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Friday February 10, 2012
Full-Time MBA PROFILES Publish Date 02/10/12

Pepperdine University

Graziadio School of Business & Management

  • Program Basics

      • 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
      • Graduate business school is accredited by:
        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
        • Other
  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,744
      • Full-Time MBA: 377
      • Part-Time MBA: 1,147
      • Executive MBA: 220
      • 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
  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • 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
  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 20
  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Fall 2012
      • Deadline: May 1, 2012
      • 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
    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
        • U Michigan Language Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs: 600
    • 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
  • APPLICANTS

      • 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 %
  • APPLICANT POOL

      • International applications received: 40 %
      • Applications from women received: 51 %
  • CLASS PROFILE

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

      • Female: 44 %
      • International: 36 %
      • Married: 18 %
    • Students from following regions:

      • Africa: 1 %
      • Asia: 34 %
      • Europe: 1 %
      • North America: 63 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 1 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
    • 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 %
    • 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 %
      • Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 42
      • Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 36
    • Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:

      • From: 6
      • To: 80
      • Median age of entering class: 27
      • Mean age of entering class: 27
  • FINANCIAL AID

      • 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
      • 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
  • GMAT

      • 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
    • 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
    • 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
  • CLASS OFFERINGS

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

      • Doing Business in Latin America
      • Derivative Contracts
    • Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

        • Finance
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Marketing
        • Leadership
        • International Business
      • Dispute Resolution
    • Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

        • MBA/JD (Law)
        • Other
      • 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:

        • Corporate Social Responsibility
        • Finance
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Marketing
        • Leadership
  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 147
    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 44
      • Non-Tenured: 40
    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 63
    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 25
    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 7
    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 5
    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 43
      • Non-Tenured: 28
  • STUDENT LIFE

    • Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Consulting
        • Business Ethics
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • High Tech
    • Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Black MBA Association
        • Hispanic Student Organization
        • Women in MBA
        • Other
        • Volunteer
  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 30 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Other: 0 %
    • Requirements for graduation:

        • 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: 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.
  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • 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
  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 61 %
      • Graduates not seeking employment: 24 %
      • Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 15 %
    • 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
    • Primary source of job offer:

      • School-facilitated activities: 36 %
      • Graduate-facilitated activities: 52 %
      • No information provided by graduate: 12 %
    • 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 %
    • 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
      • Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus: 29 %
    • 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
    • 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 %
    • 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 %
    • 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 %
    • 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 %
    • 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
      • Internships awarded that are paid: 57 %
    • Weekly internship compensation:

      • Mean: $682.00
      • Median: $533.00
      • Average internship length in weeks: 8

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