Full-Time MBA PROFILES
Publish Date 02/12/12
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Program Basics
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- General Management Full-time MBA
- IMD
- Ch de Bellerive 23
- P.O.Box 915
- Lausanne, 1001
- Switzerland
- Program Web site: http://www.imd.ch/mba
- Status: Private
- Program e-mail address: mbainfo@imd.ch
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Graduate business school is accredited by:
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
- Association of MBAs (AMBA)
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SCHOOL BASICS
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Graduate business school enrollment:
- Total: 140
- Full-Time MBA: 90
- Executive MBA: 50
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PROGRAM COSTS
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Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
- Resident: $92,019.00
- Nonresident: $92,019.00
- Recommended annual budget (Resident): $130,992.00
- Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $130,992.00
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PROGRAM LENGTH
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- Full-time program (months): 11
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ADMISSIONS
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Application Deadlines
- Semester: Spring 2013
- Deadline: Feb 1, 2012
- Semester: Spring 2013
- Deadline: Apr 1, 2012
- Semester: Spring 2013
- Deadline: Jun 1, 2012
- Semester: Spring 2013
- Deadline: Sep 1, 2012
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- 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
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Relative Importance of Application Elements:
- GMAT Score: Important
- Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
- Application Essays: Very Important
- Interviews: Very Important
- Recommendations: Very Important
- Undergraduate Transcripts: Considered
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APPLICANTS
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- Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 441
- Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 27 %
- Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 76 %
- Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years: 4 %
- Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted: 12 %
- Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 15
- Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 4
- Applicant interviews are: By invitation only
- Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 46 %
- Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %
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APPLICANT POOL
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- International applications received: 98 %
- Applications from women received: 21 %
- Mean base salary forgone: $80,500.00
- Median base salary forgone: $73,000.00
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CLASS PROFILE
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Full-time students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:
- Female: 28 %
- International: 97 %
- Married: 31 %
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Students from following regions:
- Africa: 8 %
- Asia: 29 %
- Europe: 42 %
- North America: 11 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean: 10 %
- Dual citizenship: 22 %
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- Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 83
- Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 84
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Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
- From: 60
- To: 108
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- Median age of entering class: 30
- Mean age of entering class: 31
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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
- Full-time MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year: 71 %
- Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year: 30 %
- Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $52,721.00
- Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $48,716.00
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On what basis are scholarships awarded?
- a combination of need and merit
- academic merit
- financial need
- How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
- Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year: $34,967.00
- Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality? Yes
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GMAT
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- Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
- Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
- If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? NA
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GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):
- Average GMAT Score 660
- 10th Percentile 580
- 25th Percentile 640
- 50th Percentile (median) 670
- 75th Percentile 710
- 90th Percentile 730
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GMAT score distribution (incoming class):
- 10th Percentile 600
- 25th Percentile 630
- 75th Percentile 710
- 50th Percentile (median) 670
- 90th Percentile 730
- Average GMAT Score 668
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CLASS OFFERINGS
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- Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 90
- Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 45
- Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 20
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Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2010:
- Advanced Negotiations
- Advanced Presentation Skills
- Corporate Reputation
- Gender Balance in Organizations
- Monte Carlo Simulations
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Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
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- Entrepreneurship
- General Management
- Leadership
- International Business
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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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- Corporate Social Responsibility
- General Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Leadership
- International Business
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FACULTY
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- Faculty employed by the B-school: 59
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Full-time faculty:
- Tenured: 0
- Non-Tenured: 42
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Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:
- Tenured: 0
- Non-Tenured: 17
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Women on Faculty:
- Tenured: 0
- Non-Tenured: 7
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Minority Faculty:
- Tenured: 0
- Non-Tenured: 5
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International Faculty:
- Tenured: 0
- Non-Tenured: 51
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Faculty with PhDs:
- Tenured: 0
- Non-Tenured: 57
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STUDENT LIFE
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Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:
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- Partners/Family
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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
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Teaching methods used:
- Case Study: 36 %
- Experiential Learning: 19 %
- Lectures: 19 %
- Simulations: 3 %
- Team Projects: 23 %
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Requirements for graduation:
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- Students must write a complete business plan
- Students are required to complete international experience
- Students are required to be fluent in more than one language by graduation
- Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
- Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
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TECHNOLOGY
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- Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgraded to iPad 2 for paperless programs, including full-time MBA, installed IP Telephony system throughout the campus with CISCO 8945 video phones, web conferencing integrated in programs, integrated 2.0 technologies, plasma screens in auditoriums & study rooms, new building with latest generation technology, new learning platform with increased connectivity, new Tandberg video conferencing system with plasmas.
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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
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- Living MBA alumni: 3,038
- Active MBA alumni clubs: 46
- Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 35
- Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
- Business School endowment: $45,978,933.00
- 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://www.imd.ch/networks/alumni
- Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
- Business school alumni networking site: http://www.imd.ch/networks/alumni
- 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: 88 %
- Graduates not seeking employment: 12 %
- Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 0 %
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Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
- Destination: Singapore Asia Trek
- Month: July
- Amount Paid By School: Partial
- Destination: Dubai Middle East Trek
- Month: July
- Amount Paid By School: None
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Primary source of job offer:
- School-facilitated activities: 75 %
- Graduate-facilitated activities: 25 %
- No information provided by graduate: 0 %
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Job Offers for 2011 graduates
- Received first job offer by graduation: 86 %
- Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 10 %
- Did not report having received a job offer: 4 %
- Accepted first job offer by graduation: 56 %
- Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 35 %
- Did not report having accepted a job offer: 9 %
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Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:
- McKinsey & Company 5
- Nestlé 5
- Royal Dutch Shell 3
- Dow Chemical Company 2
- Boston Consulting Group 2
- Borealis 2
- Samsung Global Strategy Group 2
- American Express 1
- AstraZeneca 1
- DuPont 1
- Johnson & Johnson 1
- L'Oréal 1
- LVMH 1
- Nike 1
- Siemens 1
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- Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus: 66 %
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Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
- Mean base salary: $129,600.00
- Median base salary: $127,300.00
- Mean signing bonus: $23,500.00
- Median signing bonus: $20,300.00
- Mean other guaranteed compensation: $20,700.00
- Median other guaranteed compensation: $18,100.00
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Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
- Consulting: 25 %
- Finance/Accounting: 17 %
- General Management: 10 %
- Human Resources: 0 %
- Marketing/Sales: 41 %
- Management Information Systems: 1 %
- Operations/Logistics: 6 %
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Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
- Consulting: 15 %
- Consumer Products: 20 %
- Financial Services: 6 %
- Manufacturing: 18 %
- Media/Entertainment: 1 %
- Non-Profit: 3 %
- Petroleum/Energy: 7 %
- Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 18 %
- Technology: 11 %
- Other: 1 %
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Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
- Africa: 0 %
- Asia: 17 %
- Europe: 73 %
- North America: 3 %
- Oceania: 0 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean: 7 %
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