PROGRAM LENGTH
Full-time program (months):
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ADMISSIONS
Application Deadlines
Semester: Fall 2010
Deadline: 11
Semester: Fall 2010
Deadline: 12
Semester: Fall 2010
Deadline: 2
Semester: Fall 2010
Deadline: 4
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 of Application Elements:
GMAT Score:
Very Important
Resume/Work Experience:
Very Important
Application Essays:
Very Important
Interviews:
Considered
Recommendations:
Considered
Undergraduate Transcripts:
Considered作者: s 时间: 2010-8-5 22:13
APPLICANTS
Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:
541
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
76 %
Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
58 %
Applicant interviews are:
Recommended
Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
65 %
Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
75 %作者: s 时间: 2010-8-5 22:14
APPLICANT POOL
International applications received:
53 %
Applications from women received:
32 %作者: s 时间: 2010-8-5 22:14
CLASS PROFILE
Full-time students in newest entering class (2009-2010) that are:
Female: 32 %
International: 53 %
Married: 19 %
Students from following regions:
Africa : 1 %
Asia: 31 %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 1 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 3 %
Middle East: 2 %
North America: 50 %
Oceania : 0 %
Western Europe: 3 %
Dual citizenship: 9 %
Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:
African American: 3 %
Asian American: 11 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 6 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 9 %
Native American: 0 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 46 %
Chose not to report: 23 %
Other: 2 %
Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:
Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
50
Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
48
Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
From: 24
To: 96
Median age of entering class:
27
Mean age of entering class:
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FINANCIAL AID
Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:
Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
Full-time MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year:
84 %
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year:
59 %
Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 42,383
Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 51,936
On what basis are scholarships awarded?
Academic merit
Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:
10
How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?
Unique scholarship application
Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:
$ 15,306
Percentage of first-year students receiving financial aid who receive at least the same amount in their second year of study:
53 %
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:
$ 40,353作者: s 时间: 2010-8-5 22:15
GMAT
Are applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes
GMAT scores:
Mean : 605
Median: 600
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From: 530
To: 700作者: s 时间: 2010-8-5 22:15
CLASS OFFERINGS
Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class:
52
Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class:
32
Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
30
Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2009:
Sel Topics: Global Pricing
Big Emerging Market: India
Certified Financial Accounting Level 1 Preparation
Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2006
Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
Accounting
Finance
Leadership
Marketing
Other: International Dev't
Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?
Yes
The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:
Finance
General Management
International Business
Marketing
Strategy作者: s 时间: 2010-8-5 22:15
FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
69
Full-time faculty:
Tenured: 27
Non-Tenured: 21
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:
Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 21
Women on Faculty:
Tenured: 7
Non-Tenured: 17
Minority Faculty:
Tenured: 8
Non-Tenured: 9
International Faculty:
Tenured: 4
Non-Tenured: 7
Faculty with PhDs:
Tenured: 27
Non-Tenured: 26作者: s 时间: 2010-8-5 22:15
STUDENT LIFE
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Biotech/Health care
Consulting
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Marketing
VC/ Private Equity
Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Students are required to complete international experience
Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
Students are required to be fluent in more than one language by graduation
Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter grade average作者: s 时间: 2010-8-5 22:16
TECHNOLOGY
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
In 2009, a state of the art learning management solution was implemented. The school’s broadcast studio, used heavily for synchronous distance learning, was fully converted from analog to digital broadcast capabilities in 2008. Ongoing cycles of classroom technology upgrades continue. Increasing the use of software as a service, the school’s career management center moved to a platform known as Thunderbird Global Connect, in 2008.
Amount spent:
$ 3,500,000作者: s 时间: 2010-8-5 22:16
B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
30,256
Active MBA alumni clubs:
151
Countries in which MBA clubs exist:
73
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
10 %
Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$ 483
Median gift from MBA alumni:
$ 100
Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year?
No
Business school endowment
$ 14,571,000
Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?
No
Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes
Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?
No作者: s 时间: 2010-8-5 22:17
CAREER SERVICES
Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 74 %
Graduates not seeking employment: 12 %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 14 %
Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination: Marketing TREK to Seattle
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: Full
Destination: International Development TREK to DC
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Full
Destination: Finance TREK to San Francisco
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: Full
Destination: CSR and Alternative Energy TREK to San Francisco
Month: February
Amount Paid By School: Full
Destination: Consulting TREK to Chicago
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Full作者: s 时间: 2010-8-5 22:17
Received first job offer by graduation: 46 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 15 %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 7 %
Did not report having received a job offer: 32 %
Accepted first job offer by graduation: 34 %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 18 %
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 9 %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 39 %
Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:
Johnson & Johnson
Depository Trust and Clearning Corporation
FDIC
American Express
Cisco Systems
Citigroup
Hilti
ExxonMobil
IBM
Intel
Millenium Promise Corporation
Booz Allen Hamilton
Amphenol
Delta Airilines
Clandestine Services作者: s 时间: 2010-8-5 22:17
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:
50 %
Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
Mean base salary: $ 76,309
Median base salary: $ 78,000
Mean signing bonus: $ 14,777
Median signing bonus: $ 15,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation: $ 14,190
Median other guaranteed compensation: $ 10,000
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
Consulting: 17 %
Finance/Accounting: 20 %
General Management: 14 %
Human Resources: 7 %
Marketing/Sales: 26 %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0 %
Operations/Logistics: 9 %
Other: 7 %
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Africa: 3 %
Asia: 15 %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 1 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 3 %
Middle East: 1 %
North America: 76 %
Oceana: 0 %
Western Europe: 1 %
Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:
American Express
First Financial Equity Corporation
Grameen Bank
Amway
Cummins
MTV Networks
C.R. Bard
ChinaVest Ltd.
