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With the full weight of Arizona State University behind it, the W.P. Carey School of Business provides its students with small classes, a top name degree, and a “wealth of information and resources.” Even with its stellar reputation, “professors and admin are hungry to improve” and the school “constantly evaluates the MBA programs to optimize/improve according to feedback, needs of the business community, and trends in business teaching.” Academics are “demanding but rewarding, and extremely thorough,” with multiple concentrations available for students to customize their education in areas such as Healthcare Management, International Business, and the lauded Supply Chain Management program. Students can expect “group projects galore” with the first year bringing “an enormous amount of information” and very little time to do much else; by the second year, “the coursework has decreased significantly.”
School Data
Annual Tuition: $58,700
Acceptance Rate: 20%
Full-Time Enrollment: 90
International: 38%
Minority: 17%
Average Age: 29
Female: 40%
Male: 60%
Application Deadlines: *Round 5: June 1, 2020 | *Round 5 was recently added in response to COVID-19.
Overview
Applicants: 434Acceptance Rate: 32%Average Undergrad GPA 3.56Years Work Experience: 6Average Age: 31
Test Scores
GMAT (25th and 75th percentiles)650 – 710GPA3.34 – 3.83
Deadlines
Rolling Admission DeadlineJuly 15
Round 1October 5
Round 2December 2
Round 3February 2
Round 4April 3
Other Admission Factors
Academic
GMAT ScoreNon-Academic
Interviews
Work Experience
School Type And Accreditation
School TypePublic
AACSB-approvedYes
W. P. Carey admission requirements
To be admitted as a W. P. Carey School of Business undergraduate student you must first apply to Arizona State University and select a W. P. Carey business degree program. The W. P. Carey School offers direct admission to all students who meet both general university and W. P. Carey admission requirements. In addition to the criteria below, review our tips on how and when to apply to maximize your chance of becoming a direct-admit W. P. Carey student.
W. P. Carey Application Tips: Demonstrate your excellence
Make the Grade: Detailed ASU competency requirements and exceptions
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Comparing business degrees
The W. P. Carey School of Business offers both Bachelor of Science (BS) and Bachelor of Arts (BA) degrees, which share 85 percent of the same curriculum — the last few courses required for your major are the only differences. If you pick a BS degree, you’ll take your last six to eight classes at the W. P. Carey School of Business. And if you pick a BA program, you’ll take your last six to eight classes with subject matter experts at other highly regarded ASU colleges. This gives you a lot of flexibility to pursue your passion across 30+ business degree programs, allowing you to pair your business foundation with other exciting subjects at ASU, examine those disciplines in a business context, and grow a powerful network of leading experts university-wide.
Direct admission to W. P. Carey programs
The W. P. Carey School offers direct admission to all students who meet both general university and W. P. Carey admission requirements. W. P. Carey admission requirements vary between business degree programs. For direct admission to W. P. Carey Bachelor of Arts programs, new students must meet ASU admission requirements. Direct admission to W. P. Carey Bachelor of Science programs requires students to meet higher W. P. Carey admission requirements. Either degree provides you, as a W. P. Carey student, with access to all the same people, programs, and resources to sponsor your success in college and beyond.
First-year student admission requirements
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Transfer admission requirements
When applying for admission, transfer applicants must select a second ASU major choice outside of the W. P. Carey School of Business, due to the W. P. Carey requirement of a 3.0 cumulative transfer GPA for all transferable coursework accepted by ASU.
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Admissions Portfolio
International admission requirements
For admission purposes, international students are defined as “students who wish to pursue undergraduate degrees at ASU but are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States of America, nor are they refugees in the USA.” If you are an international student planning to apply for undergraduate studies at ASU, you can learn more about international admission requirements, scholarships, application deadlines, application procedures, and more through the ASU International Students and Scholars Center.
First-year international students
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts
Transfer international students
Bachelor of Science
International transfer student applicants may be directly admitted to a W. P. Carey School of Business Bachelor of Science degree program if they meet the ASU international transfer admission requirements and one of the following criteria:
An SAT Reasoning score of 1230* (March 2016 and after)
An SAT Reasoning score of 1160* (prior to March 2016)
An ACT composite score of 25*
A high school class ranking in the top 8 percent
An overall high school GPA of 3.4 (3.6 GPA admitted before Fall 2020 term) in ASU competency courses (scale is 4.00 = A)
*ASU and W. P. Carey do not require the writing portion of these tests.
