Pepperdine University

PROGRAM BASICS

Full-time MBA and Full-time M.S. Programs

Graziadio School of Business and Management

6100 Center Drive
Los Angeles , California 90045

Program Web site:

http://bschool.pepperdine.edu

Status:

Private Institution

Program e-mail address:

gsbmadm@pepperdine.edu

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Other

WASC

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1986
Part-time MBA : 1969
Undergraduate business program: 1973
Executive MBA: 1969
Executive Education (non-degree): 1980

PROGRAM COSTS

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

Resident : $  73,630
Nonresident : $  73,630
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  46,490
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  46,490

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

20

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 1674
Full-time MBA: 294
Part-time MBA: 1035
Distance MBA: N/A
Executive MBA: 99

PhD program: N/a
Doctorate of Business Administration: N/A
MS: 112
MSA: N/A

Undergraduate business school enrollment

65

Graduate degree programs:

Other graduate degree programs:

Master of Science in Organizational Development;Master of Science in Management & Leadership; Master of Science in Applied Finance;Master of Science in Global Business

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

December 15 April 1 May 1

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 Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Other: N/A

Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:

650

Relative importance: Application Elements

GMAT Score:

Important

Resume/Work Experience:

Very Important

Application Essays:

Important

Interviews:

Important

Recommendations:

Important

Undergraduate Transcripts:

Very Important

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

576

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

62 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

49 %

Applicant interviews are:

Recommended

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:

61 %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

88 %

APPLICANT POOL

CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:

Female: 43  %
International: 36  %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

African American: 1  %
Asian American: 25  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 3  %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 0  %
Native American: 0  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 42  %
Chose not to report: 22  %
Other: 7  %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 1.1  %
Asia: 15  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 0  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 1.1  %
Middle East: 1.1  %
North America: 77  %
Oceania : 3.3  %
Western Europe: 1.1  %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Northeast: 6  %
Mid-Atlantic: 0  %
South: 3  %
Southwest: 5  %
Midwest : 6  %
West: 80  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %

From: N/A To: N/A

Median age of entering class:

26

Mean age of entering class:

26

FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school

Full-time MBAs applied for financial aid for the current academic year:

47 %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:

76 %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  41,282

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  40,500

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

academic merit

a combination of need and merit

some other criteria

Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:

27

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

all candidates are considered for scholarship

Mean scholarships awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:

$  16,214

Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:

100 %

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?

Only to domestic students

If so, what is the maximum amount a student can borrow per year?

$  20,500

Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program:

$  72,969

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Mean : 637
Median: 640

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From:  580
To:  710

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

25

Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:

25

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

48

Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:

1998

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Marketing

Other: Dispute Resolution, Leadership and Managing Organizational Change

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

Other

Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?

Yes

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

96

Full-time faculty

Tenured: 42
Non-Tenured: 54

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 56

Women on Faculty

Tenured: 10
Non-Tenured: 25

Minority Faculty

Tenured: 7
Non-Tenured: 29

International Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 4

Faculty with PhDs

Tenured: 42
Non-Tenured: 40

Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:

47 %

Faculty who have owned their own business:

76 %

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Marketing

Media & Entertainment

Other

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Black MBA Association

Hispanic Student Organization

International Club

Volunteer

Women in MBA

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used

Case study: 20  %
Distance Learning: 23  %
Experiential Learning: 2  %
Lecture: 30  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Project: 20  %
Other: 0  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

TECHNOLOGY

Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?

Yes

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

Pepperdine continues a 10-year $30 million PeopleSoft implementation. The Student Admin module is live and offers web-based student-, applicant-, and faculty-centric interfaces, and online services for financial aid, student accounts, and other program-related support offices. Pepperdine joined the high-speed Internet 2 initiative and increased network capacity at all campuses by at least 300%. A “smart classroom” featuring HD video conference and audio equipment was installed in the Los Angeles campus with plans to add similar classrooms at the other graduate campuses.

Amount spent:

$  881,820

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

23,571

Active MBA alumni clubs

3

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

1

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

4 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$  146

Median gift from MBA alumni

$  83

Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in past academic year?

No

Business School Endowment

$  36,186,107

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.pepperdine.edu/alumni/

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/alumni/network/

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 65  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 20  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 15  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 3  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 33  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 7  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 20  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 37  %

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

Destination: Houston, TX
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Full
Destination: Orlando, FL
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: Full

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 24  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 73  %
No information provided by graduate: 3  %

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 34  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 32  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 34  %

Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

20 %

Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  75,711
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  75,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  12,769
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  10,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  19,382
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  9,750

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 3  %
Finance/Accounting: 39  %
General Management: 9  %
Human Resources: 2  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 36  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 2  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 6  %
Other: 3  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 0  %
Consulting: 2  %
Consumer Products: 15  %
Financial Services: 26  %
Manufacturing: 14  %
Media/Entertainment: 10  %
Non-Profit: 2  %
Petroleum/Energy: 3  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 9  %
Real Estate: 2  %
Technology: 10  %
Other: 7  %

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

Africa: 0  %
Asia: 12  %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 3  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 1  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 82  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 2  %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

Northeast: 2  %
Mid-Atlantic: 0  %
South: 4  %
Southwest: 4  %
Midwest: 11  %
West: 79  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %
Canada: 0  %

Top Companies - Internships:

Internships awarded that are paid:

61 %

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean :  730
Median:  622

Average internship length in weeks:

8

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

Among top 15 recruiting firms that hired the most number of INTERNS is American Red Cross, who hired 1 student.