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Stanford University Graduate School of Business – www.tenaday.in

November 21, 2008

PROGRAM BASICS

Stanford MBA Program

Stanford Graduate School of Business

518 Memorial Way
Stanford , California 94305-5015

Program Web site:

http://www.gsb.stanford.edu

Status:

Private Institution

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1925
Executive Education (non-degree): 1952
PhD program: 1927

PROGRAM COSTS

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

Resident : $  97,842
Nonresident : $  97,842
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  76,332
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  76,332

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

20

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 898
Full-time MBA: 739
Part-time MBA: N/A
Distance MBA: N/A
Executive MBA: N/A

PhD program: 102
MS: 57

Other graduate degree programs:

Stanford Sloan Masters Program, a full-time, 10-month program for mid-career executives

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

10/29/08 01/07/09 04/08/09

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?

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Other: N/A

Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:

600

Relative importance: Application Elements

GMAT Score:

Resume/Work Experience:

Application Essays:

Interviews:

Recommendations:

Undergraduate Transcripts:

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

6575

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

8 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

77 %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:

N/A %

Percentage of this year’s reapplicants accepted:

N/A %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:

N/A

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

N/A

Applicant interviews are:

By invitation only

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:

N/A %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

100 %

APPLICANT POOL

International applications received:

N/A %

Applications from women received:

N/A %

Mean base salary forgone:

$  83,209

Median base salary forgone:

$  80,260

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:

Female: 36  %
International: 43  %
Married: N/A  %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

Students from following regions:

Africa : 2  %
Asia: 12  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 5  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 8  %
Middle East: 3  %
North America: 60  %
Oceania : 2  %
Western Europe: 13  %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: 9  %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

47

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

47

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

From:  27
To:  72

Median age of entering class:

N/A

Mean age of entering class:

N/A

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school

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

75 %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:

62 %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  48,793

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  51,887

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

financial need

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

22

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

Unique scholarship application

Mean scholarships awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:

$  21,111

Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:

n/a %

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?

If so, what is the maximum amount a student can borrow per year?

$  N/A

Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program:

$  N/A

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Mean : 726
Median: 730

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From:  670
To:  770

Academics & Lifestyle

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

60

Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:

35

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

97

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:

The Power of Social Technology
Financial Markets and the Macro Economy
Organization for Strategic Advantage
Strategic Communication
Communication for Global Leaders

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

2007

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

General Management

Other: Global Management Program, Public Management Program

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MA (Arts)

MBA/MD (Medicine)

MBA/MS (Science)

Other

Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?

No

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

167

Full-time faculty

Tenured: 67
Non-Tenured: 42

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Tenured: 2
Non-Tenured: 56

Women on Faculty

Tenured: 10
Non-Tenured: 22

Minority Faculty

Tenured: 8
Non-Tenured: 10

International Faculty

Tenured: 2
Non-Tenured: 20

Faculty with PhDs

Tenured: 69
Non-Tenured: 69

Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:

75 %

Faculty who have owned their own business:

8 %

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Biotech/Health care

Business Ethics

Business Law

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Environmental

Finance

High Tech

Investment Banking

Marketing

Media & Entertainment

Nonprofit

VC/ Private Equity

Other

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

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used

Case study: 40  %
Experiential Learning: 10  %
Lecture: 10  %
Simulations: 10  %
Team Project: 15  %
Other: 15  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students are required to complete international experience

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

TECHNOLOGY

Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?

Yes

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

We expanded our high performance research computing capabilities and increased network file storage, and added some New Media applications for alumni and accepted students. Servers and personal computers are routinely upgraded. We improved our network security. We deployed software applications that support the academic and administrative functions of the school. These applications included instructional simulations and games, as well as applications that support the specific needs of our Academic Administration, Academic Operations, Admissions, and Career Management offices.

Amount spent:

$  15M

Alumni Affairs & Careers

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

16,229

Active MBA alumni clubs

57

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

25

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

41 %

Median gift from MBA alumni

$  300

Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?

