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Arizona State University
Carey School of Business
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PROGRAM BASICS
W. P. Carey MBA - Full-Time Program
W. P. Carey School of Business
300 E. Lemon
P. O. Box 874906
Tempe
,
Arizona 85287-4906
United States
Program Web site:
Status:
Public Institution
Program e-mail address:
Graduate business school is accredited by:
AACSB International
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Ed
SCHOOL BASICS
Graduate business school enrollment:
Total:
1,823
Full-Time MBA:
174
Part-time MBA:
588
Executive MBA:
75
PhD Program:
107
Undergraduate business school enrollment:
8,799
Graduate degree programs:
Master of Accounting
Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
Other graduate degree programs:
Master of Taxation; Master of Health Sector Management; Master of Agribusiness
PROGRAM COSTS
Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Resident :
$
38,930
Nonresident :
$
65,320
Recommended annual budget (Resident):
$
40,050
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident):
$
53,250
PROGRAM LENGTH
Full-time program (months):
21
ADMISSIONS
Application Deadlines
Semester:
Fall 2010
Deadline:
10
Deadline:
12
Deadline:
2
Deadline:
4
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 Computer Based
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:
Important
Interviews:
Very Important
Recommendations:
Important
Undergraduate Transcripts:
Important
APPLICANTS
Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:
671
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
27 %
Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
50 %
Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:
0 %
Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted:
0 %
Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
88
Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
18
Applicant interviews are:
By invitation only
Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
48 %
Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100 %
APPLICANT POOL
International applications received:
46 %
Applications from women received:
30 %
Mean base salary forgone:
$ 45,041
Median base salary forgone:
$ 47,500
CLASS PROFILE
Full-time students in newest entering class (2009-2010) that are:
Female:
23
%
International:
32
%
Students from following regions:
Africa :
0
%
Asia:
31
%
Eastern Europe and Central Asia:
2
%
Latin America and the Caribbean:
0
%
Middle East:
0
%
North America:
67
%
Oceania :
0
%
Western Europe:
0
%
Dual citizenship:
0
%
Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:
African American:
2
%
Asian American:
3
%
Hispanic or Latino American:
3
%
Multiethnic/Multiracial :
0
%
Native American:
2
%
White (Non-Hispanic):
75
%
Chose not to report:
15
%
Other:
0
%
Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:
Northeast:
7
%
Mid-Atlantic:
5
%
South:
3
%
Southwest:
45
%
Midwest :
10
%
West:
28
%
Possessions and territories:
2
%
Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
54
Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
46
Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
From:
18
To:
94
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:
93 %
Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 10,500
On what basis are scholarships awarded?
Academic merit
Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:
0
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:
$ 5,700
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
GMAT scores:
Mean :
673
Median:
670
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From:
620
To:
720
Academics & Lifestyle
CLASS OFFERINGS
Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class:
40
Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class:
25
Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
56
Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2009:
Entrepreneurial Consulting Projects
Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2006
Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Health Care Administration
International Business
Leadership
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Real Estate
Supply Chain Management
Other: Supply Chain/Financial Management
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:
MBA/JD (Law)
MBA/March (Architecture)
MBA/MHSA (Health Services Administration)
MBA/MSIM (Information Management)
Other
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
Leadership
Marketing
Real Estate
Supply Chain Management
FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
291
Full-time faculty:
Tenured:
190
Non-Tenured:
81
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:
Tenured:
0
Non-Tenured:
20
Women on Faculty:
Tenured:
45
Non-Tenured:
25
Minority Faculty:
Tenured:
55
Non-Tenured:
17
International Faculty:
Tenured:
32
Non-Tenured:
8
Faculty with PhDs:
Tenured:
190
Non-Tenured:
61
Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:
13 %
Faculty who have owned their own business:
9 %
STUDENT LIFE
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Investment Banking
Marketing
Other
Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Women in MBA
Other
TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching methods used:
Case Study:
35
%
Distance Learning:
2
%
Experiential Learning:
10
%
Lectures:
28
%
Simulations:
5
%
Team Projects:
20
%
Requirements for graduation:
Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter grade average
Other:
Additional graduation requirements:
Students must successfully complete capstone strategy course
TECHNOLOGY
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
The school has upgraded networks, servers, data storage, & security; upgraded its online learning management system with enhanced features & capacity; installed new computers & multimedia technology in its classrooms, including facilities for capturing, indexing, & distributing lectures & classroom activities to students for easy review; upgraded faculty & staff computers; & implemented new web applications that provide enhanced self-service options for advising, & career & student services.
Amount spent:
$ 2,440,226
Alumni Affairs & Careers
B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
15,258
Active MBA alumni clubs:
3
Countries in which MBA clubs exist:
2
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
7 %
Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$ 276
Median gift from MBA alumni:
$ 50
Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year?
No
Business school endowment
$ 69,910,000
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:
Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes
Business school alumni networking site:
Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?
