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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

ISEAD

ISEAD

  • Program Basics

      • ISEAD
      • MBA
      • Calle Alcalá 85
      • Madrid, 28009
      • Spain
      • Status Private
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 805
      • Distance MBA students who enroll in the program who go on to graduate within six years 90 %
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 14
      • Maximum months permitted to complete the distance MBA program 36
      • If the distance MBA program has a set program length, how long is it, in months? 13
      • Do individual online courses have a time limit for completion? Yes
      • Does the school offer a separate on-campus, full-time MBA program? No
      • Are there specific locations from which students must attend the distance MBA program? No
      • Is the distance MBA program open to students from other states? Yes
      • Is the distance MBA program open to students from other countries? Yes
      • Students living more than 45 miles from school 88 %
      • Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following
        • School library
        • School career office

  • School Basics

    • Graduate business school enrollment

      • Total: 505
      • Executive MBA: 254
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Master of Finance
        • Master of Marketing
        • Master of International Management/Business
      • Other graduate degree programs
        • Master in Leadership and Development Management

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Residents $18,000.00
      • Non-Resident $15,000.00

  • ADMISSIONS

      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 1,068
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 19 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 29 %
      • Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? Required

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students are from the following regions

      • Africa 0 %
      • Asia 0 %
      • Europe 12 %
      • North America 4 %
      • Oceania 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean 84 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

      • Mean 77
      • Median 120
      • One year or less 0 %

    • Middle 80% range

      • From 5
      • To 25

    • Base salary of entering distance MBA students

      • Mean: $24,000.00
      • Median: $26,000.00
      • Middle 80% range: From: $20,000.00
      • Middle 80% range: To: $45,000.00

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 37
      • Median 36

    • Entering distance MBA students who work in the following industries

      • Government (Federal, State, Local, Military) 4 %
      • Consulting 6 %
      • Consumer Products 13 %
      • Financial Services 12 %
      • Manufacturing 10 %
      • Media/Entertainment 1 %
      • Non-Profit 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy 7 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products 5 %
      • Real Estate 4 %
      • Technology 18 %
      • Other 20 %

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Distance MBAs apply for financial aid through Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
      • Distance MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year 95 %
      • Distance MBAs receiving financial aid through school 85 %

    • Percentage of distance MBA students applying for financial aid for the upcoming academic year who received

      • Institutional Scholarships 85 %
      • Loans 10 %

    • Financial aid for new entrants for the current academic year

      • Mean $4,000.00
      • Median $5,000.00

    • Middle 80% range of financial aid packages

      • From $0.00
      • To $6,000.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships for current academic year 0
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? as part of the admissions application
      • Average scholarship awarded to distance MBA students $4,000.00
      • Percentage of first-year scholarship recipients who receive the same amount or more in their second year: 0 %
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan regardless of nationality to Distance MBA students? Yes

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Recruiting is a lengthy process. Students are screened in several interviews (both personal and telephone) to learn about their actual work experience, views, skills and attitudes towards business in order to understand their capacity to take on the course and be able to analyze, make proposals and contribute to solve a business case. An average application is resolved (accepted / denied) in a period of 1 month.

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 45

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 13
      • Non-Tenured: 26

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 5
      • Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors 3 %
      • Faculty who have owned their own business: 2 %

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Have tenure: 32 %
      • Are adjuncts: 68 %
      • Have at least 5 years corporate experience: 94 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Networking clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • International Club

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • Online forums
        • E-mail
        • Other
        • Videoconferencing
        • Satellite Television
      • Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance MBA students? Yes

    • Estimated number of hours a student will spend working in the class and outside the classroom:

      • Hours per week in class: 16
      • Hours per week outside of class: 20
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
      • Classes meet:
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
        • Occasional week-long sessions
      • Final exams are administered: Not all subjects within programs have a final exam. Some professors request a final exam from students and other professors grade upon class participation and abilities to analyze and solve cases discussed.
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 28
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 0
      • Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core MBA curriculum: 2011
      • If the school offers joint-degree programs, can distance MBA students participate? Yes
      • Joint-degree programs offered to distance MBAs:
        • MBA/MSM (Management)
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? No
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Leadership
        • Marketing
        • Operations Management
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must write a complete business plan
      • Other Requirements for graduation: Students must meet eligibility criteria, having achieved at least 80% of the courses with a "B" or above to obtain the required degree.
      • If distance MBA students are required to spend time on campus, please explain: Students are required to assist to 2 International weeks in Europe and North America where specific courses on leadership and organizational strategy are delivered.
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 1,300
      • If applicable, are distance MBA students invited to campus for graduation? Yes
      • Does the distance program diploma distinguish whether the student earned the degree on-campus or off? No

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: ISEAD has implemented the following changes: a) Continued progress in having our faculty delivering their lectures and forum posts through audio recordings within the platform. b) As our simuklation system evolves in our continuous improvement program, we are challenging our students with real life scenarios.(Serious games) More recently we have implemented Online Webinars, ISEAD TV and Digital Library available for our students.
      • Amount spent: $137,000.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do distance MBA students have access to a career development office? Yes
      • When in the degree process are they able to use the service? Upon graduation
      • Do distance MBAs have access to an alumni database? No
      • Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for summer internships? No
      • Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for full-time jobs? No
      • Are distance MBAs included in resume drops for prescreening by recruiters? No

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