Yes

Business School Endowment

$  1,007.5M

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.stanford.edu/gateways/alumni.html

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

https://alumni.gsb.stanford.edu

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 87  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 12  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 1  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 13  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 2  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 7  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 71  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 7  %

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

Destination: London Trek (Finance & Other)
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: Energy Trek (U.A.E. and Qatar)
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: New York Trek (Hedge Funds, Private Equity)
Month: December
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Marketing Trek (San Francisco Bay Area/West Coast)
Month: March
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Health Care Networking Reception (San Francisco Bay Area)
Month: May
Amount Paid By School: Partial

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 50  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 50  %
No information provided by graduate: 0  %

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 94  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 4  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 2  %

Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:

Bain & Company

Booz Allen Hamilton

Boston Consulting Group

Credit Suisse Group

Goldman Sachs Group

McKinsey & Company

Walt Disney Co.

Yahoo

Chilton Investment Company

Deloitte Consulting LLP

Eli Lilly and Company

KKR

Oliver Wyman

Salesforce.com, Inc.

Warburg Pincus LLC

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

65 %

Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  123,171
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  120,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  27,069
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  20,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  73,324
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  40,000

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 29  %
Finance/Accounting: 42  %
General Management: 4  %
Human Resources: 0  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 16  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 4  %
Other: 5  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 0  %
Consulting: 27  %
Consumer Products: 3  %
Financial Services: 37  %
Manufacturing: 1  %
Media/Entertainment: 3  %
Non-Profit: 5  %
Petroleum/Energy: 2  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 3  %
Real Estate: 4  %
Technology: 12  %
Other: 3  %

Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Africa: 0  %
Asia: 12  %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 1  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 3  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 80  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 4  %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Northeast: 17  %
Mid-Atlantic: 2  %
South: 0  %
Southwest: 6  %
Midwest: 5  %
West: 68  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %
Canada: 1  %

Top Companies – Internships:

Apple

Bain & Company

Boston Consulting Group

Chevron Corp.

Goldman Sachs Group

Google Inc.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Lehman Bros.

McKinsey & Company

Morgan Stanley

Walt Disney Co.

Education Pioneers

Facebook

Nike, Inc.

Salesforce.com, Inc.

Internships awarded that are paid:

99 %

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean :  1,691
Median:  1,663

Average internship length in weeks:

9.5

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

The Stanford Graduate School of Business is constructing a $350 million business school campus of 8 buildings around 3 quadrangles to be completed in 2010-2011. It is expected to achieve the highest LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for environmental sustainability. The campus will provide the infrastructure for the School’s new curriculum introduced in 2007, which includes seminars, leadership exercises in teams of eight, and collaborative multidisciplinary classroom work. In addition to joint degrees listed in the BW database, students may also pursue an MBA/MA in Public Policy, an MBA/MS in Environmental Resources, and and an MBA/MA in Education.

Graduate Comments

Small class, strong culture, teaching based on intensive research, top faculty, brand recognition, laid back culture, brilliant students with diverse interests, big role given to students in deciding the future of the school. Stanford the best business school for a person with my profile and interests. — NA

If someone wants to work in California or be an Entrepreneur or do VC, obviously Stanford is the best school for him or her. If they want to work/live on the East coast, probably not. — Entrepreneurship

The small class size is great. There are 1/3 as many people to fill the same number of interview slots or jobs when recruiters come. Coupled with the brand, you won’t have a better chance of getting one of the top jobs at any other school. Alumni network is extremely helpful. As a member of that network, you become counted among some pretty impressive people. — Venture Capital/Private Equity

Stanford offers a great blend of entrepreneurship, current business practices, innovation. The extensive electives, emphasis on non ibanking/consulting careers, and the eclectic mix of students makes for an environment where you are free to grow and learn in any direction you like. — Consulting

Stanford is truly a transformational place. There is a strong focus on leadership, interpersonal dynamics, and generally “knowing oneself” which helps to distinguish Stanford GSB alumni as thoughtful, genuine, and principled leaders – not only in the workplace but also in the community. — NA

Where else can one learn new venture formation, strategy and entrepreneurship from the current or former CEOs of Cisco Systems, Intel Corp, and Google, while also sitting under the tutelage of Nobel Prize winning economists and the new Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors? –NA

I got to spend 30 hours analyzing tech strategy and global market changes with Andy Grove in a 20-student seminar. Sometimes I get used to seeing Jack Welch, Herb Kelleher, George Lucas, Steve Ballmer, Anne Mulcahy, John Browne, and Colin Powell speak every other week here. And then I realize that I’m experiencing the most robust intellectual feast ever designed for business leaders. — Venture Capital/Private Equity

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University of Michigan Ross School of Business – www.tenaday.in

