Full-Time MBA
Rady School of Management
9500 Gilman Drive
MC 0554
La Jolla
,
California CA 92093-0554
United States
Program Web site:
Status:
Public Institution
Program e-mail address:
Graduate business school is accredited by:
Other
Western Assocation of Schools and Colleges
Graduate business school enrollment:
Total:
283
Full-Time MBA:
115
Part-time MBA:
88
Executive MBA:
73
PhD Program:
7
Other graduate degree programs:
N/A
Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
Resident :
$
58,900
Nonresident :
$
76,700
Recommended annual budget (Resident):
$
52,700
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident):
$
61,600
Full-time program (months):
21
Application Deadlines
Semester:
Fall 2010
Deadline:
November 2, 2009
Semester:
Fall 2010
Deadline:
December 7, 2009
Semester:
Fall 2010
Deadline:
January 25, 2010
Semester:
Fall 2010
Deadline:
April 5, 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?
IELTS
TOEFL Computer Based
TOEFL Internet Based Test
TOEFL Paper-based Test
Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs:
550
Relative Importance of Application Elements:
GMAT Score:
Very Important
Resume/Work Experience:
Important
Application Essays:
Very Important
Interviews:
Very Important
Recommendations:
Very Important
Undergraduate Transcripts:
Important
Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:
303
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:
37 %
Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:
52 %
Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:
1 %
Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted:
0 %
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:
46 %
Admitted applicants who were interviewed:
100 %
International applications received:
50 %
Applications from women received:
46 %
Full-time students in newest entering class (2009-2010) that are:
Female:
26
%
International:
36
%
Married:
n/a
%
Students from following regions:
Africa :
0
%
Asia:
29
%
Eastern Europe and Central Asia:
7
%
Latin America and the Caribbean:
2
%
Middle East:
2
%
North America:
57
%
Oceania :
0
%
Western Europe:
3
%
Dual citizenship:
2
%
Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:
African American:
3
%
Asian American:
19
%
Hispanic or Latino American:
0
%
Multiethnic/Multiracial :
3
%
Native American:
0
%
White (Non-Hispanic):
57
%
Chose not to report:
15
%
Other:
3
%
Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:
Northeast:
3
%
Mid-Atlantic:
3
%
South:
5
%
Southwest:
3
%
Midwest :
5
%
West:
78
%
Possessions and territories:
0
%
Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:
58
Median months of work experience of newest entering class:
48
Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
From:
17
To:
124
Median age of entering class:
28
Mean age of entering class:
29
Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:
Central financial aid office at the university
On what basis are scholarships awarded?
A combination of need and merit
Some other criteria
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:
$ 13,875
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
Are applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes
GMAT scores:
Mean :
683
Median:
680
Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
From:
640
To:
740
Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class:
58
Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class:
25
Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
29
Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2009:
Innovation and Leadership A Competencies Approach
Scenario Planning
Advanced Communication Skills Presentation Skills
Projects in Business Innovation
Sales and Sales Management
Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2005
N/A
Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:
MBA/PhD
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
Strategy
Technology
Other
Faculty employed by the B-school:
39
Full-time faculty:
Tenured:
10
Non-Tenured:
10
Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:
Tenured:
0
Non-Tenured:
19
Women on Faculty:
Tenured:
0
Non-Tenured:
11
Minority Faculty:
Tenured:
3
Non-Tenured:
10
International Faculty:
Tenured:
4
Non-Tenured:
7
Faculty with PhDs:
Tenured:
10
Non-Tenured:
15
Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:
0 %
Faculty who have owned their own business:
0 %
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
Biotech/Health care
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Marketing
Other
Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Teaching methods used:
Case Study:
35
%
Experiential Learning:
5
%
Lectures:
25
%
Simulations:
5
%
Team Projects:
30
%
Requirements for graduation:
Students must write a complete business plan
Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter grade average
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
In spite of the economic downturn the Rady School has been able to continue leveraging current and emerging technologies to augment and enhance the pedagogical experience for our students. This approach has enabled us to deploy the most innovative services to our constituents quickly, while avoiding "lock-in" with a single vendor. Student communications are done electronically as well via both email notifications and through posted announcements on the Student Community Portal. Course materials are delivered electronically via the school’s Angel LMS. Such solutions enable area content owners to update their respective portal sights directly, without the need for direct IT oversight. This frees up IT team resources for the more complex application solutions.
Amount spent:
$ 2,000,000
Living MBA alumni:
275
Active MBA alumni clubs:
19
Countries in which MBA clubs exist:
1
Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
33 %
Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$ 1,570
Median gift from MBA alumni:
$ 600
Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year?
No
Business school endowment
$ 7,000,000
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
Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment:
67
%
Graduates not seeking employment:
7
%
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment:
26
%
Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:
Destination:
Bay Area Trek
Month:
January
Amount Paid By School:
None
Destination:
NSHMBA Conference
Month:
October
Amount Paid By School:
Partial
Destination:
National Black MBA Association
Month:
October
Amount Paid By School:
Partial
Primary source of job offer:
School-facilitated activities:
60
%
Graduate-facilitated activities:
40
%
Companies that recruited second-year MBAs on campus in 2008-09:
65
Companies that posted full-time job offers for MBAs
on the school's job boards in 2008-09:
400
Job Offers for 2009 graduates:
Received first job offer by graduation:
51
%
Received first job offer in three months following graduation:
23
%
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation:
3
%
Did not report having received a job offer:
23
%
Accepted first job offer by graduation:
51
%
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation:
23
%
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation:
3
%
Did not report having accepted a job offer:
23
%
Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:
N/A
Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:
N/A
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
Consulting:
10
%
Finance/Accounting:
27
%
General Management:
10
%
Human Resources:
0
%
Marketing/Sales:
43
%
Management Information Systems (MIS):
0
%
Operations/Logistics:
7
%
Other:
3
%
Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Government:
3
%
Consulting:
10
%
Consumer Products:
13
%
Financial Services:
17
%
Manufacturing:
0
%
Media/Entertainment:
0
%
Non-Profit:
0
%
Petroleum/Energy:
10
%
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care:
27
%
Real Estate:
0
%
Technology:
17
%
Other:
3
%
Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Africa:
0
%
Asia:
3
%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia:
0
%
Latin America and the Caribbean:
6
%
Middle East:
0
%
North America:
91
%
Oceana:
0
%
Western Europe:
0
%
Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
Northeast:
3
%
Mid-Atlantic:
3
%
South:
0
%
Southwest:
0
%
Midwest:
0
%
West:
94
%
Possessions and territories:
0
%
Canada:
0
%
Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:
N/A
Weekly internship compensation:
Mean: N/A
Median: N/A
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