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University of Notre Dame
Mendoza College of Business
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PROGRAM BASICS
The Notre Dame MBA
Mendoza College of Business
204 Mendoza College of Business
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
,
Indiana 46556
United States
Program Web site:
Status:
Private Institution
Program e-mail address:
Graduate business school is accredited by:
AACSB International
SCHOOL BASICS
Graduate business school enrollment:
Total:
740
Full-Time MBA:
339
Part-time MBA:
0
Executive MBA:
243
PhD Program:
0
Undergraduate business school enrollment:
1,761
Graduate degree programs:
Master of Accounting
Other graduate degree programs:
Master of Nonprofit Administration; MBA/JD; MBA/Science; MBA/Engineering
PROGRAM COSTS
Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Resident :
$
80,813
Nonresident :
$
80,813
Recommended annual budget (Resident):
$
56,135
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident):
$
56,135
PROGRAM LENGTH
Full-time program (months):
22
ADMISSIONS
Application Deadlines
Semester:
Fall 2010
Deadline:
11
Semester:
Fall 2010
Deadline:
1
Semester:
Fall 2010
Deadline:
3
Semester:
Fall 2010
Deadline:
5
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
Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?
TOEFL Computer Based
TOEFL Internet Based Test
TOEFL Paper-based Test
Relative Importance of Application Elements:
GMAT Score:
Very Important
Resume/Work Experience:
Very Important
Application Essays:
Very Important
Interviews:
Very Important
Recommendations:
Very Important
Undergraduate Transcripts:
Important
APPLICANTS
Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:
913
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
37 %
Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
41 %
Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:
2 %
Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted:
42 %
Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
245
Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
23
Applicant interviews are:
Recommended
Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
83 %
Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100 %
APPLICANT POOL
International applications received:
40 %
Applications from women received:
22 %
Mean base salary forgone:
$ 50,430
Median base salary forgone:
$ 52,125
CLASS PROFILE
Full-time students in newest entering class (2009-2010) that are:
Female:
25
%
International:
23
%
Married:
20
%
Students from following regions:
Africa :
1
%
Asia:
12
%
Eastern Europe and Central Asia:
1
%
Latin America and the Caribbean:
2
%
Middle East:
0
%
North America:
84
%
Oceania :
0
%
Western Europe:
0
%
Dual citizenship:
0
%
Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:
African American:
5
%
Asian American:
8
%
Hispanic or Latino American:
4
%
Multiethnic/Multiracial :
0
%
Native American:
2
%
White (Non-Hispanic):
81
%
Chose not to report:
0
%
Other:
0
%
Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:
Northeast:
15
%
Mid-Atlantic:
7
%
South:
4
%
Southwest:
6
%
Midwest :
48
%
West:
2
%
Possessions and territories:
0
%
Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
62
Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
54
Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
From:
26
To:
113
Median age of entering class:
27
Mean age of entering class:
27
FINANCIAL AID
Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:
Central financial aid office at the university
Full-time MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year:
86 %
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year:
66 %
Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 40,466
Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 36,845
On what basis are scholarships awarded?
A combination of need and merit
Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:
8
How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?
As part of the admissions application
Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:
$ 18,550
Percentage of first-year students receiving financial aid who receive at least the same amount in their second year of study:
99 %
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?
No
Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program:
$
65,925
GMAT
Are applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes
GMAT scores:
Mean :
683
Median:
690
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From:
620
To:
760
Academics & Lifestyle
CLASS OFFERINGS
Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class:
58
Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class:
39
Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
91
Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2009:
Business on the Front Lines
Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2009
Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Leadership
Marketing
N/A
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:
MBA/JD (Law)
MBA/ME (Engineering)
MBA/Meng (Engineering - Manufacturing Management)
MBA/MS (Science)
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:
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Marketing
FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
153
Full-time faculty:
Tenured:
60
Non-Tenured:
56
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:
Tenured:
0
Non-Tenured:
37
Women on Faculty:
Tenured:
5
Non-Tenured:
22
Minority Faculty:
Tenured:
7
Non-Tenured:
6
International Faculty:
Tenured:
4
Non-Tenured:
9
Faculty with PhDs:
Tenured:
60
Non-Tenured:
44
Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:
7 %
Faculty who have owned their own business:
4 %
STUDENT LIFE
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Biotech/Health care
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Other
Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Women in MBA
Other
TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching methods used:
Case Study:
23
%
Distance Learning:
1
%
Experiential Learning:
15
%
Lectures:
25
%
Simulations:
10
%
Team Projects:
15
%
Other:
11
%
Class participation
Requirements for graduation:
Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter grade average
Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
TECHNOLOGY
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
NEW: Web redesign; CRM,CMS, Video conferencing and faculty productivity measurement software systems; Hi-def video in all class and conference rooms; Remote site connectivity upgrade; Complete build out for Chicago Exec MBA location; All faculty/staff computers; All hardware - student cluster/podia/team room; All technology in e-library; ClearOne audio system for executive classroom Upgraded: e-mail servers/security; Institutional File System / calendar system; Data center for student/faculty research; Classroom A/V technology; Network capacity upgrade
Amount spent:
$ 5,000,000
Alumni Affairs & Careers
B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
5,316
Active MBA alumni clubs:
273
Countries in which MBA clubs exist:
42
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
33 %
Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$ 728
Median gift from MBA alumni:
$ 200
Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year?
No
Business school endowment
$ 279,142,234
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 Web site?
