How to Get Into Columbia Business School: mbaMission's CBS Insider’s Guide
Given Columbia Business School’s (CBS) reputation for excellence in finance education and its New York City location, people may be quick to assume that the school is little more than a one-trick pony, simply turning pre-MBA bankers into broader post-MBA finance specialists. But over the years, CBS has grown into a diverse school with an emphasis on encouraging teamwork and a sense of community. CBS takes pride in its hands-on approach and diversity, boasting on its website: “No other top MBA program offers our level of real-world exposure.”
Columbia Business School is among the larger U.S. business schools of its caliber, with the most recent graduating class numbering 900 students (including J-Termers; recent class sizes have hovered between 750 and 850 students), and the program is a mainstay in the top ten of most business school rankings, as well as a member of the so-called Magnificent 7, or “M7,” a consortium of top U.S. MBA programs.
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- Class size: Smaller versus Larger
- Curriculum: Flexibly versus Mandatory Core
- Pedagogy: Lecture versus case method
- Academic Specializations/Recruitment Focus: Resources and Employers
- Professional Specializations
- Location: Urban Campus versus College Town
- Facilities: Shaping the Academic/Social Experience
- Alumni Base: Opportunities to Engage
- Rankings and Reputation: Important Metrics or Arbitrary Measures?
- The Dean: Costis Maglaras
- Notable Professors and Unsung Heroes
- Social/Community Life
- Academic Summary
- Admissions Basics
- Columbia Business School Essay Tips, 2024-2025
- CBS Class Profile (Students Entering January and August 2023)
- Columbia Business School Employment Statistics (Class of 2023)
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