Columbia University

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PROGRAM BASICS

Columbia Business School

3022 Broadway
Uris Hall, Room 216
New York , New York 10027

Program Web site:

http://www.gsb.columbia.edu/mba

Status:

Private Institution

Program e-mail address:

apply@gsb.columbia.edu

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1916
Executive MBA: 1968
Executive Education (non-degree): 1951
PhD program: 1924

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PROGRAM COSTS

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

Resident : $  94,104
Nonresident : $  94,104
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  75,589
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  75,589

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

21

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 1961
Full-time MBA: 1234
Executive MBA: 640

PhD program: 87

Other graduate degree programs:

N/A

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ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

10/8/08 Jan. entry 10/8/08 Early decis. 3/4/09 Sept. Int'l 4/15/09 Sept. US+PR

Does the program have rolling admissions?

Yes

Is proficiency in English required for admission?

Yes

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

No

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Other: N/A

Relative importance: Application Elements

GMAT Score:

Important

Resume/Work Experience:

Important

Application Essays:

Important

Interviews:

Important

Recommendations:

Important

Undergraduate Transcripts:

Important

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

5999

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

15 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

79 %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:

11 %

Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted:

25 %

Applicant interviews are:

By invitation only

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:

42 %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

99 %

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APPLICANT POOL

CLASS PROFILE

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

Female: 32  %
International: 33  %
Married: 16  %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

African American: 8  %
Asian American: 12  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 5  %
Native American: 1  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 51  %
Chose not to report: 14  %
Other: 9  %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 1  %
Asia: 14  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 4  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 6  %
Middle East: 2  %
North America: 61  %
Oceania : 1  %
Western Europe: 11  %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: 12  %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Northeast: 63  %
Mid-Atlantic: 8  %
South: 5  %
Southwest: 5  %
Midwest : 6  %
West: 8  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

58

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

54

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

From:  32
To:  87

Median age of entering class:

28

Mean age of entering class:

28

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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 applied for financial aid for the current academic year:

61 %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:

57 %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  58,653

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  73,317

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

financial need

academic merit

a combination of need and merit

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

40

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

As part of the admissions application

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

$  14,343

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

97 %

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

No

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From:  660
To:  760