Yes
Business school alumni networking site:
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:
16
%
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment:
4
%
Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination:
NBMBAA Conference and Career Fair
Month:
Septmber
Amount Paid By School:
Partial
Destination:
NSHMBA Conference and Career Fair
Month:
October
Amount Paid By School:
Partial
Destination:
Net Impact Conference
Month:
November
Amount Paid By School:
Partial
Destination:
Wall Street Week
Month:
October
Amount Paid By School:
Partial
Destination:
San Francisco/Silicon Valley
Month:
October
Amount Paid By School:
Partial
Primary source of job offer:
School-facilitated activities:
63
%
Graduate-facilitated activities:
23
%
No information provided by graduate:
14
%
Job Offers for 2009 graduates:
Received first job offer by graduation:
65
%
Received first job offer in three months following graduation:
16
%
Did not report having received a job offer:
19
%
Accepted first job offer by graduation:
61
%
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation:
19
%
Did not report having accepted a job offer:
20
%
Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:
IBM
7
General Electric
6
Whirlpool Corporation
5
Ernst & Young
4
Intel Corp.
4
Procter & Gamble
4
Electric Motors Corporation
3
Sears Holdings
3
AT & T
2
Bank of America
2
Citi
2
Deloitte
2
Exxon Mobil
2
FTI Consulting
2
Sprint
2
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:
54 %
Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
Mean base salary:
$
87,489
Median base salary:
$
92,500
Mean signing bonus:
$
18,470
Median signing bonus:
$
15,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation:
$
15,377
Median other guaranteed compensation:
$
10,250
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
Consulting:
19
%
Finance/Accounting:
39
%
General Management:
11
%
Human Resources:
2
%
Marketing/Sales:
21
%
Management Information Systems (MIS):
2
%
Operations/Logistics:
3
%
Other:
3
%
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Government:
1
%
Consulting:
13
%
Consumer Products:
11
%
Financial Services:
17
%
Manufacturing:
5
%
Media/Entertainment:
2
%
Non-Profit:
2
%
Petroleum/Energy:
11
%
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care:
2
%
Real Estate:
2
%
Technology:
15
%
Other:
19
%
Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Africa:
1
%
Asia:
2
%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia:
0
%
Latin America and the Caribbean:
2
%
Middle East:
0
%
North America:
94
%
Oceana:
0
%
Western Europe:
1
%
Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Northeast:
18
%
Mid-Atlantic:
7
%
South:
10
%
Southwest:
8
%
Midwest:
43
%
West:
14
%
Possessions and territories:
0
%
Canada:
0
%
Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:
General Electric
6
University of Notre Dame
5
ABN AMRO
4
Electric Motors Corporation
3
Gigot Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
3
AT & T
2
Bon Secours Health System
2
Citi
2
Dunnhumby USA
2
Emerson Electric Company
2
Harley Davidson Motor Company
2
Innovation Park
2
Procter & Gamble
2
Sintokogio
2
Whirlpool Corporation
2
Internships awarded that are paid:
74 %
Weekly internship compensation:
Mean:
$ 966
Median:
$ 860
Average internship length in weeks:
10
SCHOOL COMMENTS
School Comments:
N/A
Graduate Comments
The program at Notre Dame is very family-oriented, and every student is treated as such. You are not just a number; your classroom and administration experience is very individualized. This helped me develop close relationships not just with other students, but faculty and staff as well. -- Marketing
Prima donnas are hard to find in the culture of this school. The vast majority of my classmates are very hard-working people who never whine about having to work nor lift their nose at an employment opportunity. -- Finance
Every time a person finds out I have an MBA from Notre Dame, the common response is "Wow!" It’s truly a prestigious institution, and I am extremely proud to be part of the Notre Dame family. -- Marketing
Notre Dame’s coursework was not up to a top-tier MBA program’s standards. Most classes required little or no effort to get passing grades. -- Finance
Notre Dame has an incredibly strong alumni organization, and the campus community’s general degree of respect and kindness is relatively unparalleled in my experience. -- Information Technology
Notre Dame’s MBA program is large enough program to provide a diverse experience, but small enough that you can be involved and know your classmates, professors, etc. You're truly surrounded by top-notch people who have a lot of drive and success in their futures. -- Investment Banking
While the best part about South Bend is that it is close to Chicago, there are plenty of activities to keep one busy in and around town. -- Consulting
Notre Dame has world-class faculty members. Some of the most well-respected professionals in their fields were teachers in the MBA program, including some former executives. -- Finance
At the fundamental level, business is about relationships and networking. Notre Dame has developed such a strong network not because it graduates a lot of students, but because it does it well with a group of people with common values and a desire to give back to an institution that has given them so much. -- Operations
The coursework is challenging and, more importantly, useful in the business world. The faculty is engaging and focused on concepts vital to the course. -- Finance
Notre Dame’s curriculum is especially valuable because of its strong focus on ethics. -- Consulting
As an international student, I was able to adjust to American life with help from Notre Dame’s career coaches. Also, the admissions office checked up on my life from time to time. -- Consulting
I found the modular system to be a little too much sometimes, and I'm not sure I retained as much information as I could have in another type of program. – Consulting
Notre Dame is in the middle of nowhere, and is not the most exciting place to live for two years. -- Finance
Notre Dame is not for everyone. This is not a place where people throw sharp elbows or step on toes for personal gain. -- Consulting
The teaching was phenomenal, and the bonds I made with my classmates are solid and will be very long-lasting. All of us depended on each other and ultimately would do anything for each other. -- Finance
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