Yes
CAREER SERVICES
Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment:
88
%
Graduates not seeking employment:
12
%
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment:
0
%
Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination:
Scottsdale, AZ
Month:
November 2008
Amount Paid By School:
Partial
Destination:
San Francisco, CA
Month:
January 2009
Amount Paid By School:
Partial
Destination:
Phoenix Metro, AZ
Month:
March 2009
Amount Paid By School:
Partial
Primary source of job offer:
School-facilitated activities:
61
%
Graduate-facilitated activities:
33
%
No information provided by graduate:
6
%
Companies that recruited second-year MBAs on campus in 2008-09:
52
Companies that posted full-time job offers for MBAs
on the school's job boards in 2008-09:
200
Job Offers for 2009 graduates:
Received first job offer by graduation:
62
%
Received first job offer in three months following graduation:
18
%
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation:
0
%
Did not report having received a job offer:
20
%
Accepted first job offer by graduation:
61
%
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation:
17
%
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation:
0
%
Did not report having accepted a job offer:
22
%
Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:
Chevron
3
American Express
2
Apple
2
AT&T
2
AZ Security
2
Bank of America
2
CR Bard
2
EJ Gallo
2
Intel
2
Mattel
2
Motorola
2
Deloitte
1
FMC Technologies
1
Johnson & Johnson
1
Raytheon
1
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:
67 %
Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
Mean base salary:
$
85,013
Median base salary:
$
90,000
Mean signing bonus:
$
14,150
Median signing bonus:
$
10,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation:
$
11,924
Median other guaranteed compensation:
$
10,000
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
Consulting:
2
%
Finance/Accounting:
13
%
General Management:
9
%
Human Resources:
2
%
Marketing/Sales:
15
%
Management Information Systems (MIS):
4
%
Operations/Logistics:
55
%
Other:
0
%
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Government:
2
%
Consulting:
4
%
Consumer Products:
13
%
Financial Services:
15
%
Manufacturing:
12
%
Media/Entertainment:
2
%
Non-Profit:
0
%
Petroleum/Energy:
10
%
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care:
2
%
Real Estate:
0
%
Technology:
17
%
Other:
23
%
Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Africa:
0
%
Asia:
4
%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia:
0
%
Latin America and the Caribbean:
2
%
Middle East:
0
%
North America:
94
%
Oceana:
0
%
Western Europe:
0
%
Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Northeast:
7
%
Mid-Atlantic:
3
%
South:
3
%
Southwest:
46
%
Midwest:
13
%
West:
28
%
Possessions and territories:
0
%
Canada:
0
%
Companies that recruited MBAs for internships on campus in 2008-09:
43
Companies that posted internships for MBAs on school job boards in 2008-09:
107
Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:
Cox Communications
5
Bank of America
4
Dell
3
Apple
2
Chevron
2
Johnson & Johnson
2
Motorola
2
ON Semiconductor
2
PetSmart
2
Reckitt Benckiser
2
Simply Bread
2
American Airlines
1
CEA
1
FMC Technologies
1
Intel
1
Internships awarded that are paid:
84 %
Weekly internship compensation:
Mean:
$ 1,087
Median:
$ 1,200
Average internship length in weeks:
11
SCHOOL COMMENTS
School Comments:
An interview protocol evaluating potential and interpersonal skills is a very important part of our Full-time MBA application and selection process. With two cohorts of approximately 45 students each, we have a very collegial program with extensive faculty and student interaction. We also have intensive career counseling for each student. These factors result in a very positive job-market response.
Graduate Comments
I believe ASU has an excellent MBA program for Supply Chain Management and would encourage anyone who is looking for SCM specialization to apply. They also have a challenging core program. -- Operations
The overall experience and value that you get from this program is excellent. The coursework is rigorous and valuable; the people are great; and the overall experience makes everything worthwhile. -- Marketing
No career help for finance students. -- Finance
The smaller class size along with the exceptional instructors allowed me to learn and feel that I wasnt just another person in the class. Everyone knows everyone else by name, and you have a very strong sense of family. -- Finance
On-campus recruiting was excellent, classes were extremely organized and I learned a tremendous amount and the networking opportunity is priceless. -- Finance
I was in the Sports Business concentration, and I think that our program has a unique combination of strong core MBA classes and sports-specific projects and experience. -- Finance
It is an exceptionally good buy for the price, ranks very high in my specialization (supply chain management), and is on an upward trajectory regarding rankings and notoriety. -- Operations
I truly enjoyed the W.P. Carey MBA program at Arizona State University. The small class sizes and high quality students made the 2 years the best educational experience (and better than any work experience) I have ever had. -- Marketing
I would recommend the W.P. Carey program almost without reservation. My only hesitation is that I think too few marketing companies recruit on campus. -- Marketing
I had an amazing experience, and would recommend the W.P. Carey full-time program to anyone. -- Information Technology
It was a great education, particularly at a low cost. -- Information Technology
Incredible experience. Professors, colleagues, are top notch, very professional and concerned with student development in and out of classroom. -- Information Technology
Due to the nature of my specialization (Sports Business), the program is the best in the nation. -- Marketing
The last two years were simply an amazing experience. Interacting with a diverse group of students from various background was extremely beneficial in my education. The faculty and staff were extremely dedicated to helping me excel in my education and finding a rewarding job after graduation. -- Operations
The W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is still facing an uphill fight against business schools with better reputations. While I believe that the education I have received at ASU parallels that of better known schools, it is sometimes difficult to relay that idea to potential employers. -- Finance
If given the opportunity to attend a top 10 school, I would recommend that a friend attend the top 10 program. Wharton or Stanford will simply get you through more doors than ASU. -- Finance
I believe ASU is a top 25 program and is heading in the right direction. It is not the right school for everyone but is clearly doing a lot of things right. -- Finance
I really enjoyed my MBA experience at ASU. However, I was disappointed in the lack of resources available for my area of emphasis. This has resulted in some negative scores from me. -- Operations
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