Current program rank (FT)
94
Tuition fees
€ 36,760
Length (months)
12
Program name
Full-time MBA
University College Dublin is a research university in Dublin, Ireland. It has over 1,482 faculty and 32,000 students, and it is Ireland's largest university. The university originates in a body founded in 1854 with John Henry Newman as the first rector known as the Catholic University of Ireland, re-formed in 1880 and chartered in its own right in 1908.
The globally-ranked Smurfit MBA provides an unequalled opportunity to unlock and develop your leadership potential, accelerate your career and build your global network.
One of the world’s most vibrant capital cities, Dublin is a hub of business, finance and innovation, and provides a culturally diverse home for our MBA. Benefit from an outstanding and challenging academic curriculum, delivered by an international faculty within an intimate classroom setting. Immerse yourself in case studies, action learning, international study trips, integrated projects and global virtual teamwork. Expand your horizons with a dedicated careers service and an active network of 4,000 MBA Alumni worldwide. Engage in Smurfit’s MBA Leadership Development programme, and focus on the skills necessary to communicate effectively, understand yourself better, and lead diverse teams and organisations anywhere in the world.
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GMAT (Minimum/Average):
600/680
Language Test:
TOEFL 100
(minimum)
IELTS 7.00
(minimum)
Age (Avg):
30
Experience (Min/Avg):
3/7
Other:
* Bachelors degree;
* 2 references;
* 3 essays;
* Interview;
* GMAT or GRE;
* Supplementary online video interview;
* University transcript;
* Curriculum Vitae;
Accomodation costs on campus, per year:
$ 12,835
Accomodation costs off campus, per year:
$ 14,830
Current rank:
94
(Financial Times)
82
(The Economist)
Male/Female students:
53% / 47%
International students:
80%
Female faculty:
30%
International faculty:
43%
Women on board:
28%
International board:
61%
Financial Times: International mobility rank:
51
Financial Times: International course experience rank:
72
Alumni salary today:
$ 115,468
Salary increase:
74%
Post-MBA salary:
$ 60,461
Value for money rank:
9
Career progress rank:
63
Career service rank:
86
Alumni aims achieved:
85%
Employed at three months:
90%
Selected recruiters:
McKinsey & Company, EY, Accenture, Bank of Ireland, Google
Regional rank:
25
Open new career opportunities:
71
Diversity of recruiters:
65
Faculty quality:
48.00
Student quality:
34.00
Development experience:
41.00
Education experience:
51.00
Student rating of alumni effectiveness:
3.61
Student rating of culture and classmates:
4.23
Accommodation costs
(on campus, per year):
$ 12,835
Accommodation costs
(off campus, per year):
$ 14,830
Type of aid available:
Scholarships and bursaries.
Criteria on which
aid is granted:
Merit, applicant profile.
Student assessment of career service:
3.43
Potential to network:
36
Ratio of faculty to students:
0.60
Full-time faculty with PhD:
100%
Annual intake:
40
Number of applicants per full-time place:
4
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