FULL-TIME MBA Profiles Publish Date 11/05/09

University of Cambridge

Judge Business School

Getting In

PROGRAM BASICS

The Cambridge MBA

Judge Business School

Trumpington Street
Cambridge , United Kingdom

Program Web site:

http://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/mba/index.html

Status:

Public Institution

Program e-mail address:

mba-enquiries@jbs.cam.ac.uk

Graduate business school is accredited by:

Association of MBAs (AMBA)

European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)

Other

SCHOOL BASICS

Graduate business school enrollment:

Full-Time MBA: 164
Executive MBA: 46
PhD Program: 91

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Finance

Master of Technology

Other graduate degree programs:

MPhil Finance; MPhil Innovation, Strategy and Organisation; MPhil Management; MPhil Management Science and Operations; MPhil Technology Policy

PROGRAM COSTS

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

Resident : $ 6,000
Nonresident : $ 60,000
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $ 69,152
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $ 69,152

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

Deadline: 12
Deadline: 23
Deadline: 11
Deadline: 8

Does the program have rolling 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:

100

Relative Importance of Application Elements:

GMAT Score:

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:

1,154

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

23 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

66 %

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:

Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:

Applicant interviews are:

Required

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:

27 %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

100 %

APPLICANT POOL

International applications received:

96 %

Applications from women received:

25 %

Mean base salary forgone:

$ 70,532

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2009-2010) that are:

Female: 28 %
International: 92 %
Married: 43 %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 6 %
Asia: 40 %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 7 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 6 %
Middle East: 2 %
North America: 13 %
Oceania : 3 %
Western Europe: 23 %

Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:

N/A

Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:

N/A

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

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

From: 52
To: 103

Median age of entering class:

Mean age of entering class:

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school

Full-time MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year:

67 %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year:

67 %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$ 10,926

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$ 8,000

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

A combination of need and merit

Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:

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:

$ 10,926

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?

Yes

If so, what is the maximum amount a student can borrow per year?

$ 56,000

GMAT

Are applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

GMAT scores:

Mean : 690
Median: 690

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From: 640
To: 730

Academics & Lifestyle

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class:

Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class:

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

>30

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2009:

Not confirmed at the time of survey submission
But up to date information is available on our
website

Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:

2009

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Arts Administration

Consulting

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Health Care Administration

International Business

Other: Beyond For Profit; Energy and the Environment

Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?

The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:

Consulting

Entrepreneurship

Finance

General Management

Leadership

Other

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 39
Non-Tenured: 6

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

N/A

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 3
Non-Tenured: 2

Minority Faculty:

Tenured: NA
Non-Tenured: NA

International Faculty:

Tenured: 22
Non-Tenured: 3

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 37
Non-Tenured: 7

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Consulting

Entrepreneurship

Environmental

Finance

High Tech

Information Technology

Nonprofit

Other

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Partners/Family

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used:

Case Study: 25 %
Experiential Learning: 40 %
Lectures: 50 %
Simulations: 10 %
Team Projects: 50 %

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 complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties

Other:

Additional graduation requirements:

Students must successfully complete a Capstone Project, a Leadership course, Summer credit activity, and a Personal and Professional Development Programme.

TECHNOLOGY

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

N/A

Alumni Affairs & Careers

CAREER SERVICES

N/A

Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:

N/A

Primary source of job offer:

N/A

Job Offers for 2009 graduates:

N/A

Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:

Barclays 7
Standard Chartered 4
Citigroup 3
IBM 3
McKinsey 2

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

Median base salary: $ 106,768
Median signing bonus: $ 18,470
Median other guaranteed compensation: $ 25,622

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 23 %
Finance/Accounting: 32 %
General Management: 20 %
Human Resources: 0 %
Marketing/Sales: 12 %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 4 %
Operations/Logistics: 3 %
Other: 6 %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

N/A

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

Africa: 2 %
Asia: 22 %
North America: 8 %
Oceana: 2 %
Western Europe: 65 %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

N/A

Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:

N/A

Weekly internship compensation:

