% (included in the reported 12%) of the entering class has one year or less of work experience due to their enrollment in the joint MD/MBA program.
Merage is a great, small school with a very intimate environment and plenty of opportunities. No matter what your interest – marketing, strategy, start-ups, finance, IT -there�s a place for you. — Operations
I thought I got a good education and had excellent professors but I don’t feel my network is as robust as it could have been had I chosen to apply to a larger or more prestigious school. — Marketing
Merage has an excellent location, since Irvine is one of the safest cities in the U.S and the business atmosphere is becoming better in the Orange County. — Marketing
Someone who is looking for a big school with a brand name reputation would not be as happy at Merage. — Finance
The small-class environment allows you to meet the faculty, build a strong network, and take advantage of leadership opportunities. It’s been a place where I have really stretched my boundaries and crossed those comfort zones that have made me a better leader. — Consulting
Marage achieved the same academic goals as top tier business schools, but it was lacking in the career office and alumni network that other schools can provide. — Marketing
Professors are very knowledgeable. They use a lot of real life and applicable examples and concepts. There is a lot of engagement between professor and students. This can be in the form of cold-calling. — Marketing
Good regional career opportunities, but not much on-campus recruiting by companies outside the area. — Nonprofit
I would put our faculty up against any other school of a similar size, and many of our teachers are incredibly accomplished and brilliant leaders in their fields. — Marketing
Our weakest links are our student administration and our career center, but they are working to improve both. Dean Andy Policano is an excellent leader and under his stewardship the school has grown much closer to the community and much more robust in its academic offerings and quality of faculty. — Marketing
Pursuing an MBA at Merage was one of the best decisions of my life. I wish I had done it a year or so sooner, but all in all, it was very rewarding. I have grown intellectually, emotionally, and functionally. — Finance
The Orange County business arena is on the move and the business school is uniquely positioned to take advantage of the growth in opportunities. — Finance
Case studies were generally rigorous and required preparation for participation credit. The admissions team created a diverse learning environment drawing upon experience from a broad business background and significant international influence to team assignments. — Operations
The classes were strong and a lot of the students were very strong, and in the newer class they are even stronger. Unfortunately in my class there were a few students who do not belong at a school of this caliber, which distracted from the educational opportunities. — Consulting
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December 8, 2008
PROGRAM BASICS
Full-Time MBA Program
Graduate School of Management
595 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston , Massachusetts 02215
Status:
Private Institution
Graduate business school is accredited by:
AACSB International
Other
Years in which the following programs were founded:
Full-time MBA: 1925
Part-time MBA : 1925
Undergraduate business program: 1913
Executive MBA: 1987
Executive Education (non-degree): 1978
Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) program: 1978
PROGRAM COSTS
Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Resident : $ 73,996
Nonresident : $ 73,996
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $ 54,638
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $ 54,638
PROGRAM LENGTH
Full-time program (months):
21
ENROLLMENT
Graduate business school enrollment
Total graduate business school: 1054
Full-time MBA: 315
Part-time MBA: 604
Executive MBA: 65
Doctorate of Business Administration: 38
Other: 32
Undergraduate business school enrollment
1,983
Graduate degree programs:
Other graduate degree programs:
Master of Science in Investment Management
ADMISSIONS
Application Deadlines
November 15 January 15 March 15
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
Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:
250
Relative importance: Application Elements
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:
1420
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
28 %
Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
40 %
Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:
.3 %
Percentage of this year’s reapplicants accepted:
0 %
Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
130
Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
11
Applicant interviews are:
By invitation only
Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
63 %
Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100 %
APPLICANT POOL
International applications received:
61 %
Applications from women received:
39 %
Mean base salary forgone:
$ n/a
Median base salary forgone:
$ n/a
CLASS PROFILE
Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:
Female: 45 %
International: 32 %
Married: n/a %
Ethnicity/US Students in Program
African American: 3 %
Asian American: 14 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 5 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
Native American: 0 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 69 %
Chose not to report: 5 %
Other: 4 %
Students from following regions:
Africa : 1 %
Asia: 13 %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 11 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 2 %
Middle East: 4 %
North America: 64 %
Oceania : 0 %
Western Europe: 5 %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: 0 %
Entering North American citizens by region:
Northeast: 44 %
Mid-Atlantic: 16 %
South: 6 %
Southwest: 4 %
Midwest : 7 %
West: 22 %
Possessions and territories: 1 %
Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
55
Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
49
Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
From: 28
To: 91
Median age of entering class:
28
Mean age of entering class:
27
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:
100 %
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:
96 %
Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 28,330
Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 30,000
On what basis are scholarships awarded?
a combination of need and merit
Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:
36
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:
$ 18,156
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?
Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program:
$ n/a
GMAT
Applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From: 610
To: 740
CLASS OFFERINGS
Average students in a full-time MBA core class:
51
Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:
29
Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
79
Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:
Macroeconomics in the Global Environment
Indian Field Seminar
Clean Technologies Business Models
Health Sector Consulting
Health Sector Marketing
Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2004
Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Strategy
Other: Health Sector; Public and Non-Profit
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:
MBA/JD (Law)
MBA/MA (Arts)
MBA/MD (Medicine)
MBA/MS (Science)
Other
Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?
No
FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
182
Full-time faculty
Tenured: 49
Non-Tenured: 63
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty
Tenured: 2
Non-Tenured: 65
Women on Faculty
Tenured: 9
Non-Tenured: 41
Minority Faculty
Tenured: n/a
Non-Tenured: n/a
International Faculty
Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 9
Faculty with PhDs
Tenured: 47
Non-Tenured: 65
STUDENT LIFE
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Biotech/Health care
Business Ethics
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Finance
Information Technology
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Nonprofit
Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Black MBA Association
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Women in MBA
TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching methods used
Case study: 50 %
Distance Learning: 0 %
Experiential Learning: 5 %
Lecture: 30 %
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:
FY08 focused on leveraging information technology resources in the production and delivery of business education. SMG adopted Sakai as its course management system, integrating it with u-portal. Video capture of lectures was piloted and classrooms were upgraded with workstations, high-end video cards, network switches, and pen-equipped computer monitors. Open access lab equipment was replaced and wireless access was improved to meet demand. An on-line MBA Directory for business networking and an application for on-line faculty and course evaluation data were released.
