Stanford University Graduate School of Business
The Stanford Graduate School of Business is indisputably one
of America's great b-schools. If you study here, you will study
among the nation's best and brightest, learn from Nobel
Prize-wining faculty, and gain access to power employers. The
first-year curriculum features a quantitative orientation and is
extremely demanding. It's common for first-years to experience
anxiety about whether they'll make it or not. Despite there
fears, almost no one flunks out. An extensive first-year
mentoring and support system eases the way.
Stanford breaks its year into three quarters: fall, winter, and
spring. The core curriculum has been designed to develop
understanding and competence in four broad areas: internal
environment of the organization (organizational behavior and
human resource management)' functional areas (accounting,
finance, marketing, production)' and quantitative techniques
(computer methods, decision analysis, statistics). The
first-year core includes fourteen classes covering these topics.
Students can take exemption exams to place out of cores. During
the second year, students may choose from more than 100
electives. Favoritisms are: Strategic Management in the
Nonprofit Environment, Personal Creativity in Business, Strategy
and Action in The interest in nonprofit topics is related to the
popularity of the school's Public Management Program (PMP)'
which students describe as excellent. PMP is a certificate that
is earned by taking three public management electives in
addition to the required courses. Stanford also offers a Global
Management Program within the MBA.
One of the hottest courses of study at Stanford is
entrepreneurship. In fact, MBAs who take Entrepreneurship:
Formation of New Ventures, have been know to come out with
original and successful start-ups. Unique to Stanford is a
de-emphasis on grades: Notes this MBA: "No-disclosure grading
allows you to focus on what's most important/interesting to
you." As for the faculty, while our prior survey revealed that
students found less-than-=exciting teaching in the core, much
has been done to remedy this. A significant majority now rate
professors good or better teachers. Some of the best learning
experiences are found in the visiting speakers program, which
features a greater number of speakers than most schools have in
faculty. In a span of just nine days, Stanford was host to the
following celebrities of the cyber world: Apple Founder Steve
Jobs, Jim Barksdale of Netscape, Ed McCracken, CEO of Silicon
Graphics, Michael Nevens, leader of Mckinsey's worldwide
electrics practice, and Andrew Grove, CEO of Intel. If that's
not enough, in a creative pairing of expertise, Stanford
Professor Robert A. Burgelman and Andrew Grove, CEO of Intel,
team-teach Strategy and Action in the Information Processing
Industry.Ranking: Stanford University
| Top Business Schools |
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| Score
|
99 |
| Peer assessment score (5.0
highest)
|
4.8 |
| Acceptance rate (full-time)
|
7.5% |
| Recruiter assessment score
(5.0 highest)
|
4.5 |
| Average starting salary and
bonus (full-time)
|
$140,771
|
| Average undergraduate GPA
(full-time)
|
3.64 |
| Average GMAT score (full-time)
|
726 |
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| Graduates employed at
graduation (full-time)
|
82.5% |
| Graduates employed three
months after graduation (full-time)
|
92.6% |
| Total graduate business
enrollment (full-time)
|
740 |
Tuition and Financial Aid: Stanford University
| Financial Aid Contact Information |
|
| Financial aid director
|
Jack Edwards |
| Financial aid phone
|
(650) 723-3282 |
| Financial Aid Availability |
|
| Is college-funded aid
(fellowships, assistantships, grants, or
scholarships) available?
|
Yes
|
| Fellowships available
|
383 |
| Teaching assistantships
available
|
35 |
| Research assistantships
available
|
34 |
| Are international students
eligible for college-funded aid?
|
Yes
|
| 2008-2009 Expenses |
|
| Tuition
|
Full-time: $48,921 per year |
| Required fees
|
N/A |
| Room and board, books, and
miscellaneous expenses
|
$27,411
|
| Average indebtedness of 2008
graduating class
|
$74,648
|
MBA Career and Salary Statistics: Stanford University
School has submitted its most recent career data in
accordance with the MBA Career Services Council
Standards for Reporting MBA Employment Statistics and
has granted permission to the Graduate Management
Admission Council to send an independent third party to
review for accuracy and compliance.
| Class of 2008 |
|
| Total full-time graduates
|
374 |
| Total full-time graduates
known to be seeking employment
|
326 |
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| Graduates employed at
graduation (full-time)
|
82.5% |
| Graduates employed three
months after graduation (full-time)
|
92.6% |
| Total Base Salary |
|
| Total reporting base salary
|
263 |
| Low base salary
|
$30,000
|
| Average base salary
|
$123,171
|
| High base salary
|
$250,000
|
| Base Salary: U.S. Citizens |
|
| Low base salary: U.S. citizens
|
$30,000
|
| Average base salary: U.S.
citizens
|
$128,442
|
| High base salary: U.S citizen
|
$250,000
|
| Base Salary: Foreign Nationals |
|
| Low base salary: Foreign
nationals
|
$40,000
|
| Average base salary: Foreign
nationals
|
$113,733
|
| High base salary: Foreign
nationals
|
$200,000
|
| Total Signing Bonus |
|
| Total reporting signing bonus
|
171 |
| Low signing bonus
|
$2,500
|
| Average signing bonus
|
$27,069
|
| High signing bonus
|
$200,000
|
| Signing Bonus: U.S. Citizens |
|
| Low signing bonus: U.S.
