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FINANCIAL AID
  Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:
Central financial aid office at the university

Full-time MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year:
100  %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year:
94  %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$  34,697

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$  30,000

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

Academic merit

Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:
9

  How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?
As part of the admissions application

Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:
$  17,867

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:

$  70,496

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GMAT
  Are applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes

GMAT scores:

Mean : 668
Median: 680

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

        From:  600
        To:  730

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

Resident : $  85,106
Nonresident : $  85,106
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  65,535
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  69,795

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CLASS OFFERINGS
Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class:
58

Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class:
26

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
75

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2009:
Corporate Governance
Marketing Decision Models
Cross-Border Investments
Geopolitics of Energy
Health Care Marketing and Communications

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

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Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Accounting

Consulting

Entrepreneurship

Finance

International Business

Marketing

Other: Energy, Masatering Creativity and Innovation

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/MD (Medicine)

MBA/ME (Engineering)

  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:

Entrepreneurship

Finance

General Management

Marketing

Other

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FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
117

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 38
Non-Tenured: 22

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 57

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 8
Non-Tenured: 18

Minority Faculty:

Tenured: 10
Non-Tenured: 8

International Faculty:

Tenured: 10
Non-Tenured: 6

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 38
Non-Tenured: 32

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

Biotech/Health care

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Finance

High Tech

Human Resources

Information Technology

Marketing

Other

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Black MBA Association

Hispanic Student Organization

International Club

Volunteer

Wine

Women in MBA

Other

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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching methods used:

Case Study: 25  %
Experiential Learning: 15  %
Lectures: 40  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Projects: 15  %

Requirements for graduation:

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

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TECHNOLOGY
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
Infrastructure upgrades (wireless, faster Ethernet wiring, security, new servers,Faculty and Staff Hardware refresh, Student laptops,Student printer refresh,Exchange mail server El Paso energy trading room upgrades, Classroom technology upgrades (projectors, AV equipment, Website upgrade

Amount spent:
$  2,511,130

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
3,907

Active MBA alumni clubs:
8

Countries in which MBA clubs exist:
5

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
20  %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$  647

Median gift from MBA alumni:
$  200

  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://alumni.rice.edu/

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

Business school alumni networking site:
http://business.rice.edu/Alumni_Resources.aspx

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