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University of California-Irvine
Merage School of Business
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The Paul Merage School of Business
350 SB
Irvine
,
California 92697-3125
United States
Program Web site:
Status:
Public Institution
Program e-mail address:
Graduate business school is accredited by:
AACSB International
Other
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
SCHOOL BASICS
Graduate business school enrollment:
Total:
874
Full-Time MBA:
194
Part-time MBA:
474
Executive MBA:
154
PhD Program:
52
Undergraduate business school enrollment:
334
Other graduate degree programs:
N/A
PROGRAM COSTS
Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Resident :
$
59,057
Nonresident :
$
81,169
Recommended annual budget (Resident):
$
55,417
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident):
$
66,473
PROGRAM LENGTH
Full-time program (months):
21
ADMISSIONS
Application Deadlines
Semester:
Fall 2010
Deadline:
April 1, 2010
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
Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?
TOEFL Computer Based
TOEFL Internet Based Test
TOEFL Paper-based 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:
Important
Interviews:
Very Important
Recommendations:
Considered
Undergraduate Transcripts:
Important
APPLICANTS
Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:
878
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
27 %
Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
40 %
Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:
2 %
Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted:
29 %
Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
83
Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
8
Applicant interviews are:
Required
Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
55 %
Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100 %
APPLICANT POOL
International applications received:
56 %
Applications from women received:
39 %
Mean base salary forgone:
$ 46,435
Median base salary forgone:
$ 45,300
CLASS PROFILE
Full-time students in newest entering class (2009-2010) that are:
Female:
35
%
International:
39
%
Students from following regions:
Africa :
0
%
Asia:
33
%
Eastern Europe and Central Asia:
2
%
Latin America and the Caribbean:
1
%
Middle East:
0
%
North America:
62
%
Oceania :
0
%
Western Europe:
2
%
Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:
African American:
2
%
Asian American:
29
%
Hispanic or Latino American:
3
%
Multiethnic/Multiracial :
3
%
Native American:
2
%
White (Non-Hispanic):
39
%
Chose not to report:
20
%
Other:
2
%
Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:
Northeast:
5
%
Mid-Atlantic:
2
%
South:
4
%
Southwest:
4
%
Midwest :
5
%
West:
78
%
Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
54
Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
48
Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
From:
26
To:
82
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:
82 %
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year:
82 %
Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 27,321
Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 22,750
On what basis are scholarships awarded?
Academic merit
Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:
0
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:
$ 12,935
Percentage of first-year students receiving financial aid who receive at least the same amount in their second year of study:
88 %
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?
Only to domestic students
If so, what is the maximum amount a student can borrow per year?
$ 20,500
Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program:
$
49,955
GMAT
Are applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes
GMAT scores:
Mean :
675
Median:
680
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From:
630
To:
720
Academics & Lifestyle
CLASS OFFERINGS
Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class:
50
Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class:
25
Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
43
Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2009:
Physicians as Medical Directors in Health Care
Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2006
Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
Accounting
Economics
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Public Policy
Real Estate
Strategy
Other: Analytic Decision Making; Strategic Innovation
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:
MBA/MD (Medicine)
Other
Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?
No
The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:
Finance
Marketing
Real Estate
Strategy
Technology
FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
123
Full-time faculty:
Tenured:
30
Non-Tenured:
24
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:
Tenured:
0
Non-Tenured:
69
Women on Faculty:
Tenured:
11
Non-Tenured:
27
Minority Faculty:
Tenured:
7
Non-Tenured:
12
International Faculty:
Tenured:
5
Non-Tenured:
24
Faculty with PhDs:
Tenured:
30
Non-Tenured:
62
Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:
20 %
Faculty who have owned their own business:
26 %
STUDENT LIFE
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Biotech/Health care
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Other
Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:
International Club
Partners/Family
Wine
Women in MBA
TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching methods used:
Case Study:
35
%
Distance Learning:
0
%
Experiential Learning:
10
%
Lectures:
25
%
Simulations:
5
%
Team Projects:
25
%
Other:
0
%
Requirements for graduation:
Students are required to complete international experience
Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter grade average
Additional graduation requirements:
Six quarters in residence (enrolled) at UCI
TECHNOLOGY
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
Classroom renovations included smart podiums. All large classrooms have twin projectors, high speed wireless networks, and laptop power at every seat. Classroom capture systems and built-in robotic cameras allow all instruction in largest classrooms to be streamed live via the Internet for classes, TA sessions, and conferences.
Amount spent:
$ 512,000
Alumni Affairs & Careers
B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
6,785
Active MBA alumni clubs:
13
Countries in which MBA clubs exist:
4
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
5 %
Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$ 657
Median gift from MBA alumni:
$ 233
Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year?
No
Business school endowment
$ 15,400,000
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:
Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes
Business school alumni networking site:
Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?