Amount spent:
$ 5,268,161
ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
15,412
Active MBA alumni clubs
18
Countries in which MBA clubs exist
10
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
10 %
Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$ 625
Median gift from MBA alumni
$ 230
Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?
No
Business School Endowment
$ n/a
Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?
Yes
Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes
Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:
Yes
Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?
Yes
CAREER SERVICES
Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 80 %
Graduates not seeking employment: 13 %
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: 5 %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 16 %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 47 %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 11 %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 21 %
Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination: NSH MBA
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: partial
Destination: Black MBA
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: partial
Destination: West Coast Trek
Month: January
Amount Paid By School: none
Destination: Wall Street
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: partial
Primary Source of Job Offer
School-facilitated activities: 62 %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 21 %
No information provided by graduate: 17 %
Companies that recruited second-year MBAs on campus in 2007-08:
180
Companies that posted full-time job offers for MBAs on the school’s job boards in 2007-08:
348
Job Offers for 2008 graduates:
Received first job offer by graduation: 88 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 7 %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0 %
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:
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Bank of America Corp.
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9
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Ernst & Young
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3
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KPMG LLP
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3
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American Express
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2
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PricewaterhouseCoopers
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2
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AT&T
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2
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Microsoft
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2
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Other
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2
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Other
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2
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Other
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2
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Wipro
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2
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Chevron Corp.
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2
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Goldman Sachs Group
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1
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Eli Lilly
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1
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Other
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1
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Partners Health Care
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2
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Duff & Phelps
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2
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EMC
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2
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Genzyme
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1
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Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:
42 %
Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $ 89,543
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $ 90,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 16,767
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 10,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 19,016
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 10,500
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
Consulting: 21 %
Finance/Accounting: 20 %
General Management: 6 %
Human Resources: 0 %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 20 %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 6 %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 1 %
Other: 2 %
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 13 %
Consulting: 5 %
Consumer Products: 22 %
Financial Services: 1 %
Manufacturing: 3 %
Media/Entertainment: 1 %
Non-Profit: 6 %
Petroleum/Energy: 4 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 9 %
Real Estate: 3 %
Technology: 13 %
Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Africa: 0 %
Asia: 5 %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 2 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 2 %
Middle East: 0 %
North America: 69 %
Oceana: 0 %
Western Europe: 2 %
Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Northeast: 76 %
Mid-Atlantic: 1 %
South: 4 %
Southwest: 3 %
Midwest: 0 %
West: 15 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
Canada: 1 %
Companies that recruited MBAs for internships on campus in 2007-08:
19
Companies that posted internships for MBAs on school job boards in 2007-08:
196
Top Companies – Internships:
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AT&T
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4
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Bank of America Corp.
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4
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Other
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4
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Other
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4
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Other
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3
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Other
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2
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Other
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2
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Other
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2
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Hewlett-Packard
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2
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Other
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2
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Other
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1
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Other
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1
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Other
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1
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HSBC
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1
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Procter & Gamble
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1
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Liberty Mutual
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4
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Genzyme
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4
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Lahey Clinic
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3
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New Balance
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2
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VmWare
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2
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Mass Technology Collaborative
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2
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Acceleration Partners
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2
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Raytheon
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1
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Internships awarded that are paid:
91 %
Mean and median intern compensation per week:
Mean : 1,251
Median: 1,280
Average internship length in weeks:
n/a
SCHOOL COMMENTS
School Comments:
N/A
I think the experience at BU will prepare students to succeed in whatever career they choose. The primary reason is the emphasis the school places on teamwork. I found this part of the program especially rewarding, and would therefore recommend BU to my friends and collegues. — Finance
BU’s MBA program has professors who may be world-renowned, but, more importantly, are student renowned. They are accessible to their students, which is a huge benefit. — Consulting
I had a great experience at Boston University, believe I received an outstanding education, and landed an excellent job. I would recommend the program to friends. — Finance
This university is overrated and was a huge disappointment. — Finance
My decision was heavily based on getting a 90% scholarship from Boston University. This made it extraordinarily valuable to me. I would only strongly recommend this program to a friend if he/she were to receive similar financial help. — Finance
The professors are very knowledgeable, with both academic and real world experience. Additionally, they are almost always accessible for meeting with students. — Marketing
THe program was amazing, I really enjoyed the experience and already have recomended the program to a number of friends that are concidering going back to school. — Marketing
I had great experiences during the program with a diversity of my peers where I could learn about different aspects in a problem. I had the full support of all the professors in my program and they really helped me in opening my views towards a specific professional issue. — Finance
The curriculum was great and the professors were excellent. The students were friendly but competitive but BU lacks a sense of community which I think is important. — Finance
I gained a great deal of knowledge about business environment and developed soft skills such as Leadership, Team skills and communication skills. I feel that the faculties and the class-mates at Boston Uni. contributed a great deal towards my learning. I would certainly recommend Boston Uni.to get an MBA. — Finance
The BU MBA program helped me tremendously in terms of learning how to network and strategically analyze various aspects of businesses. I would recommend the program to anyone based solely on the valuable learning experience I gained as well as the high quality of the faculty. — Consulting
BU’s career center didn’t understand international students’ situation. And there are only few positions opening for international students on career website. — Finance
The quality of the program and the school facilities surpassed my expectations and returned a vast amount of knowledge and professional advancement. — Marketing
The Boston University MBA program was one of the best experiences of my life. In addition to having been challenged by professors and classmates, I have developed close relationships that I expect to endure. — Consulting
The BU MBA gave me the tools and exposure to refine my ambitions and outline a practical path to achieve my professional goals. — Investment Banking
BU is a great school for people who have done their research and know what to expect. Some people have been disappointed, I think, by certain aspects, but my sense is that they had expected different things than the program is prepared to offer. — Nonprofit
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December 5, 2008
PROGRAM BASICS
Two Year MBA
F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
Olin Hall
Babson Park , Massachusetts 02457
Status:
Private Institution
Graduate business school is accredited by:
AACSB International
Other
Years in which the following programs were founded:
Full-time MBA: 1951
Part-time MBA : 1961
Distance-learning MBA: 2003
Undergraduate business program: 1919
Executive Education (non-degree): 1972
PROGRAM COSTS
Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Resident : $ 72,184
Nonresident : $ 72,184
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $ 61,222
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $ 61,222
PROGRAM LENGTH
Full-time program (months):
21
ENROLLMENT
Graduate business school enrollment
Total graduate business school: 1588
Full-time MBA: 387
Part-time MBA: 721
Distance MBA: 451
Executive MBA: 0
Undergraduate business school enrollment
1,851
Graduate degree programs:
Master of Accounting
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
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:
626
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
48 %
Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
51 %
Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
187
Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
23
Applicant interviews are:
By invitation only
Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100 %
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: 37 %
International: 41 %
Ethnicity/US Students in Program
African American: 5 %
Asian American: 14 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 6 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
Native American: 0 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 69 %
Chose not to report: 6 %
Other: 1 %
Students from following regions:
Africa : 1 %
Asia: 12 %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 12 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 13 %
Middle East: 2 %
North America: 57 %
Oceania : 0 %
Western Europe: 3 %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: 10 %
Entering North American citizens by region:
Northeast: 62 %
Mid-Atlantic: 9 %
South: 6 %
Southwest: 2 %
Midwest : 5 %
West: 14 %
Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
62
Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
60
Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
From: 30
To: 96
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:
100 %
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:
60 %
Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 17,318
Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 15,000
On what basis are scholarships awarded?