November 21, 2008

PROGRAM BASICS

Full-time MBA

Stephen M. Ross School of Business

724 E. University Ave
Room E2540
Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109

Program Web site:

http://www.bus.umich.edu/mba

Status:

Public Institution

Program e-mail address:

rossmba@umich.edu

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1924
Part-time MBA : 1967
Undergraduate business program: 1943
Executive MBA: 2001
Executive Education (non-degree): 1935
PhD program: 1935

PROGRAM COSTS

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

Resident : $  80,879
Nonresident : $  90,879
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  60,145
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  65,145

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

20

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 1728
Full-time MBA: 898
Part-time MBA: 683
Distance MBA: 0
Executive MBA: 147

PhD program: 95
Other: 62

Undergraduate business school enrollment

1,077

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Accounting

Other graduate degree programs:

Masters in Supply Chain Management

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

October 10, 2008 January 2, 2009 March 1, 2009

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?

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Other: N/A

Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:

600

Relative importance: 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

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

3026

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

20 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

71 %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:

3 %

Percentage of this year’s reapplicants accepted:

10 %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:

223

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

66

Applicant interviews are:

By invitation only

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:

39 %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

100 %

APPLICANT POOL

International applications received:

41 %

Applications from women received:

27 %

Mean base salary forgone:

$  68,271

Median base salary forgone:

$  62,114

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:

Female: 34  %
International: 27  %
Married: 16  %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

African American: 8  %
Asian American: 21  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 5  %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0  %
Native American: 1  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 57  %
Chose not to report: 1  %
Other: 8  %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 1  %
Asia: 15  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 1  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 7  %
Middle East: 4  %
North America: 69  %
Oceania : 0  %
Western Europe: 3  %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Northeast: 21  %
Mid-Atlantic: 11  %
South: 5  %
Southwest: 3  %
Midwest : 34  %
West: 25  %
Possessions and territories: 1  %

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

63

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

57

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

From:  36
To:  101

Median age of entering class:

29

Mean age of entering class:

28

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school

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

75 %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:

75 %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  49,237

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  59,800

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

financial need

academic merit

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

48

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

all candidates are considered for scholarship

Mean scholarships awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:

$  14,285

Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:

100 %

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?

No

If so, what is the maximum amount a student can borrow per year?

$  0

Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program:

$  79,593

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Mean : 706
Median: 710

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From:  650
To:  760

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

69

Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:

39

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

145

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:

International Business Immersion
CleanTech Venture Opportunities
Projects in Heathcare
Organization of Business Relationships
Service Innovation Management

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

2004

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MA (Arts)

MBA/March (Architecture)

MBA/MD (Medicine)

MBA/Meng (Engineering – Manufacturing Management)

MBA/MHSA (Health Services Administration)

MBA/MS (Science)

MBA/MSIE (Industrial Engineering)

MBA/MSIM (Information Management)

MBA/MSN (Nursing)

Other

Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?

No

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

179

Full-time faculty

Tenured: 75
Non-Tenured: 65

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 39

Women on Faculty

Tenured: 15
Non-Tenured: 33

Minority Faculty

Tenured: 3
Non-Tenured: 3

International Faculty

Tenured: 22
Non-Tenured: 28

Faculty with PhDs

Tenured: 75
Non-Tenured: 76

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Biotech/Health care

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Environmental

Finance

High Tech

Information Technology

Investment Banking

Manufacturing

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

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used

Case study: 25  %
Distance Learning: 0  %
Experiential Learning: 25  %
Lecture: 20  %
Simulations: 15  %
Team Project: 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

Other

Additional graduation requirements:

Students must complete specific required core courses

TECHNOLOGY

Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?

Yes

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

802.11N wireless ($400,000) Audience response systems in all classrooms Plasma screens in all study rooms Desktop Video conference for all students (Microsoft Live Meeting) Projector upgrades in all classrooms ($150,000) Student lab and classroom computer upgrades ($250,000)

Amount spent:

$  15,000,000

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

25,463

Active MBA alumni clubs

62

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

35

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

18 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$  2,492

Median gift from MBA alumni

$  150

Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?

