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Full-Time MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Hult International Business School

  • Program Basics

      • Full-time MBA
      • Hult International Business School
      • One Education Street
      • Cambridge, 02141, Massachusetts
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://mba.hult.edu
      • Status: Private
      • Program e-mail address: admissions@hult.edu
      • Graduate business school is accredited by:
        • Other
        • Association of MBAs (AMBA)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,480
      • Full-Time MBA: 614
      • Executive MBA: 177
      • Other graduate degree programs:
        • Master of Finance
        • Other
        • Master of Marketing
        • Master of International Management/Business
      • Master of Social Entrepreneurship

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Resident: $64,500.00
      • Nonresident: $64,500.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Resident): $66,000.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $90,600.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 12

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Fall 2012
      • Deadline: Dec 11, 2011
      • Semester: Fall 2012
      • Deadline: Feb 5, 2012
      • Semester: Fall 2012
      • Deadline: Mar 18, 2012
      • Semester: Fall 2012
      • Deadline: May 6, 2012
      • 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? Yes

    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs: 590

    • 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: 2,354
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 41 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 64 %
      • Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years: 1 %
      • Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted: 80 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 30
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 15
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 100 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • APPLICANT POOL

      • International applications received: 83 %
      • Applications from women received: 29 %
      • Mean base salary forgone: $39,600.00
      • Median base salary forgone: $30,000.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Full-time students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:

      • Female: 29 %
      • International: 94 %

    • Students from following regions:

      • Africa: 10 %
      • Asia: 33 %
      • Europe: 25 %
      • North America: 14 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 17 %
      • Oceania: 1 %
      • Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 73
      • Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 62

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

      • From: 36
      • To: 125
      • Median age of entering class: 28
      • Mean age of entering class: 30

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded?
        • a combination of need and merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? As part of the admissions application
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality? No

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • 75th Percentile 660
      • Average GMAT Score 640
      • 50th Percentile (median) 640
      • 25th Percentile 540
      • 90th Percentile 710
      • 10th Percentile 490

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • 25th Percentile 530
      • Average GMAT Score 610
      • 50th Percentile (median) 610
      • 75th Percentile 640
      • 90th Percentile 690
      • 10th Percentile 480

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 60
      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 30
      • Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 30

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

        • Consulting
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Portfolio Management
      • Innovation
      • 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:

        • Finance
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Marketing
        • Supply Chain Management
        • Consulting
        • Strategy
        • International Business

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 148

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 50

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 98

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 36

    • International Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 57

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Non-Tenured: 74

  • STUDENT LIFE

    • Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Consulting
        • Finance
        • Marketing

    • Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Other
        • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 35 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 10 %

    • Requirements for graduation:

        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
        • 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: - Hult TV; - iPad tutors; - New CMS

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 5,300
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 21
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 21
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • 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: http://alumni.hult.edu
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://alumni.hult.edu
      • Does the B-SCHOOL offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 80 %
      • Graduates not seeking employment: 10 %
      • Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 10 %

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

      • Destination: NSHMBA, Ahaheim
      • Month: October
      • Amount Paid By School: USD 3000
      • Destination: MIT Career Fair - Boston, MA
      • Month: February

    • Job Offers for 2011 graduates

      • Received first job offer by graduation: 40 %
      • Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 40 %
      • Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 10 %
      • Did not report having received a job offer: 10 %
      • Accepted first job offer by graduation: 30 %
      • Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 45 %
      • Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 15 %
      • Did not report having accepted a job offer: 10 %
      • Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus: 20 %

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

      • Mean base salary: $95,000.00
      • Median base salary: $93,000.00
      • Mean signing bonus: $10,000.00
      • Median signing bonus: $10,000.00

    • Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 18 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 18 %
      • General Management: 15 %
      • Human Resources: 2 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 17 %
      • Management Information Systems: 6 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 13 %
      • Other: 11 %

    • Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 14 %
      • Consumer Products: 6 %
      • Financial Services: 18 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 8 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 4 %
      • Technology: 11 %
      • Other: 39 %

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

      • Africa: 4 %
      • Asia: 12 %
      • Europe: 22 %
      • North America: 52 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 10 %

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