Quick Stats

  • Average GMAT
    577
  • Program Cost
    $25,800
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    761
  • Yield
    82%
  • Selectivity
    72%
Contact Information
300 East Lemon Street
Tempe, Arizona 85287-4906, United States
Website
405x225

Carey School of Business

About Carey School of Business

The W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is one of the highest-ranked and largest business schools in the United States, though students boast about its community feel. The school is located in the Phoenix, Arizona area and also operates a renowned MBA program in China. Students have a huge variety of degree choices, come from 99 countries and include 50 National Merit Scholars. They learn with a faculty that’s internationally regarded for its research productivity, including a Nobel Prize winner. The alumni network is 80,000 strong. For more information, visit www.wpcarey.asu.edu.

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Admissions: Can I get in?

Post-Grad Work Experience
  • Average 91
  • Median 76
  • Middle 80% 27 to 165
Admissions Selectivity
72% Carey School of Business 70% Average Across All Schools
577 Average GMAT Score
  • Applied
  • Accepted
Average Score
68% 540.98
72% 577
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
100% 349
72% 72.0
82% 82.0
Female
26% 26
International
9% 9
Wait-listed
100% 65
40% 40.0
Importance of Application Elements
  • GMAT Scores Very Important
  • Resume / Work Experience Very Important
  • Application Essay Important
  • Recommendations Important
  • GPA / Undergrad Transcripts Important
  • Interviews Considered
Pre-MBA Careers
Other
23% 23
Finance / Accounting
23% 23
Marketing / Sales
17% 17
Management
15% 15
General Management
14% 14
Consulting
6% 6
Human Resources
2% 2
Operations
0% 0
Other
56% 56
Financial Services
17% 17
Technology
7% 7
Petroleum / Energy
5% 5
Consulting
5% 5
Manufacturing
3% 3
Media / Entertainment
2% 2
Consumer Products
2% 2
Pharma / Health Care
1% 1
Real Estate
1% 1
Non-Profit
1% 1
Government
0% 0
GMAT Scores
  • All Applicants
  • Accepted
770 to 800
0% 0
0% 0
740 to 769
1% 1
1% 1
710 to 739
1% 1
2% 2
680 to 709
6% 6
8% 8
650 to 679
4% 4
5% 5
620 to 649
10% 10
12% 12
590 to 619
12% 12
15% 15
560 to 589
12% 12
15% 15
530 to 559
19% 19
24% 24
500 to 529
7% 7
8% 8
Under 500
28% 28
10% 10
English Language Requirements
550 Minimum TOEFL Score
English Proficiency Required: Yes
Minimum English Proficiency Score: No
Accepted Tests
  • IELTS
  • Other
  • TOEFL Internet Based Test
  • TOEFL Paper-based Test

Careers: Long Term Pay by PayScale

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Tuition: Can I afford it?

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$25,800
Total Program Cost
  • Price/Credit $1,075
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$25,800
Total Program Cost
  • Price/Credit $1,075
0 Full Tuition Scholarships
57% of Students Receive Aid
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What Recent Grads Say See All 13 Comments >

-The professors were great. I was impressed at how well they got to know all of the students in such limited time. The professors all understood the challenges that we faced as part time students with jobs and families and helped us adapt to this.

Academics: What will I learn?

Faculty
  • All Teachers
  • Tenured
Total Number of Teachers
15% 46
7% 21
Students in Core Classes
44 Carey School of Business 35 Average Across All Schools
Top 3 Teaching Methods
Team project
25% 25
Case study
20% 20
Experiential learning
15% 15
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Concentrations and Specializations
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • International Business
  • Leadership
  • Marketing
Top Areas of Study
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • International Business
  • Leadership
  • Marketing
Requirements for Graduation
  • Successful completion of capstone course
  • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
  • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
Program Logistics
  • Credits required for graduation 48
  • Average # of months to complete program 22
  • Six-Year completion rate 100%
  • Max time allowed to complete 72
  • Separate Full-Time MBA Yes
  • Distance learning Yes
Time Classes Offered
  • Evenings
Semester Classes Offered
  • Fall, Spring, Summer
Technology Improvements
  • Increased wireless access; expanded virtual desktop technology for teaching needs and efficient software distribution; upgraded network, servers, and storage for better power consumption, responsiveness, capacity, reliability and security for research and teaching; enhanced the online learning management system; installed newclassroom computing, multimedia, and lecture capture technologies; upgraded faculty and staff personal computers; added new software to support admissions processes.

Students: Who are my classmates?

Yes Part-time students have a campus area
Ethnicity of Students
White
81% 81
Hispanic
7% 7
Asian American
6% 6
Activities
Professional Clubs
  • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Nonprofit
Networking Clubs
  • Black MBA Association
  • Hispanic Student Organization
  • Volunteer
  • Women in MBA

Alumni: How strong is my network?

16,086 Living MBA Alumni 20 Countries where alumni clubs exist
55 Active alumni clubs
2 Participating in gift donations No Individual alumni gift in excess of $10 Million in the last 12 months

Employer data includes graduates and current students.