Full-Time MBA
UCLA Anderson School of Management
110 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles ,
California 90095
Program Web site:
Status:
Public Institution
Program e-mail address:
Graduate business school is accredited by:
AACSB International
Years in which the following programs were founded:
Full-time MBA: 1939
Part-time MBA : 1972
Executive MBA: 1981
Executive Education (non-degree): 1954
PhD program: 1953
Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Resident : $ 66,590
Nonresident : $ 77,126
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $ 25,762
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $ 25,762
Full-time program (months):
21
Graduate business school enrollment
Total graduate business school: 1683
Full-time MBA: 731
Part-time MBA: 755
Executive MBA: 134
PhD program: 63
Graduate degree programs:
Master of Accounting
Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
Master of Finance
master of Human resources
Master of international Management/Business
Master of Marketing
Master of Technology
Other graduate degree programs:
N/A
Application Deadlines
October 8 2008 January 8 2009 April 2 2009
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?
IELTS
TOEFL Computer Based
TOEFL Internet Based Test
TOEFL Paper-based Test
Other: N/A
Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:
560
GMAT Score:
Very Important
Resume/Work Experience:
Very Important
Application Essays:
Very Important
Interviews:
Very Important
Recommendations:
Very Important
Undergraduate Transcripts:
Very Important
Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:
3693
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
20 %
Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
52 %
Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:
4 %
Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted:
23 %
Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
437
Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
54
Applicant interviews are:
By invitation only
Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:
29 %
Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100 %
Mean base salary forgone:
$ 66,733
Median base salary forgone:
$ 63,000
Full-time students in newest entering class (2008-2009) that are:
Female: 34
%
International: 32
%
Married: 18
%
Ethnicity/US Students in Program
African American: 1
%
Asian American: 14
%
Hispanic or Latino American: 5
%
Native American: .5
%
White (Non-Hispanic): 44
%
Chose not to report: 5
%
Students from following regions:
Africa : .3
%
Asia: 17
%
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 2
%
Latin America and the Caribbean: 4
%
Middle East: 2
%
North America: 70
%
Oceania : 1
%
Western Europe: 4
%
Entering North American citizens by region:
Northeast: 18
%
Mid-Atlantic: 6
%
South: 3
%
Southwest: 6
%
Midwest : 4
%
West: 63
%
Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
61
Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
60
Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
From:
36
To:
96
Median age of entering class:
28
Mean age of entering class:
28
Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:
Central financial aid office at the university
Full-time MBAs applied for financial aid for the current academic year:
71 %
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through school:
71 %
Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 40,860
Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$ 52,034
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 scholarships awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:
$ 11,865
Percentage of second-year students receiving the same or more amount of money in their second year of study:
90 %
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:
$ 73,548
Applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes
Mean : 711
Median: 710
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From:
660
To:
760
Average students in a full-time MBA core class:
72
Average students in a full-time MBA elective class:
32
Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
86
Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2008:
Ethical Leadership
Digital Content Culture &
Commerce
Complexity Leadership
Leadership & Ethics
Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2004
Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
International Business
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:
MBA/JD (Law)
MBA/MCS (Computer Science)
MBA/MD (Medicine)
MBA/MSN (Nursing)
Other
Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?
No
Faculty employed by the B-school:
138
Full-time faculty
Tenured: 62
Non-Tenured: 39
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty
Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 16
Women on Faculty
Tenured: 7
Non-Tenured: 21
Minority Faculty
Tenured: 12
Non-Tenured: 12
International Faculty
Tenured: 10
Non-Tenured: 10
Faculty with PhDs
Tenured: 64
Non-Tenured: 79
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Biotech/Health care
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Finance
High Tech
Human Resources
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
New Media
Nonprofit
VC/ Private Equity
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 methods used
Case study: 16
%
Distance Learning: 0
%
Experiential Learning: 2
%
Lecture: 70
%
Simulations: 2
%
Team Project: 10
%
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
Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?
Yes
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
Sharepoint services; improved student registration system; storage additions; improved back-up infrastructure
Amount spent:
$ 1,075,000
Living MBA alumni:
18,784
Active MBA alumni clubs
31
Countries in which MBA clubs exist
11
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
19 %
Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$ 1,105
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
$ 98,900,280
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 site:
Yes
Business school alumni networking site:
Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?