citizens
|
$2,500
|
| Average signing bonus: U.S.
citizens
|
$25,313
|
| High signing bonus: U.S.
citizens
|
$125,000
|
| Signing Bonus: Foreign Nationals |
|
| Low signing bonus: Foreign
nationals
|
$2,500
|
| Average signing bonus: Foreign
nationals
|
$29,933
|
| High signing bonus: Foreign
nationals
|
$200,000
|
| Total Other Compensation |
|
| Total reporting other
compensation
|
132 |
| Low other compensation
|
$2,000
|
| Average other compensation
|
$73,324
|
| High other compensation
|
$250,000
|
| Other Compensation: U.S. Citizens |
|
| Low other compensation: U.S.
citizens
|
$4,750
|
| Average other compensation:
U.S. citizens
|
$79,171
|
| High other compensation: U.S.
citizens
|
$225,000
|
| Other Compensation: Foreign Nationals |
|
| Low other compensation:
Foreign nationals
|
$2,000
|
| Average other compensation:
Foreign nationals
|
$60,347
|
| High other compensation:
Foreign nationals
|
$250,000
|
| Base Salary by Occupation |
|
|
Numbers for employment by occupation are based
on those graduates who reported base salary
information by three months after graduation. |
| Number reporting
marketing/sales jobs
|
42 |
| Marketing/sales low salary
|
$50,000
|
| Marketing/sales average salary
|
$109,321
|
| Marketing/sales high salary
|
$200,000
|
| Number reporting
operations/production jobs
|
10 |
| Operations/production low
salary
|
$72,000
|
| Operations/production average
salary
|
$105,800
|
| Operations/production high
salary
|
$140,000
|
| Number reporting general
management jobs
|
10 |
| General management low salary
|
$78,000
|
| General management average
salary
|
$106,750
|
| General management high salary
|
$128,500
|
| Number reporting
finance/accounting jobs
|
110 |
| Finance low salary
|
$30,000
|
| Finance average salary
|
$138,145
|
| Finance high salary
|
$250,000
|
| Number reporting management
information systems jobs
|
0 |
| Management information systems
(MIS) low salary
|
N/A
|
| Management information systems
(MIS) average salary
|
N/A
|
| Management information systems
(MIS) high salary
|
N/A
|
| Number reporting consulting
jobs
|
77 |
| Consulting low salary
|
$78,000
|
| Consulting average salary
|
$120,654
|
| Consulting high salary
|
$155,000
|
| Number reporting human
resources jobs
|
0 |
| Human resources low salary
|
N/A
|
| Human resources average salary
|
N/A
|
| Human resources high salary
|
N/A
|
| Number reporting having jobs
in other areas
|
14 |
| Other occupations low salary
|
$40,000
|
| Other occupations average
salary
|
$85,058
|
| Other occupations high salary
|
$170,000
|
| Base Salary by Industry |
|
|
Numbers for employment by industry are based on
those graduates who reported base salary
information by three months after graduation. |
| Number reporting manufacturing
industry jobs
|
3 |
| Manufacturing industry low
salary
|
$115,000
|
| Manufacturing industry average
salary
|
$118,333
|
| Manufacturing industry high
salary
|
$125,000
|
| Number reporting service
industry jobs
|
N/A |
| Service industry low salary
|
N/A
|
| Service industry average
salary
|
N/A
|
| Service industry high salary
|
N/A
|
| Number reporting non-profit
jobs
|
12 |
| Non-profit low salary
|
$56,000
|
| Non-profit average salary
|
$80,485
|
| Non-profit high salary
|
$110,000
|
| Number reporting government
jobs
|
1 |
| Government low salary
|
N/A
|
| Government average salary
|
N/A
|
| Government high salary
|
N/A
|
| Base Salary by Geographic Region |
|
|
Numbers for employment by location are based on
those graduates who reported base salary
information by three months after graduation. |
| Number reporting jobs in the
Northeast (CT, MA, ME NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT)
|
36 |
| Northeast low salary
|
$58,000
|
| Northeast average salary
|
$125,069
|
| Northeast high salary
|
$250,000
|
| Number reporting jobs in the
Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV)
|
4 |
| Middle Atlantic low salary
|
$78,000
|
| Middle Atlantic average salary
|
$123,250
|
| Middle Atlantic high salary
|
$175,000
|
| Number reporting jobs in the
South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN)
|
1 |
| South low salary
|
N/A
|
| South average salary
|
N/A
|
| South high salary
|
N/A
|
| Number reporting jobs in the
Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH,
SD, WI)
|
11 |
| Midwest low salary
|
$30,000
|
| Midwest average salary
|
$99,954
|
| Midwest high salary
|
$132,000
|
| Number reporting jobs in the
Southwest (AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX)
|
13 |
| Southwest low salary
|
$72,000
|
| Southwest average salary
|
$125,538
|
| Southwest high salary
|
$200,000
|
| Number reporting jobs in the
West (AK, CA, HI, ID,MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY)
|
143 |
| West low salary
|
$56,000
|
| West average salary
|
$125,785
|
| West high salary
|
$250,000
|
| Number reporting jobs located
internationally
|
55 |
| International low salary
|
$40,000
|
| International average salary
|
$118,180
|
| International high salary
|
$225,000 |
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