Columbia MBA Profile
Our Columbia MBA profile will supply you with the basic information you need when considering applying to Columbia. Our Admission Consultants are happy to help you decide if Columbia is the right school for you.
Application Deadlines
| Two Options for Enrollment: |
Early Decision: |
Regular Decision: |
Merit Fellowship Consideration: |
| August 2013 Entry |
October 3, 2012 |
April 10*, 2013 |
January 9, 2013 |
| January 2013 Entry |
Not Available |
October 3, 2012 |
Not Eligible |
*To be considered for merit-based fellowships, applications must be submitted by January 9, 2013
Application Questions
Short Answer Question (750 words)
What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (200 characters maximum)
Essay 1
A. Why are you pursuing an MBA at this point in your career, and how do you plan to achieve your immediate and long term post-MBA professional goals? (Maximum 500 words)
B. Please view this video (please visit columbia.edu for the link), entitled Community at Columbia. Diverse, tight-knit clusters and carefully selected learning teams are defining features of the first year at Columbia Business School. Along with more than 100 student organizations and countless events each semester, the cluster system helps to create a supportive and devoted lifelong community. Describe why you are interested in becoming a part of the Columbia community. (Maximum 250 words)
Essay 2
Describe a personal experience and how it has influenced who you are today. This essay should have a personal rather than a professional focus. (Maximum 500 words)
Optional Essay
An optional fourth essay will allow you to discuss any issues that do not fall within the purview of the required essays.
Knight-Bagehot Fellows
Rather than answer the first essay question above, current Knight-Bagehot Fellows applying to Columbia Business School should use the space allocated to the first essay to complete the Wiegers Fellowship application essay.
Admissions
Full-time Class Entering 2011 (January and August)
| Total Enrollment: |
1062 |
| Applications: |
6,669 |
| Percent Admitted: |
16% |
| Yield: |
Not Published |
| GMAT Average: |
716 |
| GMAT Score Range: |
680-760 (Middle 80%) |
| Average Age |
28 |
| Average GRE Q |
Not Published |
| Average GRE V |
Not Published |
| Average GPA |
Not Published |
Pre-MBA Career
| Industry: |
Percent: |
| Financial Services: |
28% |
| Consulting: |
20% |
| Other: |
11% |
| Marketing/Media: |
8% |
| Technology: |
8% |
| Private Equity: |
7% |
| Military/Gov't: |
5% |
| Real Estate: |
4% |
| Healthcare: |
4% |
| Nonprofit: |
3% |
| Energy: |
2% |
| Manufacturing: |
1% |
Post-MBA Career (Class of 2011)
| Industry: |
Percent: |
Median Base Salary: |
| Consulting |
22.3% |
|
| Management Consulting |
19.9% |
$125,000 |
| Other |
2.4% |
$120,000 |
| Financial Services |
50.3% |
|
| Commercial Banking |
Not Pulbished |
$120,000 |
| Diversified Financial Services |
2.6% |
$96,000 |
| Hedge Funds/Mutual Funds/Fund of Funds |
5.5% |
$125,000 |
| Investment Banking/Brokerage |
27.2% |
$100,000 |
| Investment Management |
6.7% |
$105,000 |
| Private Equity/Venture Capital |
5.7% |
$125,000 |
| Research and Ratings |
Not Published |
$100,000 |
| Other |
1% |
$100,000 |
| Manufacturing |
8.9% |
|
| Automotiv/Aerospace/Aviation |
1.2% |
$114,500 |
| Consumer Products |
6.1% |
$95,000 |
| Energy/Utilities |
1.6% |
$100,000 |
| Media/Technology (Nonhealth) |
9.3% |
|
| Adverstising |
1.4% |
$110,000 |
| Entertainment (Film/Music/TV/Sports/Publishing) |
2.4% |
$95,000 |
| Technology (Internet/E-commerce) |
3.7% |
$110,000 |
| Technology (Software/Services/Telecom) |
1.8% |
$118,691 |
| Other |
9.2% |
|
| Education/Government/Nonprofit |
1.4% |
$82,000 |
| Healthcare |
2.0% |
$100,000 |
| Real Estate |
3.2% |
$110,000 |
| Retail |
1.8% |
$90,000 |
| Other (including Hospitality/Law) |
Not Published |
$135,000 |
Career Hiring
| Class of |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Accepted Offer 3 months out |
92.9% |
92.2% |
77.3% |
90.0% |
91.0% |
| Median Base Salary |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
$110,000 |
| Median Signing Bonus |
$30,000 |
$30,000 |
$20,000 |
$25,000 |
$25,000 |
Class Profile
| Female |
35% |
| International |
38% |
| U.S. Minority |
35% |
Region
| Africa |
1% |
| Asia |
14% |
| Europe |
13% |
| North America |
65% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean |
6% |
| Oceania |
1% |
| Dual Citizenship |
13% |
Experience
| Mean Work Experience |
56 months |
| Mean Age |
28 |
Enrollment
| Total |
2,281 |
| Full-Time MBA |
1,278 |
| Executive MBA |
888 |
| PhD Program |
95 |
School Ranking
| Business Week |
9 |
| US News |
8 |
Program Costs
| Resident |
$113,180.00 |
| Nonresident |
$113,180.00 |
| Recommended Annual Budget (Resident) |
$87,870.00 |
| Recommended Annual Budget (Nonresident) |
$87,870.00 |
Alumni
| Total Living Alumni |
approx. 40,000 |
Joint Degrees
| Architecture: MBA and MS in Urban Planning |
| Dental and Oral Surgery: MBA and DDS |
| Engineering and Applied Science: MBA and MS |
| International and Public Affairs: MBA and MIA |
| Journalism: MBA and MS |
| Law: MBA and JD |
| Nursing: MBA and MS in Nursing |
| Physicians and Surgeons: MBA and MD |
| Public Health: MBA and MPH |
| Social Work: MBA and MS in Social Work |
