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Boston College Carroll School of Management – www.tenaday.in

December 23, 2008

PROGRAM BASICS

Carroll School of Management

Fulton Hall, Room 320
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill , Massachusetts 02467

Program Web site:

http://www.bc.edu/mba

Status:

Private Institution

Program e-mail address:

bcmba@bc.edu

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1965
Part-time MBA : 1957
Undergraduate business program: 1938
PhD program: 1990

PROGRAM COSTS

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

Resident : $  66,604
Nonresident : $  66,604
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  55,350
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  55,350

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

18

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 925
Full-time MBA: 202
Part-time MBA: 495
Distance MBA: 0
Executive MBA: 0

PhD program: 47
Doctorate of Business Administration: 0
MS: 96
MSA: 85
Other: 0

Undergraduate business school enrollment

1,948

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Accounting

Master of Finance

Other graduate degree programs:

N/A

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

11/15/08 1/15/09 3/15/09 4/15/09

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:

Very Important

Resume/Work Experience:

Very Important

Application Essays:

Very Important

Interviews:

Important

Recommendations:

Very Important

Undergraduate Transcripts:

Very Important

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

956

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

28 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

38 %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:

1.7 %

Percentage of this year’s reapplicants accepted:

44 %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:

290

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

19

Applicant interviews are:

Recommended

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:

60 %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

96 %

APPLICANT POOL

International applications received:

52 %

Applications from women received:

37 %

Mean base salary forgone:

$  60,028

Median base salary forgone:

$  57,870

CLASS PROFILE

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

Female: 36  %
International: 20  %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

African American: 1  %
Asian American: 9  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 2.5  %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 2.5  %
Native American: 0  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 74  %
Chose not to report: 7  %
Other: 4  %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 0  %
Asia: 18  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 0  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 3  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 75  %
Oceania : 0  %
Western Europe: 4  %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: 5  %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Northeast: 66  %
Mid-Atlantic: 5  %
South: 4  %
Southwest: 4  %
Midwest : 7  %
West: 14  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

52

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

49

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

From:  25
To:  84

Median age of entering class:

27

Mean age of entering class:

27

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Central financial aid office at the university

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

79 %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:

62 %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  33,492

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  32,470

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

academic merit

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

6

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

As part of the admissions application

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

$  15,352

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

58 %

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

Only to domestic students

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

$  55,350

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

$  52,250

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Mean : 661
Median: 660

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From:  600
To:  720

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

50

Average 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, 2008:

Contemporary Topics in Corporate Reporting
Nonprofit Management Sports Marketing
Global Financial Markets Strategic Deal Making
Small Business Management Strategy
Money & Capital Markets

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

2006

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Accounting

Consulting

Entrepreneurship

Finance

General Management

International Business

Leadership

Management Information Systems

Manufacturing and Technology Management

Marketing

Operations Management

Organizational Behavior

Strategy

Technology

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

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MA (Arts)

MBA/MSN (Nursing)

MBA/PhD

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

No

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

90

Full-time faculty

Tenured: 58
Non-Tenured: 32

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 14

Women on Faculty

Tenured: 20
Non-Tenured: 11

Minority Faculty

Tenured: 6
Non-Tenured: 5

International Faculty

Faculty with PhDs

Tenured: 58
Non-Tenured: 27

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Biotech/Health care

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Environmental

Finance

Information Technology

Marketing

Media & Entertainment

Other

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Black MBA Association

International Club

Partners/Family

Volunteer

Women in MBA

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used

Case study: 40  %
Distance Learning: 0  %
Experiential Learning: 10  %
Lecture: 25  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Project: 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

Other

Additional graduation requirements:

Students must complete 20 hours of community service.

TECHNOLOGY

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

Yes

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.

The networking strength of Boston College cannot be overstated. The small size of the full time program provides a great sense of camraderie with faculty and staff. –Finance

BC infuses ethics in its teaching within all function areas, from core classes to electives. You can’t escape it, nor should you, as employers value this type of individual. –Marketing

BC’s weakness is its building. It’s OK, but to compete with top 25 programs, it needs a building that has more breakout rooms, late-night study areas, and can support a larger program by having bigger lecture halls. –Marketing

Having a small program is a serious limitation when it comes to recruiters coming to campus — many do not, in part because the student pool is so small compared to other schools. The upside is that you get to know your classmates well and form a great network. –Finance