a combination of need and merit
Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:
24
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:
$ 16,900
Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:
99 %
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:
$ 54,397
GMAT
Applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From: 550
To: 710
CLASS OFFERINGS
Average students in a full-time MBA core class:
50
Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:
32
Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
80
Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:
Assessing Technological Pre-Ventures
Entrepreneurial Leadership:The Principle of Objectivity
Strategies for Innovation and Growth
Social Networking and Virtual Worlds
Environmental Entrepreneurship
Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2006
Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
International Business
Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?
Yes
FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
195
Full-time faculty
Tenured: 90
Non-Tenured: 38
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty
Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 67
Women on Faculty
Tenured: 25
Non-Tenured: 22
Minority Faculty
Tenured: 14
Non-Tenured: 13
International Faculty
Tenured: 12
Non-Tenured: 11
Faculty with PhDs
Tenured: 90
Non-Tenured: 43
Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:
9 %
Faculty who have owned their own business:
15 %
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
Media & Entertainment
VC/ Private Equity
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: 45 %
Distance Learning: 0 %
Experiential Learning: 10 %
Lecture: 5 %
Simulations: 5 %
Team Project: 35 %
Other: 0 %
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
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:
Wireless service expansion, implementation of wireless security, Cellular coverage expanded, Enhanced storage solution, Restructure of networking topology, Second internet connection, e-learning rooms launched, Expanded on-line programs & technology based teaching materials, Extended self service Portal for the community, Implemented Blackboard, Inc. upgrade, Developed Course Management Portlet, Upgraded campus to Office 2007, 100% multi-media classrooms, High power print management system, Implementing real time emergency notification system, Improved SPAM filtering for students, Implemented energy saving software for desktops, Implemented Sharepoint 2007 for collaboration, Implemented online self-help knowledgebase, Upgraded hybrid PBX, Replaced all desktops and laptops on campus.
Amount spent:
$ 13,000,000
ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
15,000
Active MBA alumni clubs
15
Countries in which MBA clubs exist
9
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
20 %
Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$ 738
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
$ 216,376,522
Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?
Yes
Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes
Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:
Yes
Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?
Yes
CAREER SERVICES
Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 71 %
Graduates not seeking employment: 20 %
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: 9 %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 9 %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 30 %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 51 %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 0 %
Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination: NSHMBA
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: partial
Destination: NBMBA
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: partial
Destination: NAWMBA
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: partial
Destination: Black Enterprise
Month: May
Amount Paid By School: partial
Destination: NY Forte
Month: June
Amount Paid By School: partial
Primary Source of Job Offer
School-facilitated activities: 31 %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 39 %
No information provided by graduate: 30 %
Job Offers for 2008 graduates:
Received first job offer by graduation: 62 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 23 %
Did not report having received a job offer: 15 %
Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:
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Johnson & Johnson
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3
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Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
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2
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General Electric
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2
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McKinsey & Company
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1
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Booz Allen Hamilton
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1
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Citigroup Inc.
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1
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Fidelity
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5
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Ratner Companies
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2
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IBM
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4
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PA Consulting
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2
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EMC
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2
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Covidien
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2
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Wellington Investments
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2
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Cambridge Associates
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1
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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: $ 92,296
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $ 90,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 17,228
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 15,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 13,690
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 6,000
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
Consulting: 24 %
Finance/Accounting: 39 %
General Management: 14 %
Human Resources: 0 %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 18 %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 2 %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 2 %
Other: 1 %
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 0 %
Consulting: 12 %
Consumer Products: 20 %
Financial Services: 34 %
Manufacturing: 0 %
Media/Entertainment: 0 %
Non-Profit: 0 %
Petroleum/Energy: 3 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 7 %
Real Estate: 3 %
Technology: 16 %
Other: 5 %
Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Northeast: 83 %
Mid-Atlantic: 5 %
South: 4 %
Southwest: 4 %
Midwest: 2 %
West: 0 %
Possessions and territories: 2 %
Canada: 0 %
Top Companies – Internships:
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Johnson & Johnson
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3
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International Bus. Machines
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4
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Cigna
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2
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Pandemic Labs
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2
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Hasbro
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3
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Fidelity
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3
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Duty Free Shops
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3
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ZipCar
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2
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Thermo Fisher
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2
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Sodexho
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2
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Smith and Nephew
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2
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Ocean Spray
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2
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JMH Capital
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2
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EMC
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1
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Irving Oil
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1
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SCHOOL COMMENTS
School Comments:
N/A
It has the greatest entrepreneurial teaching in the world. Always pushing you to understand every aspect of the business withoutt loosing felixibility and dynamism. — Venture Capital/Private Equity
