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BusinessWeek Press Release of ISEAD on November 5 2009 
 
 
 
DISTANCE MBA Profiles Publish Date 11/05/09

ISEAD

PROGRAM BASICS

MBA

ISEAD BUSINESS SCHOOL

Alcalá 85, 2
28009 , Spain  

  Status:

Private Institution

Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding:

529

Distance MBA students who enroll in the program who go on to graduate within six years:

91  %

Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program:

14

Maximum months permitted to complete the distance MBA program:

36

If the distance MBA program has a set program length, how long is it, in months?

12

  Do individual online courses have a time limit for completion?

Yes

  Does the school offer a separate on-campus, full-time MBA program?

No

  Can students transfer from distance program to full-time program?

No

If other, please describe:

N/A

  Are there specific locations from which students must attend the distance MBA program?

No

  Is the distance MBA program open to students from other states?

Yes

  Is the distance MBA program open to students from other countries?

Yes

Students living more than 45 miles from school:

95  %

Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following:


School career office

BSI UKAS ISO 9001 CALIDAD

SCHOOL BASICS

Graduate business school enrollment:


Total: 1,380
Part-time MBA: 103
Executive MBA: 529

Undergraduate business school enrollment:

150

Graduate degree programs:


Master of Finance

Master of international Management/Business

Master of Marketing

Other graduate degree programs:

Master of Development Management

PROGRAM COSTS

Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire program:


        Residents: $ 12
        Non-Resident: $ 12

ADMISSIONS

Application fee for distance MBA program:


Resident: $  0
Non-Resident: $  0

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class:

4,971

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class:

29  %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class:

13  %

  Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program?

Required

  Does the program offer rolling admissions?

No

CLASS PROFILE

Students are from the following regions:


Africa : 1  %
Asia: 0  %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 0  %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 59  %
Middle East: 0  %
North America: 15  %
Oceania : 0  %
Western Europe: 25  %
Dual citizenship: 0  %

What percentage of North American citizens in the newest entering class are from the following regions?

N/A

U.S. students in the newest entering class are from the following groups:

N/A

Postgraduate work experience (months):
      Mean:

60

      Median:

96

      Middle 80% range:


        From:  72
        To:  120

      One year or less:

0  %

Base salary of entering distance MBA students:


    Mean: $  15
    Median: $  30
    Middle 80% range:
           From: $  23
               To: $  42

Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:


Mean:: 27
Median:: 35

Entering distance MBA students who work in the following industries:


Government: 9  %
Consulting: 3  %
Consumer Products: 1  %
Financial Services: 17  %
Manufacturing: 14  %
Media/Entertainment: 12  %
Non-Profit: 1  %
Petroleum/Energy: 6  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 2  %
Real Estate: 6  %
Technology: 2  %
Other: 27  %

FINANCIAL AID

  Distance MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school

Distance MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year:

95  %

Distance MBAs receiving financial aid through school:

85  %

Percentage of distance MBA students applying for financial aid for the upcoming academic year who received:


Institutional Scholarships: 85  %
Assistantships: 0  %
Loans: 10  %

Financial aid for new entrants for the current academic year:


Mean: $  4,000
Median: $  8,000

Middle 80% range of financial aid packages:


From : $  4,500
To: $  6,000

  On what basis are scholarships awarded?

A combination of need and merit

Full-tuition scholarships for current academic year:

0

  How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

As part of the admissions application

Average scholarship awarded to distance MBA students:

$  180

  Does the school offer a guaranteed loan regardless of nationality to Distance MBA students?

No

GMAT

  Are applicants required to take the GMAT?

No

If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment?

The candidates are evaluated with a very strict selection process. They apply sending us the CV. After locally screening CV’s, validated applicants discuss a business case “on line” with a professor in a forum together with other candidates during a four day period. The candidates may test our teaching method and show us the real level of their education. Afterwards, the approved candidates hold an interview with the admission department, and the Admission Committee analyses each candidate’s skills and performance in order to admit or reject them.

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:


        From: N/A
        To: N/A

  Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers?

No

CONTACT INFORMATION

Distance program or B-school Web site URL

http://www.isead.es

General inquiry e-mail address for distance MBA program:

programas@isead.es