Full-Time MBA PROFILES
Publish Date 02/10/12
Pepperdine University
Graziadio School of Business & Management
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Program Basics
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- Full-time MBA Program
- Graziadio School of Business and Management
- 24255 Pacific Coast Highway
- Malibu, 90263, California
- United States
- Program Web site: http://bschool.pepperdine.edu
- Status: Private
- Program e-mail address: gsbmadm@pepperdine.edu
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Graduate business school is accredited by:
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
- Other
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SCHOOL BASICS
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Graduate business school enrollment:
- Total: 1,744
- Full-Time MBA: 377
- Part-Time MBA: 1,147
- Executive MBA: 220
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Other graduate degree programs:
- Other
- Master of Science in Management & Leadership; Master of Science in Global Business; Master of Science in Entrepreneurship; Master of Science in Applied Finance; Master of Science in Organization Design; Bachelor of Science in Management
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Other graduate degree programs:
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PROGRAM COSTS
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Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
- Resident: $80,540.00
- Nonresident: $80,540.00
- Recommended annual budget (Resident): $65,270.00
- Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $65,270.00
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PROGRAM LENGTH
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- Full-time program (months): 20
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ADMISSIONS
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Application Deadlines
- Semester: Fall 2012
- Deadline: May 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? Yes
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Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?
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- IELTS
- TOEFL Internet Based Test
- TOEFL Paper-based Test
- U Michigan Language Test
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- Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs: 600
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Relative Importance of Application Elements:
- GMAT Score: Very Important
- Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
- Application Essays: Very Important
- Interviews: Important
- Recommendations: Very Important
- Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important
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APPLICANTS
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- Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 202
- Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 63 %
- Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 89 %
- Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years: 10 %
- Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted: 65 %
- Applicant interviews are: Recommended
- Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 50 %
- Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 60 %
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APPLICANT POOL
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- International applications received: 40 %
- Applications from women received: 51 %
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CLASS PROFILE
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Full-time students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:
- Female: 44 %
- International: 36 %
- Married: 18 %
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Students from following regions:
- Africa: 1 %
- Asia: 34 %
- Europe: 1 %
- North America: 63 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean: 1 %
- Oceania: 0 %
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Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:
- African American: 4 %
- Asian American: 21 %
- Hispanic or Latino American: 1 %
- Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
- Native American: 0 %
- White (Non-Hispanic): 63 %
- Chose not to report: 1 %
- Other: 0 %
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Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:
- Northeast: 9 %
- Mid-Atlantic: 3 %
- South: 4 %
- Southwest: 4 %
- Midwest: 0 %
- West: 80 %
- Possessions and territories: 0 %
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- Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 42
- Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 36
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Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
- From: 6
- To: 80
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- Median age of entering class: 27
- Mean age of entering class: 27
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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: 75 %
- Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year: 75 %
- Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $41,751.00
- Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $40,270.00
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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: $10,911.00
- Percentage of first-year students receiving financial aid who receive at least the same amount in their second year of study: 100 %
- 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: $78,522.00
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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? GMAT/GRE required of all applicants
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GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):
- 75th Percentile 660
- 25th Percentile 540
- 50th Percentile (median) 620
- 90th Percentile 710
- Average GMAT Score 592
- 10th Percentile 442
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GMAT score distribution (incoming class):
- Average GMAT Score 660
- 50th Percentile (median) 660
- 25th Percentile 630
- 90th Percentile 730
- 75th Percentile 690
- 10th Percentile 604
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CLASS OFFERINGS
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- Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 24
- Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 25
- Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 74
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Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2010:
- Doing Business in Latin America
- Derivative Contracts
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Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
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- Finance
- Entrepreneurship
- Marketing
- Leadership
- International Business
- Dispute Resolution
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Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:
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- MBA/JD (Law)
- Other
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- Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? Yes
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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
- Finance
- Entrepreneurship
- Marketing
- Leadership
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FACULTY
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- Faculty employed by the B-school: 147
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Full-time faculty:
- Tenured: 44
- Non-Tenured: 40
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Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:
- Tenured: 0
- Non-Tenured: 63
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Women on Faculty:
- Tenured: 9
- Non-Tenured: 25
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Minority Faculty:
- Tenured: 5
- Non-Tenured: 7
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International Faculty:
- Tenured: 2
- Non-Tenured: 5
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Faculty with PhDs:
- Tenured: 43
- Non-Tenured: 28
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STUDENT LIFE
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Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
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- Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
- Entrepreneurship
- Consulting
- Business Ethics
- Finance
- Marketing
- High Tech
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Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:
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- Black MBA Association
- Hispanic Student Organization
- Women in MBA
- Other
- Volunteer
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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
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Teaching methods used:
- Case Study: 30 %
- Distance Learning: 0 %
- Experiential Learning: 10 %
- Lectures: 30 %
- Simulations: 10 %
- Team Projects: 20 %
- Other: 0 %
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Requirements for graduation:
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- 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
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TECHNOLOGY
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- Technology improvements in the last three academic years: We upgraded eLearning tools Sakai Learning Management System, Yammer Social Networking, Google Docs and Gmail, and Elluminate Conference Rooms. Other improvements include a document management and workflow system (Nolij) to create a paperless file for each student, online applications through ApplyYourself, and a prospect-centric recruitment system (Hobsons). All faculty computers and 75% of staff computers have been upgraded in the past 3-years and all also include Windows 7 and Office 2010.
