Distance MBA PROFILES
Publish Date 02/12/12
IE University
IE Business School
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Program Basics
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- IE Business School
- Global MBA
- María de Molina, 11, 13, 15
- Madrid, 28006
- Spain
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- Status Private
- Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 316
- Distance MBA students who enroll in the program who go on to graduate within six years 98 %
- Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 15
- Maximum months permitted to complete the distance MBA program 15
- If the distance MBA program has a set program length, how long is it, in months? 15
- Do individual online courses have a time limit for completion? Yes
- Does the school offer a separate on-campus, full-time MBA program? Yes
- Can students transfer from distance program to full-time program? No
- At what point can this be done? N/A
- 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 95 %
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Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following
- School library
- Student rates for tickets
- School career office
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School Basics
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Graduate business school enrollment
- Total: 2,500
- Full-Time MBA: 633
- Part-Time MBA: 138
- Executive MBA: 336
- PhD Program: 20
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- Undergraduate business school enrollment 1,100
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Graduate degree programs
- Master of Accounting
- Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
- Master of Finance
- Other
- Master of Human Resources
- Master of Technology
- Master of Marketing
- Master of International Management/Business
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Other graduate degree programs
- Master in Biotechnology Management; Master in Sports Mangements; Master in Global Suply Chains; Master in Turism; Master of Laws in International Legal Practice
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PROGRAM COSTS
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Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire program
- Residents $53,700.00
- Non-Resident $53,700.00
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ADMISSIONS
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Application fee for distance MBA program
- Residents $164.00
- Non-Resident $164.00
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- Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 330
- Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 45 %
- Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 68 %
- Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? Required
- Does the program offer rolling admissions? Yes
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CLASS PROFILE
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Students are from the following regions
- Africa 12 %
- Asia 12 %
- Europe 40 %
- North America 14 %
- Oceania 5 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 11 %
- Dual citizenship 6 %
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What percentage of U.S. citizens in the newest entering class are from the following regions?
- West 27 %
- Midwest 9 %
- Southwest 9 %
- South 19 %
- Mid-Atlantic 9 %
- Northeast 27 %
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Postgraduate work experience (months)
- Mean 70
- Median 68
- One year or less 0 %
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Middle 80% range
- From 49
- To 73
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Base salary of entering distance MBA students
- Mean: $82,000.00
- Median: $93,000.00
- Middle 80% range: From: $63,500.00
- Middle 80% range: To: $90,000.00
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Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:
- Mean 31
- Median 31
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Entering distance MBA students who work in the following industries
- Government (Federal, State, Local, Military) 3 %
- Consulting 10 %
- Consumer Products 5 %
- Financial Services 10 %
- Manufacturing 8 %
- Media/Entertainment 3 %
- Non-Profit 3 %
- Petroleum/Energy 10 %
- Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products 15 %
- Real Estate 0 %
- Technology 20 %
- Other 13 %
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FINANCIAL AID
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- 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 50 %
- Distance MBAs receiving financial aid through school 35 %
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Percentage of distance MBA students applying for financial aid for the upcoming academic year who received
- Institutional Scholarships 60 %
- Assistantships 10 %
- Loans 0 %
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Financial aid for new entrants for the current academic year
- Mean $15,000.00
- Median $12,500.00
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Middle 80% range of financial aid packages
- From $5,000.00
- To $13,000.00
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- On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
- How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? unique scholarship application
- Average scholarship awarded to distance MBA students $13,000.00
- Does the school offer a guaranteed loan regardless of nationality to Distance MBA students? No
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GMAT
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- Are applicants required to take the GMAT? No
- Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
- If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? Candidates may sbmit either GMAT, GRE or take the IE's admissions test
- Mean GMAT score of newest entering class 680
- Median GMAT score of newest entering class: 670
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Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
- From 660
- To 700
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- Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
- Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 600
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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- Distance program or B-school Web site URL: http://www.gmba-eng.ie.edu/
- General inquiry e-mail address for distance MBA program: gmba@ie.edu
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FACULTY
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- Faculty employed by the B-school: 590
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Full-time faculty:
- Tenured: 101
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Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:
- Tenured: 489
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Women on Faculty:
- Tenured: 167
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International Faculty:
- Tenured: 294
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Faculty with PhDs:
- Tenured: 238
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- Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors 23 %
- Faculty who have owned their own business: 8 %
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Distance program faculty who:
- Teach in the school's full-time MBA program: 95 %
- Have tenure: 60 %
- Are adjuncts: 40 %
- Have at least 5 years corporate experience: 80 %
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STUDENT LIFE
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Professional clubs available to distance MBA students:
- Other
- Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Marketing
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Networking clubs available to distance MBA students:
- Other
- Hispanic Student Organization
- Volunteer
- Women in MBA
- Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
- International Club
- Wine
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Professional clubs available to distance MBA students:
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STUDENT LIFE
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The distance MBA program is delivered by:
- Online forums
- Chat Rooms
- Videoconferencing
- Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance MBA students? No
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The distance MBA program is delivered by:
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Estimated number of hours a student will spend working in the class and outside the classroom:
- Hours per week outside of class: 20
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- Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? No
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Classes meet:
- Via the Internet (unscheduled)
- Other
- Final exams are administered: ONce to face peridos and others through interactive quizzes on our learning plataform
- Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 30
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- Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core MBA curriculum: 2008
- If the school offers joint-degree programs, can distance MBA students participate? No
- Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? No
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Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
- General Management
- International Business
- Entrepreneurship
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Organizational Behavior
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Requirements for graduation:
- Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
- Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
- Students must write a complete business plan
- Students are required to be fluent in more than one language by graduation
- If distance MBA students are required to spend time on campus, please explain: Students meet two times for one residential week in Madrid
- Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 60
- 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
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TECHNOLOGY
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- Amount spent: $9,000,000.00
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CAREER SERVICES
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- Do distance MBA students have access to a career development office? Yes
- When in the degree process are they able to use the service? During their last semester before graduation
- Do distance MBAs have access to an alumni database? Yes
- Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for summer internships? No
- Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for full-time jobs? Yes
- Are distance MBAs included in resume drops for prescreening by recruiters? Yes
- Career services Web site URL: http://www.careers.ie.edu
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