Program Basics

• • Full Time MBA Program
  • Goizueta Business School
  • Goizueta Business School
  • 1300 Clifton Rd.
  • Atlanta, 30322, Georgia
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://www.goizueta.emory.edu/
  • Status: Private
  • Program e-mail address: brian.mitchell@emory.edu
  • Graduate business school is accredited by:
    • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
    • Other

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 764
  • Full-Time MBA: 312
  • Part-Time MBA: 273
  • Executive MBA: 142
  • PhD Program: 37

PROGRAM COSTS

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

  • Resident: $88,196.00
  • Nonresident: $88,196.00
  • Recommended annual budget (Resident): $68,496.00
  • Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $68,496.00

PROGRAM LENGTH

• • Full-time program (months): 22

ADMISSIONS

• Application Deadlines

  • Semester: Fall 2012
  • Deadline: Sep 16, 2011
  • Semester: Fall 2012
  • Deadline: Oct 21, 2011
  • Semester: Fall 2012
  • Deadline: Dec 9, 2011
  • Semester: Fall 2012
  • Deadline: Jan 27, 2012
• • 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?

  • • IELTS
    • TOEFL Internet Based Test
    • TOEFL Paper-based Test
• • Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs: 600

• Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

APPLICANTS

• • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 968
  • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 35 %
  • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 41 %
  • Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years: 2 %
  • Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted: 4 %
  • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 130
  • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 33
  • Applicant interviews are: Required
  • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 64 %
  • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

APPLICANT POOL

• • International applications received: 58 %
  • Applications from women received: 30 %
  • Mean base salary forgone: $50,098.00
  • Median base salary forgone: $51,000.00

CLASS PROFILE

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

  • Female: 28 %
  • International: 34 %
  • Married: 26 %

• Students from following regions:

  • Africa: 0 %
  • Asia: 27 %
  • Europe: 1 %
  • North America: 64 %
  • Latin America and the Caribbean: 6 %
  • Oceania: 0 %
  • Dual citizenship: 2 %

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

  • African American: 12 %
  • Asian American: 9 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
  • Native American: 0 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 58 %
  • Chose not to report: 18 %
  • Other: 0 %

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

  • Northeast: 16 %
  • Mid-Atlantic: 6 %
  • South: 60 %
  • Southwest: 2 %
  • Midwest: 8 %
  • West: 8 %
  • Possessions and territories: 0 %
• • Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 57
  • Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 53

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

  • From: 29
  • To: 90
• • Median age of entering class: 28
  • Mean age of entering class: 28

FINANCIAL AID

• • Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
  • Full-time MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year: 100 %
  • Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year: 79 %
  • Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $44,707.00
  • Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $45,000.00
  • On what basis are scholarships awarded?
    • academic merit
  • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? As part of the admissions application
  • Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year: $22,514.00
  • 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? Yes
  • Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program: $71,262.00

GMAT

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

• GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

  • 10th Percentile 550
  • 25th Percentile 620
  • 75th Percentile 710
  • 50th Percentile (median) 680
  • 90th Percentile 730
  • Average GMAT Score 658

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

  • 10th Percentile 610
  • 25th Percentile 640
  • 75th Percentile 710
  • 90th Percentile 730
  • 50th Percentile (median) 690
  • Average GMAT Score 681

CLASS OFFERINGS

• • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 47
  • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 30
  • Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 76

• Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2010:

  • Marketing Channel Strategy
  • Catalyzing Social Impact
  • Networks and Organizations
  • Behavioral Finance
  • Strategy and Organization in the Healthcare Sector

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

  • • Consulting
    • Finance
    • Management Information Systems
    • Entrepreneurship
    • General Management
    • Marketing
    • Health Care Administration
    • Real Estate
    • Accounting
    • Leadership
    • Manufacturing and Technology Management
    • Operations Management
    • Strategy
    • Organizational Behavior
    • International Business
  • Alternative Investments, Capital Markets, Marketing Analytics, Decision Information Analysis

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

  • • MBA/JD (Law)
    • MBA/MD (Medicine)
    • 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:

  • • Finance
    • General Management
    • Marketing
    • Consulting
    • Strategy

