Columbia

MBA "Snapshot"


Columbia
Applicant Profile Admissions Statistics

FT Enrollment:

1,220 Applicants Accepted 16%
Women: 33% Avg. GMAT n/a
International: 40% Avg. FTWE 4.8
Minority: 26% Avg. Age 28
Yield: 77% Avg. pre-MBA Salary $84,040
Funding Your MBA On the Job Front
Annual Tuition (Resident): $43,908 Avg. Post MBA Salary $107,625
Annual Tuition (Non-Resident): $43,908 Grad's with Offers 88%
Annual Living Expenses: $29,556 Another percentage 15%
Classroom Chronicles
Biggest Recruiters: McKinsey, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Deutsch Bank, Booz Allen, JP Morgan
Leading Subject Areas: Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Marketing
Teaching Methods: Lectures, Case Studies, Team Projects
Notable Attributes
  • Student culture is know for being "edgy and aggressive"
  • Class profile reflects the diversity of New York City & allows for great networking opportunities
  • Heavily recruited by financial giants (half of the graduates) and big name consulting firms
  • Innovative program in Social Intelligence
  • New curriculum in 2008: half the core will be replaced with "flexible core" allowing students to pursue career interests as part of their core classes
  • 11 dual degree options (architecture, journalism nursing, social work, engineering, dental & oral surgery, etc)