Yes

Business School Endowment

$  420,300,000

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.umich.edu/online-services/in_circle.php

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://www.bus.umich.edu/networking/alumnidirectory.asp

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 88  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 6  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 6  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 69  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 0  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 22  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 9  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 0  %

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

Destination: New York, NY
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: San Francisco, CA
Month: Partial

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 72  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 28  %
No information provided by graduate: 1  %

Companies that recruited second-year MBAs on campus in 2007-08:

164

Companies that posted full-time job offers for MBAs on the school’s job boards in 2007-08:

240

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 89  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 1  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 10  %

Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:

McKinsey & Company

16

Boston Consulting Group

12

Deloitte Touche Tomatsu

11

Citigroup Inc.

9

Bank of America Corp.

9

Booz Allen Hamilton

9

7

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

7

Deutsche Bank AG

7

7

7

7

6

Intel

6

Credit Suisse Group

5

Accenture LTD.

7

Microsoft Corp.

7

Johnson & Johnson

7

Medtronic, Inc.

7

Cisco Systems Inc.

6

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

90 %

Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  103,608
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  100,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  24,764
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  20,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  22,858
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  15,000

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 29  %
Finance/Accounting: 27  %
General Management: 10  %
Human Resources: 0  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 25  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 1  %
Other: 8  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 0  %
Consulting: 25  %
Consumer Products: 9  %
Financial Services: 25  %
Manufacturing: 4  %
Media/Entertainment: 0  %
Non-Profit: 0  %
Petroleum/Energy: 3  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 6  %
Real Estate: 0  %
Technology: 15  %
Other: 13  %

Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Africa: 0  %
Asia: 8  %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 1  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 0  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 89  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 1  %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Northeast: 27  %
Mid-Atlantic: 5  %
South: 4  %
Southwest: 7  %
Midwest: 35  %
West: 22  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %
Canada: 0  %

Companies that recruited MBAs for internships on campus in 2007-08:

139

Companies that posted internships for MBAs on school job boards in 2007-08:

272

Top Companies – Internships:

Dell

12

11

Deloitte Touche Tomatsu

10

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

10

Boston Consulting Group

9

UBS

9

Amazon.com

9

McKinsey & Company

8

Deutsche Bank AG

8

8

Booz Allen Hamilton

7

Bain & Company

7

7

7

Credit Suisse Group

6

Cisco Systems Inc.

11

Microsoft Corp.

8

Kraft Foods

7

Sears Holdings

7

Internships awarded that are paid:

100 %

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean :  1,549
Median:  1,477

Average internship length in weeks:

12

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

N/A

�Co-creating� your experience at Michigan is not just a tagline, it is truly the way things work in the classroom, in student organizations and in the overall MBA community. Students not only have a passion to learn, but also have the zeal to teach and share with fellow classmates. Marketing

Michigan far exceeded my expectations on academic, social, and professional levels. The teaching was top notch, my colleagues were impressive individuals, and I was able to realize my goals from business school. Furthermore, I had a better time during grad school than all my former colleagues who attended seven of the other top 10 business schools as rated by BusinessWeek in 2004. Investment Banking

The Ross community was exemplary. I met so many people who I admire and respect that have come from vastly different backgrounds and will be going in totally different directions. Yet, we were all similar in that we shared common values of integrity, hard work, and intellectual curiosity. Consulting

The broad-based and action-based learning approach of Ross School of Business solidifies my past knowledge and experience and widens my opportunities in the future. Finance

The challenging core courses, the flexible electives, and the MAP consulting program all combined for a great education and a successful career switch. Marketing

The Ross School was my best educational experience and more than anything provided extensive training and experience in analytical thinking.–Consulting

Lifestyle at the university is great selling point. College town atmosphere makes for meaningful relationship building with a set of classmates that come from all walks of life, and are all looking to create new friendships.–Investment Banking

While Michigan is not perfect, it is still has a strong culture of support, fun, and high-performance. You have to be somewhat self-directed to get the most out of your education here, but attending Ross has probably been the best thing I’ve ever done for myself.–Consulting

Michigan (Ross) is a great general management program with outstanding opportunities for students to gain real world experience in solving business issues. This is especially true for students who intend to change career directions post-MBA. The overall atmosphere in school is also very casual and supportive. The absence of grades results in most students focusing on learning instead of indulging in excessively competitive behavior. The overall quality of students and faculty is fairly high. The facilities of the school are lacking currently. However the school is under a dramatic reconstruction process in which a totally new building will be constructed by 2008.–Marketing

