Program Basics

• • Full-time MBA
  • Manchester Business School
  • Booth Street West
  • Manchester, M15 6PB
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain
  • Program Web site: http://www.mbs.ac.uk/programmes/mba/
  • Status: Public
  • Program e-mail address: mba@mbs.ac.uk
  • Graduate business school is accredited by:
    • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
    • Association of MBAs (AMBA)
    • EQUIS

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 4,830
  • Full-Time MBA: 222
  • Part-Time MBA: 3,181
  • Executive MBA: 121
  • PhD Program: 360
• • Other graduate degree programs:
    • Master of Accounting
    • Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
    • Master of Finance
    • Master of Human Resources
    • Master of Technology
    • Master of Marketing
    • Master of International Management/Business
  • Chinese Business and Management MSc; Corporate Communications and Reputation Management MSc; Finance and Business Economics MSc; Healthcare Management MSc; Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship MSc; Operations, Project and Supply Chain Management MSc; Quantitative Finance: Risk Management MSc; Public Administration MPA.

PROGRAM COSTS

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

  • Resident: $58,718.00
  • Nonresident: $58,718.00
  • Recommended annual budget (Resident): $54,217.00
  • Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $54,217.00

PROGRAM LENGTH

• • Full-time program (months): 18

ADMISSIONS

• Application Deadlines

  • Semester: Fall 2012
  • Deadline: Dec 1, 2011
  • Semester: Fall 2012
  • Deadline: Feb 1, 2012
  • Semester: Fall 2012
  • Deadline: Apr 2, 2012
  • Semester: Fall 2012
  • Deadline: Jun 1, 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
• • Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs: 600

• Relative Importance of Application Elements:

  • GMAT Score: Important
  • Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
  • Application Essays: Important
  • Interviews: Very Important
  • Recommendations: Considered
  • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

APPLICANTS

• • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 518
  • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 44 %
  • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 50 %
  • Applicant interviews are: Required
  • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

APPLICANT POOL

• • International applications received: 95 %
  • Applications from women received: 22 %
  • Mean base salary forgone: $44,260.00
  • Median base salary forgone: $42,830.00

CLASS PROFILE

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

  • Female: 22 %
  • International: 90 %

• Students from following regions:

  • Africa: 5 %
  • Asia: 55 %
  • Europe: 16 %
  • North America: 7 %
  • Latin America and the Caribbean: 17 %
  • Oceania: 0 %
• • Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 75
  • Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 68

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

  • From: 39
  • To: 124
• • Median age of entering class: 29
  • Mean age of entering class: 29

FINANCIAL AID

• • Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
  • On what basis are scholarships awarded?
    • academic merit
  • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? all candidates are considered for scholarship
  • Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year: $17,180.00
  • 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? No

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

  • 25th Percentile 580
  • 10th Percentile 550
  • 50th Percentile (median) 630
  • 90th Percentile 710
  • 75th Percentile 670
  • Average GMAT Score 629

CLASS OFFERINGS

• • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 57
  • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 16
  • Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 30

• Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2010:

  • New infrastructure development
  • Analysing and designing organizations
  • Organisational performance, theory and practice
  • Internet marketing strategy
  • leadership and change in organisations
• • Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? Yes

• The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:

  • • Finance
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Consulting
    • International Business
    • Accounting

FACULTY

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 298

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 246

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 52

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 102

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 118

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 254

STUDENT LIFE

• Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

  • • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Consulting
    • Other
    • Business Ethics
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Nonprofit
    • Environmental
    • High Tech
    • Information Technology
    • Investment Banking
    • Media & Entertainment
    • E-business
    • New Media

• Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

  • • Partners/Family
    • Women in MBA
    • Wine

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

• Teaching methods used:

  • Case Study: 15 %
  • Experiential Learning: 20 %
  • Lectures: 20 %
  • Simulations: 5 %
  • Team Projects: 40 %

• Requirements for graduation:

  • • Students must write a complete business plan
    • Students are required to complete international experience
    • 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: > Upgrade to Blackboard 9 Learn (VLE) across all programmes; > Distribution of iPads to full-time MBA 2013; >Upgraded wireless infrastructure for 100% coverage and increased capacity > All students receive Microsoft Live email and skydrive storage; > Developed a virtual School with SecondLife; > Wimba Classroom for streaming/recording lectures and workshops; > Use of TurningPoint to provide real-time interaction and feedback during lectures directly into Powerpoint presentations

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 10,864
  • Active MBA alumni clubs: 34
  • 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.yourmanchester.manchester.ac.uk/netcommunity/
  • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
  • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.mbs.ac.uk/alumni/alumni-community/
  • 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: 99 %
  • Graduates not seeking employment: 11 %
  • Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 12 %

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

  • Destination: Canary WHarf, London
  • Month: November & December
  • Amount Paid By School: Partial