Mean: N/A
Median: N/A

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

N/A

Graduate Comments

The MBA at Cambridge University's Judge Business School has given me the confidence and tools to start a company on my own. It is a great place to network and collaborate. It is truly international in its outlook. -- Entrepreneurship

Small but international atmosphere, brilliant but collaborative colleagues... There would be no other school like that. -- Operations

Collaborative ethos, fabulous in-depth experience, firm friendships formed, and a big salary booster. -- Marketing

I believe that Judge Business School provides the definite MBA experience. It has unique advantages and can accommodate perfectly people with specific needs or interests. -- Consulting

The MBA program had a small class size, diversity (in every sense), multicultural students and staff, collaborative nature, and a challenging curriculum. In addition, the faculty and staff were extremely personable, and all students were able to approach a person at every level of the organization. However, if friends or colleagues are interested in competing against others, this program is not for them. The Cambridge experience and the Judge MBA is extremely collaborative, with students working hand in hand with other students and the school staff. -- Finance

The collaborative atmosphere is not matched by any other schools in the world. -- Consulting

Great opportunity to meet people from a range of different countries and professions. -- Consulting

It's really an excellent MBA program, with an impressive balance between an environment which constantly demands strong performance yet encourages collaboration among students and with the faculty. To add to that, strong quality of teaching and faculty, and also a very nice place to live with a family. -- Finance

Cambridge has given me both a deep and valuable business school education but with a collaborative and inspiring togetherness that is very satisfying in today's tense industrial environment. It's an "arrogance free zone," very comfortable and supportive. -- Venture Capital/Private Equity

I had a great experience as an MBA at Judge Business School. I would recommend the program to others definitely. It is a great size class (small enough that we all know each other very well). The way they recruit is to look for collaborative students, rather than those who look out for themselves first. This allowed us all to work as a team to reach great achievements such as winning the A.T. Kearney Business Case Competition in Europe and in the global competition. We hosted Oxford Said Business School for a sporting and social day at our school. We participated at MBAT and did very well with over 1/2 our class participating. We have great class spirit. Knowing that half of the benefit of the MBA program comes from the contacts you make and that we all know each person in our class (150 talented individuals from 46 countries) is a pretty incredible thing. -- Marketing

The fact that JBS is situated in Cambridge University benefits the MBS students greatly due to exposure and interaction with world class academics outside the B school. -- Marketing

The best decision I have ever made professionally. I am a much more rounded business person now. -- Entrepreneurship

I would like to point out that while I do not have a job at the moment, I believe that my prospects of ascertaining a suitable position have been enhanced by doing the MBA at Cambridge. As a matter of timing (for legal positions) it has been necessary to wait until the end of the degree before applying for jobs. -- Finance

I would definitely recommend the Cambridge MBA because it is a truly international program with global reach though the class size is small and conducive to richer relationships between classmates. The diversity in the class is truly amazing so you get perspectives from all over the world. The caliber of teachers is exceptional and the location of the School itself is fantastic due to its proximity to London and other key areas in the UK, and the school's position within one of the world's greatest Universities. Judge Business School is a very dynamic and terrific B-School. It has excellent faculty who are very approachable and helpful. It also has tie-ups with some of the biggest names in the UK financial services and consulting industries. Being located within Cambridge University, the brand value itself gives students vast opportunities to interview and intern with top companies. The collaborative ethos typified by Judge Business School is a massive factor in students queuing to get an admit here. All in all, based on my 1 year experience on the Judge MBA program, I would definitely recommend it to everyone. Cambridge is a fantastic school. Faculty is top-notch, environment for learning outstanding, and classmates are chosen based on the collaborative Ethos. -- Finance

The program was Educational, enjoyable, and created career opportunities that I did not have beforehand. -- Marketing

Amazing experience and learnings. Definitely worth spending one year in Judge Business School. -- Marketing

The Cambridge MBA is a very intense one year program, in my opinion suitable only for people having the drive to do their MBA in one year. The unique position of the Judge Business School within the Cambridge University is of a great importance. -- Finance