I had slight reservations going to Michigan because it does not have the name cachet of Harvard; however, as soon as I realized how much Ross had to offer, my doubts vanished!–Consulting

I would recommend the Michigan MBA program to friends/colleagues who are very interested in certain areas like marketing, consulting, and/or operations management, or who are interested in taking advantage of dual-degree opportunities like the MBA/MPH or MBA/JD.–Investment Banking

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Source: http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/full_time_mba_profiles/michigan.html

University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School – www.tenaday.in

November 21, 2008

PROGRAM BASICS

MBA Program

Wharton School

1000 SH-DH
3620 Locust Walk
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19104

Status:

Private Institution

Program e-mail address:

mba.admissions@wharton.upenn.edu

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1921
Undergraduate business program: 1881
Executive MBA: 1971
PhD program: 1921

PROGRAM COSTS

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

Resident : $ 104,410
Nonresident : $ 104,410
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $ 80,000
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $ 80,000

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

22

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 2253
Full-time MBA: 1651
Executive MBA: 407

PhD program: 195

Undergraduate business school enrollment

2,529

Other graduate degree programs:

N/A

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

Oct 9, 2008 Jan 8, 2009 March 5, 2009

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

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Other: 0

Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:

N/A

Relative importance: Application Elements

GMAT Score:

Important

Resume/Work Experience:

Important

Application Essays:

Important

Interviews:

Important

Recommendations:

Important

Undergraduate Transcripts:

Important

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

7328

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

16 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

69 %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:

10 %

Applicant interviews are:

By invitation only

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

100 %

APPLICANT POOL

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:

Female: 36 %
International: 44 %
Married: 21 %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

African American: 8.2 %
Asian American: 7.8 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 0.8 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0 %
Native American: 0 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 18 %
Chose not to report: 65 %
Other: 0.4 %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 2.4 %
Asia: 20 %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 1.5 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 6.9 %
Middle East: 3.9 %
North America: 58 %
Oceania : .61 %
Western Europe: 6.6 %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: n/a %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Northeast: 26 %
Mid-Atlantic: 41 %
South: 5.9 %
Southwest: 5.2 %
Midwest : 5.6 %
West: 13 %
Possessions and territories: 0.4 %

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

70

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

70

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

From: 48
To: 96

Median age of entering class:

28

Mean age of entering class:

28

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school

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

87 %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:

87 %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$ 54,514

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$ 69,500

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

a combination of need and merit

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

10

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

Unique scholarship application

Mean scholarships awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:

$ 12,000

Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:

93 %

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:

$ 98,668

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Mean : 714
Median: 720

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From: 660
To: 760

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

54

Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:

39

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

171

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:

tax planning and admin
health care management
Geopolitics
organization economics and strategy
advanced persuasion

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

<2000

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Accounting

Actuarial Science

E-commerce

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Health Care Administration

Human Resource Management

Insurance

Marketing

Operations Management

Public Policy

Real Estate

Strategy

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MA (Arts)

MBA/March (Architecture)

MBA/MD (Medicine)

MBA/ME (Engineering)

MBA/MSN (Nursing)

MBA/PhD

Other

Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?

No

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

424

Full-time faculty

Tenured: 141
Non-Tenured: 91

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 192

Women on Faculty

Tenured: 19
Non-Tenured: 82

Minority Faculty

Tenured: 15
Non-Tenured: 23

International Faculty

Tenured: 36
Non-Tenured: 57

Faculty with PhDs

Tenured: 141

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Biotech/Health care

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Finance

High Tech

Manufacturing

Marketing

Media & Entertainment

Nonprofit

VC/ Private Equity

Other

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Black MBA Association

Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual

Hispanic Student Organization

Partners/Family

Wine

Women in MBA

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used

Case study: 35 %
Distance Learning: 10 %
Experiential Learning: 0 %
Lecture: 20 %
Simulations: 10 %
Team Project: 25 %

Requirements for graduation:

Other

Additional graduation requirements:

must meet academic qualifications

TECHNOLOGY

Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?

Yes

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

Wharton recently deployed a rich suite synchronous and asynchronous collaboration tools along with social networking applications to facilitate group work among students in between class sessions. A high performance grid cluster was recently added to the School’s research platforms. More than 30 real-world experiential learning simulations are used throughout the curriculum. For additional information see: http://technology.wharton.upenn.edu/

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

38,080

Active MBA alumni clubs

78

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

37

Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?

