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University at Buffalo
School of Management
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PROGRAM BASICS
Full-Time MBA
School of Management
203 Alfiero Center
Buffalo
,
New York 14260
United States
Program Web site:
Status:
Public Institution
Program e-mail address:
Graduate business school is accredited by:
AACSB International
SCHOOL BASICS
Graduate business school enrollment:
Total:
701
Full-Time MBA:
195
Part-time MBA:
199
Executive MBA:
109
PhD Program:
53
Undergraduate business school enrollment:
3,500
Graduate degree programs:
Master of Accounting
Master of Finance
Other graduate degree programs:
MS Supply Chains and Operations Management MS Management Information Systems
PROGRAM COSTS
Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Resident :
$
21,560
Nonresident :
$
31,945
Recommended annual budget (Resident):
$
21,055
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident):
$
26,205
PROGRAM LENGTH
Full-time program (months):
22
ADMISSIONS
Application Deadlines
Semester:
Fall 2010
Deadline:
November 20, 2009
Semester:
Fall 2010
Deadline:
February 1, 2010
Semester:
Fall 2010
Deadline:
March 12, 2010
Semester:
Fall 2010
Deadline:
May 21, 2010
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
Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:
570
Relative Importance of Application Elements:
GMAT Score:
Very Important
Resume/Work Experience:
Important
Application Essays:
Very Important
Interviews:
Very Important
Recommendations:
Very Important
Undergraduate Transcripts:
Very Important
APPLICANTS
Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:
405
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
44 %
Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
59 %
Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:
2 %
Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted:
33 %
Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
10
Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
2
Applicant interviews are:
By invitation only
Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
44 %
Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100 %
APPLICANT POOL
International applications received:
57 %
Applications from women received:
31 %
CLASS PROFILE
Full-time students in newest entering class (2009-2010) that are:
Female:
33
%
International:
31
%
Students from following regions:
Africa :
2
%
Asia:
26
%
Eastern Europe and Central Asia:
1
%
Latin America and the Caribbean:
0
%
Middle East:
1
%
North America:
68
%
Oceania :
0
%
Western Europe:
1
%
Dual citizenship:
1
%
Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:
African American:
4
%
Asian American:
8
%
Hispanic or Latino American:
0
%
Multiethnic/Multiracial :
0
%
Native American:
0
%
White (Non-Hispanic):
71
%
Chose not to report:
14
%
Other:
3
%
Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:
Northeast:
90
%
Mid-Atlantic:
0
%
South:
3
%
Southwest:
0
%
Midwest :
0
%
West:
6
%
Possessions and territories:
0
%
Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
17
Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
4
Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
From:
0
To:
52
Median age of entering class:
23
Mean age of entering class:
23
FINANCIAL AID
Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:
Central financial aid office at the university
On what basis are scholarships awarded?
Academic merit
Some other criteria
How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?
all candidates are considered for scholarship
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 :
606
Median:
600
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From:
530
To:
690
Academics & Lifestyle
CLASS OFFERINGS
Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class:
52
Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class:
23
Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
83
Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2009:
Computer Forensics
Enterprise Models
Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2007
Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
Accounting
Consulting
E-commerce
Finance
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Supply Chain Management
Other: Global Services and Supply Management
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:
MBA/JD (Law)
MBA/March (Architecture)
MBA/MD (Medicine)
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:
Consulting
Finance
Human Resource Management
Marketing
Supply Chain Management
FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
73
Full-time faculty:
Tenured:
29
Non-Tenured:
37
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:
Tenured:
0
Non-Tenured:
42
Women on Faculty:
Tenured:
3
Non-Tenured:
17
Minority Faculty:
Tenured:
0
Non-Tenured:
3
International Faculty:
Tenured:
1
Non-Tenured:
8
Faculty with PhDs:
Tenured:
29
Non-Tenured:
25
Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:
9 %
Faculty who have owned their own business:
8 %
STUDENT LIFE
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology
Marketing
Other
TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching methods used:
Case Study:
30
%
Distance Learning:
0
%
Experiential Learning:
10
%
Lectures:
40
%
Simulations:
10
%
Team Projects:
10
%
Other:
0
%
Requirements for graduation:
Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter grade average
Other:
Additional graduation requirements:
Internship required if lacking full-time work experience
TECHNOLOGY
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
A new tech classroom is opening in 2010 for Global Services & Supply Management students. Each desk supports video conferencing for collaboration and remote teamwork with students from around the globe. Computers/flat panel monitors upgraded in student computer lab over the past 3 years. Classroom projectors and computers were upgraded. A new multi-functional tech classroom was built to digitally capture lectures and support video conferencing. Lectures are available to students via a streaming media server(s). New Web site launched in 2008 using Web content management system.