• Primary source of job offer:

  • School-facilitated activities: 31 %
  • Graduate-facilitated activities: 63 %
  • No information provided by graduate: 6 %

• Job Offers for 2011 graduates

  • Received first job offer by graduation: 37 %
  • Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 48 %
  • Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 3 %
  • Did not report having received a job offer: 12 %
  • Accepted first job offer by graduation: 37 %
  • Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 48 %
  • Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 3 %
  • Did not report having accepted a job offer: 12 %

• Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:

  • Ernst & Young 4
  • American Express 2
  • Samsung 2
  • Ishida 2
  • Xantus 2
  • Bangkok Bank 2
  • Arriva 2
  • HSBC 1
  • Citigroup 1
  • KPMG 1
  • Accenture 1
  • Ebay 1
  • Barclays Wealth 1
  • Siemens 1
  • RBS 1
• • Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus: 46 %

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

  • Mean base salary: $88,906.00
  • Median base salary: $80,808.00
  • Mean signing bonus: $22,161.00
  • Median signing bonus: $16,007.00
  • Mean other guaranteed compensation: $22,161.00
  • Median other guaranteed compensation: $16,007.00

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

  • Consulting: 20 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 23 %
  • General Management: 14 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 14 %
  • Management Information Systems: 4 %
  • Operations/Logistics: 2 %
  • Other: 23 %

• Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

  • Consulting: 23 %
  • Consumer Products: 9 %
  • Financial Services: 17 %
  • Manufacturing: 11 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 9 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 4 %
  • Technology: 8 %
  • Other: 19 %

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

  • Asia: 21 %
  • Europe: 59 %
  • North America: 8 %
  • Oceania: 4 %
  • Latin America and the Caribbean: 8 %

• Within the U.S., graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

  • Northeast: 25 %
  • Mid-Atlantic: 50 %
  • South: 25 %
  • Southwest: 25 %

• Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:

  • American Express 9
  • Barclays Bank 6
  • Financial Services Authority 5
  • Johnson & Johnson 4
  • National Health Service 4
  • SITA 3
  • Deloitte 2
  • Cisco 2
  • Falcon Associates 2
  • RBS 2
  • L'Oreal 1
  • Citigroup 1
  • Merrill Lynch 1
  • British Telecom 1
  • Lincoln International 1
• • Internships awarded that are paid: 90 %

• Weekly internship compensation:

  • Mean: $1,257.00
  • Median: $1,257.00
• • Average internship length in weeks: 10

• • -If someone is looking for an international experience and hands-on learning, then MBS is the best school for those requirements. If interest is in banking, then MBS may not be the best school, as general industry is the greatest strength of MBS.
    
    -Manchester Business School MBA is unique from two perspectives: 75 percent group work which is very hands on and has a 18 month curriculum. With a hands on approach you actually get exposed to real life situations rather then being immersed in books. You get to learn from the people you are working with and makes it a very stimulating environment. An 18 month curriculum is much better than a 12 month curriculum, as it gives you time to do your internship as well as gives you time to do a lot more hands on group work. A 24 month curriculum is too long and is expensive.
    
    1) Despite the fact that the management in the school is told that they lack in some areas - told by 130 students from over 29 nationalities - no action is taken to remedy this.
    2) Infrastructure is REALLY BAD - no toner/ink in printers, messed up and smelly study rooms.
    3) You essentially pay more and more to cope up with the deficiencies of the school rather than synergize with it.
    4) The attitude of career services advisors is REALLY lax. They just don't care about anything - and make no secret of it!
    
    -The experience to collaborate on a range of projects with 36 different nationalities, being primed with though leadership and the Manchester method (a practical application of thought leadership) has catapulted my career outlook to a new level.
    
    -On the down side, career management services really needs to be upped a few notches. I was hoping to meet a greater number of companies on campus although the economic climate really did not help.
    
    -The time of the program is adequate, 18 months allow you to have a full preparation and apply the learnings from the lectures on the Business Project, right before the end of the program and back to the real world.
    
    -I can recommend the program but make sure they manage their expectations - quality of the teaching facilities (non-availability of study rooms, clumsy IT/IS infrastructure), responsiveness of academics, to what extent career management services are helpful or useless in helping to get a right internship and job, how mainstream this help is (not customized to your individual needs), high intensity of the program so that students completely have no time for networking. The good thing about the program is real life projects for real life clients, 90 percent international class. Special attention to exchange programs - I believe every student must be eligible for an exchange program, regardless of academic performance. This is where MBS approach needs to be completely changed.
    
    -MBA at Manchester Business School (MBS) was a very good experience. The international diversity and the level of experience brought in by the students is what I appreciate most. However, the only glitch was the difficulty faced in career opportunity after graduation. Though, I must stress that it was partly me as well who did not get as involved as I could have.