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2009 Application Trends: California Regional Outlook—FT and PT MBA Programs

Admissions & Application Trends, Research, United States, 2009, Application Trends Survey, Data To Go

The Regional Outlook: FT and PT MBA Programs in California report, focuses on the responses of full-time and part-time MBA programs in the state of California.

Overview

This paper, derived from the GMAC 2009 Application Trends Survey, focuses on the responses of full-time and part-time MBA programs in the state of California (CA) and draws comparisons with overall aggregate data for the same program types in the United States (US).

Data presented in tabular form in this publication summarizes responses from 15 participating full-time MBA and 15 part-time MBA programs—a small fraction of the 226 full-time programs and 121 part-time programs that participated.

Quick Facts

  • Application volume continued to grow for full-time MBA programs in CA—79 % of participating programs reported that the number of applications increased compared with last year.
  • Full-time MBA programs in CA continued to attract foreign applicants—62% of CA programs compared with 48 % of all full-time programs in the US reported receiving more applications from foreign citizens than last year.
  • On average, part-time MBA programs in CA were larger and more competitive than their counterparts in the US.