University of Rochester Simon

The complete name of the University of Rochester’s business school is the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration. The school got its name after the former US Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon. It was also known before as The Graduate School of Management. Its address is in the University’s River Campus in Rochester.

Degrees offered in Simon

As a premiere business school, Simon offers a Full-Time MBA (current student population: 363), Part-time MBA: (current student population: 167), and Executive MBA: (current student population: 118). The school also offers Masters of Science degrees in:
* Business Administration
* Finance
* General Management
* Marketing
* Manufacturing Management
* Technology Transfer
* Info Systems Management
* Service Management
* Medical Management

Alumni

The average salary for Simon MBA graduates is pegged at $79,400 after graduation and $135,000 after 20 years. A notable alumnus of this institution is the chairman, president, and CEO of PAETEC Holdings, Arunas Chenosis, who registered cash earnings of $500,000 in 2007.

Rankings and reviews

Simon has always figured prominently in the top three surveys of business schools: the US News and World Report ranking, Financial Times’ and Bloomberg Businessweek’s.

Us News and World Report’s 2010 survey ranks Simon in 27th with a score of 63 over 100, while FT, which ranks business schools all over the world, ranks Simon as 48th.

Admission Tips

The University of Rochester’s Simon Graduate school of Business Administration opens its doors to the most qualified students who want to pursue further studies in business. Here are the requirements for admission as documented by Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2009 survey of business schools:

Accepted English language proficiency tests: TOEFL (Computer Based, Internet Based Test, Paper-based Test)
Minimum TOEFL paper-based test score for MBA applicants: not indicated
Application elements considered very important by the school’s admissions: GMAT Score, Application Essays, Interviews, Recommendations, and Undergraduate Transcripts

Application elements considered important by the school’s admissions: Resume/Work Experience:
GMAT scores:
Mean: 682
Median: 690
Middle 80% range GMAT scores: 620-740

Admission facts

The University of Rochester’s Simon Graduate school of Business Administration implements a rolling application deadline for U.S. residents and international prospective students as well. Applicants have to pay a $125 application fee.

In 2009, of the 1,048 applications that the Simon Graduate school of Business Administration received to its newest class, 28 percent of them came from women. 31 percent were accepted and were all interviewed as part of the application process. 37 percent of the accepted applicants eventually chose Simon as their school. In the 2009-2010 school year, 30 percent of the students were female and close to half, or 48 percent of them came from countries outside the United States.

Contact Information

A lot of information is presented in these avenues listed below if you would like to know more about the University of Rochester’s Simon Graduate school of Business Administration. Please consult these avenues for further details:
Address: University of Rochester (Simon)
William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration
Schlegel Hall
Rochester, NY 14627
Admissions Phone: (585) 275-3533
Admissions E-mail: admissions@simon.rochester.edu
Web site: http://www.simon.rochester.edu
Electronic application: http://www.simon.rochester.edu/mba/apply_now.aspx

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