Full-Time MBA PROFILES
Publish Date 04/05/11
National University Of Singapore
National University Of Singapore
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Program Basics
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- The NUS MBA
- National University of Singapore
- MBA Programme Office, NUS Business School
- Mochtar Riady Building, 15 Kent Ridge Drive, Level 4
- Singapore, 119245
- Singapore
- Program Web site: http://bschool.nus.edu.sg/TheNUSMBA
- Status: Public
- Program e-mail address: mba@nus.edu.sg
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Graduate business school is accredited by:
- EQUIS
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
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SCHOOL BASICS
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Graduate business school enrollment:
- Total: 766
- Full-Time MBA: 299
- Part-Time MBA: 193
- Executive MBA: 194
- PhD Program: 80
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PROGRAM COSTS
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Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:
- Resident: $40,076.00
- Nonresident: $40,076.00
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PROGRAM LENGTH
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- Full-time program (months): 17
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ADMISSIONS
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Application Deadlines
- Semester: Spring 2011
- Deadline: Mar 31, 2011
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- 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
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Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?
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- IELTS
- TOEFL Computer Based
- TOEFL Internet Based Test
- TOEFL Paper-based Test
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- Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs: 620
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Relative Importance of Application Elements:
- GMAT Score: Important
- Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
- Application Essays: Important
- Interviews: Very Important
- Recommendations: Considered
- Undergraduate Transcripts: Considered
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APPLICANTS
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- Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 1,188
- Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 16 %
- Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 16 %
- Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years: 10 %
- Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted: 1 %
- Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 35
- Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 10
- Applicant interviews are: By invitation only
- Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 28 %
- Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %
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APPLICANT POOL
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- International applications received: 4 %
- Applications from women received: 17 %
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CLASS PROFILE
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Full-time students in newest entering class (2009-2010) that are:
- Female: 38 %
- International: 91 %
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Students from following regions:
- Asia: 85 %
- North America: 7 %
- Oceania: 1 %
- Western Europe: 7 %
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- Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 62
- Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 52
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Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:
- From: 34
- To: 111
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- Median age of entering class: 29
- Mean age of entering class: 28
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FINANCIAL AID
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- 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: 60 %
- Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year: 40 %
- Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $13,333.00
- Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $13,333.00
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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 scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year: $16,000.00
- Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality? No
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GMAT
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- Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
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GMAT scores:
- Mean: 664
- Median: 670
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Middle 80% range GMAT scores:
- From: 580
- To: 730
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CLASS OFFERINGS
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- Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 40
- Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 31
- Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 42
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Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2009: Managing the
- BMA5530 Design Thinking and Product Innovations
- BMA5412 Global Business Leader Across Cultures
- BMA5411A Topics in Talent Management
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Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:
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- Health Care Administration
- Accounting
- Finance
- Marketing
- Real Estate
- Strategy
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Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:
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- MBA/MIM (International Management)
- MBA/MS (Science)
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- Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? No
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The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:
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- Health Care Administration
- Finance
- Marketing
- Strategy
- Real Estate
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FACULTY
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- Faculty employed by the B-school: 177
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Full-time faculty:
- Tenured: 91
- Non-Tenured: 43
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Women on Faculty:
- Tenured: 43
- Non-Tenured: 11
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International Faculty:
- Tenured: 79
- Non-Tenured: 26
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Faculty with PhDs:
- Tenured: 83
- Non-Tenured: 40
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STUDENT LIFE
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Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:
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- Finance
- Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
- Consulting
- Other
- Marketing
- Information Technology
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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
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Teaching methods used:
- Case Study: 30 %
- Experiential Learning: 15 %
- Lectures: 35 %
- Simulations: 5 %
- Team Projects: 15 %
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Requirements for graduation:
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- Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
- Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
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TECHNOLOGY
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- Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Customer Relationship Management system, Electronic Document Management system, Microsoft Sharepoint 2007 Staff Collaboration Portal, Digital Signage.
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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
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- Living MBA alumni: 5,790
- Active MBA alumni clubs: 26
- Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 8
- Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
- 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://www.alumnet.nus.edu.sg
- Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
- Business school alumni networking site: http://bizalum.nus.edu
- Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes
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CAREER SERVICES
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- Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 81 %
- Graduates not seeking employment: 12 %
- Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 7 %
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Primary source of job offer:
- School-facilitated activities: 44 %
- Graduate-facilitated activities: 56 %
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Job Offers for 2010 graduates
- Accepted first job offer by graduation: 83 %
- Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 8 %
- Did not report having accepted a job offer: 8 %
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Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:
- Citibank 3
- OCBC 3
- Accenture 2
- Johnson & Johnson 2
- KPMG 2
- Litmus Consulting Group 2
- Nuevo Asia Pte Ltd 2
- Jason Electronics 2
- Procter & Gamble 1
- UBS 1
- Barclays Capital 1
- McKinsey and Company 1
- AT Kearney 1
- Hewlett Packard 1
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Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:
- Consulting: 23 %
- Finance/Accounting: 30 %
- General Management: 10 %
- Marketing/Sales: 19 %
- Operations/Logistics: 8 %
- Other: 9 %
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Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:
- Government: 1 %
- Consulting: 17 %
- Consumer Products: 8 %
- Financial Services: 31 %
- Manufacturing: 5 %
- Media/Entertainment: 1 %
- Non-Profit: 4 %
- Petroleum/Energy: 1 %
- Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 4 %
- Real Estate: 4 %
- Technology: 18 %
- Other: 6 %
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Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:
- Asia: 96 %
- Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 1 %
- Oceana: 3 %
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Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:
- American Express 3
- Frost & Sullivan 3
- Procter & Gamble 3
- NUS Enterprise 3
- Responsible Research 3
- Adidas 2
- DEGW 2
- Johnson & Johnson 2
- KPMG 2
- IDA Singapore 2
- Focus Partners 2
- iTwin 2
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals 2
- Bank of America - Merill Lynch 1
- Price Waterhouse Coopers 1
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- Internships awarded that are paid: 100 %
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- Average internship length in weeks: 12
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