Buffalo University
School of Management
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SCHOOL BASICS
203AlfieroCenter
Buffalo
14260
New York
United States
School based in:
U.S.
Status:
Public
Graduate business school is accredited by:
AACSB International
Years in which the following programs were founded:
Full-time MBA: 1963
Part-time MBA : 1931
Undergraduate business program: 1923
Executive MBA: 1994
PhD program: 1949
ENROLLMENT
Total graduate business school: 703
Full-time MBA: 219
Part-time MBA: 204
Executive MBA: 141
PhD program:
45
Doctorate of Business Administration: N/A
MS:
94
MSA: N/A
Other: N/A
Undergraduate business school:
3367
Graduate degree programs:
Master of Accounting
Master of Finance
Other graduate degree programs:
MS - Management Information Systems, MS - Supply Chains and Operations Management
PROGRAM BASICS
Address: 203 Alfiero Center
City: Buffalo
New York
United States
Program Web site:
Program e-mail address:
PROGRAM LENGTH
Full-time program (months):
21
PROGRAM COSTS
Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Resident : $ 18,014
Nonresident : $ 26,594
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $ 20,429
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $ 24,989
CLASS PROFILE
Full-time students in newest entering class (2007-08) that are:
Female: 43 %
International: 25 %
U.S. students only:
African American: 5 %
Asian American: 7 %
Hispanic or Latino American: 1 %
Multiethnic/Multiracial: 1 %
Native American, Alaskan Native or Pacific Islander American: 0 %
White (Non-Hispanic): 61 %
Ethnicity other than above: 25 %
Ethnicity not reported: 0 %
Students from following regions:
Africa : 0 %
Asia: 11 %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 10 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 2 %
Middle East: 0 %
North America: 76 %
Oceania : 0 %
Western Europe: 0 %
Entering North American citizens by region:
U.S.: 100 %
Northeast: 95 %
Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
South: 1.5 %
Southwest: 1.5 %
Midwest : 0 %
West: 1 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
Mean : 619
Median : 620
Applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From:
540
To:
710
ADMISSIONS
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:
570
Relative importance: 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
CLASS PROFILE
Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
29
Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
18
Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
From:
0
To:
73
New entrants with one year or less of work experience:
30 %
Mean age of entering class:
25
Median age of entering class:
24
APPLICANTS
Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:
369
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
36 %
Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
49 %
Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:
3 %
Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
21
Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
9
Applicant interviews are:
Required
Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
40 %
Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100 %
International applications received:
62 %
Applications from women received:
38 %
ADMISSIONS
Does the program have rolling admissions?
No
FINANCIAL AID
Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:
On what basis are scholarships awarded?
academic merit
How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?
all candidates are considered for scholarship
Guaranteed loan regardless of nationality:
No
Academics & Lifestyle
FACULTY
Full-time faculty employed by the B-school:
66
Adjunct or visiting faculty:
8
Permanent/tenured professors:
27
Tenured faculty who are women:
11 %
Tenured faculty who are underrepresented minorities:
0 %
Tenured faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:
4 %
Tenured faculty who have owned their own business:
4 %
TECHNOLOGY
Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?
Yes
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
2007 - Upgraded ceiling projectors, computers in teaching classroom podiums upgraded,16 new computers with flat panel monitors installed in student computer lab, new Voice over IP telephone system installed. 2006 – built multi-functional technology classroom designed to digitally capture lectures available to students via streaming media. Room is capable of supporting video conferencing. 2005 - three new technology-equipped classrooms opened, installed 24’ ticker tape unit to report stock and company news, plasma screens installed as electronic announcement and information boards.
Amount spent:
$ 450,000
CLASS OFFERINGS
Average students in a full-time MBA core class:
42
Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:
27
Elective courses available to full-time MBA students in the 2006-07 academic year:
66
Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2006
Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
Accounting
Consulting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Supply Chain 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:
Accounting
Finance
International Business
Marketing
Supply Chain Management
TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Requirements for graduation:
Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
STUDENT LIFE
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Human Resources
Information Technology
Marketing
Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Alumni Affairs & Careers
ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
8536
Active MBA alumni clubs
0
Countries in which MBA clubs exist
0
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
13 %
Mean gift from MBA alumni in past academic year:
$ 336
Median gift from MBA alumni in past academic year:
$ 30
Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?
No
The business school's total endowment as of June 30, 2007
$ 15,954,000
Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes
University alumni networking site:
Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?
Yes
Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:
No
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: 81 %
Graduates not seeking employment: 11 %
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 (Network New York Event)
Month: January
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Orlando, FL (International MBA/MS Conference)
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: New York City (Wall Street Trip)
Month: January
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: Atlanta, GA (National Black MBA Job Fair)
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: Cincinnati, OH (National Hispanic MBA Job Fair)
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: None
Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:
Company/No. Hired: M&T Bank
Company/No. Hired: Citigroup
Company/No. Hired: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Company/No. Hired: Ernst & Young
Company/No. Hired: Fisher-Price
Company/No. Hired: Formosa Plastics Corporation
Company/No. Hired: KPMG
Company/No. Hired: Cameron Compression Systems
Company/No. Hired: Delaware North Companies
Company/No. Hired: IBM
Company/No. Hired: National Fuel Gas Company
Company/No. Hired: New Era Cap
Company/No. Hired: Dell
Company/No. Hired: General Electric
Company/No. Hired: FedEx Services
Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $ 54,282
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $ 52,500
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 6,119
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 4,000
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:
29 %
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
Consulting: 4 %
Finance/Accounting: 43 %
General Management: 4 %
Human Resources: 7 %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 21 %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 7 %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 14 %
Other: 0 %
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 3 %
Consulting: 8.5 %
Consumer Products: 17 %
Financial Services: 38 %
Manufacturing: 18 %
Media/Entertainment: 0 %
Non-Profit: 0 %
Petroleum/Energy: 3 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 1.5 %
Real Estate: 3 %
Technology: 4 %
Other: 4 %
Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Africa: 0 %
Asia: 7 %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
Middle East: 0 %
North America: 93 %
Oceana: 0 %
Western Europe: 0 %
Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Northeast: 88 %
Mid-Atlantic: 1.5 %
South: 6 %
Southwest: 3 %
Midwest: 1.5 %
West: 0 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %
Canada: 0 %
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