The Chinese University of Hong Kong

PROGRAM BASICS

Full-time MBA Programme

Program Web site:

http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/mba

Status:

Program e-mail address:

cumba@cuhk.edu.hk

Years in which the following programs were founded:

PROGRAM COSTS

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

Resident : $  35,000
Nonresident : $  35,000

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

16

Graduate business school enrollment

Other graduate degree programs:

N/A

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

Nov 28, 2008 Jan 30, 2009 Mar 31, 2009

Does the program have rolling admissions?

No

Is proficiency in English required for admission?

Yes

Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?

No

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

IELTS

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Other: N/A

Relative importance: 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:

200

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

40 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

58 %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:

5 %

Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted:

10 %

Applicant interviews are:

By invitation only

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:

70 %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

60 %

APPLICANT POOL

International applications received:

70 %

Applications from women received:

45 %

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:

Female: 41  %
International: 80  %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

Students from following regions:

Asia: 70  %
North America: 15  %
Western Europe: 15  %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

60

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

From:  24
To:  72

Mean age of entering class:

28

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school

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

40 %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:

40 %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  10,000

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

academic merit

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

As part of the admissions application

Mean scholarships awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:

$  12,000

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

No

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Mean : 630

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From:  550
To:  730

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

45

Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:

30

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

2008

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Marketing

Other: China Business

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MHSA (Health Services Administration)

Other

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

No

FACULTY

Full-time faculty

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Women on Faculty

Minority Faculty

International Faculty

Faculty with PhDs

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Other

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used

Case study: 30  %
Lecture: 40  %
Team Project: 20  %
Other: 10  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

TECHNOLOGY

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

N/A

ALUMNI

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

Primary Source of Job Offer

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:

Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

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

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

Top Companies - Internships:

Mean : N/A Median: N/A

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

N/A