Stanford University

PROGRAM BASICS

Stanford MBA Program

Stanford Graduate School of Business

518 Memorial Way
Stanford , California 94305-5015

Program Web site:

http://www.gsb.stanford.edu

Status:

Private Institution

Program e-mail address:

http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/mba/contact/ask_question.html

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1925
Executive Education (non-degree): 1952
PhD program: 1927

PROGRAM COSTS

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

Resident : $  97,842
Nonresident : $  97,842
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  76,332
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  76,332

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

20

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 898
Full-time MBA: 739
Part-time MBA: N/A
Distance MBA: N/A
Executive MBA: N/A

PhD program: 102
MS: 57

Other graduate degree programs:

Stanford Sloan Masters Program, a full-time, 10-month program for mid-career executives

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

10/29/08 01/07/09 04/08/09

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?

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Other: N/A

Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:

600

Relative importance: Application Elements

GMAT Score:

Resume/Work Experience:

Application Essays:

Interviews:

Recommendations:

Undergraduate Transcripts:

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

6575

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

8 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

77 %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:

N/A %

Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted:

N/A %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:

N/A

Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:

N/A

Applicant interviews are:

By invitation only

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:

N/A %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

100 %

APPLICANT POOL

International applications received:

N/A %

Applications from women received:

N/A %

Mean base salary forgone:

$  83,209

Median base salary forgone:

$  80,260

CLASS PROFILE

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

Female: 36  %
International: 43  %
Married: N/A  %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

Students from following regions:

Africa : 2  %
Asia: 12  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 5  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 8  %
Middle East: 3  %
North America: 60  %
Oceania : 2  %
Western Europe: 13  %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: 9  %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

47

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

47

Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:

From:  27
To:  72

Median age of entering class:

N/A

Mean age of entering class:

N/A

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:

75 %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:

62 %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  48,793

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  51,887

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

financial need

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

22

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

Unique scholarship application

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

$  21,111

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

n/a %

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

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

$  N/A

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

$  N/A

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Mean : 726
Median: 730

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From:  670
To:  770

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

60

Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:

35

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

97

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:

The Power of Social Technology
Financial Markets and the Macro Economy
Organization for Strategic Advantage
Strategic Communication
Communication for Global Leaders

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

2007

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

General Management

Other: Global Management Program, Public Management Program

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MA (Arts)

MBA/MD (Medicine)

MBA/MS (Science)

Other

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

No

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

167

Full-time faculty

Tenured: 67
Non-Tenured: 42

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Tenured: 2
Non-Tenured: 56

Women on Faculty

Tenured: 10
Non-Tenured: 22

Minority Faculty

Tenured: 8
Non-Tenured: 10

International Faculty

Tenured: 2
Non-Tenured: 20

Faculty with PhDs

Tenured: 69
Non-Tenured: 69

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

75 %

Faculty who have owned their own business:

8 %

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Biotech/Health care

Business Ethics

Business Law

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Environmental

Finance

High Tech

Investment Banking

Marketing

Media & Entertainment

Nonprofit

VC/ Private Equity

Other

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Black MBA Association

Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual

Hispanic Student Organization

International Club

Partners/Family

Volunteer

Wine

Women in MBA

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used

Case study: 40  %
Experiential Learning: 10  %
Lecture: 10  %
Simulations: 10  %
Team Project: 15  %
Other: 15  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students are required to complete international experience

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:

We expanded our high performance research computing capabilities and increased network file storage, and added some New Media applications for alumni and accepted students. Servers and personal computers are routinely upgraded. We improved our network security. We deployed software applications that support the academic and administrative functions of the school. These applications included instructional simulations and games, as well as applications that support the specific needs of our Academic Administration, Academic Operations, Admissions, and Career Management offices.

Amount spent:

$  15M

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

16,229

Active MBA alumni clubs

57

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

25

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

41 %

Median gift from MBA alumni

$  300

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

Yes

Business School Endowment

$  1,007.5M

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.stanford.edu/gateways/alumni.html

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

https://alumni.gsb.stanford.edu

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 87  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 12  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 1  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 13  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 2  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 7  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 71  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 7  %

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

Destination: London Trek (Finance & Other)
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: Energy Trek (U.A.E. and Qatar)
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: New York Trek (Hedge Funds, Private Equity)
Month: December
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Marketing Trek (San Francisco Bay Area/West Coast)
Month: March
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Health Care Networking Reception (San Francisco Bay Area)
Month: May
Amount Paid By School: Partial

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 50  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 50  %
No information provided by graduate: 0  %

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 94  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 4  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 2  %

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

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

65 %

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

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  123,171
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  120,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  27,069
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  20,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  73,324
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  40,000

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 29  %
Finance/Accounting: 42  %
General Management: 4  %
Human Resources: 0  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 16  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 4  %
Other: 5  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 0  %
Consulting: 27  %
Consumer Products: 3  %
Financial Services: 37  %
Manufacturing: 1  %
Media/Entertainment: 3  %
Non-Profit: 5  %
Petroleum/Energy: 2  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 3  %
Real Estate: 4  %
Technology: 12  %
Other: 3  %

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

Africa: 0  %
Asia: 12  %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 1  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 3  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 80  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 4  %

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

Northeast: 17  %
Mid-Atlantic: 2  %
South: 0  %
Southwest: 6  %
Midwest: 5  %
West: 68  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %
Canada: 1  %

Top Companies - Internships:

Internships awarded that are paid:

99 %

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean :  1,691
Median:  1,663

Average internship length in weeks:

9.5

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

The Stanford Graduate School of Business is constructing a $350 million business school campus of 8 buildings around 3 quadrangles to be completed in 2010-2011. It is expected to achieve the highest LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for environmental sustainability. The campus will provide the infrastructure for the School's new curriculum introduced in 2007, which includes seminars, leadership exercises in teams of eight, and collaborative multidisciplinary classroom work. In addition to joint degrees listed in the BW database, students may also pursue an MBA/MA in Public Policy, an MBA/MS in Environmental Resources, and and an MBA/MA in Education.