Full-Time MBA PROFILES
Publish Date 02/11/12
National University of Singapore
Business School
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Program Basics
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- National University of Singapore
- NUS Business School
- NUS Business School
- 15 Kent Ridge Drive, Mochtar Riady Building
- Singapore, 119245
- Singapore
- Program Web site: http://bschool.nus.edu.sg/TheNUSMBA/ProspectiveStudents/TheNUSMBA/Admission/SelectionProcess/tabid/2272/Default.aspx
- Status: Public
- Program e-mail address: mba@nus.edu.sg
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Graduate business school is accredited by:
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
- EQUIS
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SCHOOL BASICS
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Graduate business school enrollment:
- Total: 821
- Full-Time MBA: 320
- Part-Time MBA: 162
- Executive MBA: 256
- PhD Program: 83
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Other graduate degree programs:
- Other
- Master of Science (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: $40,663.00
- Nonresident: $40,663.00
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PROGRAM LENGTH
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- Full-time program (months): 17
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ADMISSIONS
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Application Deadlines
- Semester: Fall 2011
- Deadline: Mar 31, 2012
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- 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
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Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?
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- IELTS
- TOEFL Internet Based Test
- TOEFL Paper-based Test
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- Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs: 620
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Relative Importance of Application Elements:
- GMAT Score: Important
- Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
- Application Essays: Important
- Interviews: Very Important
- Recommendations: Very Important
- Undergraduate Transcripts: Important
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APPLICANTS
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- Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 1,029
- Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 10 %
- Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 93 %
- Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years: 10 %
- Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted: 1 %
- Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 20
- Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 5
- Applicant interviews are: Required
- Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %
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APPLICANT POOL
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- International applications received: 97 %
- Applications from women received: 30 %
- Mean base salary forgone: $56,860.00
- Median base salary forgone: $35,000.00
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CLASS PROFILE
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Full-time students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:
- Female: 27 %
- International: 90 %
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Students from following regions:
- Africa: 0 %
- Asia: 91 %
- Europe: 6 %
- North America: 3 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
- Oceania: 0 %
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- Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 64
- Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 60
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Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
- From: 33
- To: 110
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- Median age of entering class: 28
- Mean age of entering class: 29
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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: 60 %
- Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year: 40 %
- Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $9,094.00
- Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $6,256.00
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On what basis are scholarships awarded?
- a combination of need and 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: $8,602.00
- 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
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GMAT
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- Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
- Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
- If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment? NA
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GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):
- 50th Percentile (median) 660
- Average GMAT Score 662
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GMAT score distribution (incoming class):
- Average GMAT Score 590
- 50th Percentile (median) 720
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CLASS OFFERINGS
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- Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 40
- Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 31
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Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
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- Finance
- Marketing
- Health Care Administration
- Real Estate
- Accounting
- Strategy
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Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:
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- MBA/MS (Science)
- MBA/MIM (International Management)
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- Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? No
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The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:
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- Finance
- Marketing
- Health Care Administration
- Strategy
- Real Estate
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FACULTY
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- Faculty employed by the B-school: 204
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Full-time faculty:
- Tenured: 114
- Non-Tenured: 33
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Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:
- Tenured: 0
- Non-Tenured: 57
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Women on Faculty:
- Tenured: 33
- Non-Tenured: 29
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Minority Faculty:
- Tenured: 114
- Non-Tenured: 90
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International Faculty:
- Tenured: 76
- Non-Tenured: 41
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Faculty with PhDs:
- Tenured: 112
- Non-Tenured: 53
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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
- Consulting
- Other
- Finance
- Marketing
- Information Technology
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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
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Teaching methods used:
- Case Study: 30 %
- Experiential Learning: 15 %
- Lectures: 35 %
- Simulations: 5 %
- Team Projects: 15 %
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Requirements for graduation:
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- 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: - Customer Relationship Management System (CRM) - Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) - Microsoft Sharepoint 2007 (Staff Collaboration Portal) - Digital Signage
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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
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- Living MBA alumni: 6,081
- Active MBA alumni clubs: 26
- Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 8
- Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 8 %
- Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
- Business School endowment: $47,845,764.00
- 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://www.alumnet.nus.edu.sg
- Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
- Business school alumni networking site: http://bizalum.nus.edu.sg
- 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: 56 %
- Graduates not seeking employment: 17 %
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Primary source of job offer:
- School-facilitated activities: 80 %
- Graduate-facilitated activities: 20 %
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Job Offers for 2011 graduates
- Received first job offer by graduation: 68 %
- Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 21 %
- Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0 %
- Did not report having received a job offer: 11 %
- Accepted first job offer by graduation: 46 %
- Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 43 %
- Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0 %
- Did not report having accepted a job offer: 11 %
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Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:
- CapitaLand 3
- DBS 2
- Google 2
- Mapletree Investment 2
- Credit Suisse 1
- Amazon.com 1
- Barclays Bank 1
- Apple 1
- UBS AG 1
- BP 1
- PayPal 1
- HSBC 1
- KPMG 1
- Gallup 1
- Procter & Gamble 1
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Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
- Mean base salary: $67,786.00
- Median base salary: $65,076.00
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Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
- Consulting: 14 %
- Finance/Accounting: 28 %
- General Management: 14 %
- Marketing/Sales: 23 %
- Operations/Logistics: 12 %
- Other: 9 %
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Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
- Government: 3 %
- Consulting: 11 %
- Consumer Products: 3 %
- Financial Services: 29 %
- Petroleum/Energy: 9 %
- Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 3 %
- Real Estate: 5 %
- Technology: 31 %
- Other: 6 %
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Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
- Asia: 92 %
- Europe: 5 %
- North America: 3 %
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Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:
- KPMG 3
- American Express 3
- Frost & Sullivan 3
- Responsible Research 3
- Procter & Gamble 3
- Adidas 2
- Johnson & Johnson 2
- DEGW 2
- Focus Partners 2
- BNP Paribas 2
- Takeda Pharmeceuticals 2
- Shell 1
- HSBC 1
- Google 1
- Eli Lilly 1
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- Internships awarded that are paid: 100 %
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- Average internship length in weeks: 12
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