Babson is a very special place. It may not be well-suited for those chasing MBA programs based on rankings; however, if you are looking for a vibrant & integrated curriculum, where unconventional approaches to learning are sometimes taken, then this is definitely a place where you can experiment and be creative. — Venture Capital/Private Equity
I got the education I wanted. I think there is room for improvement in several areas, but I think the faculty is working hard to make those improvements. I think it gets better every year. — Entrepreneurship
The MBA program has a diverse student body (almost half are international students). Babson also teaches with a teamwork format and therefore you are not competing with your classmates like at other b-schools. This leads to good network of colleagues for future business. — Finance
Babson faculty are very knowledgeable and pushed me to achieve excellence. They made me think in a different way and gave me tremendous new insights. The students were humble and had a zeal to learn. Most of them were entrepreneurs. The learning from outside the class room was tremendous. — Entrepreneurship
I believe that Babson has an excellent integrated program for MBA candidates that are not solely focused on a career on Wall Street. The school offers a diverse offering of elective courses with a strong focus on entrepreneurship. — Entrepreneurship
Babson is a great school and has a well balanced class profile. It is not a typical school in the sense that it does not get lot of finance, consulting folks. However, it gets lot of small entrepreneurs, family business folk who provide lot of value to the education out here. Quality of education, professors, facilities are quite good and I would definitely recommend to friends. — Information Technology
I will recommend Babson College to anyone who is interested in Entrepreneurship program because I really want them to have such a great experience and opportunity that I gained from Babson. — Entrepreneurship
The School has a specific positioning around entrepreneurship. If that is what my friends or collegues want this is the right school; if not, there are many other options to consider. — Finance
For a person with interest in entrepreneurship, Babson is the school to go to. Nevertheless, the faculty as well as the network offers great opportunitites in Financial services or strategic consulting for top students. — Finance
The faculty was impressive and engaging, my classmates were smart, fun, entrepreneurial and adventurous, and the curriculum was fantastic, especially in the second-year electives. The vibe was much more of a “community” than other schools I visited and the student body was more diverse and interesting than people I met at other programs. — Finance
I think the program was exceptional. I would not suggest the school to people who want strictly finance jobs out of school, as this is not what the school focuses on. — Entrepreneurship
The program is becoming worse progressively, and Babson Administration is completely deaf to student’s concerns. — Entrepreneurship
There are two areas for future improvement: Admission office –Some students with a very low level of class performance got full scholarships– and more support for internationa job search — Consulting
It was great experience to study my MBA at Babson. If I had to choose again in a second life, I would definitely choose Babson. — Entrepreneurship
Babson’s MBA program is grossly underrated. Everything about their MBA program is top-notch. — Finance
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December 5, 2008
PROGRAM BASICS
W. P. Carey MBA – Full Time Program
W. P. Carey School of Business – MBA
300 E. Lemon
P. O. Box 874906
Tempe , Arizona 85287-4906
Status:
Public Institution
Graduate business school is accredited by:
AACSB International
Years in which the following programs were founded:
Full-time MBA: 1989
Part-time MBA : 1961
Distance-learning MBA: 2000
Undergraduate business program: 1946
Executive MBA: 1979
Executive Education (non-degree): 1975
PhD program: 1984
Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) program: 1965
PROGRAM COSTS
Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Resident : $ 34,082
Nonresident : $ 59,208
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $ 35,791
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $ 48,354
PROGRAM LENGTH
Full-time program (months):
21
ENROLLMENT
Graduate business school enrollment
Total graduate business school: 1547
Full-time MBA: 159
Part-time MBA: 647
Distance MBA: 363
Executive MBA: 79
PhD program: 116
Doctorate of Business Administration: 0
MS: 113
Other: 70
Undergraduate business school enrollment
6,113
Graduate degree programs:
Master of Accounting
Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
Other graduate degree programs:
Master of Taxation; Master of Health Sector Management
ADMISSIONS
Application Deadlines
10/19/08 12/14/08 2/15/09 4/5/09
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 Computer Based
TOEFL Internet Based Test
TOEFL Paper-based Test
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:
559
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
24 %
Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
62 %
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:
36
Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
10
Applicant interviews are:
By invitation only
Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
46 %
Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100 %
APPLICANT POOL
International applications received:
50 %
Applications from women received:
25 %
Mean base salary forgone:
$ 48,075
Median base salary forgone:
$ 40,750
CLASS PROFILE
Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:
Female: 25 %
International: 26 %
Ethnicity/US Students in Program
African American: 2 %
Asian American: 3 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 2 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 87 %
Chose not to report: 6 %
Students from following regions:
Africa : 0 %
Asia: 21 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 3 %
Middle East: 1 %
North America: 74 %
Oceania : 0 %
Western Europe: 1 %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: 0 %
Entering North American citizens by region:
Northeast: 6 %
Mid-Atlantic: 8 %
South: 6 %
Southwest: 48 %
Midwest : 10 %
West: 22 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
57
Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
52
Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
From: 21
To: 101
Median age of entering class:
28
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:
100 %
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:
88 %
Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 15,395
Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 20,125
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?
As part of the admissions application
Mean scholarships awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:
$ 5,612
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:
$ 35,127
GMAT
Applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From: 613
To: 730
CLASS OFFERINGS
Average students in a full-time MBA core class:
42
Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:
25
Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
55
Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:
Corporate Strategy
Environmental Sustainability
Advanced Digital Media
Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2006
Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Real Estate
Sports Business
Supply Chain Management
Other: Supply Chain/Financial Management
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:
MBA/JD (Law)
MBA/March (Architecture)
MBA/MHSA (Health Services Administration)
MBA/MSIM (Information Management)
Other
Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?
No
FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
224
Full-time faculty
Tenured: 148
Non-Tenured: 52
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty
Non-Tenured: 16
Women on Faculty
Tenured: 31
Non-Tenured: 19
Minority Faculty
Tenured: 41
Non-Tenured: 9
International Faculty
Tenured: 45
Non-Tenured: 13
Faculty with PhDs
Tenured: 151
Non-Tenured: 36
Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:
14 %
Faculty who have owned their own business:
11 %
STUDENT LIFE
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Investment Banking
Marketing
Other
Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Women in MBA
Other
TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching methods used
Case study: 35 %
Experiential Learning: 10 %
Lecture: 30 %
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
Other
Additional graduation requirements:
Must successfully complete a capstone strategy class.
TECHNOLOGY
Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?
Yes
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
Over this period, the W. P. Carey School of Business: upgraded its data network, servers, and network storage; this reduced power consumption and improved responsiveness, capacity, reliability and security for research and teaching applications; upgraded its online learning management system with enhanced features and capacity; installed new computers and multimedia technology in its classrooms, including facilities for capturing, indexing and distributing lectures and classroom activities to students for easy review; and upgraded faculty and staff personal computers.
