Tepper Class Profile
Our Tepper Class profile will supply you with the basic information you need when considering applying to Tepper. Our Admission Consultants are happy to help you decide if Tepper is the right school for you.
Application Deadlines
| Application Periods: |
Application Deadline |
Notification from board: |
| Round 1 |
October 22, 2012 |
December 19, 2012 |
| Round 2 |
January 3, 2013 |
March 18, 2013 |
| Round 3 |
March 4, 2013 |
April 30, 2013 |
| Round 4 |
April 22, 2013 |
May 24, 2013 |
| Round 5 |
June 3, 2013 |
Rolling |
Application Questions
ESSAY A (Required) - (Suggested length - 2 double-spaced pages.)
What are your short-term and long-term goals? How will a Tepper MBA help you to achieve these goals? (Please include any information regarding what steps you have taken to learn more about the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University.)
ESSAY B (Required) - (Suggested length - 2 double-spaced pages.)
The Tepper School is looking for individuals who will make an impact. Give an example of a time where you made an impact in your professional or academic life.
ESSAY C (Required) - (Suggested length - 1 double-spaced page.)
Please answer one of the following two questions. Please clearly specify which question you are answering.
1. Describe an obstacle you have faced in your professional or academic life. How did you overcome this obstacle and how did it foster your development?
2. Describe a time in your professional or academic life in which your ethics were challenged. How did you deal with the situation and what did you learn from it?
ESSAY D (Required) - (Suggested length - 1 double-spaced page.)
Please answer one of the following two questions. Please clearly specify which question you are answering.
1. Outside of my professional and/or academic life, one thing that people would be surprised to know about me is…
2. Outside of my professional and/or academic life, I am especially proud of…
ESSAY E (Optional)
Is there anything else that you think we should know as we evaluate your application?
If you believe your credentials and essays represent you fairly, you should not feel obligated to answer this question. This essay is intended to provide a place for you to add information that you think is important but is not covered elsewhere in the application. This could include clarification of your employment or academic record, choice of recommenders or provide helpful context for the admissions committee in reviewing your application.
Admissions
Full-time Class of 2013
| Total Enrollment: |
198 |
| Applications: |
1,544 |
| Percent Admitted: |
24% |
| Yield: |
Not Published |
| GMAT Average: |
686 |
| GMAT Score Range: |
620-740 (Middle 80%) |
| Average Age |
28 |
| Average GRE Q |
Not Published |
| Average GRE V |
Not Published |
| Average GPA |
3.35 |
Undergraduate Majors
| Major: |
Percent: |
Business Administration/Accounting: |
25% |
| Economics: |
10% |
Liberal Arts/Social Sciences: |
8% |
| Science and Engineering: |
57% |
Post-MBA Career (Class of 2011)
| Industry: |
Percent: |
Median Base Salary: |
| Consulting |
24.55% |
$115,000 |
| Cosnumer Products |
5.39% |
$90,000 |
| Financial Services |
28.74% |
$100,000 |
| Government/Not for profit |
1.20% |
Not Pulbished |
| Manufacturing |
5.39% |
$101,556 |
| Media/Entertainment |
1.20% |
Not Published |
| Petroleum/Energy/Utilities |
0.60% |
Not Published |
| Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Healthcare |
8.98% |
$100,000 |
| Technology |
20.36% |
$110,000 |
| Other Industries |
3.59% |
$88,750 |
Career Hiring
| Class of |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Accepted Offer by Graduation |
71.70% |
62.12% |
74.07% |
| Accepted Offer 3 months out |
83.02% |
83.33% |
88.36% |
| Median Base Salary |
$100,000 |
$95,000 |
$100,000 |
| Median Signing Bonus |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
Class of 2013 Profile
| Female |
29% |
| International |
29% |
| U.S. Minority |
10% |
Region
| Africa |
1% |
| Asia |
28% |
| Europe |
4% |
| North America |
58% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean |
3% |
| Dual Citizenship |
6% |
Experience
| Mean Work Experience |
54 months |
| Mean Age |
28 |
Enrollment
| Total |
726 |
| Full-Time MBA |
422 |
| Part-Time MBA |
201 |
| PhD Program |
103 |
School Ranking
| Business Week |
15 |
| US News |
18 |
Program Costs
| Resident |
$109,600.00 |
| Nonresident |
$109,600.00 |
| Recommended Annual Budget (Resident) |
$77,000.00 |
| Recommended Annual Budget (Nonresident) |
$77,000.00 |
Alumni
| Total Living Alumni |
8,800 |
Joint Degrees
| MBA/Computational Finance |
| MBA/Software Engineering |
| MBA/Healthcare Policy & Management |
| MBA/Juris Doctorate (Law) |
| MBA/Public Policy & Management |
| MBA/Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| 3/2 Programs |
