Enrollment: 238
Average GMAT: 540.00
GMAT Range (25-75%): 430-645
Average Undergrad GPA: 3.10
Rolling Admission: Yes
School Type: Private
Average Age: 28.00
Average Work Experience (months): 48
Student Faculty Ratio: 23:1

Part Time Program: Yes
Evening Program: Yes
Executive MBA Program Offered: No
Total Faculty: 60

Average Starting Salary: $77,881.00
Hired Consulting: 5%
Hired Finance: 10%
Hired Operations: 1%
Hired Marketing: 7%

Out-of-State Tuition: $28,226.00
In-State Tuition: $28,226.00
Financial Aid Deadline: 02/06
Average Annual Total Financial Aid: $20,500.00

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School Says - General Information
The Kogod School of Business was established in 1955 as Washington, D.C.'s first university-level school of business. Kogod is recognized for program excellence and innovation by prestigious business and academic organizations worldwide. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business accredits Kogod. This represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide.

Kogod offers graduate business degrees with an unmatched opportunity to integrate business education with other renowned AU disciplines such as international services, law, and politics. Kogod's dual degrees and programs, strong co-curricular programs, endowed scholarships, thought-leading research, and comprehensive career services attract high-quality students and faculty.

School Says - Student Body
At Kogod we believe education should extend beyond the classroom. Hands-on experiences enhance leadership ability, communication skills, and self-confidence. K-LAB (Kogod Leadership and Applied Business) allows students to learn valuable professional skills in real-world settings and includes options to participate in graduate study abroad, the annual case competition, and a variety of advisory boards. Learn more at kogod.american.edu/KLAB.

School Says - Academics
Kogod believes that MBA students need an integrated education designed to accelerate their careers. Kogod's core curriculum is designed to integrate core foundational business management knowledge and skills with global business strategy. Case analysis is shared across courses so that students develop the depth and breadth of knowledge to succeed in a multi-disciplinary environment.

The Kogod MBA is a 49-credit-hour program, including 28 credit hours of required courses and 21 credit hours of career track and elective courses Students entering the full-time program in the fall semester should complete the curriculum in 22 months. To learn more about the MBA program, visitkogod.american.edu/MBA.

School Says - Admissions
The application process for the Kogod School of Business is an electronic process. Complete the online application at www.kogod.american.edu/apply.

Kogod application requirements include the following: a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university, official GMAT score (international students: TOEFL), an interview, resume, personal statement, two letters of recommendation, and a $100 application fee.

Applicants may also be considered for admission without reference to their undergraduate average if they have maintained a 3.3 cumulative grade point average in a masterÂ's program completed at an accredited institution.

School Says - Campus Life
The Kogod School of Business is situated in the center of American University's campus. Kogod recently added 20,000 square feet to the existing building. The building includes a Financial Services and Information Technology Lab, Behavioral Research Lab, classrooms, student lounges, a career center, and break-out rooms. For more about the recent expansion, please visit kogod.american.edu/expansion.

Students Say - Academics
The "small and friendly" MBA program at American University's Kogod School of Business offers a "solid academic program" that, like its namesake (Robert P. Kogod, Charles E. Smith Co.), excels in the area of real estate. American's Washington, DC location situates it ideally to focus on international matters, and the school exploits that opportunity well, interjecting "an international perspective in class discussions that is second to none. Almost all classes integrate an international component."
Kogod's strengths extend far beyond real estate and international business, however. The school boasts a finance faculty that is "internationally recognized for their research. They are great instructors too." Students praise the commercial banking career track offered here and love the fact that the program "allows you to concentrate in two areas of expertise," which "lets you design your own MBA" and "is a great advantage in the job market." Kogod recently "created the first LLM/MBA in the country, which is an excellent way to combine international law studies and business."
Kogod's pedagogical approach embraces a mixture of case studies and theory, combined with plenty of group work that acts as good practice for the real world. Professors "have a great reputation and have done interesting research." They are also easy to contact because of an "open-door policy." Faculty members "bring a lot of academic and professional experience" to the program-another plus. "We have former investment bankers, former consultants, former CFOs, and lifelong academics," brags one student. Small class sizes "give Kogod an advantage over the other DC schools like Georgetown and GW. I know everyone by name, and that's a nice feeling." As a result, the program "feels like being in a big family. Everyone knows you and does their best to help you."
Kogod's DC address "creates many opportunities for networking, internships, etc." As one student puts it, "The DC location gives Kogod a huge advantage. There are so many more opportunities to pursue when you are in a big city. It also helps Kogod draw students from very diverse countries," enhancing in-class and networking experiences. Perhaps best of all, this is a school that "is in the middle of overhauling its curriculum." In addition, the school has recently completed a 21,000 square foot expansion which opened in 2009. The expansion included 7 new class rooms, 3 student lounges, a financial services and information technology lab, a career center suite, a behavioral research lab, a mini-computer lab, and a breakout room. As one MBA professes, "I think there will be some great changes" in the school's near future.

Students Say - Admissions
The Kogod Admissions Office requires the following from all applicants: a completed online application form; a personal statement of purpose in pursuing the MBA; a current resume; two letters of recommendation; an official transcript from all attended undergraduate and graduate institutions; and an official GMAT score report. International applicants whose first language is not English must also submit an official score report for other the TOEFL or the IELTS. An interview is required of all applicants.

Students Say - Campus Life
The atmosphere in the Kogod MBA program "is low key, friendly, and accessible," with "a great learning environment. The students are all very friendly and socialize together regularly. The professors are very approachable and friendly, and have some impressive resumes. The academics are tough and the program is effective but not cutthroat." Kogod offers "many clubs and organizations in different fields," and students report that "involvement is highly encouraged."
Some here feel that "the program is not as social as others, and this is due in large part to the fact that the school is located in a relatively upscale neighborhood, and there are few restaurants or bars in the immediate area. Also, students tend to live all over Washington, DC," so "Getting large groups together can be difficult. However K-LAB provides co-curricular programs for grad students and students at Kogad are very involved with intramural sports. "Further, most agree that D.C. is one of the most exciting and fun cities in the country." As an added bonus, "There is so much work in DC that making $100K a year is almost automatic if you connect with the right government-related job."
Students here represent a variety of backgrounds. "I come from a military background," says one MBA, "and I really enjoy mingling and working with people from nonprofits, other government agencies, small companies, and large companies." The population includes a substantial international contingent.

Students Say - Careers
Career Services at Kogod "does a great job in involving alumni in school life. There are lots of networking opportunities . . . [and] lots of on-site visits with direct interactions with alumni, both young and more experienced." A Wall Street trip includes visits to "all the major financial institutions with alumni as tour guides and a session for Q & As and recruiting procedures and tips, concluded by an alumni networking dinner." Career Services Counselors also provide "constant information about new jobs/internship opportunities in the DC area and beyond."
Companies that have recently hired Kogod MBAs include: America Online, BearingPoint, Booz Allen Hamilton, Citigroup, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Discovery Communications, Ernst & Young, Exxon Mobil, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, The Gallup Organization, Goldman Sachs, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers, Marriott International, MetLife, MSN, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Raytheon, U.S. Bank, the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Senate, and Unisys.

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