Amount spent:
$ 1,989,000
ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
10,380
Active MBA alumni clubs
1
Countries in which MBA clubs exist
2
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
5 %
Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$ 170
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
$ 87,000,000
Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?
Yes
Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes
Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:
Yes
Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?
Yes
CAREER SERVICES
Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 89 %
Graduates not seeking employment: 11 %
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: 0 %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 29 %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 29 %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 29 %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 14 %
Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination: Orange County, California
Month: January 2008
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Scottsdale, Arizona
Month: November 2007
Amount Paid By School: Full
Primary Source of Job Offer
School-facilitated activities: 67 %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 33 %
No information provided by graduate: 0 %
Companies that recruited second-year MBAs on campus in 2007-08:
75
Companies that posted full-time job offers for MBAs on the school’s job boards in 2007-08:
170
Job Offers for 2008 graduates:
Received first job offer by graduation: 80 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 15 %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 2 %
Did not report having received a job offer: 3 %
Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:
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Cisco
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6
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Chevron Corp.
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3
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Intel
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2
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Monsanto
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1
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Bank of America Corp.
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1
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Hewlett-Packard
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1
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Honeywell
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1
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Motorola
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1
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Pfizer
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1
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Procter & Gamble
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1
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Sony
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1
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Dial, A Henkel Co.
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3
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Raytheon
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2
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AT Kearney
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1
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FMC Technologies
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1
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Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:
68 %
Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $ 86,065
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $ 85,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 12,516
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 10,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 24,996
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 10,000
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
Consulting: 10 %
Finance/Accounting: 15 %
General Management: 4 %
Human Resources: 0 %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 19 %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 2 %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 46 %
Other: 4 %
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 4 %
Consulting: 4 %
Consumer Products: 13 %
Financial Services: 11 %
Manufacturing: 10 %
Media/Entertainment: 2 %
Non-Profit: 0 %
Petroleum/Energy: 4 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 8 %
Real Estate: 4 %
Technology: 11 %
Other: 29 %
Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Africa: 0 %
Asia: 0 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
Middle East: 0 %
North America: 98 %
Oceana: 0 %
Western Europe: 2 %
Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Northeast: 6 %
Mid-Atlantic: 2 %
South: 2 %
Southwest: 55 %
Midwest: 9 %
West: 26 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
Canada: 0 %
Companies that recruited MBAs for internships on campus in 2007-08:
36
Companies that posted internships for MBAs on school job boards in 2007-08:
69
Top Companies – Internships:
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Chevron Corp.
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4
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Intel
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3
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American Express
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2
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Apple
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2
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Bank of America Corp.
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2
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Clorox
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2
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Motorola
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2
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Bulbstorm
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2
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C. R. Bard
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2
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Cox Communications
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2
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Mattel
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2
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TriWest Healthcare
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2
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U-Haul
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2
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VF
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2
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Colgate
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1
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Internships awarded that are paid:
97 %
Mean and median intern compensation per week:
Mean : 1,266
Median: 1,320
Average internship length in weeks:
11
SCHOOL COMMENTS
School Comments:
An interview protocol evaluating leadership potential and interpersonal skills is a very important part of our Fulltime MBA application and selection process. With two cohorts of approximately 45 students each, we have a very collegial program with extensive faculty and student interaction. We also have intensive career counseling for each student. These factors result in a very positive job market response including a placement rate that is among the highest in the nation within three months of graduation.
I believe ASU has an excellent MBA program for Supply Chain Management and would encourage anyone who is looking for SCM specialization to apply. They also have a challenging core program. — Operations
The overall experience and value that you get from this program is excellent. The coursework is rigorous and valuable; the people are great; and the overall experience makes everything worthwhile. — Marketing
No career help for finance students. — Finance
The smaller class size along with the exceptional instructors allowed me to learn and feel that I wasnt just another person in the class. Everyone knows everyone else by name, and you have a very strong sense of family. — Finance
On-campus recruiting was excellent, classes were extremely organized and I learned a tremendous amount and the networking opportunity is priceless. — Finance
I was in the Sports Business concentration, and I think that our program has a unique combination of strong core MBA classes and sports-specific projects and experience. — Finance
It is an exceptionally good buy for the price, ranks very high in my specialization (supply chain management), and is on an upward trajectory regarding rankings and notoriety. — Operations
I truly enjoyed the W.P. Carey MBA program at Arizona State University. The small class sizes and high quality students made the 2 years the best educational experience (and better than any work experience) I have ever had. — Marketing
I would recommend the W.P. Carey program almost without reservation. My only hesitation is that I think too few marketing companies recruit on campus. — Marketing
I had an amazing experience, and would recommend the W.P. Carey full-time program to anyone. — Information Technology
It was a great education, particularly at a low cost. — Information Technology
Incredible experience. Professors, colleagues, are top notch, very professional and concerned with student development in and out of classroom. — Information Technology
Due to the nature of my specialization (Sports Business), the program is the best in the nation. — Marketing
The last two years were simply an amazing experience. Interacting with a diverse group of students from various background was extremely beneficial in my education. The faculty and staff were extremely dedicated to helping me excel in my education and finding a rewarding job after graduation. — Operations
The W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is still facing an uphill fight against business schools with better reputations. While I believe that the education I have received at ASU parallels that of better known schools, it is sometimes difficult to relay that idea to potential employers. — Finance
If given the opportunity to attend a top 10 school, I would recommend that a friend attend the top 10 program. Wharton or Stanford will simply get you through more doors than ASU. — Finance
I believe ASU is a top 25 program and is heading in the right direction. It is not the right school for everyone but is clearly doing a lot of things right. — Finance
I really enjoyed my MBA experience at ASU. However, I was disappointed in the lack of resources available for my area of emphasis. This has resulted in some negative scores from me. — Operations
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December 4, 2008
PROGRAM BASICS
Vanderbilt MBA
Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management
401 21st Avenue South
Nashville , Tennessee 37203
Status:
Private Institution
Graduate business school is accredited by:
AACSB International
Years in which the following programs were founded:
Full-time MBA: 1969
Executive MBA: 1978
PROGRAM COSTS
Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Resident : $ 80,334
Nonresident : $ 80,334
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $ 23,500
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $ 23,500
PROGRAM LENGTH
Full-time program (months):
21
ENROLLMENT
Graduate business school enrollment
Total graduate business school: 477
Full-time MBA: 382
Executive MBA: 95
PhD program: 17
Other: 52
Graduate degree programs:
Master of Accounting
Master of Finance
Other graduate degree programs:
N/A
ADMISSIONS
Application Deadlines
October 13, 2008 November 17, 2008 January 5, 2009 March 1, 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?
