ESSEC FULL-TIME MBA Profiles

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PROGRAM BASICS
ESSEC MBA

ESSEC Business School Paris-Singapore

Avenue Bernard Hirsch BP 50 105
Cergy-Pontoise Cedex FRANCE ,

Program Web site:
http://www.essec.edu/essecmba

  Status:
Private Institution

Program e-mail address:
essecinfo@essec.fr

Explain:
Private Institution

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)

EQUIS

Other

French Ministry of Higher Education

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SCHOOL BASICS
Graduate business school enrollment:

Total: 2,225
Full-Time MBA: 1,342
Executive MBA: 143
PhD Program: 87

Undergraduate business school enrollment:
1,290

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Accounting

Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems

Master of Finance

Master of Human Resources

Master of international Management/Business

Master of Marketing

Master of Technology


Other graduate degree programs:
Full-time Advanced Master's Programs in: Finance & Asset Management; Logistics & Supply Chain Management; International Supply Management; International Business Law & Management; International Food Industry Management; Urban, Environmental & Services Management; Business Engineering in Information Technology (with TELECOM ParisTech); Entrepreneurship with CENTRALE Paris; Business Administration Research; Information Systems & Telecommunication Networks (with TELECOM ParisTech). ESSEC also offers several part-time advanced master's programs at its Executive Campus in Paris.

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

Resident : $  39,282
Nonresident : $  53,831
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  42,919
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  50,193

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PROGRAM LENGTH
Full-time program (months):
21

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ADMISSIONS
Application Deadlines

Semester: Fall 2010
Deadline: November 4, 2009
Semester: Fall 2010
Deadline: January 15, 2010
Semester: Fall 2010
Deadline: March 26, 2010

  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 of 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

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APPLICANTS
Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:
5,765

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
17  %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
72  %

  Applicant interviews are:
Required

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
35  %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100  %

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APPLICANT POOL
International applications received:
20  %

Applications from women received:
50  %

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

Female: 46  %
International: 26  %
Married: 2  %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 4  %
Asia: 7  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 2  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 0  %
Middle East: 6  %
North America: 2  %
Oceania : 2  %
Western Europe: 74  %
Dual citizenship: 3  %

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:
9

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
12

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

        From:  6
        To:  36

Median age of entering class:
22

Mean age of entering class:
23

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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 receiving financial aid in the current academic year:
70  %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$  8,893

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

A combination of need and merit

Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:
315

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

Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:
$  5,080

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GMAT
  Are applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes

GMAT scores:

Mean : 658

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

        From:  610
        To:  710