Baylor University Hankamer School of Business

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School Says - General Information
Where you choose to attain your MBA is an important decision. Baylor University can be a valuable partner on your journey in achieving your highest personal and professional potential. Baylor offers MBA students the exceptional resources of a premier institution recognized worldwide for academic quality, superior teaching, and a reputation for graduating persons of both competence and character.

Small classes, hosted at the universityÂ's state-of-the-art Hankamer School of Business in Waco, Texas, set the stage for an integrated learning experience that balances leading-edge business theory with practical, hands-on, real-world challenges.

School Says - Student Body
MBA Student Profile---Fall 2009
Total number of full-time MBA students enrolled: 99
New in 2009: 50
Average GMAT: 614
Average age: 22--34
Percent male/female: 74/26
Average work experience: 2 years
Average class size: 15 students

School Says - Academics
Baylor's fully integrated MBA curriculum incorporates multidisciplinary theory and application throughout its core semesters fulfilling three objectives to: • DEFINE • DISCOVER • DELIVER

School Says - Admissions
Admission to Baylor Business is competitive. We're looking for individuals with professional work experience, outstanding scholarship, a commitment to community service, and a motivation to pursue an intense graduate business program. MBA candidates should have strong analytical capabilities and communication skills.

Details are available online at www.baylor.edu/mba/admissions.

School Says - Campus Life
The Hankamer School of Business features seminar-style classrooms, a 75-seat videoconferencing room, and the Graduate Center that maximizes discussion and interaction between students and faculty. With BaylorÂ's wireless data network, AirBear, students can connect their notebook computers to the Internet from any location on campus, unencumbered by a physical network connection.

Students Say - Academics
Baylor University, a popular Southern institution located halfway between Dallas and Austin, appeals to those looking for "a small program" with "a cozy atmosphere" and "a lot of emphasis on ethics." With both a concentration and a dual degree program in healthcare administration, Baylor is also a strong draw for those looking to make their mark in the nation's transforming healthcare sector. By one student's tally, one-third of the full-time students at Hankamer were studying healthcare administration in 2009- 2010. Those students have high praise for the program, asserting that "it will be ranked among the top programs" soon. "Hospital CEOs speak to our class approximately nine times per semester," writes one student, extolling the "incredible healthcare administration speaker series." The program includes a placement experience during which students "work directly with a CEO and become an actual hospital administrator for seven months." There's more than healthcare to Baylor, though. MBAs call the strategy and organizational behavior courses here "some of the best in the country." Students also tell us that the program provides "the freedom and opportunity to engage in any activity that would benefit your personal development." "Whether it's spending an entire day with Warren Buffett, working in China for a semester with top global firms, traveling to Austin every Friday to learn and explore capital investment analysis, or going to a local prison to decrease the recidivism rate by going over business plans with inmates, you can do it at Baylor," one student writes. Another cites an MBA class devoted to inter-program case competition, for which Baylor not only offers a course but also pays participants' cost of participation, including "room, entry fee, flight, etc." (The team took third prize at the competition hosted by George Washington University in 2010.) Business education neophytes praise the Integrated Management Seminar, "a semester specifically designed for non-business undergrads to provide a fabulous foundation before the core MBA program begins."

Students Say - Admissions
Those seeking admission to the Hankamer School must submit the following materials: a completed application (online application preferred); two letters of recommendation from individuals who know you professionally and can assess your skills and potential; official undergraduate transcripts (international students who attended a non-English-speaking school must provide professionally translated and interpreted academic records); a GMAT score report; a current resume; and personal essays detailing qualifications, experiences, and objectives in pursuing a Hankamer MBA. International students whose first language is not English must also submit a score report for the TOEFL (minimum score: 600, paper-based test; 250, computer-based test; or 100, Internet-based test) or the IELS (minimum score: 7.5). Hankamer processes applications on a rolling basis; candidates are notified of their admission status as soon as a decision is made.

Students Say - Campus Life
"Student life in the MBA program is excellent," with "ample opportunity to meet interesting business leaders outside of the classroom, attend case competitions, and participate in intramural sports. Additionally, many students find that there is a healthy work-life balance at Baylor's MBA program." The university "gives free tickets to all sporting events for graduate students, which is a big deal in the Big 12 Conference, and that includes football and basketball games. Business school students often attend the games together." Some students say Baylor is "a conservative Baptist school" that "does not encourage…drinking or partying," so those unaccustomed to a more conservative setting may find the extracurricular scene here "limited." The Baylor campus features "several resources available for use [by] graduate students only, including a graduate lounge and breakout rooms with access restricted to grad students, which facilitates the ease of group work." When there are "breaks during the day, students usually hang out in the graduate lounge playing ping pong or talking and catching up on each other's weekend."

Students Say - Careers
Baylor employs career placement professionals who work exclusively with the school's approximately 90 MBA students as well as with alumni. Students tell us that "The career professionals are planning to take the case to businesses more aggressively than bringing the businesses to Baylor (although…some of that will [still] take place)." Students say this strategy makes sense considering that "Baylor is not competing right now with Texas, Rice, and SMU" when it comes to on-campus recruiting, in part due to the small size of the program. Some complain that "The [placement office's] focus is on Texas, and if you're not looking in Texas, good luck!" Employers who most frequently hire Baylor MBAs include: Accenture, American Express, Anadarko Petroleum, Bank of America, Baptist Health Center, Bearing Point, CITGO, CNA Insurance, Comerica, Community Bank And Trust, ConocoPhillips, Deloitte & Touche, Echostar Communications, Edward Jones, Ernst & Young, ExxonMobil, FBI, First City Financial, First Preference Mortgage, Hatteras Yachts, H.E.B. Grocery Company, Intecap, Internal Revenue Service, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Keller Williams, Kersher Trading, KPMG, Merck, Microsoft, Middleton, Burns & Davis, Occidental Services, Inc., Perot Systems, Perryman Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Protiviti, Quala-T, Steak ‘n Shake Operations, Inc., Sterling Bank, Sungard Consulting, TXU, Texas Farm Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, UBS Financial Services, Inc., and Wal-Mart.

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