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Full-Time MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Peking University (BiMBA)

  • Program Basics

      • BiMBA International Full-time MBA
      • Beijing International MBA at Peking University
      • BiMBA, CCER
      • Peking University
      • Beijing, 100871
      • China
      • Program Web site: http://bimba.edu.cn
      • Status: Other
      • Program e-mail address: admissions@bimba.edu.cn
      • Graduate business school is accredited by:
        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
        • Association of MBAs (AMBA)
        • EQUIS

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Full-Time MBA: 106
      • Part-Time MBA: 224
      • Executive MBA: 220
      • Other graduate degree programs:
        • Master of Finance

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Resident: $32,500.00
      • Nonresident: $32,500.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Resident): $29,000.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $29,000.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 18

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Fall 2012
      • Deadline: May 15, 2012
      • 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 Internet Based Test

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
      • Application Essays: Very Important
      • Interviews: Very Important
      • Recommendations: Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Important

  • APPLICANTS

      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 75 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Full-time students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:

      • Female: 45 %
      • International: 35 %
      • Married: 24 %

    • Students from following regions:

      • Africa: 2 %
      • Asia: 82 %
      • Europe: 6 %
      • North America: 6 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 4 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Dual citizenship: 0 %
      • Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 66
      • Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 60

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

      • From: 36
      • To: 96
      • Median age of entering class: 29
      • Mean age of entering class: 29

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
      • Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year: 25 %
      • Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $10,000.00
      • Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $9,000.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded?
        • a combination of need and merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year: $10,000.00
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality? No

  • 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? To attend on-campus test provided by our school

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • 0 (option: 0) 645

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • 0 (option: 0) 643

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 50
      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 40

    • Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

        • MBA/MS (Science)
      • 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:

        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Leadership
        • International Business
        • Economics
        • Operations Management
        • Organizational Behavior
        • Human Resource Management
        • Public Administration

  • STUDENT LIFE

    • Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Biotech/Health care
        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Consulting
        • Other
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Nonprofit
        • VC/ Private Equity
        • Human Resources

    • Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • International Club
        • Women in MBA
        • Volunteer
        • Wine

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 30 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 35 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %

    • Requirements for graduation:

        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 16
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Does the B-SCHOOL offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 94 %
      • Graduates not seeking employment: 2 %
      • Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 4 %

    • Job Offers for 2011 graduates

      • Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 97 %
      • Did not report having received a job offer: 3 %

    • Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 3 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 15 %
      • General Management: 18 %
      • Human Resources: 6 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 41 %
      • Management Information Systems: 0 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 12 %
      • Other: 5 %

    • Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Government: 3 %
      • Consulting: 12 %
      • Consumer Products: 12 %
      • Financial Services: 21 %
      • Manufacturing: 12 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 3 %
      • Non-Profit: 3 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 3 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 12 %
      • Real Estate: 3 %
      • Technology: 3 %
      • Other: 13 %

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

      • Asia: 91 %
      • Europe: 6 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 3 %
      • Internships awarded that are paid: 100 %
      • Average internship length in weeks: 10

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