UNC MBA Profile
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Application Deadlines
| Application Periods: |
Application submitted by: |
Application submitted by: |
Notification from board: |
| Deadline 1 (Early Action) |
October 19, 2012 |
December 3, 2012 |
December 10, 2012 |
| Deadline 2 |
December 7, 2012 |
January 25, 2012 |
February 4, 2012 |
| Deadline 3 |
Januar 11, 2013 |
March 11, 2013 |
March 18, 2013 |
| Deadline 4 |
March 15, 2013 |
April 12, 2013 |
April 29, 2013 |
Application Questions
Essay One (Required)
What are the 2 or 3 strengths or characteristics that have driven your career success thus far? What are the other strengths that you would like to leverage in the future? (500 words maximum)
Essay Two (Required)
Please describe your short and long term goals post-MBA. Explain how: your professional experience has shaped these goals; why this career option appeals to you; and how you arrived at the decision that now is the time and the MBA is the appropriate degree. (500 words maximum)
Essay Three (Required)
What personal qualities or life experiences distinguish you from other applicants? How do these qualities or experiences equip you to contribute to UNC Kenan-Flagler? (500 words maximum)
Essay Four (Optional)
If your standardized test scores are low, or if you have not had coursework in core business subjects (calculus, microeconomics, statistics, financial accounting), please tell us how you plan to prepare yourself for the quantitative rigor of the MBA curriculum. (300 words maximum)
Essay Five (Optional)
Is there any other information you would like to share that is not presented elsewhere in the application? (300 words maximum)
Admissions
Full-time Class of 2013
| Total Enrollment: |
290 |
| Applications: |
1,720 |
| Percent Admitted: |
38% |
| Yield: |
Not Published |
| GMAT Average: |
698 |
| GMAT Score Range: |
630-750 (Middle 80%) |
| Average Age |
28 |
| Average GRE Q |
Not Published |
| Average GRE V |
Not Published |
| Median GPA |
3.3 |
Pre-MBA Career (Evening MBA)
| Industry: |
Percent: |
Financial Services: |
24% |
| Manufacturing: |
24% |
Technology/Software: |
18% |
| Health Care/Pharma/Biotech: |
15% |
| Real Estate/Construction: |
9% |
| Consulting: |
2% |
| Energy: |
2% |
| Nonprofit/Government: |
2% |
| Other: |
5% |
Post-MBA Career (Class of 2011)
| Industry: |
Percent: |
Mean Base Salary: |
| Financial Services/Investment Banking |
31% |
$99,172 |
| Consulting |
14% |
$117,266 |
| Real Estate |
7% |
$93,214 |
| Computer-Related |
3% |
$83,600 |
| Investment Management |
2% |
$97,000 |
| Retail/Wholesale |
2% |
$93,214 |
| Transportation Services |
2% |
$91,000 |
| Other Services |
14% |
$94,903 |
| High Tech |
6% |
$98,555 |
| Consumer Goods |
6% |
$96,000 |
| Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals |
4% |
$102,428 |
| Energy |
2% |
$102,400 |
| Other Manufacturing |
4% |
$102,650 |
Career Hiring
| Class of |
Accepted Offer by Graduation |
Accepted Offer 3 months out |
Median Base Salary |
Mean Base Salary |
Median Signing Bonus |
Mean Signing Bonus |
| 2011 |
74% |
85% |
$100,000 |
$99,627 |
$20,000 |
$19,886 |
Class of 2012 Profile
| Female |
29% |
| International |
36% |
| U.S. Minority |
15% |
Region
| Africa |
1% |
| Asia |
28% |
| Europe |
2% |
| North America |
68% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean |
1% |
| Oceania |
0% |
| Dual Citizenship |
0% |
Experience
| Mean Work Experience |
59 months |
| Mean Age |
28 |
Enrollment
| Total |
1009 |
| Full-Time MBA |
577 |
| Executive MBA |
213 |
| PhD Program |
59 |
School Ranking
| Business Week |
16 |
| US News |
19 |
Program Costs
| Resident |
$54,407.00 |
| Nonresident |
$103,365.00 |
| Recommended Annual Budget (Resident) |
$48,946.00 |
| Recommended Annual Budget (Nonresident) |
$72,828.00 |
Alumni
| Total Living Alumni |
10,261 |
Joint Degrees
| MBA/JD (Law School) |
| MBA/MHA/MSPH (Public Health) |
| MBA/MRP (City and Regional Planning) |
| MBA/MSIS (Information and Library Science) |
| MBA/PharmD (Pharmacy) |
| MBA/MD (Medicine) |
