Full Time MBA
Johnson School of Management
111 Sage Hall
Ithaca ,
New York 14853
Program Web site:
Status:
Private Institution
Program e-mail address:
Graduate business school is accredited by:
AACSB International
Years in which the following programs were founded:
Full-time MBA: 1946
Executive MBA: 1999
Executive Education (non-degree): 1953
PhD program: 1956
Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Resident : $ 93,000
Nonresident : $ 93,000
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $ 16,710
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $ 16,710
Full-time program (months):
21
Graduate business school enrollment
Total graduate business school: 913
Full-time MBA: 593
Executive MBA: 319
PhD program: 39
Other graduate degree programs:
N/A
Application Deadlines
Oct. 6, 2008 Nov. 17, 2008 Jan. 12, 2009 March 23, 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?
Yes
Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?
IELTS
TOEFL Computer Based
TOEFL Internet Based Test
TOEFL Paper-based Test
Other: N/A
Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:
600
GMAT Score:
Very Important
Resume/Work Experience:
Very Important
Application Essays:
Important
Interviews:
Very Important
Recommendations:
Important
Undergraduate Transcripts:
Important
Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:
2664
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
19 %
Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
55 %
Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:
na %
Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted:
na %
Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
na
Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
na
Applicant interviews are:
Required
Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
42 %
Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100 %
International applications received:
60 %
Applications from women received:
24 %
Mean base salary forgone:
$ 68,406
Median base salary forgone:
$ 61,679
Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:
Female: 39
%
International: 27
%
Married: 20
%
Ethnicity/US Students in Program
African American: 4
%
Asian American: 15
%
Hispanic or Latino American: 3
%
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 1
%
Native American: 0
%
White (Non-Hispanic): 43
%
Chose not to report: 6
%
Other: 1
%
Students from following regions:
Africa : 0
%
Asia: 20
%
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 0
%
Latin America and the Caribbean: 2
%
Middle East: 2
%
North America: 73
%
Oceania : 0
%
Western Europe: 3
%
Entering North American citizens by region:
Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
56
Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
60
Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
From:
36
To:
84
Median age of entering class:
26
Mean age of entering class:
27
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:
96 %
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:
84 %
Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 46,700
Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 54,670
On what basis are scholarships awarded?
academic merit
Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:
25
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:
$ 26,780
Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:
100 %
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?
No
If so, what is the maximum amount a student can borrow per year?
$ na
Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program:
$ 78,000
Applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes
Mean : 694
Median: 700
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From:
621
To:
750
Average students in a full-time MBA core class:
68
Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:
34
Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
117
Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:
The Global Enterprise
Advanced Topics in
Valuation
The Political Legal and Social Environment of Bussines
Game Theory and Business Strategy
Strategic Change and Renewal
Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Marketing
Operations Management
Portfolio Management
Other: Global Sustainable Enterprise, Investment Banking
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:
MBA/JD (Law)
MBA/MA (Arts)
MBA/MD (Medicine)
MBA/ME (Engineering)
MBA/MILR (Industrial Labor Relations)
Other
Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?
Yes
Faculty employed by the B-school:
128
Full-time faculty
Tenured: 34
Non-Tenured: 28
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty
Tenured: 25
Non-Tenured: 38
Women on Faculty
Tenured: 10
Non-Tenured: 14
Minority Faculty
Tenured: 13
Non-Tenured: 11
International Faculty
Tenured: 20
Non-Tenured: 21
Faculty with PhDs
Tenured: 58
Non-Tenured: 35
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Biotech/Health care
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Finance
High Tech
Human Resources
Investment Banking
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Nonprofit
VC/ Private Equity
Other
Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Black MBA Association
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA
Other
Teaching methods used
Case study: 30
%
Distance Learning: 3
%
Experiential Learning: 15
%
Lecture: 30
%
Simulations: 2
%
Team Project: 20
%
Requirements for graduation:
Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?
Yes
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
We installed monitors in over 30 study rooms to allow students to display their laptop screens to others. We upgraded all the projectors in the classrooms to provide brighter and clearer displays. We added displays to the entrance way showing stock values. We upgraded the tickers in the Parker Center, our center for investment research. We converted a computer lab into a Business Student Service Center which includes vending machines, a copier, FAX, printers, supplies, and comfortable furniture. And, we changed the Student Service Center and remaining computer lab to be available 24/7. Finally, we upgraded our Admissions system to make applying easier and added online acceptance and declines.
Amount spent:
$ 2,794,317
Living MBA alumni:
13,217
Active MBA alumni clubs
30
Countries in which MBA clubs exist
10
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
27 %
Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$ 9,574
Median gift from MBA alumni
$ 3,428
Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?
No
Business School Endowment
$ 187,401,000
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 site:
Yes
Business school alumni networking site:
Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?
