Dartmouth College

PROGRAM BASICS

Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

100 Tuck Hall
Hanover , New Hampshire 03755

Program Web site:

http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu

Status:

Private Institution

Program e-mail address:

tuck.public.relations@tuck.dartmouth.edu

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 1900
Executive Education (non-degree): 1974

PROGRAM COSTS

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

Resident : $  91,905
Nonresident : $  91,905
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $  72,700
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $  72,700

PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

21

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 506
Full-time MBA: 506

Other graduate degree programs:

N/A

ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines

10/15/2008 11/12/2008 1/30/2009 4/1/2009

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?

No

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Other: N/A

Relative importance: Application Elements

GMAT Score:

Very Important

Resume/Work Experience:

Very Important

Application Essays:

Very Important

Interviews:

Very Important

Recommendations:

Very Important

Undergraduate Transcripts:

Very Important

APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

2898

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

16 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

54 %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:

8 %

Applicant interviews are:

Recommended

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

100 %

APPLICANT POOL

CLASS PROFILE

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

Female: 33  %
International: 31  %
Married: 30  %

Ethnicity/US Students in Program

African American: 7  %
Asian American: 8  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 6  %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 2  %
Native American: 1  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 63  %
Chose not to report: 13  %

Students from following regions:

Africa : 1  %
Asia: 13  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 2  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 6  %
Middle East: 2  %
North America: 71  %
Oceania : 1  %
Western Europe: 4  %
Percentage of students with dual citizenship: 7  %

Entering North American citizens by region:

Northeast: 58  %
Mid-Atlantic: 15  %
South: 8  %
Southwest: 4  %
Midwest : 4  %
West: 11  %

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

67

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

61

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

From:  37
To:  105

Median age of entering class:

29

Mean age of entering class:

29

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:

81 %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:

78 %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  51,832

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$  66,000

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

a combination of need and merit

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

41

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

Unique scholarship application

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

$  15,383

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?

Yes

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

$  90,654

GMAT

Applicants required to take the GMAT?

Yes

Mean : 712
Median: 720

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

From:  650
To:  760

CLASS OFFERINGS

Average students in a full-time MBA core class:

60

Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:

36

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:

75

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

2000

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/MA (Arts)

MBA/MD (Medicine)

MBA/Meng (Engineering - Manufacturing Management)

Other

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

No

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

70

Full-time faculty

Tenured: 36
Non-Tenured: 9

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 25

Women on Faculty

Tenured: 4
Non-Tenured: 13

Minority Faculty

Tenured: 5
Non-Tenured: 6

International Faculty

Tenured: 7
Non-Tenured: 6

Faculty with PhDs

Tenured: 36
Non-Tenured: 21

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

30 %

Faculty who have owned their own business:

0 %

STUDENT LIFE

Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Biotech/Health care

Business Ethics

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

E-business

Entrepreneurship

Environmental

Finance

High Tech

Information Technology

Investment Banking

Manufacturing

Marketing

Media & Entertainment

New Media

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

Other

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching methods used

Case study: 50  %
Experiential Learning: 5  %
Lecture: 23  %
Simulations: 2  %
Team Project: 20  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

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

Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties

TECHNOLOGY

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

Yes

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

School-wide deployment of MS Office Communicator to facilitate collaboration. Upgrade of the audio/visual infrastructure in two classrooms. Planning for an advanced instructional technology environment in the new Learning Living Complex (LLC) which opens in December 2008. Initiated a major server infrastructure upgrade using virtualization technology. The server infrastructure upgrade project includes stand-by power for the server room and off-site provisions for business continuity. Continued enhancement of Outlook/Exchange environments including the integration of calendar events from the intranet, implementation of Agenda X, and expansion of mobile device support; Continued improvements to the TuckStreams Intranet (course evals, news feeds, webauth, FM integration, calendar data, search integrations, study room reservations, recruiting events); New e-signage infrastructure; Implementation of SynchronEyes for classroom management; TuckConnections for prospective students; Remote monitoring & support capabilities for classroom technology.

Amount spent:

$  16,234,000

ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

8,606

Active MBA alumni clubs

60

Countries in which MBA clubs exist

20

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

68 %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$  1,061

Median gift from MBA alumni

$  250

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

No

Business School Endowment

$  256,400,000

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://alumni.dartmouth.edu/

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/alumni

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 91  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 9  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 0  %

Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 77  %
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 5  %
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 0  %
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 9  %
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 9  %

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

Destination: New York City (Finance) and Boston (Consulting)
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Boston (Markeing)
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: London Trek and Asia Trek
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: Boston (Inv.Mgmt; Healthcare)
Month: January
Amount Paid By School: None
Destination: West Coast Trek
Month: March
Amount Paid By School: None

Primary Source of Job Offer

School-facilitated activities: 88  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 12  %
No information provided by graduate: 10  %

Job Offers for 2008 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 91  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 4  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 5  %

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

Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:

88 %

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

Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $  110,305
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $  110,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  26,220
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $  20,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  31,308
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $  20,000

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 36  %
Finance/Accounting: 35  %
General Management: 11  %
Human Resources: 1  %
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research, Advertising, etc.): 9  %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0  %
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 0  %
Other: 8  %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): 0  %
Consulting: 34  %
Consumer Products: 7  %
Financial Services: 35  %
Manufacturing: 1  %
Media/Entertainment: 1  %
Non-Profit: 1  %
Petroleum/Energy: 3  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 4  %
Real Estate: 4  %
Technology: 8  %
Other: 2  %

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

Africa: 0  %
Asia: 3  %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 1  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 5  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 87  %
Oceana: 0  %
Western Europe: 4  %

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

Northeast: 61  %
Mid-Atlantic: 6  %
South: 3  %
Southwest: 5  %
Midwest: 9  %
West: 15  %
Possessions and territories: 0  %
Canada: 1  %

Top Companies - Internships:

Internships awarded that are paid:

99 %

Mean and median intern compensation per week:

Mean :  1,704
Median:  1,744

Average internship length in weeks:

10

SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

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