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TECHNOLOGY
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
• A new high-tech Koret Classroom and two breakout rooms. The classroom will be equipped with state-of-the-art video conferencing, dual-screen projectors, document reader, extensive white boards, and high-tech lectern with touch screen controls. A "confidence monitor" will allow the instructor to face the class and, at the same time, see what the students see on the boards and screens behind the instructor. It also features high-definition video displays and high-definition video capture, encoding, and distribution studio. • Gigabit Ethernet Network • New Web 2.0 Student Portal • New CRM solution • New Business Center & Service Now! (like Apple Genius Bar) • New Enterprise Event Management System • Concierge-style laptop support • Macintosh support • Smartphone support • Remote desktop • Site licensed Microsoft products for students • SAKAI Learning Management System • Custom, professionally facilitated software training • Social Networking Tools • New Web 2.0 Student Registration System • Services Uptime of 99.97% • Free printing

Amount spent:
$  16,690,579

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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching methods used:

Case Study: 50  %
Distance Learning: 2  %
Experiential Learning: 10  %
Lectures: 25  %
Simulations: 3  %
Team Projects: 10  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter grade average

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STUDENT LIFE
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Biotech/Health care

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

E-business

Entrepreneurship

Environmental

Finance

High Tech

Investment Banking

Marketing

Media & Entertainment

Nonprofit

VC/ Private Equity

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

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FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
209

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 60
Non-Tenured: 20

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Tenured: 9
Non-Tenured: 120

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 12
Non-Tenured: 29

Minority Faculty:
N/A

International Faculty:

Tenured: 13

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 60
Non-Tenured: 29

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CLASS OFFERINGS
Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class:
60

Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class:
45

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
120

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2009:
Innovtion Creativity and the Entrepreneur
Design and Systems Thinking for MBAs
Topics in Open Innovation
Hedge Funds
Cleantech to Market

Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2006

N/A

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MA (Arts)

MBA/MHSA (Health Services Administration)

  Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?
No

The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:

Finance

General Management

Leadership

Marketing

Strategy

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GMAT
  Are applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes

GMAT scores:

Mean : 718
Median: 720

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

        From:  680
        To:  760

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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:
77  %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year:
85  %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$  38,628

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$  34,704

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:
12

  How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?
all candidates are considered for scholarship

Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:
$  10,851

Percentage of first-year students receiving financial aid who receive at least the same amount 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:

$  68,333

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APPLICANT POOL
International applications received:
43  %

Applications from women received:
32  %

Mean base salary forgone:
$  77,435

Median base salary forgone:
$  79,000

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

Female: 28  %
International: 31  %

Students from following regions:

Asia: 14  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 1  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 7  %
Middle East: 1  %
North America: 66  %
Oceania : 1  %
Western Europe: 10  %

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

African American: 1  %
Asian American: 27  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 2  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 52  %
Chose not to report: 12  %
Other: 6  %

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

Northeast: 24  %
Mid-Atlantic: 10  %
South: 4  %
Southwest: 3  %
Midwest : 5  %
West: 47  %

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
60

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
59

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

        From:  36
        To:  84

Median age of entering class:
28

Mean age of entering class:
28

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APPLICANTS
Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:
4,064

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
11  %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
54  %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:
5  %

Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted:
11  %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
454

Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
60

  Applicant interviews are:
By invitation only

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
24  %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100  %

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ADMISSIONS
Application Deadlines

Semester: Round one
Deadline: 10
Semester: Round two
Deadline: 12
Semester: Round three
Deadline: 2
Semester: Round four
Deadline: 3

  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:
570

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