IMD Business School FULL-TIME MBA Profiles

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PROGRAM BASICS
Full-time General Management MBA

IMD

Ch de Bellerive 23
P. O. Box 915
Lausanne , Switzerland  

Program Web site:
http://www.imd.ch/mba

  Status:
Private Institution

Program e-mail address:
mbainfo@imd.ch

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Association of MBAs (AMBA)

EQUIS

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SCHOOL BASICS
Graduate business school enrollment:

Full-Time MBA: 90
Executive MBA: 62

Other graduate degree programs:
N/A

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

Resident : $  77,126
Nonresident : $  77,126
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  34,925
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  34,925

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PROGRAM LENGTH
Full-time program (months):
11

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ADMISSIONS
Application Deadlines

Semester: January 2011
Deadline: February 1
Semester: January 2011
Deadline: April 1
Semester: January 2011
Deadline: June 1
Semester: January 2011
Deadline: September 1

  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?
No

Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  GMAT Score:
Important

  Resume/Work Experience:
Very Important

  Application Essays:
Very Important

  Interviews:
Very Important

  Recommendations:
Very Important

  Undergraduate Transcripts:
Considered

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APPLICANTS
Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:
439

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
27  %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
79  %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:
2  %

Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted:
1  %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
15

Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
3

  Applicant interviews are:
By invitation only

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
53  %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100  %

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APPLICANT POOL
International applications received:
98  %

Applications from women received:
20  %

Mean base salary forgone:
$  88,490

Median base salary forgone:
$  85,000

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CLASS PROFILE
Full-time students in newest entering class (2009-2010) that are:

Female: 22  %
International: 98  %
Married: 38  %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 4  %
Asia: 21  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 13  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 9  %
Middle East: 5  %
North America: 7  %
Oceania : 1  %
Western Europe: 40  %
Dual citizenship: 14  %

Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:
N/A

Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:
N/A

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
80

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
84

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

        From:  48
        To:  120

Median age of entering class:
31

Mean age of entering class:
31

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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:
66  %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year:
32  %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$  50,877

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$  45,216

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

Financial need

Academic merit

A combination of need and merit

Some other criteria

Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:
0

  How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?
Unique scholarship application

Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:
$  29,862

  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?
$  63,059

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GMAT
  Are applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes

GMAT scores:

Mean : 675
Median: 680

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

        From:  620
        To:  750