Yes

Business School Endowment

$ 747,000,000

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.wharton.upenn.edu/alumni//

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 87 %
Graduates not seeking employment: 11 %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 2.2 %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 59 %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 7.1 %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 5.9 %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 25 %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 3.5 %

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

Destination: London
Destination: New York
Destination: San Francisco
Destination: Los Angeles
Destination: Boston

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 73 %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 18 %
No information provided by graduate: 9.2 %

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 89 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 2.5 %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: .85 %
Did not report having received a job offer: 7.2 %

Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:

McKinsey & Company

50

Boston Consulting Group

43

Bain & Company

36

Goldman Sachs Group

29

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

20

Citigroup Inc.

17

Merrill Lynch

17

Morgan Stanley

17

Credit Suisse Group

15

Lehman Bros.

15

Deutsche Bank AG

12

UBS

12

Google Inc.

11

Accenture

14

Fidelity Inv.

12

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

81 %

Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $ 112,186
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $ 110,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 28,659
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 25,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 44,787
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 30,000

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 28 %
Finance/Accounting: 55 %
General Management: 5.8 %
Human Resources: 0 %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 7 %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0.2 %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 0.6 %
Other: 3.1 %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 0 %
Consulting: 27 %
Consumer Products: 3.1 %
Financial Services: 48 %
Manufacturing: 1.7 %
Media/Entertainment: 2.2 %
Non-Profit: 1.1 %
Petroleum/Energy: 2.2 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 5.1 %
Real Estate: 4.2 %
Technology: 5.6 %
Other: 0.5 %

Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Africa: 0.6 %
Asia: 12 %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0.3 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 2.3 %
Middle East: 0.2 %
North America: 76 %
Oceana: 0 %
Western Europe: 8.4 %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Northeast: 41 %
Mid-Atlantic: 8.3 %
South: 3.0 %
Southwest: 2.3 %
Midwest: 5.8 %
West: 15 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
Canada: 0.6 %

Top Companies – Internships:

McKinsey & Company

45

Boston Consulting Group

36

Goldman Sachs Group

34

Lehman Bros.

22

Morgan Stanley

22

Deutsche Bank AG

19

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

18

Citigroup Inc.

17

Merrill Lynch

16

UBS

13

Bain & Company

12

Credit Suisse Group

12

Walt Disney Co.

7

Microsoft

9

Fidelity Inv.

7

Pimco

7

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean : 1,864
Median: 1,828

Wharton’s greatest strength lies in its culture. The school has the most rigorous academic curriculum and therefore the graduates are probably the best prepared and trained MBAs. Despite this, however, Wharton students and alumni are humble, well-rounded, and fun — distinguishing them from graduates of other top MBA programs. –Venture Capital/Private Equity

Wharton’s MBA program is outstanding. It is bound to bring out the best in almost anyone, yet the environment is an extremely introspective one. It is not just about academics with great professors and classmates, it’s about becoming a better leader, professional and individual. –Investment Banking

It�s important to have some math skills, because Wharton is heavily quantitative. –Marketing

Exceptional people, great balance between academics, Wharton name goes a long way to credibility with employers. –Venture Capital/Private Equity

Wharton was an absolutely unbelievable experience. The intellectual power of the school, the people I’ve met and the things I was able to do ensured that I am not the same person that entered Wharton in August 2004. –Consulting

Great people– very down to earth. Many people with similar interests; they push you to become a better, stronger, more knowledgeable candidate. At the same time, environment is not overly competitive– no backstabbing. It is a great place to make contacts and meet people. Investment Banking

At Wharton one can get a very unique and very intense experience with tremendously diverse activities and opportunities to accommodate many different interests and directions for exploration. You can really stretch yourself here if you want to. You can have a lot of fun too. I believe the depth of experience and learning at other schools is more superficial and less personalized. Consulting

The benefits of this MBA program are immediate. The learning, the exposure to senior management teams, the access to future employers, the strong faculty all contribute strongly to dramatically improving one’s career choices and opportunities.–Investment Banking

I developed as a leader, was exposed to a rigorous curriculum and leave approaching business in a more thorough and integrated way.–Venture Capital/Private Equity

I consider what I have gained, all in terms of social capital, maturity, academic learning, and exposure to countless high caliber leaders – truly unique to the program and school I have chosen.–Finance

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Source: http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/full_time_mba_profiles/wharton.html