=Subscribers Only
UNDERGRADS
Main Page
2007 Rankings
Admissions Q&As
Career Q&As
Undergrad Forum
Reading List
Recruiter Q&As
School Report Cards
School Tours
Undergrad 24-7
Undergrad Videos
News Headlines

PREMIUM CONTENT
MBA Insider
Benefits
Subscribe now!

GRADUATE COMMUNITY
Graduate Forums
B-School Calendar
MBA Blogs

FULL-TIME MBA
Rankings & Profiles
Search Programs
Compare Programs
Customize Comparisons

GRAD SCHOOL LIFE
MBA Journals
Reading List
Case Studies
B-School Videos
School Tours

Best Schools by Specialty
Finance
Management
Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Specialties Comparator

MBA CAREER MOVES
Career Advice
A Day in the Life
Career Placement Q&As
Recruiting Q&As
Who's Hiring
Cost of Living Calculator
Compare Salaries
Newsletter Sign-Up

GRADUATE ALUMNI
Alumni Stories
Alumni Comparator

MBA Admission Strategies
Admissions Q&As
GMAT Prep
Application Essays
Interview Tips
Mock Interview Videos
Financial Aid
Financial Aid Q&As

PART-TIME MBA
School Profiles
Search Programs
Compare Programs
Distance MBA Profiles

EXECUTIVE MBA
School Profiles
Search Programs
Compare Programs

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
Rankings & Profiles
DESIGN & INNOVATION PROGRAMS
Main Page
Interactive Table

COLUMNS FORUMS NEWSLETTERS PERSONAL FINANCE SEARCH SPECIAL REPORTS TOOLS VIDEO VIEWS
2004 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Carnegie Mellon
Tepper School of Business
Address: 5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
E-Mail: mba-admissions@andrew.cmu.edu
Web links: B-school Web site
Directions to school

Getting In  Academics & Lifestyle  Careers & Alumni Affairs Graduate Comments

PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

Core MBA curriculum last revised

 2004
Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes
Average number of students in a core class 70
Average number of students in an elective class 30

Graduation requirements:
  • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
  • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
  • Capstone: Management Game Concentration & Depth/Breadth Electives


TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 25%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 0%
Lecture 50%
Simulations 15%
Team projects 10%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS

Full-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Accounting
Biotechnology
E-commerce
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Portfolio Management
Quantitative Analysis
Statistics and Operations Research
Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Technology


AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Marketing
Strategy

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 148

New electives added in the past academic year:
Auditing and Financial Diagnostics
Buyouts and Private Equity
Commercialization of Technology
E-Business Project
E-Strategy
Financial Risk Management
Launching Businesses from Carnegie Mellon Created Technologies
Managerial Decision Making
Operations Research Project
Optimization Methods in Finance

Electives course catalog


JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MS Computational Finance
MBA/MS Software Engineering
MBA/Minor in Healthcare Policy & Management


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Science in Computational Finance
Master of Science in Quantitative Economics


B-SCHOOL FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year 93
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year 50
 
Tenured professors 43
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 7%
Underrepresented minorities: 1 1%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors n/a
Have owned a business n/a

(1) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American. Asian Americans are not included in the minority percentage.

STUDENT LIFE

Editor's note: While the B-school may not have an active club in an area that interests you, the greater university system may.

B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
Biotech/Health care
Business and Technology; Hedge Fund; Mobile Computing and Telecom
Consulting
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Investment Banking
Manufacturing
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Operations Management
Real Estate
VC/ Private Equity

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Admissions Welcome Committee; Asian Business Association; European Business Club;
Black MBA Association
Chinese Business Association; Social Committee
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Organizational Leadership Club; Public Speaking Club; Cultural Club;South Asian Business Association
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Golf
Outdoor Activities
Running/Track
Volleyball

n/a
TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network in main B-school buildings Yes
University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years $1,514,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
Carnegie Mellon remains the nation's "Most Wired" campus for the second consecutive year according to a 2002 Yahoo! Internet survey of college campuses. The rating acknowledges the campus as one of the first in the U.S. to maintain a fully-integrated, campus-wide wireless network both inside and outside all campus buildings. Intel's 2004 second annual "Most Unwired College Campuses" survey found Carnegie Mellon University ranked No. 6 among the top 100 school for wireless computing access.
 
  PROFILE TOOLS
Return to Full-Time Profiles
Printer-Friendly Version
  RELATED LINKS


CARNEGIE MELLON INSIDER CONTENT
Admissions Q&A
 Admission Interview Tips

CARNEGIE MELLON PROFILES
Full-time '04 | '03 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98
Part-time '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00
Exec ed '03 | '01
Distance '04 | '03

CARNEGIE MELLON INFO
Admissions Q&A '06 | '05 | '03 | '01 | '99 | '97
Placement Q&A '04 | '03 | '00 | '98
Financial Aid Q&A '00 | '99 |
Dean Q&A '01
Video Views Dean Ken Dunn
B-School Calendar
Search for articles about Carnegie Mellon

 CARNEGIE MELLON RANKINGS
Full-time MBA rank:
2004:  15    1994:  14    
2002:  19    1992:  17    
2000:  14    1990:  9    
1998:  14    1988:  13    
1996:  17    
BW ranking history

Exec Ed rank:
2003:  --    1997:  --    
2001:  --    1993:  --    
1999:  --    1991:  15    

Getting In  Academics & Lifestyle  Careers & Alumni Affairs Graduate Comments

 BW MALL   SPONSORED LINKS
Buy a link now!

   MBA INSIDER >>
Get advice and tools that will help you choose the right school -- and develop a strategy for getting accepted.
Find Out More!
  MBA EXPRESS >
Get our twice-monthly newsletter e-mailed to you


Copyright 2004 , by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved.
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

Media Kit | Special Sections | MarketPlace | Knowledge Centers
McGraw-Hill Cos.