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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
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- Living MBA alumni: 33,499
- Active MBA alumni clubs: 6
- Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
- Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 4 %
- Mean gift from MBA alumni: $1,136.00
- Median gift from MBA alumni: $63.00
- Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
- Business School endowment: $31,110,575.00
- 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: https://alumni.pepperdine.edu/default.aspx
- Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
- Business school alumni networking site: http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/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: 61 %
- Graduates not seeking employment: 24 %
- Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 15 %
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Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
- Destination: Net Impact Conference & Career Expo
- Month: October
- Amount Paid By School: Partial
- Destination: National Society of Hispanic MBAs Career Expo
- Month: October
- Amount Paid By School: Partial
- Destination: National Association of Women MBAs Conference & Career Expo
- Month: October
- Amount Paid By School: Partial
- Destination: National Association of Asian MBAs Conference & Career Expo
- Month: August 2010
- Amount Paid By School: Partial
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Primary source of job offer:
- School-facilitated activities: 36 %
- Graduate-facilitated activities: 52 %
- No information provided by graduate: 12 %
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Job Offers for 2011 graduates
- Received first job offer by graduation: 42 %
- Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 29 %
- Accepted first job offer by graduation: 38 %
- Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 29 %
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Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:
- AT&T 2
- Bank of America 2
- Edison International 2
- Hertz 2
- KeVita Inc 2
- Mid-Market Securities 2
- Symantec 2
- UBS 2
- Warner Bros 2
- Abbott Laboratories 1
- Booz Allen Hamilton 1
- Credit Suisse 1
- Deloitte Consulting 1
- Disney Home Entertainment 1
- JP Morgan 1
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- Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus: 29 %
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Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
- Mean base salary: $72,254.00
- Median base salary: $75,000.00
- Mean signing bonus: $10,678.00
- Median signing bonus: $10,000.00
- Mean other guaranteed compensation: $10,488.00
- Median other guaranteed compensation: $6,500.00
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Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
- Consulting: 8 %
- Finance/Accounting: 31 %
- General Management: 15 %
- Human Resources: 2 %
- Marketing/Sales: 34 %
- Management Information Systems: 2 %
- Operations/Logistics: 5 %
- Other: 3 %
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Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
- Government: 2 %
- Consulting: 9 %
- Consumer Products: 9 %
- Financial Services: 28 %
- Manufacturing: 2 %
- Media/Entertainment: 11 %
- Non-Profit: 2 %
- Petroleum/Energy: 2 %
- Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 4 %
- Real Estate: 3 %
- Technology: 16 %
- Other: 12 %
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Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
- Africa: 0 %
- Asia: 3 %
- Europe: 2 %
- North America: 95 %
- Oceania: 0 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
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Within the U.S., graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
- Northeast: 7 %
- Mid-Atlantic: 5 %
- South: 7 %
- Southwest: 7 %
- Midwest: 3 %
- West: 71 %
- Possessions and territories: 0 %
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Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:
- Sony 5
- Princess Cruises 3
- Warner Music Group 3
- NBC Universal 3
- Diamond Capital Partners 3
- World Vision 2
- Export Trade Assistance Partnership Program 2
- Baxter Healthcare 2
- Bank of America 2
- Merrill Lynch 2
- Yahoo! 1
- The Walt Disney Company 1
- Nestle 1
- UBS 1
- The Boeing Company 1
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- Internships awarded that are paid: 57 %
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Weekly internship compensation:
- Mean: $682.00
- Median: $533.00
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- Average internship length in weeks: 8
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