Amount spent:
$ 375,000
Alumni Affairs & Careers
B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
8,930
Active MBA alumni clubs:
0
Countries in which MBA clubs exist:
0
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
8 %
Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$ 251
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
$ 12,260,195
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:
84
%
Graduates not seeking employment:
8
%
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment:
8
%
Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination:
New York City Networking Event
Month:
January
Amount Paid By School:
Partial
Destination:
New York City Interviewing Event
Month:
January
Amount Paid By School:
Partial
Destination:
Upstate Business Career Alliance career fair in Syracuse, NY
Month:
April
Amount Paid By School:
Partial
Primary source of job offer:
School-facilitated activities:
55
%
Graduate-facilitated activities:
45
%
Job Offers for 2009 graduates:
Received first job offer by graduation:
49
%
Received first job offer in three months following graduation:
11
%
Did not report having received a job offer:
40
%
Accepted first job offer by graduation:
49
%
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation:
11
%
Did not report having accepted a job offer:
40
%
Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:
M&T Bank
6
Citi
4
BAE Systems
2
Deloitte
2
Independent Health
2
Toys R Us
2
Amgen
1
AT&T
1
Dresser-Rand
1
Harris Corporation
1
IBM
1
North American Breweries (Labatt USA)
1
Lockheed Martin
1
KPMG
1
PricewaterhouseCoopers
1
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:
26 %
Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
Mean base salary:
$
58,132
Median base salary:
$
54,000
Mean signing bonus:
$
10,773
Median signing bonus:
$
7,000
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
Consulting:
0
%
Finance/Accounting:
65
%
General Management:
0
%
Human Resources:
2
%
Marketing/Sales:
19
%
Management Information Systems (MIS):
2
%
Operations/Logistics:
12
%
Other:
0
%
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Government:
0
%
Consulting:
0
%
Consumer Products:
7
%
Financial Services:
43
%
Manufacturing:
24
%
Media/Entertainment:
2
%
Non-Profit:
2
%
Petroleum/Energy:
0
%
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care:
10
%
Real Estate:
2
%
Technology:
10
%
Other:
0
%
Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
North America:
100
%
Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Northeast:
92
%
Mid-Atlantic:
0
%
South:
2
%
Southwest:
2
%
Midwest:
0
%
West:
2
%
Possessions and territories:
0
%
Canada:
2
%
Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:
Citi
5
Fisher-Price
5
Delaware North Companies
2
Rich Products Corporation
2
VWR International
2
Wegmans
2
CH3Biosystems
1
Deloitte
1
GE Transportation
1
Kalieda Health
1
M&T Bank
1
Moog
1
National Fuel
1
North American Breweries (Labatt USA)
1
Sorrento-Lactalis
1
Weekly internship compensation:
Mean: N/A
Median: N/A
SCHOOL COMMENTS
School Comments:
N/A
Graduate Comments
My MBA experience at the University at Buffalo has been amazing. The faculty are always available for outside help. The program is structured to faciliate teamwork and builds your interpersonal skills. There are many diverse activities that make the program well rounded and options include overseas trips, study abroad, a joint program with the Levin Institute in NYC, executive speaker series, case competitions, networking events, country forums, community service and employer fairs, and numerous other activities which take this program to the next level. -- Accounting
Many of the courses are traditional undergrad lecture- and textbook-based with little class participation. Approximately one-third of the students are not professional in terms of coming to class prepared and doing their share in group work. --Accounting
The only drawback to Buffalo's MBA program is the lack of quality recruiters from top companies visiting campus. I'm not sure if that is a product of a poor career services Office or because Fortune 500 companies tend not to recruit anywhere other than Harvard or Wharton.
Buffalo should diversify its domestic students -- most of them are from Western New York and a big portion of them are without work experience. --Marketing
The MBA Program academic-wise was excellent. The courses are good and the professors are not less than any top business school. The only thing this business school lacks is the placement of MBA grads.--Finance
The education and networking brought about the results I wanted. I would recommend this school to others with similar goals.--Investment Banking
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