FACULTY

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 96

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 39
  • Non-Tenured: 40

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 17

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 9
  • Non-Tenured: 12

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 12
  • Non-Tenured: 10

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 4
  • Non-Tenured: 11

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 39
  • Non-Tenured: 43

STUDENT LIFE

• Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

  • • Biotech/Health care
    • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Consulting
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • VC/ Private Equity
    • Investment Banking
    • Media & Entertainment
    • E-business
    • New Media

• Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

  • • Black MBA Association
    • Hispanic Student Organization
    • International Club
    • Partners/Family
    • Women in MBA
    • Other
    • Volunteer
    • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
    • Wine

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

• Teaching methods used:

  • Case Study: 25 %
  • Distance Learning: 0 %
  • Experiential Learning: 20 %
  • Lectures: 30 %
  • Simulations: 5 %
  • Team Projects: 20 %
  • Other: 0 %

• Requirements for graduation:

  • • Students are required to complete international experience
    • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
    • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
    • Other
  • At least one "Management Practice" (experiential) elective

TECHNOLOGY

• • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Advanced presentation technology in classrooms & meeting spaces. Network upgrades-seamless use across campus: uplift wired network to 1GB and wireless to 802.11n. Broadcast studio & auditorium upgrade to professional HD systems. Computing Ctr added high-speed, multi-function printers. “Going green” through efficiency, virtualization & cloud computing. Leveraging collaboration technologies & an array of operating systems, tablets & mobile devices to create anytime/anywhere experience.
  • Amount spent: $1,800,000.00

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 8,608
  • Active MBA alumni clubs: 23
  • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 16
  • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 15 %
  • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $304.00
  • Median gift from MBA alumni: $100.00
  • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
  • Business School endowment: $100,015,534.00
  • 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://www.alumni.emory.edu
  • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
  • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.alumniconnections.com
  • 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: 87 %
  • Graduates not seeking employment: 12 %
  • Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 1 %

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

  • Destination: New York City - Wall St. Trek
  • Month: November
  • Amount Paid By School: Partial
  • Destination: New York City - Marketing Trek
  • Month: November
  • Amount Paid By School: Partial
  • Destination: San Francisco - Technology Trek
  • Month: November
  • Amount Paid By School: Partial
  • Destination: Boston - Investment Management Trek
  • Month: November
  • Amount Paid By School: Partial
  • Destination: San Francisco - Day in the Bay Interview Forum
  • Month: March
  • Amount Paid By School: Partial

• Primary source of job offer:

  • School-facilitated activities: 77 %
  • Graduate-facilitated activities: 23 %
  • No information provided by graduate: 0 %

• Job Offers for 2011 graduates

  • Received first job offer by graduation: 85 %
  • Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 10 %
  • Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0 %
  • Did not report having received a job offer: 5 %
  • Accepted first job offer by graduation: 79 %
  • Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 15 %
  • Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0 %
  • Did not report having accepted a job offer: 6 %

• Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:

  • Accenture 9
  • Deloitte 9
  • Bank of America 7
  • Delta Air Lines 6
  • Ernst & Young 6
  • The Coca-Cola Company 3
  • Goldman Sachs 3
  • United Parcel Service (UPS) 3
  • Barclays 2
  • General Electric (GE) 2
  • Kimberly-Clark 2
  • KPMG 2
  • J.P. Morgan 2
  • Scott Madden 2
  • SunTrust Robinson Humphrey 2
• • Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus: 74 %

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

  • Mean base salary: $100,682.00
  • Median base salary: $100,000.00
  • Mean signing bonus: $23,434.00
  • Median signing bonus: $20,000.00
  • Mean other guaranteed compensation: $7,232.00
  • Median other guaranteed compensation: $4,625.00

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

  • Consulting: 33 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 27 %
  • General Management: 5 %
  • Human Resources: 4 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 25 %
  • Management Information Systems: 0 %
  • Operations/Logistics: 2 %
  • Other: 4 %

• Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

  • Government: 2 %
  • Consulting: 30 %
  • Consumer Products: 9 %
  • Financial Services: 29 %
  • Manufacturing: 4 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 1 %
  • Non-Profit: 1 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 1 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 4 %
  • Real Estate: 3 %
  • Technology: 2 %
  • Other: 14 %

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

  • Africa: 0 %
  • Asia: 4 %
  • Europe: 2 %
  • North America: 92 %
  • Oceania: 0 %
  • Latin America and the Caribbean: 2 %

