Background

University of
California at
BerkeleyHaas
School of Business

Haas School of Business was established in 1898 and is named after Walter A. Haas, a 1910 alumnus of the then College of Commerce and president
of San Francisco-based Levi Strauss for nearly 30 years. It is the oldest business school at a public university in America. The school is heavily
influenced by the teaching and research ethos at Berkeley and by its strong connections with business in nearby Silicon Valley. On-campus visits by
executives, including teaching stints, are regular events. The school has a strong research base but puts at least as much emphasis on the teaching
abilities of faculty members.
Facilities

The school is based in a mini-campus complex of three linked buildings, opened in 1995, which provide good facilities for MBA students,
undergraduates and participants on executive education programmes. All teaching rooms can receive video, audio and electronic data, and
students have access to a wireless network. The layout is designed to favour informal contacts between students and faculty. On-campus
accommodation is available; private housing in the Berkeley area is expensive.
Full-time MBA
Student assessment of facilities

S430 Student Services Bldg. #1902

Berkeley, CA
US
94720-1902
Tel: +1 510 642 0342
Fax: +1 510 642 4700
E-mail: mbaadm@haas.berkeley.edu
Website: www.haas.berkeley.edu
Programme director: Julia Min Hwang

Ranking

0.6 (34)
100 (1)
4.5 (22)

6.9
100

1.0
100

Programme highlights

Rank (out of 100) Full-time

3

Regional rank
Open new career opportunities
Diversity of recruiters
Number in jobs three months after graduation
Jobs found through the careers service
Student assessment of careers service
Personal development and educational experience
Faculty quality
Student quality
Student diversity
Education experience
Increase in salary
Increase in salary
Post-MBA salary
Potential to network
Breadth of alumni network
Internationalism of alumni
Alumni effectiveness

1
2
5
27
27
2
17
19
20
40
48
37
89
32
5
39
5
7

Student profile (full-time)

(%)
EU
Non-EU Europe
North America
Other Americas
Asia/Australasia
Africa/Middle East

Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths: strategy, marketing, finance
Weakness: limited number of electives
EQUIS

Student/alumni quotes
The relationships with students are very close. And you have
the opportunity to get heavily involved in interesting, relevant
and valuable projects, leadership roles and work closely with
professors.
The small class size does limit the number of electives.
Popular classes can be oversubscribed.

(Figures in brackets represent rank)

Evening & Weekend MBA

4.4 (33)

Berkeley-Columbia
Executive MBA

Faculty
Number of faculty: 84 full-time, 137 part-time, 12 visiting
Number of faculty per student
Percentage of faculty with PhD
Student rating of faculty

Overall rank

Accreditation
AACSB
AMBA

69

RANKINGS

Which MBA? 2009

Haass two-year full-time MBA covers 12 required core courses (including leadership and ethics courses) and at least two electives in the first
year. The two first-year semesters are divided into seven-week mini-semesters. There is a two-day career-planning seminar in the first-year fall
semester. The second year consists of electives, which make up around 60% of the programme. Electives can be taken both within Haas and in
the university as a whole. There is no requirement to group electives into concentrations.
The three-year part-time programme shares a similar curriculum to the full-time version (there are only ten core courses and, typically, eight
electives). The programme is offered in two variations: Evening (two evenings a week) and Weekend (all day Saturday). Weekend classes
alternate between the Haas campus and a facility in nearby Silicon Valley.
The 19-month Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA is a joint venture between Haas and Columbia Business School in New York (see page 79 for
full details). Participants earn an MBA degree from both institutions.

Student rating of programme

Overseas exchange places available (% of intake)
Number of languages on offer

4.4 (29)
8 (74)
6 (1)

240
16:1
31 (62)
49 (39)
712 (8)
5 (52)
26-33
29
4.8 (2)

71

21

n/a
13
31-45
35

242
3:1
26

697
8
28-36
32

11 (1)
95 (23)
77 (29)
4.5 (4)
108,967 (26)
54 (79)
Google, Amazon, Bain & Co

Application fees
$200
Programme fees
$45,089
Comments
Per year. Fee for non-residents. California residents $35,875
Accommodation costs (on campus, per year)
n/a
Accommodation costs (off campus, per year)

Financial aid available

$16.7m
Type of aid available
Scholarships, loans, teaching assistantships
Criteria on which aid is granted
Merit, need

$200
$144,960
Total programme

$200
$36,465
Per year ($2,145 per credit unit)

Mar 10th
Aug start, 21 months

Feb 1st
May start, 19 months

Mar 2nd
Aug start, 34 months

First degree; work experience;

GMAT; TOEFL; references; essays;
interview; laptop

First degree;
work experience; GMAT;
TOEFL; references; 2 essays;
interview; laptop

First degree;
work experience; GMAT;
TOEFL; references; essays;
intervew; laptop

Students
Annual intake
Applicants:places
Percentage of women students
International diversity score
Average GMAT score
Average number of years work experience
Age range of students
Average age
Student rating of culture and classmates

Recruiters/careers service
Number of industry sectors that recruited graduates
Percentage of graduates in jobs 3 months after graduation
Percentage of graduates finding jobs through careers services
Student rating of careers service
Post-MBA salary ($)
Percentage increase in salary
Principal recruiters of graduates

Cost

Application Details
Application deadline
Programme dates
Admission requirements