BC’s program is great for people going into finance and who want to build strong social networks. The focus is on academics as well as on building networks and having fun. I loved the challenging level of the program, and I also met my future husband and some terrific friends, gained a superior network of colleagues with whom I hope to do business in the future and had a blast during my 2 years there.–Investment Banking

Boston College is a great school and both the students and faculty are pretty good. The problem is that it is a regional business school. Students interested in being on the West Coast or even New York will have a harder time making connections and receiving job offers. The size of the school also limits recruiter interest. Students that know what they want to do, especially if it is in the Northeast will do very well.–Marketing

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University of Arizona Eller Graduate School of Management – www.tenaday.in

December 23, 2008

PROGRAM BASICS

Full-Time MBA

Eller College of Management

McClelland Hall, Room 210
1130 E. Helen Street, P.O. Box 210108
Tucson , Arizona 85721-0108

Status:

Public Institution

Program e-mail address:

mba_admissions@eller.arizona.edu

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1953
Part-time MBA : 1996
Undergraduate business program: 1943
Executive MBA: 2005
Executive Education (non-degree): 2005
PhD program: 1966

PROGRAM COSTS

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

Resident : $  31,668
Nonresident : $  56,942
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  29,034
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  41,671

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

21

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 682
Full-time MBA: 139
Part-time MBA: 84
Executive MBA: 123

PhD program: 135
Other: 220

Undergraduate business school enrollment

5,098

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Accounting

Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems

Master of Finance

Other graduate degree programs:

Master of Public Administration (MPA)

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

November 15 February 15 April 15

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

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:

Important

Interviews:

Very Important

Recommendations:

Important

Undergraduate Transcripts:

Important

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

183

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

49 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

59 %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:

3

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

1

Applicant interviews are:

Required

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

100 %

APPLICANT POOL

International applications received:

46 %

Applications from women received:

28 %

Mean base salary forgone:

$  33,567

Median base salary forgone:

$  30,000

CLASS PROFILE

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

Female: 27  %
International: 32  %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

African American: 2  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 3  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 51  %
Chose not to report: 8  %
Other: 5  %

Students from following regions:

Asia: 30  %
North America: 68  %
Western Europe: 2  %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Northeast: 5  %
Mid-Atlantic: 2  %
South: 14  %
Southwest: 49  %
Midwest : 14  %
West: 16  %

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

45

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

36

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

From:  12
To:  96

Median age of entering class:

26

Mean age of entering class:

27

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Central financial aid office at the university

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

academic merit

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

26

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

As part of the admissions application

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

$  10,259

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?

Yes

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

$  20,500

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Mean : 622
Median: 620

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From:  530
To:  700

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

65`

Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:

35

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

170

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

Communication for Consultants
Real Property
Topics in Business and Leadership
Global Economic Development
Relationship Marketing

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

2008

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Management Information Systems

Marketing

Other: Real Estate Finance; Fixed Income Finance

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MCS (Computer Science)

MBA/MD (Medicine)

MBA/ME (Engineering)

MBA/Meng (Engineering – Manufacturing Management)

MBA/MIM (International Management)

MBA/MS (Science)

MBA/MSEE (Electrical Engineering)

MBA/MSIE (Industrial Engineering)

MBA/MSIM (Information Management)

MBA/MSME (Mechanical Engineering)

MBA/PhD

Other

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

No

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

151

Full-time faculty

Tenured: 67
Non-Tenured: 52

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 31

Women on Faculty

Tenured: 12
Non-Tenured: 26

Minority Faculty

Tenured: 16
Non-Tenured: 8

International Faculty

Tenured: 9
Non-Tenured: 15

Faculty with PhDs

Tenured: 67
Non-Tenured: 43

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Finance

Information Technology

Marketing

Other

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

International Club

Women in MBA

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used

Case study: 30  %
Experiential Learning: 15  %
Lecture: 20  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Project: 30  %

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:

Completion of bus comms, career dev & crisis comm crses

TECHNOLOGY

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

Yes

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

- Created electronic Student Management System and Electronic Timesheet system – Installed Mediasite lecture recording capability – Installed SharePoint-based intranet and sharing system – Introduced IP video conference facilities (Polycom) – Converted building wireless to campus-wide system – Upgraded computing lab printers – Upgraded electronic signage software – Added instructional technology to 2 seminar rooms – Installed electronic lock system to offer students 24×7 groupcentric access to computing labs – Added college-wide web development and Google servers – Introduced security cameras to computing labs – Upgraded infrastructure in several graduate student and research spaces – Installed classroom, office and conferencing technology at new executive education facility