IELTS
TOEFL Computer Based
TOEFL Internet Based Test
TOEFL Paper-based Test
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:
986
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
36 %
Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
50 %
Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:
4 %
Percentage of this year’s reapplicants accepted:
33 %
Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
23
Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
19
Applicant interviews are:
Required
Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
84 %
Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100 %
APPLICANT POOL
International applications received:
42 %
Applications from women received:
28 %
Mean base salary forgone:
$ 57,682
Median base salary forgone:
$ 45,000
CLASS PROFILE
Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:
Female: 25 %
International: 18 %
Married: 23 %
Ethnicity/US Students in Program
African American: 4 %
Asian American: 7 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 2 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 1 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 83 %
Chose not to report: 3 %
Students from following regions:
Asia: 14 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 3 %
Middle East: 1 %
North America: 82 %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: 3 %
Entering North American citizens by region:
Northeast: 20 %
Mid-Atlantic: 6 %
South: 41 %
Southwest: 11 %
Midwest : 6 %
West: 16 %
Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
55
Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
48
Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
From: 24
To: 84
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:
78 %
Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 43,708
Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 50,500
On what basis are scholarships awarded?
academic merit
Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:
12
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:
$ 19,175
Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:
99 %
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:
$ 85,780
GMAT
Applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From: 580
To: 730
CLASS OFFERINGS
Average students in a full-time MBA core class:
45
Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:
32
Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
130
Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:
Training Systems Management (HR); Essentials of Project
Mgmt; Health Care Operations; Research in Financial
Reporting; Recording Industry; Leadership for Nonprofit
Mgmt; Artist Mgmt; Real Estate Project Capstone; Corp
Restructuring; Property Mgmt; Real Estate Transactions
Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2007
Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Human Resource Management
International Business
Marketing
Operations Management
Real Estate
Strategy
Technology
Other: Brand Management, Corporate Finance, Investment Management
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:
MBA/JD (Law)
MBA/MA (Arts)
MBA/MD (Medicine)
MBA/MSN (Nursing)
MBA/PhD
Other
Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?
No
FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
89
Full-time faculty
Tenured: 34
Non-Tenured: 18
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty
Tenured: 5
Non-Tenured: 43
Women on Faculty
Tenured: 4
Non-Tenured: 9
Minority Faculty
Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 4
International Faculty
Tenured: 5
Non-Tenured: 7
Faculty with PhDs
Tenured: 34
Non-Tenured: 38
Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:
7 %
Faculty who have owned their own business:
8 %
STUDENT LIFE
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Biotech/Health care
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resources
Manufacturing
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
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: 30 %
Experiential Learning: 5 %
Lecture: 40 %
Simulations: 10 %
Team Project: 15 %
Requirements for graduation:
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:
62 credit hours; complete an ethics/CSR course
TECHNOLOGY
Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?
Yes
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
Two classrooms were upgraded to dual high definition projectors with a digital document camera, and two screens on the podium that can be written on with a digital pen. Data center operations have been centralized to a tier two data center. Storage has been added to provide more email and file storage space. Full support for Apple computers is now available. A virtual desktop service allows Mac or PC users access to any special software for academic needs from any platform anytime without having to go to a computer lab. A Nintendo Wii was installed in the student lounge. All computers for faculty/staff/classrooms/labs were replaced Summer 2008. Additional printers were installed at more locations for students.
Amount spent:
$ 425,000
ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
7,008
Active MBA alumni clubs
1
Countries in which MBA clubs exist
0
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
19 %
Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$ 1,839
Median gift from MBA alumni
$ 200
Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?
No
Business School Endowment
$ 279,748,181
Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?
Yes
Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes
Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:
Yes
Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?
Yes
CAREER SERVICES
Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 87 %
Graduates not seeking employment: 11 %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 2 %
Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 67 %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 11 %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 22 %
Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination: New York – Wall Street Week
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: none
Destination: Charlotte
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: none
Destination: New York Interview Day
Month: January
Amount Paid By School: none
Destination: San Francisco – West Coast Forum
Month: January
Amount Paid By School: none
Destination: Atlanta Southeast MBA Interview Forum
Month: March
Amount Paid By School: none
Primary Source of Job Offer
School-facilitated activities: 70 %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 28 %
No information provided by graduate: 2 %
Job Offers for 2008 graduates:
Received first job offer by graduation: 83 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 10 %
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:
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Bank of America Corp.
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4
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Johnson & Johnson
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4
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Citigroup Inc.
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3
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AT&T
|
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3
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Deutsche Bank AG
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3
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Emerson Electric
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2
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Asurion
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4
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Deloitte Touche
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4
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McKesson Corporation
|
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3
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Humana
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3
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Mattel
|
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2
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HCA
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2
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Prologis
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2
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H.J. Heinz
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2
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Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:
67 %
Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $ 89,891
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $ 90,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 18,289
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 15,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 19,255
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 10,000
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
Consulting: 17 %
Finance/Accounting: 35 %
General Management: 15 %
Human Resources: 2 %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 23 %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 6 %
Other: 2 %
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Consulting: 11 %
Consumer Products: 7 %
Financial Services: 23 %
Manufacturing: 5 %
Media/Entertainment: 4 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 26 %
Real Estate: 5 %
Technology: 12 %
Other: 7 %
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: 15 %
Mid-Atlantic: 7 %
South: 54 %
Southwest: 6 %
Midwest: 8 %
West: 10 %
Top Companies – Internships:
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Bank of America Corp.
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7
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Emerson Electric
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4
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General Electric
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4
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Exxon Mobil Corp.