Yes
CAREER SERVICES
Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment:
70
%
Graduates not seeking employment:
29
%
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment:
1
%
Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination:
San Francisco Bay Area Trek
Month:
January
Destination:
NSHMBA, Minneapolis, MN
Month:
October
Destination:
DISCO, Boston MA and San Francisco CA
Month:
October
Primary source of job offer:
School-facilitated activities:
59
%
Graduate-facilitated activities:
41
%
No information provided by graduate:
0
%
Job Offers for 2009 graduates:
Received first job offer by graduation:
71
%
Received first job offer in three months following graduation:
24
%
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation:
0
%
Did not report having received a job offer:
5
%
Accepted first job offer by graduation:
64
%
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation:
28
%
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation:
0
%
Did not report having accepted a job offer:
8
%
Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:
Deloitte Consulting
5
AT&T
4
Kaiser Permanente
3
Southern California Edison
3
US Airways
3
Mattel
2
Niagara Waters
2
Deloitte & Touche
2
Boeing
1
Experian
1
IBM
1
Johnson & Johnson
1
Morgan Stanley
1
Pacific Gas & Electric
1
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
1
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:
26 %
Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
Mean base salary:
$
74,803
Median base salary:
$
75,000
Mean signing bonus:
$
9,720
Median signing bonus:
$
10,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation:
$
14,266
Median other guaranteed compensation:
$
6,700
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
Consulting:
24
%
Finance/Accounting:
15
%
General Management:
21
%
Human Resources:
2
%
Marketing/Sales:
35
%
Management Information Systems (MIS):
0
%
Operations/Logistics:
3
%
Other:
0
%
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Government:
2
%
Consulting:
17
%
Consumer Products:
3
%
Financial Services:
8
%
Manufacturing:
17
%
Media/Entertainment:
2
%
Non-Profit:
3
%
Petroleum/Energy:
6
%
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care:
11
%
Real Estate:
3
%
Technology:
3
%
Other:
25
%
Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Africa:
0
%
Asia:
15
%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia:
0
%
Latin America and the Caribbean:
0
%
Middle East:
0
%
North America:
85
%
Oceana:
0
%
Western Europe:
0
%
Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Northeast:
2
%
Mid-Atlantic:
2
%
South:
0
%
Southwest:
9
%
Midwest:
3
%
West:
84
%
Possessions and territories:
0
%
Canada:
0
%
Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:
AT&T
6
Allergan
3
Beckman Coulter
3
Abbey Realty
2
CB Capital Partners
2
Deloitte Consulting
2
DIRECTV
2
JOICO
2
Linksys
2
Niagara Waters
2
Amgen
1
Edwards Lifesciences
1
IBM
1
Johnson & Johnson
1
Mattel
1
Internships awarded that are paid:
85 %
Weekly internship compensation:
Mean:
$ 952
Median:
$ 950
SCHOOL COMMENTS
School Comments:
1. Five of six new entrants reporting one year or less of work experience are MD/MBA students who entered medical school directly after earning their undergraduate degree. 2. US Permanent Residents were included as International Applicants (applicant pool question). 3. Other Joint Degree program is the 3/2 Program for UC Irvine Undergraduates. 4. The guaranteed loan to MBAs is the Federal Direct Stafford Loan.
Graduate Comments
Merage is a great, small school with a very intimate environment and plenty of opportunities. No matter what your interest - marketing, strategy, start-ups, finance, IT -there’s a place for you. -- Operations
I thought I got a good education and had excellent professors but I don't feel my network is as robust as it could have been had I chosen to apply to a larger or more prestigious school. -- Marketing
Merage has an excellent location, since Irvine is one of the safest cities in the U.S and the business atmosphere is becoming better in the Orange County. -- Marketing
Someone who is looking for a big school with a brand name reputation would not be as happy at Merage. -- Finance
The small-class environment allows you to meet the faculty, build a strong network, and take advantage of leadership opportunities. It's been a place where I have really stretched my boundaries and crossed those comfort zones that have made me a better leader. -- Consulting
Marage achieved the same academic goals as top tier business schools, but it was lacking in the career office and alumni network that other schools can provide. -- Marketing
Professors are very knowledgeable. They use a lot of real life and applicable examples and concepts. There is a lot of engagement between professor and students. This can be in the form of cold-calling. -- Marketing
Good regional career opportunities, but not much on-campus recruiting by companies outside the area. -- Nonprofit
I would put our faculty up against any other school of a similar size, and many of our teachers are incredibly accomplished and brilliant leaders in their fields. -- Marketing
Our weakest links are our student administration and our career center, but they are working to improve both. Dean Andy Policano is an excellent leader and under his stewardship the school has grown much closer to the community and much more robust in its academic offerings and quality of faculty. -- Marketing
Pursuing an MBA at Merage was one of the best decisions of my life. I wish I had done it a year or so sooner, but all in all, it was very rewarding. I have grown intellectually, emotionally, and functionally. -- Finance
The Orange County business arena is on the move and the business school is uniquely positioned to take advantage of the growth in opportunities. -- Finance
Case studies were generally rigorous and required preparation for participation credit. The admissions team created a diverse learning environment drawing upon experience from a broad business background and significant international influence to team assignments. -- Operations
The classes were strong and a lot of the students were very strong, and in the newer class they are even stronger. Unfortunately in my class there were a few students who do not belong at a school of this caliber, which distracted from the educational opportunities. -- Consulting
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