Yes
Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 89
%
Graduates not seeking employment: 9
%
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 2
%
Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment
who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 6
%
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 0
%
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 0
%
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 1
%
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 2
%
Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination: Boston, Walk Down State Street
Month: January
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: New York City, Week on Wall Street
Month: January
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: California, Week in Silicon Valley
Month: January
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Orlando, Florida
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Texas, Pacific Northwest, London, Boston, Boston, San Francisco
Month: October, January, November, March, February, March
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Primary Source of Job Offer
School-facilitated activities: 64
%
Graduate-facilitated activities: 36
%
No information provided by graduate: 0
%
Job Offers for 2008 graduates:
Received first job offer by graduation: 84
%
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 93
%
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0
%
Did not report having received a job offer: 7
%
Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:
|
Citigroup Inc. |
13 |
||
|
McKinsey & Company |
10 |
||
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
9 |
||
|
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu |
8 |
||
|
General Electric |
7 |
||
|
Deutsche Bank AG |
6 |
||
|
Bain & Company |
4 |
||
|
Booz Allen Hamilton |
4 |
||
|
Lehman Bros. |
4 |
||
|
Merrill Lynch |
4 |
||
|
UBS |
4 |
||
|
American Express |
4 |
||
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:
81 %
Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $ 100,700
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $ 95,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 26,560
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 25,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 33,015
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $
20,000
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
Consulting: 20
%
Finance/Accounting: 45
%
General Management: 10
%
Human Resources: 0
%
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research,
Advertising, etc.): 17
%
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0
%
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 0
%
Other: 8
%
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 0
%
Consulting: 21
%
Consumer Products: 9
%
Financial Services: 40
%
Manufacturing: 14
%
Media/Entertainment: 0
%
Non-Profit: 0
%
Petroleum/Energy: 4
%
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 3
%
Real Estate: 0
%
Technology: 2
%
Other: 8
%
Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Africa: 0
%
Asia: 8
%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 0
%
Latin America and the Caribbean: 3
%
Middle East: 0
%
North America: 89
%
Oceana: 0
%
Western Europe: 1
%
Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Northeast: 63
%
Mid-Atlantic: 8
%
South: 2
%
Southwest: 4
%
Midwest: 10
%
West: 10
%
Possessions and territories: 0
%
Canada: 1
%
Top Companies - Internships:
|
Citigroup Inc. |
11 |
||
|
American Express |
9 |
||
|
Credit Suisse Group |
7 |
||
|
General Electric |
7 |
||
|
Goldman Sachs Group |
7 |
||
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
7 |
||
|
Deutsche Bank AG |
6 |
||
|
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu |
5 |
||
|
Lehman Bros. |
5 |
||
|
International Bus. Machines |
4 |
||
|
Morgan Stanley |
4 |
||
|
Barclays Bank PLC |
3 |
||
Internships awarded that are paid:
94 %
Mean and median intern compensation per week:
Mean :
1,565
Median:
1,635
School Comments:
N/A
My school location (Ithaca, NY) might not be ideal to some career paths. -- Consulting
I was able to realize all my goals through this program. It was a life changing experience. I think that without the Cornell MBA I would not have the opportunities I have today. -- Investment Banking
I have met a lot of great friends and got to know many professors. I addition, I learned a lot about myself, which will be a valuable tool for the rest of my life. -- Finance
The Johnson School is a wonderful, collaborative, challenging environment. Though the location can be a drawback to some, it facilitates a great deal of cameraderie and allows students to become fully invested in the MBA program in all of its aspects. -- Consulting
Program is very selective, academically rigourous, and Cornell's alumni network is huge and very accessible. -- Finance
I feel Cornell offers the best MBA education for the money. The professors are outstanding and the course offerings are amazing. -- Finance
The Johnson School has surpassed my expectations. Prior to business school I had hit a glass cieling. The education here has prepared me for a highly rewarding career. Hence, I will recommend it to my friends. -- Finance
Cornell offers a tremendous business skills foundation, leadership and character development opportunities, and flexible programing to accommodate and develop any aspiring business leader. -- Venture Capital/Private Equity
Cornell was a phenomenal experience. It combines a rigorous academic experience with a fantastic community, dedicated professors, a great breadth of research and professional centers, and great access to companies and networking. I wouldn't trade it for anyting! -- Finance
I am an international student from Japan. For international students like me, the atmosphere of Johnson School is ideal. Students are friendly and matured. They respect each other. For example, when an international student cannot explain something very fluently in English, they willingly try to understand what he/she wants to tell. -- Information Technology
The Johnson School is an incredible academic institution. Beyond that, it offers a highly collaborative, intense and challenging environment. It is, in my opinion, one of the best MBA programs in the world. -- Marketing
Cornell offers the benefits of a strong name, small size, and dedicated faculty and staff that involve students in the shape and direction of the school. For anyone who wants leadership training, technical skill-building, great job prospects, smart and fun classmates, and a beautiful setting -- Cornell is an ideal choice. -- Consulting
The small environment in Cornell really make you feel comfortable and the immersion program prepare you well for summer internship. The corporate relationship is also extremely strong. -- Marketing
Cornell's Johnson School offers The best financial aid packages to attract candidates which are the best fit for the school. -- Consulting
I would not recommend anyone going to Cornell. The school has it's positives and negatives but way too many negatives. [Though] There are many ways to get involved academically, such as the school's hedge fund (the Cayuga Fund),the school culture is weak. The administration is very poor. In terms of career help it is just not there. -- Consulting
Cornell is a great place to get an MBA. The class sizes are small, the faculty is available, and the facilities are great. The student body is extremely competitative, but not cutthroat. The administration has done a remarkable job of improving the quality of electives, strength of the alumni network, and career assistance over the past few years. I would highly recommend this program. -- Consulting
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