Yes
Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 81
%
Graduates not seeking employment: 11
%
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 8
%
Of grads not seeking employment: Percentage of graduates not seeking employment
who were company-sponsored, or already employed: 26
%
Percentage who were continuing their education (after graduation): 3
%
Percentage who were postponing their job search: 13
%
Percentage who were starting their own business(es) : 42
%
Percentage who were not seeking employment for other reasons: 16
%
Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination: Wall Street - New York, New York
Month: December
Amount Paid By School: none
Destination: Silicon Valley, CA (Tech & Healthcare)
Month: December
Amount Paid By School: none
Destination: Hong Kong
Month: December
Amount Paid By School: none
Destination: San Francisco, CA (Finance)
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: none
Destination: Orange County, CA (Tech)
Month: February
Amount Paid By School: none
Primary Source of Job Offer
School-facilitated activities: 69
%
Graduate-facilitated activities: 31
%
Job Offers for 2008 graduates:
Received first job offer by graduation: 80
%
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 12
%
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 2
%
Did not report having received a job offer: 6
%
Top recruiting firms and the number of full-time MBAs hired in the past 12 months:
|
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu |
11 |
||
|
Walt Disney Co. |
8 |
||
|
Citigroup Inc. |
8 |
||
|
Google Inc. |
7 |
||
|
UBS |
7 |
||
|
Yahoo |
6 |
||
|
Bank of America Corp. |
5 |
||
|
Morgan Stanley |
4 |
||
|
Lehman Bros. |
4 |
||
|
Goldman Sachs Group |
3 |
||
|
Bain & Company |
3 |
||
|
McKinsey & Company |
3 |
||
|
Toyota, Mattel and Microsoft |
|
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus:
67 %
Mean and median base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
Mean base salary for most recent graduates: $ 101,306
Median base salary for most recent graduates: $ 96,000
Mean signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 23,407
Median signing bonus for most recent graduates: $ 20,000
Mean other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $ 20,975
Median other guaranteed compensation for most recent graduates: $
15,000
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
Consulting: 20
%
Finance/Accounting: 40
%
General Management: 4
%
Human Resources: 1
%
Marketing/Sales (Public Relations, Product Management, Market Research,
Advertising, etc.): 18
%
Management Information Systems (MIS): .4
%
Operations/Logistics (Logistics, Purchasing, Engineering, etc.): 2
%
Other: 14
%
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Government (Federal, State, Local, Military): .4
%
Consulting: 15
%
Consumer Products: 10
%
Financial Services: 27
%
Manufacturing: 3
%
Media/Entertainment: 10
%
Non-Profit: 2
%
Petroleum/Energy: 2
%
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products: 3
%
Real Estate: 7
%
Technology: 16
%
Other: 5
%
Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Asia: 6
%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: .4
%
Latin America and the Caribbean: 3
%
North America: 89
%
Oceana: .4
%
Western Europe: 1
%
Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Northeast: 6
%
Mid-Atlantic: 1
%
South: 1
%
Southwest: 2
%
Midwest: 4
%
West: 75
%
Top Companies - Internships:
|
Yahoo |
8 |
||
|
Walt Disney Co. |
8 |
||
|
Google Inc. |
7 |
||
|
Deloitte Touche Tomatsu |
6 |
||
|
Merrill Lynch |
5 |
||
|
McKinsey & Company |
4 |
||
|
Lehman Bros. |
4 |
||
|
Bain & Company |
4 |
||
|
UBS |
3 |
||
|
Belki Corp, Symantec, Toyota, Mattel, Amgen and Activision |
|
Internships awarded that are paid:
91 %
Mean and median intern compensation per week:
Mean :
1,489
Median:
1,500
Average internship length in weeks:
11
School Comments:
N/A
I would strongly recommend my friends to enroll at UCLA Anderson. My experience at Anderson surpassed all of my expectations - thanks to my amazing classmates, fantastic faculty and the different centers at the school. The Entrepreneurship program provided by the Price center at Anderson is truly outstanding. -- Venture Capital/Private Equity
The program provided an incredible educational experience as well as remarkable access to the strong economy in the greater Los Angeles area. I was also able to get both a summer internship and full-time offer that met my expectations coming into b-school. -- Consulting
For anyone looking to start a career in Southern California, UCLA Anderson is by far the best option. However, it is not quite as prestigious as other schools like Stanford or Harvard. -- Investment Banking
Outstanding program with great professors, challenging course load and most importantly, a strong student body. -- Finance
UCLA Anderson is an incredibly supportive environment where one can truly flourish no matter their technical interest. -- Investment Banking
I found the caliber of the faculty and students at Anderson to be outstanding. At the same time, everyone I interacted with were truly warm and unpretentious. I've met friends for life. -- Marketing
I thought it was an excellent program, particularly for those coming from a non-business background wanting to leard the fundamentals quickly. -- Venture Capital/Private Equity
I honestly believe our MBA at Anderson to be an excellent program, academic and recruiting wise, located in a terrific city to live in that conveys a great deal of equilibrium for me and my family. We all had a great time in LA and enjoyed many of the student activities. My wife and daugther are now number one fans of the UCLA program. -- Finance
The students were of outstanding calibre and the alumni network is fantastic. I wish they offered more real estate specific courses, but other than that the program was fantastic. -- Finance
Anderson might not best school for peopoe who are pursuing specific career such as consulting. But One of the best school for finance, entrepreneurs and entertainment. -- Finance
I found that the people were extremely easy to get along with but very smart. The curriculum and professors were very challenging and I feel that I learned a lot. -- Human Resources
UCLA Anderson is just as good as any of the Top MBA's, but it has the additional distinction of "greatness without an attitude" which allows students to benefit not only from the outstanding faculty, but also from the other students. -- Finance
UCLA Anderson could have been a great school for Int'l students if only they could have taken care of us better. They focus on enhancing the experience of domestic students which leaves us with less success in recruiting and in academics. -- Investment Banking
UCLA, in my opinion, is a star that gets overlooked. The caliber of the students and just their natural "down - homeness" is really what makes this school as great as it is. In addition, being a state school, I think they have a tough time holding on to some professors...though they have really made an effort to bring in some new young blood. -- Operations
The MBA at Anderson was an incredible experience, one that I am sad is over. I also regret missing out on many school related activities, either due to lack of time or family obligations. I would definitely repeat this program, and would try and take advantage of more of what the school has to offer. -- Consulting
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