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GMAT
  Are applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes

GMAT scores:

Mean : 663
Median: 670

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

        From:  600
        To:  720

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CLASS OFFERINGS
Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class:
50

Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class:
30

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
88

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2009:
Business of Sports Sports Marketing Data Mining
Intl Consulting Project -- Latin America
Financial Crisis of 2008/09 Women & Leadership
Strategic Risk Making IT Strategy & Execution
Mgmt of Biotechnology & Medical Devices

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

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Accounting

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility

Finance

General Management

International Business

Leadership

Management Information Systems

Manufacturing and Technology Management

Marketing

Operations Management

Organizational Behavior

Strategy

Supply Chain Management

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Other: Asset Management Fin Report & Control, Competitive Services Delivery, Marketing Infomatics, Product & Brand Management, Tailored Specializations

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MA (Arts)

MBA/MS (Science)

MBA/MSN (Nursing)

MBA/PhD

  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:

Consulting

Finance

General Management

Management Information Systems

Marketing

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FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
152

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 58
Non-Tenured: 36

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Tenured: 1
Non-Tenured: 151

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 21
Non-Tenured: 11

Minority Faculty:

Tenured: 8
Non-Tenured: 5

International Faculty:

Tenured: 4
Non-Tenured: 8

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 58
Non-Tenured: 31

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

Business Ethics

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Environmental

Finance

High Tech

Information Technology

Investment Banking

Marketing

Media & Entertainment

Nonprofit

VC/ Private Equity

Other

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Black MBA Association

Hispanic Student Organization

Partners/Family

Volunteer

Wine

Women in MBA

Other

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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching methods used:

Case Study: 40  %
Distance Learning: 0  %
Experiential Learning: 10  %
Lectures: 25  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Projects: 20  %
Other: 0  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students must write a complete business plan

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

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

Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties

Additional graduation requirements:
Students must complete 20 hours of community service

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TECHNOLOGY
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
All computers in the Carroll School of Management have been replaced and upgraded. Flat screen monitors installed in all study/breakout rooms. New secure wireless network added to the existing wireless network. State-of-the art projection audio visual equipment installed in all case classroom.

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
9,387

Active MBA alumni clubs:
51

Countries in which MBA clubs exist:
6

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
17  %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$  1,501

Median gift from MBA alumni:
$  100

  Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year?
No

  Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?
Yes

  Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes

University alumni networking site:
http://www.bc.edu/alumni/association.html

  Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes

Business school alumni networking site:
http://www.bc.edu/schools/csom/alumni/alumni.html

  Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?
Yes

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CAREER SERVICES
Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 76  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 19  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 5  %

Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
N/A

Primary source of job offer:

School-facilitated activities: 67  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 33  %
No information provided by graduate: 0  %

Companies that recruited second-year MBAs on campus in 2008-09:
20

Companies that posted full-time job offers for MBAs
on the school's job boards in 2008-09:

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Job Offers for 2009 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 57  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 26  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 17  %
Accepted first job offer by graduation: 52  %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 30  %
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0  %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 18  %

Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:

Fidelity Investments   7
CIGNA   2
Ernst & Young   2
Johnson & Johnson   2
New Balance   2
Staples   2
Themo Fisher Dynamics   2
Veconinter   2
Marmaxx Group   2
Analysis Group   1
EMC   1
GE Healthcare   1
Ocean Spray   1
Standard Life -- SL Capital Partners   1
State Street Associates   1

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:
35  %