Full-Time MBA PROFILES
Publish Date 02/11/12
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Program Basics
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- HKUST Full-time MBA Program
- HKUST Business School
- MBA Office, Room 5601, Annex (Lift 29/30),
- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon
- Hong Kong
- China
- Program Web site: http://www.mba.ust.hk
- Status: Public
- Program e-mail address: mba@ust.hk
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Graduate business school is accredited by:
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
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SCHOOL BASICS
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Graduate business school enrollment:
- Total: 419
- Full-Time MBA: 99
- Part-Time MBA: 106
- Executive MBA: 120
- PhD Program: 94
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- MSc in Economics; MSc in Financial Analysis; MSc in Investment Management; MSc in Information Systems Management
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PROGRAM COSTS
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Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
- Resident: $67,350.00
- Nonresident: $67,350.00
- Recommended annual budget (Resident): $84,750.00
- Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $91,660.00
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PROGRAM LENGTH
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- Full-time program (months): 16
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ADMISSIONS
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Application Deadlines
- Semester: Fall 2012
- Deadline: 11-15-2011
- Semester: Fall 2012
- Deadline: 12-15-2011
- Semester: Fall 2012
- Deadline: 03-15-2011
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- 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? No
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Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?
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- IELTS
- TOEFL Internet Based Test
- TOEFL Paper-based Test
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Relative Importance of Application Elements:
- GMAT Score: Important
- Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
- Application Essays: Important
- Interviews: Very Important
- Recommendations: Important
- Undergraduate Transcripts: Important
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APPLICANTS
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- Applicant interviews are: By invitation only
- Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %
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CLASS PROFILE
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Full-time students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:
- Female: 33 %
- International: 93 %
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Students from following regions:
- Africa: 1 %
- Asia: 54 %
- Europe: 18 %
- North America: 17 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean: 1 %
- Oceania: 0 %
- Dual citizenship: 9 %
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- Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 68
- Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 66
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Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
- From: 36
- To: 108
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- Median age of entering class: 29
- Mean age of entering class: 29
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FINANCIAL AID
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- Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
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On what basis are scholarships awarded?
- a combination of need and merit
- 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
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GMAT
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- Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
- Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
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GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):
- 10th Percentile 580
- 50th Percentile (median) 670
- 75th Percentile 710
- 90th Percentile 730
- 25th Percentile 630
- Average GMAT Score 661
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GMAT score distribution (incoming class):
- 10th Percentile 580
- 25th Percentile 620
- 50th Percentile (median) 660
- 75th Percentile 710
- 90th Percentile 730
- Average GMAT Score 662
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CLASS OFFERINGS
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- Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 50
- Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 40
- Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 80
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Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2010:
- Investing for the Long Term – A Practical Perspective
- Doing Business in China from an Operator’s Perspective
- Sales Management
- Strategies in Business Markets
- HKUST Student-Managed Investment Fund
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Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
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- Consulting
- Finance
- Entrepreneurship
- General Management
- Marketing
- Strategy
- General management in China
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- Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? No
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The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:
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- Finance
- General Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Marketing
- Consulting
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FACULTY
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- Faculty employed by the B-school: 199
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STUDENT LIFE
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Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
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- Biotech/Health care
- Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
- Entrepreneurship
- Consulting
- Other
- Finance
- Marketing
- Nonprofit
- Environmental
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Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:
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- Women in MBA
- Other
- Volunteer
- Wine
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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
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Teaching methods used:
- Case Study: 30 %
- Distance Learning: 0 %
- Experiential Learning: 5 %
- Lectures: 30 %
- Simulations: 5 %
- Team Projects: 30 %
- Other: 0 %
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Requirements for graduation:
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- Students are required to be fluent in more than one language by graduation
- Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
- Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
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- Living MBA alumni: 2,936
- Active MBA alumni clubs: 27
- Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 12
- Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
- University alumni networking site: http://www.ust.hk/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/alumni/index.pl
- Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
- Business school alumni networking site: http://mbaalum.ust.hk
- Does the B-SCHOOL offer career services for alumni? Yes
- Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes
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CAREER SERVICES
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- Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 84 %
- Graduates not seeking employment: 12 %
- Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 4 %
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Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
- Destination: Singapore
- Month: April
- Amount Paid By School: None
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Primary source of job offer:
- School-facilitated activities: 39 %
- Graduate-facilitated activities: 61 %
- No information provided by graduate: 0 %
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Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
- Mean base salary: $83,477.00
- Mean signing bonus: $20,128.00
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Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
- Consulting: 14 %
- Finance/Accounting: 38 %
- General Management: 12 %
- Human Resources: 3 %
- Marketing/Sales: 32 %
- Management Information Systems: 0 %
- Operations/Logistics: 0 %
- Other: 1 %
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Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
- Consulting: 13 %
- Consumer Products: 6 %
- Financial Services: 46 %
- Manufacturing: 10 %
- Media/Entertainment: 2 %
- Non-Profit: 0 %
- Petroleum/Energy: 2 %
- Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 5 %
- Real Estate: 3 %
- Technology: 7 %
- Other: 6 %
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Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
- Africa: 0 %
- Asia: 87 %
- Europe: 9 %
- North America: 1 %
- Oceania: 2 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean: 1 %
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- Average internship length in weeks: 10
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