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

  • Northeast: 19 %
  • Mid-Atlantic: 4 %
  • South: 63 %
  • Southwest: 3 %
  • Midwest: 5 %
  • West: 6 %
  • Possessions and territories: 0 %

• Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:

  • Accenture 4
  • The Coca-Cola Company 4
  • Deloitte 4
  • Delta Air Lines 4
  • Bank of America 3
  • CIBA Vision 3
  • General Electric 3
  • IBM 3
  • RJ Reynolds 3
  • UBS 3
  • 3M 2
  • Booz Allen Hamilton 2
  • Goldman Sachs 2
  • Johnson & Johnson 2
  • Microsoft 2
• • Internships awarded that are paid: 95 %

• Weekly internship compensation:

  • Mean: $1,664.00
  • Median: $1,600.00
• • Average internship length in weeks: 11

SCHOOL COMMENTS

• • School Comments: Goizueta's unique ability to deliver a world-class business education with the advantage of a small, intimate learning environment and the benefits global, dynamic city continues to attract top MBA candidates who have been tremendously successful in a difficult job market.

• • -A sound business education at Emory really helped me to structure my experiences in the military in order to be successful in the civilian business world. I would recommend this school to all of my friends, because it is very supportive of military entering the civilian work force and equips them with tools to be successful.
    
    -Goizueta is a great choice for someone who is looking to work in Atlanta or New York and offers many opportunities to network in the areas of marketing and consulting. The course work is challenging but not overly difficult and the spirit of teamwork, collaboration and community is especially strong.
    
    -While the Goizueta name is well respected, because it is small and not near any other major MBA programs, it isn't always feasible for recruiters to come do on-campus interviews, so the students have an uphill battle getting considered for positions. Additionally, the new curriculum has been an experiment, and while there are some benefits, I do not believe the administration has been receptive enough to feedback from the students about what's working and what's not with the new curriculum.
    
    -I was really impressed with the course offerings, as with the quality of the teachers. The Center for Alternative Investment classes were really educational and interesting. The program office did a good job of responding to our feedback.
    
    -The size of the program can have both positive and negative implications. On the one hand, such a small school makes faculty readily accessible and, more importantly, generally eager to interact with students. On the flip side, the small size creates a very small school feel which gives students a chance to get close to each other as a group, but also breeds a hyper competitive atmosphere. On this end, though, highly competitive educational environments seem to be part and parcel of the educational setting for all top business schools, so while this isn't always the most beneficial way to learn, it's really par for the course.
    
    -The culture is very collaborative with students helping each other practice for interviews, even if they're going for the same job. If anyone has a relative who falls ill, the entire school is there to support him/her with meals, flowers, notes, etc. This camaraderie extends to alumni as well. Alumni are very responsive and willing to meet with students and mentor them regarding their respective industries. Community outreach and servant leadership are inherent in Goizueta's DNA.
    
    -My experience at Emory was amazing, I really learned a lot about core business (which I do not have a background in) and I have exceeded my previous communication and presentation skills.
    
    -I found Goizueta to be a transformational experience and I have no regrets about attending. However, I felt more challenged by the time management necessary than the actual quality of lessons and my classmates.
    
    -I am grateful to Emory for giving me a full-tuition scholarship and a small stipend, which I wouldn't have received at any other top-ranked business school. Being from Bulgaria, my pre-MBA income was fairly low so I found it hard to imagine taking a $100,000+ loan to attend a top-10 business school.
    
    -I was in the accelerated one-year MBA program, which fit nicely with my age, experience, and career plans. I would urge others who are not career switchers to follow the same path.
    
    -As an alum of the one-year program, I strongly believe that the lower opportunity cost (as compared to the two-year program) outweighs the loss of an internship opportunity. Determined, driven individuals will be able to find jobs and even change careers without an internship, and they'll save nearly $30K and a year of work experience in the process.
    
    -The program was ideally suited to a student with an undergraduate education (or significant experience in) business. The number of elective courses available was a huge asset, it allowed me to customize my program to a great extent.
    
    -Extremely poor career management center. They are more of a pain than a help to students.
    
    -Goizueta is the best kept secret in business schools. Students receive a very well-balanced experience with rigorous academics, an emphasis on leadership, a tight-knit community, and great job prospects. The school doesn't force students to enter one career or another but supports them to pursue whatever career path they desire--be it entrepreneurship, working with a small/mid-size company, or the more traditional consulting/i-banking/CPG route.