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

University of Denver

Daniels College of Business

  • Program Basics

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 980
      • Full-Time MBA: 173
      • Part-Time MBA: 148
      • Executive MBA: 95
      • PhD Program: 0
      • Other graduate degree programs:
        • Master of Accounting
        • Master of Finance
        • Other
        • Master of Marketing
        • Master of International Management/Business
      • Master of Management; Master of Real Estate and Construction Management

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Resident: $83,650.00
      • Nonresident: $83,650.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Resident): $51,021.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $51,021.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 21

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Spring 2012
      • Deadline: Feb 1, 2012
      • 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
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs: 580

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • APPLICANTS

      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 348
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 63 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 30 %
      • Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years: 3 %
      • Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted: 3 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 9
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 6
      • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 35 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 50 %

  • APPLICANT POOL

      • International applications received: 45 %
      • Applications from women received: 42 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

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

      • Female: 42 %
      • International: 32 %

    • Students from following regions:

      • Africa: 0 %
      • Asia: 27 %
      • Europe: 2 %
      • North America: 71 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Dual citizenship: 0 %

    • Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:

      • African American: 0 %
      • Asian American: 7 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 2 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 91 %
      • Chose not to report: 0 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:

      • Northeast: 7 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
      • South: 16 %
      • Southwest: 46 %
      • Midwest: 13 %
      • West: 18 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %
      • Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 53
      • Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 48

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

      • From: 24
      • To: 84
      • Median age of entering class: 26
      • Mean age of entering class: 25

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
      • Full-time MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year: 95 %
      • Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year: 95 %
      • Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $9,764.00
      • Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $8,486.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded?
        • a combination of need and merit
        • academic merit
        • financial need
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? all candidates are considered for scholarship
      • Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year: $3,800.00
      • Percentage of first-year students receiving financial aid who receive at least the same amount in their second year of study: 100 %
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality? No

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • 50th Percentile (median) 600
      • 75th Percentile 650
      • 25th Percentile 550
      • 90th Percentile 690
      • 10th Percentile 490
      • Average GMAT Score 595

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • 10th Percentile 530
      • 50th Percentile (median) 590
      • Average GMAT Score 604
      • 75th Percentile 678
      • 25th Percentile 543
      • 90th Percentile 699

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 27
      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 17
      • Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 70

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

        • Finance
        • Management Information Systems
        • Entrepreneurship
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Real Estate
        • Accounting
        • Leadership
        • Corporate Social Responsibility
        • International Business
      • Customized Concentration

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

        • MBA/JD (Law)
        • Other
      • Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? Yes

    • The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:

        • Corporate Social Responsibility
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Accounting

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 133

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 42
      • Non-Tenured: 55

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 36

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 62

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 42
      • Non-Tenured: 42

  • STUDENT LIFE

    • Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Consulting
        • Other
        • Business Ethics
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Investment Banking

    • Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Black MBA Association
        • Hispanic Student Organization
        • Women in MBA
        • Other

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 25 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 50 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %

    • Requirements for graduation:

        • Students must write a complete business plan
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgraded computer lab using state-of-the-art client software. Upgraded classroom technology; added event monitors; new wireless "N" access points; new data switch; additional portable projectors; new and replacement computers; added RoomView Software allowing monitoring of technology within the classroom as well as emergency shutdown of technology using remote access during critical incidents; added panic buttons to alarms in campus safety.
      • Amount spent: $340,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 10,383
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business School endowment: $88,591,000.00
      • 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.du.edu/s/1150/start.aspx
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.daniels.du.edu/alumni/
      • 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: 78 %
      • Graduates not seeking employment: 9 %
      • Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 13 %

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

      • Destination: New York City "City Trek"
      • Month: December
      • Amount Paid By School: Partial
      • Destination: San Francisco "City Trek"
      • Month: December
      • Amount Paid By School: Partial
      • Destination: Walk Down Wall Street, New York
      • Month: August and December
      • Amount Paid By School: Partial
      • Destination: National Career Fairs
      • Month: October
      • Amount Paid By School: Partial

    • Primary source of job offer:

      • School-facilitated activities: 59 %
      • Graduate-facilitated activities: 41 %
      • No information provided by graduate: 0 %

    • Job Offers for 2011 graduates

      • Received first job offer by graduation: 46 %
      • Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 21 %
      • Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0 %
      • Did not report having received a job offer: 33 %
      • Accepted first job offer by graduation: 45 %
      • Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 22 %
      • Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0 %
      • Did not report having accepted a job offer: 33 %

    • Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:

      • Miller Coors 4
      • Crocs 2
      • Marsico Capital Management 2
      • Newmont Mining 2
      • Zayo Group 2
      • Anheuser-Busch 1
      • Charles Schwab 1
      • Deloitte 1
      • Dish Network 1
      • Ernst & Young 1
      • FTI Consulting 1
      • Hitachi Consulting 1
      • Nordstrom FSB 1
      • White Wave Foods 1
      • Perficient 1
      • Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus: 24 %

    • Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

      • Mean base salary: $63,000.00
      • Median base salary: $70,000.00
      • Mean signing bonus: $7,000.00
      • Median signing bonus: $8,000.00
      • Mean other guaranteed compensation: $10,000.00
      • Median other guaranteed compensation: $10,000.00

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

      • Consulting: 18 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 31 %
      • General Management: 3 %
      • Human Resources: 0 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 27 %
      • Management Information Systems: 3 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 12 %
      • Other: 6 %

    • Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Government: 0 %
      • Consulting: 15 %
      • Consumer Products: 17 %
      • Financial Services: 17 %
      • Manufacturing: 6 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 3 %
      • Non-Profit: 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 3 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 3 %
      • Real Estate: 9 %
      • Technology: 6 %
      • Other: 21 %

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

      • Africa: 0 %
      • Asia: 0 %
      • Europe: 0 %
      • North America: 100 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %

    • Within the U.S., graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

      • Northeast: 6 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 3 %
      • South: 5 %
      • Southwest: 83 %
      • Midwest: 3 %
      • West: 0 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

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