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3
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Procter & Gamble
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3
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Deloitte Touche Tomatsu
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3
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Wal-Mart
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3
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Morgan Stanley
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2
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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2
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Pfizer
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2
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UBS
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2
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Dollar General
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5
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Black and Decker
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4
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Humana
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4
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Hanes Brand, Inc
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3
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Thomas/Rueters
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2
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Goldman, Sachs
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2
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Nissan
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2
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Harrah’s Entertainment
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2
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|
|
|
|
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|
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|
Internships awarded that are paid:
94 %
Mean and median intern compensation per week:
Mean : 1,411
Median: 1,462
Average internship length in weeks:
10
SCHOOL COMMENTS
School Comments:
N/A
Owen at Vanderbilt has been a jewel in the rough for me. I learned a tremendous amount from great faculty that has prepared me for a post-MBA career and has helped me grow as a person. While the curriculum has been rigorous, I was also able to have balance with a great network of friends and an abundance of activities. — Investment Banking
Owen is such a close knit community. You can’t help but learn from your peers, the faculty, and staff. It was the best two years of my life! — Marketing
The program has excellent professors and the quality of work assigned is quite high. The atmosphere is quite friendly and it’s easy to build networks. — Finance
Owen MBA has helped me to change my career even at the age of 41. I have landed with my dream job in investment banking. — Investment Banking
The Finance education I have received at Vanderbilt rivals that of other schools. This was evident over the summer when I was as well or better prepared for my internship than those from other schools. — Finance
The community at Owen is amazing and such Camaraderie truly lends itself to an increase in interpersonal skills among students. — Entrepreneurship
I took advantage of the opportunity to study abroad for a semester, and thought it was one of the greatest aspects of Owen – the relationships with the other international schools. — Human Resources
The finance curriculum is challenging, yet the accessibility of the faculty and collegial atmosphere of Owen make the daily grind surprisingly enjoyable. — Finance
Negative: Lack of diversity. — Marketing
When I was attending Owen, it was the first time in my college career that I actually felt challenged in the classroom. — Marketing
Vanderbilt is a great school and its small size is a big asset. — Investment Banking
Much of the information you gain during an MBA experience can be picked up by reading the WSJ daily, but Owen challenged me to become the leader I have always wanted to be. I was able to lead my peers and gain the confidence to advance in my career. — Consulting
I absolutely loved my time at Owen and would recommend it to anyone. — Marketing
There are many different things people want to get out of an MBA program. I believe that where you want to end up is a very important factor in where you go to MBA school. When I came in, I wanted to stay in the Southeast. I ended up taking an Investment Banking job in New York, because Owen opened my eyes to what a challenging experience this might be. However, had this been my goal to begin with, I probably should have targeted schools in the Northeast. — Investment Banking
The program is well balanced and emphasizes both theoretical as well as real life learning. It is good to study in small school and Vanderbilt has a friendly environment. — Finance
The program was good but location makes it difficult for jobs outside the South. The companies that come to the school also need to increase and get better. — Finance
I would definitely urge friends or colleagues to enroll at Owen, without a doubt. The personalized nature of the program is what most impressed me. You really feel like you are a part of a family at Owen. While competition is an important aspect of any b-school culture, this program succeeds at creating a balance between scholastic activities and extra curricular endeavors – especially with respect to serving the Nashville community. — Entrepreneurship
As a career switcher, completing an MBA was integral to changing the direction of my career path. For people looking to radically switch careers, getting an MBA gives you the necessary skills, signals your commitment to performing well in your new career, and gives you access to contacts and career services to secure the job you want. Owen excels in all of these aspects, especially in the Healthcare program. — Marketing
I have already urged multiple colleagues to enroll for the vast opportunities that Owen represents. — Operations
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December 4, 2008
PROGRAM BASICS
Georgia Tech MBA Program
Georgia Tech College of Management
800 West Peachtree St. NW
Atlanta , Georgia 30308
Status:
Public Institution
Graduate business school is accredited by:
AACSB International
Years in which the following programs were founded:
Full-time MBA: 1945
Part-time MBA : 2007
Undergraduate business program: 1934
Executive MBA: 1995
Executive Education (non-degree): 1994
PhD program: 1970
PROGRAM COSTS
Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Resident : $ 17,816
Nonresident : $ 64,152
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $ 20,643
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $ 43,811
PROGRAM LENGTH
Full-time program (months):
22
ENROLLMENT
Graduate business school enrollment
Total graduate business school: 540
Full-time MBA: 156
Part-time MBA: 125
Executive MBA: 170
PhD program: 49
MS: 36
Other: 4
Undergraduate business school enrollment
1,346
Graduate degree programs:
Other graduate degree programs:
MS-Quantitative and Computational Finance
ADMISSIONS
Application Deadlines
January 15, 2009 March 15, 2009 May 1, 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?
TOEFL Computer Based
TOEFL Internet Based Test
TOEFL Paper-based Test
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:
Very Important
APPLICANTS
Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:
356
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
29 %
Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
67 %
Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:
3 %
Percentage of this year’s reapplicants accepted:
25 %
Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
0
Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
0
Applicant interviews are:
By invitation only
Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
47 %
Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100 %
APPLICANT POOL
International applications received:
44 %
Applications from women received:
34 %
CLASS PROFILE
Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:
Female: 27 %
International: 19 %
Ethnicity/US Students in Program
African American: 1 %
Asian American: 7 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 3 %
Native American: 0 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 66 %
Chose not to report: 0 %
Other: 0 %
Students from following regions:
Africa : 0 %
Asia: 12 %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 4 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 1 %
Middle East: 0 %
North America: 81 %
Oceania : 0 %
Western Europe: 1 %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: 0 %
Entering North American citizens by region:
Northeast: 3 %
Mid-Atlantic: 3 %
South: 70 %
Southwest: 3 %
Midwest : 1 %
West: 1 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
54
Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
46
Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
From: 6
To: 111
Median age of entering class:
27
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:
77 %
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:
72 %
Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 15,023
Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 15,727
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:
$ 5,000
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?