Amount spent:

$  413,000

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

3,623

Active MBA alumni clubs

0

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

0

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

12 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$  556

Median gift from MBA alumni

$  50

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

No

Business School Endowment

$  55,382,028

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.arizonaalumni.com/

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/AZAB/

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 66  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 34  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 0  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 33  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 45  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 11  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 11  %

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

Destination: National Black MBA Association, Washington, DC
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSMBA), Atlanta, GA
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: International MBA/Masters Recruiting Forum, Orlando, FL
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Net Impact North America Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: National Association of Women MBAs, Stamford, CT
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 52  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 48  %

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 46  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 14  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 40  %

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

Intel

4

Deloitte Touche Tomatsu

2

Google Inc.

1

Honeywell

1

Mercer Consulting

1

Raytheon

2

Edmund Optics

1

The Innova Group

1

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

37 %

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

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  77,376
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  76,500
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  8,608
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  10,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  9,223
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  6,000

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 10  %
Finance/Accounting: 24  %
General Management: 9.5  %
Human Resources: 0  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 14  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 9.5  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 0  %
Other: 33  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 0  %
Consulting: 15  %
Consumer Products: 0  %
Financial Services: 5  %
Manufacturing: 40  %
Media/Entertainment: 0  %
Non-Profit: 0  %
Petroleum/Energy: 0  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 0  %
Real Estate: 0  %
Technology: 30  %
Other: 10  %

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

Africa: 0  %
Asia: 0  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 0  %
North America: 100  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 0  %

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

Northeast: 5  %
Mid-Atlantic: 0  %
South: 0  %
Southwest: 48  %
Midwest: 4  %
West: 43  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %

Top Companies – Internships:

Emerson Electric

10

Intel

3

Honeywell

1

Los Alamos National Laboratory

2

PetSmart, Inc.

2

University of Arizona

2

Capital One

1

Visa International

1

Internships awarded that are paid:

100 %

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean :  829
Median:  866

Average internship length in weeks:

9

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

N/A

The career placement office needs lots of work. Many of the students are not sure what the career placement office really does all day. The program is kind of missing a “community feel.” With a program this small it shouldn’t be that way. –Marketing

Our passionate instructors always gave us useful and valuable teaching materials in order to get us familiar with the critical concepts. In addition, they inspired us to have interactive class discussions, digging into more in-depth knowledge of an important topic. Above all, I would say the learning experience at the Eller MBA program is extremely helpful to me. Investment Banking

The Eller College puts lots of emphasis on the MBA program. They not only give all the resources to the MBA students, but also try to advance the quality of the MBA program by carefully listening to our suggestions for further improvement.–NA

The program is everything you could ask for in terms of a challenging and progressive experience. Eller is a great place to develop yourself as a professional and Tucson has many positive attributes that are beneficial to a full-time graduate student (cost of living, community, climate, etc.) Marketing

The academic of the program is good, but the placement is quite unsatisfactory. –Accounting

It’s this very idea that we’re just data points on a stat chart that made me realize where the school’s priorities were. Adjusting curriculum and professors for greater effectiveness was a step in the right direction. However, to become a school I’d recommend, the administration from top-down needs to review its priorities. Hopefully, the next graduating class will be able to attest to more positive results of all the changes.–NA

The quality of the faculty and the curriculum are the most important factors to consider in your education, but when you add to this an excellent Career development department and a small size class where you can really get to know each other, you got an MBA program that will add a lot in your growth as a professional and as a person.–Marketing

The Eller College of Management was a great place to get an MBA. It was very challenging, but small enough that you get to know your professors and classmates very well.–Finance I learned an extraordinary amount of knowledge within two years from the Eller MBA program. Due to its small size of the program, I was able to connect to everyone in the program and have a great networking even after graduation. I was amazed by the quality of students and faculty in the program. In addition, the MBA office always try to provide all the resources to us as much as they could. I am an international student and I felt like I was respected in any way within these two years and the program even offered us extra language workshop to help us to advance our English proficiency. In conclusion, either the knowledge that I obtained or the network that I built from the program are more than what I expected.–Marketing

The program I was in was not your basic MBA school. It had a specific niche it catered to – entrepreneurial, Southwest geography, close-knit community, self-driven. This is not always what b-school applicants are seeking. –Marketing

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