Ford Motor Company
General Electric
Johnson & Johnson
Solar Power Partners
Tia Foundation
U.S. Foreign Commercial Service
vSpring capital
Weekly internship compensation:
Mean: N/A
Median: N/A作者: s 时间: 2010-8-5 22:18
SCHOOL COMMENTS
School Comments:
Thunderbird's unique mission is grounded in our steadfast commitment to furthering worldwide prosperity by educating the leaders of global enterprises. Summed up in the phrase, "borders frequented by trade seldom need soldiers," the worldwide Thunderbird community is the living embodiment of the belief that global management can be a force for positive economic and social change. To prepare global managers to fulfill this mission, Thunderbird offers a unique and powerful educational experience that teaches the application of management knowledge across cultures, borders, and socio-economic systems. This ability to work successfully with individuals from diverse cultures and to manage effectively in different social, economic, and political environments is both the core value we provide and the essential characteristic that sets T-birds apart from their peers. While Thunderbird has remained consistent in its mission, the School has a long history of anticipating market needs. Thunderbird's founding was itself visionary, coming long before the need for global management talent was widely recognized. In the six decades since, Thunderbird has continuously met the challenges of a dynamic global market and rightfully earned its reputation as the world's top-ranked school of global management. Today, the continuous march of globalization means the Thunderbird mission has never been more relevant and in demand. We will seize this opportunity to enhance our rich legacy to firmly establish Thunderbird as the world's foremost learning community for global managers and global enterprises作者: s 时间: 2010-8-5 22:18
Thunderbird isn?t for everyone, because not everyone is looking to work in global business. But for those who do, I would highly recommend it. -- Finance
The career resources/career management staff is horrible. They seem more interested in statics rather than individuals, thus they spend most of their time helping people who already have a good chance of getting jobs rather than harder cases. -- Consulting
Thunderbird has an excellent reputation among those who know of it, but awareness of the school is lower than I would like it to be. -- Finance
I have too much experience (10 years) to be fully challenged by the MBA program. I learned good information, but felt that the teachings were lost in busy work and not a lot of core group discussions in class. The international experience and cultural activities are important, but most international students lacked work ethic. -- Consulting作者: s 时间: 2010-8-5 22:19
Thunderbird graduates find it more difficult to get a high-profile job initially due to ignorance of the companies that pay more attention to brands, like Harvard, rather than people. -- Consulting
Thunderbird is off the beaten path, and unfortunately not a lot of people from my hometown know about it. But it is like a hidden gem. -- Operations
The diversity of the student body is incredible and those in the alumni network are mostly willing to help out students in any way possible. -- Operations
Thunderbird excels at teaching the soft skills required for the complex global business world - these are lessons that will last a career. -- Investment Banking
Many of my peers in my class had, in my opinion, not adequate work experience (i.e., 1-2 years). That detracts from the education level in the classroom, which in the long term leads to the devaluation of the Thunderbird MBA brand. -- Marketing作者: s 时间: 2010-8-5 22:19
Thunderbird is a good school, the administration and career services office over-sells and under-delivers. -- Marketing
Thunderbird is a unique business school with a truly global mindset, diverse student body, world-class faculty, strong focus on social responsibility, and an unparalleled alumni network. Thunderbird has opened up a new world of opportunities for me in a way which I do not feel any other MBA program could. -- Entrepreneurship
Thunderbird does more than just teach its students out of a text book. From international semesters abroad to two week ?winterims? experiencing the business environment of another region, their MBA students have ample opportunity to gain valuable instruction through first hand experience. -- Marketing
I am impressed that a second language is part of the requirements to graduate. On campus, you get to work with students from all over the world, and learn how business is conducted in their countries. It feels like you are at the U.N. -- Marketing作者: s 时间: 2010-8-5 22:20
The student body at thunderbird was wonderful and the international exposure was top notch, both from students and programs through the school. -- Finance
Most recruiters come here for marketing, primarily international (and domestic) brand management. If this is your dream job, then I highly recommend the program. If your focus is on finance, there may be better programs to apply to. -- Finance
Thunderbird is self-selective, and for the right person - internationally minded, risk taker, adventurous, analytical, smart, and culturally intelligent - this place is heaven. -- Operations
There are a few areas of needed improvement, such as better attitudes of staff members and more placement help from career management, but overall I am very satisfied and would highly recommend Thunderbird. -- Marketing
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