Only to domestic students
Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program:
$ 23,438
GMAT
Applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From: 640
To: 730
CLASS OFFERINGS
Average students in a full-time MBA core class:
54
Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:
21
Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
60
Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:
IT Practicum
Emerging Technologies
Current Thinking in Strategy
Fundamentals of Innovation 1 and 2
Fundamentals of Technology Commercialization
Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2004
Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
Accounting
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Strategy
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:
MBA/MS (Science)
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: 42
Non-Tenured: 23
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty
Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 15
Women on Faculty
Tenured: 7
Non-Tenured: 4
Minority Faculty
Tenured: 19
Non-Tenured: 12
International Faculty
Tenured: 9
Non-Tenured: 14
Faculty with PhDs
Tenured: 42
Non-Tenured: 23
Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:
10 %
Faculty who have owned their own business:
1 %
STUDENT LIFE
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Manufacturing
Nonprofit
Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:
International Club
Volunteer
Women in MBA
Other
TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching methods used
Case study: 20 %
Distance Learning: 0 %
Experiential Learning: 20 %
Lecture: 35 %
Simulations: 0 %
Team Project: 25 %
Other: 0 %
Requirements for graduation:
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:
Talisma Unifed CRM w/ associated services and personnel time. Software & Data Tools for Faculty and Students (additional services added each year). Replaced all employee PCs; Replaced undergraduate & graduate lab PCs; Replaced all classroom/presentation area PCs; Added Content Management System; Replaced administrative office copiers with maltifunction printer/scanner/copiers; Added experiential/marketing lab PCs and Projection System; Added network capacity (wired & wireless); Added Managerial Research Lab (PCs, AV); Enhanced Inventory Management System.
Amount spent:
$ 3.94 mil
ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
3,233
Active MBA alumni clubs
1
Countries in which MBA clubs exist
1
Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?
No
Business School Endowment
$ 39,630,752
Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?
Yes
Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes
Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:
Yes
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: 18 %
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: 12 %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 38 %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 0 %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 12 %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 38 %
Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination: National Black MBA Conference
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: National Hispanic MBA Conference
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: National Association Women MBA Conference
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Primary Source of Job Offer
School-facilitated activities: 71 %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 29 %
No information provided by graduate: 0 %
Job Offers for 2008 graduates:
Received first job offer by graduation: 98 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 2 %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0 %
Did not report having received a job offer: 0 %
Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:
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Bank of America Corp.
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9
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AT&T
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2
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Johnson & Johnson
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2
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Deloitte Consulting
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3
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ADP
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2
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Delta Airlines
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2
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Infosys Consulting
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2
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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: $ 93,403
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $ 95,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 16,425
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 15,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 11,734
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 10,000
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
Consulting: 33 %
Finance/Accounting: 18 %
General Management: 18 %
Human Resources: 0 %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 5 %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 13 %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 13 %
Other: 0 %
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 2 %
Consulting: 24 %
Consumer Products: 6 %
Financial Services: 26 %
Manufacturing: 5 %
Media/Entertainment: 0 %
Non-Profit: 0 %
Petroleum/Energy: 2 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 6 %
Real Estate: 2 %
Technology: 9 %
Other: 18 %
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: 6 %
Mid-Atlantic: 4 %
South: 82 %
Southwest: 4 %
Midwest: 2 %
West: 0 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
Canada: 0 %
Top Companies – Internships:
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Bank of America Corp.
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9
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AT&T
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7
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International Bus. Machines
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3
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Kimberly-Clark
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2
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Intel
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2
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Aflac
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3
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2
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HD supply
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2
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Internships awarded that are paid:
100 %
Mean and median intern compensation per week:
Mean : 1,272
Median: 1,293
Average internship length in weeks:
10
SCHOOL COMMENTS
School Comments:
N/A
Our class was comprised of some of the brightest people I have ever come across. Although many were engineering undergrads, non-engineers should not feel intimidated as those with softer skills were appreciated for their contributions in class. — Finance
The program is such a bargain. Now that I have graduated, I would like to see the tuition inched up a bit more to reflect the quality of the stellar education I received. — Finance
The small class sizes gave me the ability to develop strong relationships with professors and most of my classmates, and I received lots of one-on-one attention. The students here were much friendlier and down-to-earth than those I know from other MBA programs, but they�re still very high-caliber. — Marketing
It’s an excellent program to get entrepreneurial experience and keep your costs down. But most jobs focused on consulting and operations, so that’s also a consideration. — Entrepreneurship
I could not be more satisfied with the program, the people I met, and the new doors it has opened for me. I’ve learned so much in these past two years, and I have brought my career up to a whole new level. — Consulting
While Georgia Tech is not the most established program in the world, I would say it is one in which an individual student can make the most difference. If someone wants to go and start something new, Georgia Tech is the perfect place for them. — Consulting
The curriculum was well-rounded but provided enough freedom for each student to enjoy a unique educational experience. Also, the alumni, faculty, and staff support will be there for me well beyond graduation. — Consulting
Like 25% of students at Georgia Tech, I paid no tuition because I was on scholarship. Yet my colleagues and I are starting in the same positions as MBAs who paid $80K+ tuition. Georgia Tech is a top program on the rise at a fraction of the cost of others. — Consulting
The career services center was superb in providing advice, connections, and information related to being successful in the marketplace. And the administration was extremely responsive to my needs and knew me by name even though I had not interacted with some of them for months. — Operations
The small size of the program made the classroom experience highly interactive and valuable, but meant that many large companies did not directly recruit at the school. — Finance
Atlanta is a great location. It is the business hub of the South, and thus there are more opportunities to find a perfect internship/job. There�s also nice year-round weather and safe communities, especially near school. — Operations
The professors are very approachable, and because the program is so small (only about 80 students per year), everybody knows everybody, and the professors know all of the MBA students. It’s great to be able to go to any professor’s office to ask a question unrelated to a class or to ask for advice. — Consulting
The professors are high quality, the program listens to and acts on student feedback, the career services group works hard to train and assist students with internships and full-time jobs, and the diversity of the student body is extremely enriching. — Nonprofit
At Georgia Tech, I have been able to pursue a MBA concurrently with my PhD (bioengineering) with very little hassle. There are very few schools that would allow anyone to do what I have done. — Consulting
Georgia Tech has the finest facilities of any school I visited. The availability of break-out rooms for group work, rooms equipped with technology to practice and record your presentations, areas where you can hold on-campus socials and networking events, and comfortable, state of the art classrooms go a long way to enhancing the experience. — Marketing
We have an incredible dean, who encourages students to meet with him regularly for lunch or walks around campus, and acts on every opportunity to improve our MBA program. — Consulting
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