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

University of Glasgow

Business School

  • Program Basics

      • Full-time MBA
      • University of Glasgow Business School
      • Gilbert Scott Building
      • West Quadrangle
      • Glasgow, G12 8QQ
      • United Kingdom of Great Britain
      • Program Web site: http://www.gla.ac.uk/mba
      • Status: Public
      • Program e-mail address: business-mba-enquiries@glasgow.ac.uk
      • Graduate business school is accredited by:
        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
        • Association of MBAs (AMBA)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,375
      • Full-Time MBA: 57
      • PhD Program: 108
      • Other graduate degree programs:
        • Master of Accounting
        • Master of Finance
        • Other
        • Master of Human Resources
        • Master of Marketing
        • Master of International Management/Business
      • Central Banking; Economic Development; Environment and Sustainable Development; International Banking and Finance; International Development; International Finance and Economic Policy; Financial Economics; Financial Forecasting and Investment; Financial Risk Management; International Trade and Finance; Quantitative Finance; Management

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Resident: $21,100.00
      • Nonresident: $30,474.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Resident): $35,500.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $45,000.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 12

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Fall 2012
      • Deadline: Jul 23, 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: Considered
      • Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
      • Application Essays: Important
      • Interviews: Important
      • Recommendations: Very Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • APPLICANTS

      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 427
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 58 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 23 %
      • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 25 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 50 %

  • APPLICANT POOL

      • International applications received: 49 %
      • Applications from women received: 32 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

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

      • Female: 22 %
      • International: 83 %

    • Students from following regions:

      • Africa: 0 %
      • Asia: 78 %
      • Europe: 17 %
      • North America: 8 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Dual citizenship: 0 %
      • Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 58
      • Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 48

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

      • From: 36
      • To: 84
      • Median age of entering class: 26
      • Mean age of entering class: 29

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded?
        • a combination of need and merit
        • some other criteria
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? As part of the admissions application
      • 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? Work experience and transcripts

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 46
      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 10
      • Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 18

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

      • Corporate Strategy and Competition Law
      • Business Scenarios for Consulting
      • Project Leadership and Control
      • Creative Management and Development

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

        • Public Administration
      • 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
        • Strategy
        • International Business
        • Accounting
        • Public Administration

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 136

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 92
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 36

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 35
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 44
      • Non-Tenured: 27

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 76
      • Non-Tenured: 28

  • STUDENT LIFE

    • Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Consulting
        • Nonprofit

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 15 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 50 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • 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 attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: The University has introduced a new computer system that allows students to manage their enrollments and courses online, designed to enhance the student experience. There have also been general upgrades to IT systems throughout the school, and the development of a Bloomberg trading room, and the purchase of new databases and software for students.
      • Amount spent: $702,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 1,830
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 26
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 20
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 3 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $368.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $103.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business School endowment: $13,428,738.00
      • 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: https://www.alumni.gla.ac.uk/NetCommunity
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • Does the B-SCHOOL offer career services for alumni? No
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 73 %
      • Graduates not seeking employment: 0 %
      • Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 27 %

    • Primary source of job offer:

      • School-facilitated activities: 18 %
      • Graduate-facilitated activities: 23 %
      • No information provided by graduate: 59 %

    • Job Offers for 2011 graduates

      • Received first job offer by graduation: 10 %
      • Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 67 %
      • Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 9 %
      • Did not report having received a job offer: 14 %
      • Accepted first job offer by graduation: 10 %
      • Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 67 %
      • Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 9 %
      • Did not report having accepted a job offer: 14 %

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

      • Mean base salary: $65,000.00
      • Median base salary: $61,000.00

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

      • Consulting: 13 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 6 %
      • General Management: 50 %
      • Human Resources: 13 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 0 %
      • Management Information Systems: 6 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 0 %
      • Other: 12 %

    • Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Government: 16 %
      • Consulting: 11 %
      • Consumer Products: 0 %
      • Financial Services: 21 %
      • Manufacturing: 11 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 11 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 0 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 26 %
      • Other: 4 %

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

      • Africa: 13 %
      • Asia: 22 %
      • Europe: 65 %
      • North America: 0 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %

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