Transfer applicants also must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative transfer GPA (applies only to international students who have earned U.S. college credits).
English proficiency requirement
Applicants whose native language is not English must provide evidence of English language proficiency by submitting test scores from one of the following:
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
Pearson Test of English (PTE)
An ASU Academic Integrity violation may preclude a student from entering or changing W. P. Carey academic programs.
Bachelor of Arts
International transfer student applicants who meet the following criteria are directly admitted to the W. P. Carey School of Business Bachelor of Arts degree program:
ASU international transfer admission requirements
Minimum 3.0 cumulative transfer GPA (only applies to international students who have earned U.S. college credits)
English proficiency requirement
Applicants whose native language is not English must provide evidence of English language proficiency by submitting test scores from one of the following:
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
Pearson Test of English (PTE)
An ASU Academic Integrity violation may preclude a student from entering or changing W. P. Carey academic programs.
Admissions Portfolio
If you do not meet the requirements for direct admission to a W. P. Carey degree program, you may submit an Admissions Portfolio for review. Please note, this is a competitive process and admission is not guaranteed. We highly recommend all applicants to consult W. P. Carey academic advisors or admissions coordinators to inquire about changing major through the direct admission requirements before submitting admissions portfolio.
Students are only allowed a maximum of two denied attempts per Admissions Portfolio and Concurrent Degree Request. All Admissions Portfolio/Concurrent Degree Request decisions are final and applicants will be notified via email.
Application requirements
Before submitting your admissions portfolio, please make sure you meet all of the following requirements:
Admitted to ASU
In good academic standing if you are currently enrolled at ASU
Completion of 30 semester hours of college coursework with a C grade or higher
Completion of at least 6 business skill courses or their equivalents AND must have completed or be enrolled in the remaining 2 business skills courses:
CIS 105 (or equivalent) — Computer Applications and Information Technology
MAT 210 (or equivalent) — Brief Calculus
MAT 211 (or equivalent) — Math for Business Analysis
ECN 211 (or equivalent) — Macroeconomic Principles
ECN 212 (or equivalent) — Microeconomic Principles
ACC 231 (or equivalent) — Uses of Accounting Information I
ACC 241 (or equivalent) — Uses of Accounting Information II
ECN 221 (or equivalent) — Business Statistics
Students may refer to the Transfer Guide to determine course equivalents.
The ASU W.P. Carey MBA: What You Need To Know
The W. P. Carey School, not to be confused with the Carey School at Johns Hopkins University, is a highly innovative and aggressive player in the business school arena.
The big news here in recent years is the rather bold decision to make its full-time MBA program free. Yes, you heard that right. In 2015, the school made the unprecedented and extraordinary decision to provide full scholarship support for every full-time MBA student accepted into the school. Not surprisingly, the first entering class in the fall of 2016 broke all kinds of records. When U.S. News publishes its new ranking of MBA programs in 2017, Carey—which ranked 35th this year—could very well find itself among the Top 25 schools in the nation.
Applications to its full-time program exploded, rising by 162% to 1,160 from just 443 a year earlier. That’s nearly ten applicants for every available seat in the class. The school’s acceptance rate of just 14% now makes Carey the fourth most selective MBA program in the world behind only Stanford, Harvard and UC-Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. Only a year earlier, Carey invited 31.4% of its applicants to attend.
With the big change, the school also revamped its MBA curriculum, increasing the credits from 48 to 60 with the addition of four courses that will provide more real-world training. The new courses are Decision-Making With Data Analytics; Executive Connections, which provides mentoring from retired senior executives; Intellection Fusion Learning Lab, pairing MBA students with master’s students in other disciplines; and Future Forward Leadership, which builds real-time skills in improvisation and decision-making.
“We know the skills of the future have to do with flexibility, agility, being able to scenario-plan, think through the changes that might happen and consider how they might go about adjusting their organization or strategy for those changes,” Dean Amy Hillman says.
Feedback on the course improvements was provided by faculty, alumni, corporate recruiters and the school’s team of in-house business executives. One of the executives who helped to refine the program was Bob O’Malley, now retired after working several decades in the technology industry, including 19 years with IBM in Asia and the United States. O’Malley is on the W.P. Carey’s “executive connections” team, where he mentors several MBA students. He also is an ASU alum, having received an MBA in 1973.
“Back then the program was primarily function and content-driven. The professor had the content or the textbook had the content,” O’Malley says. “There was a little bit of experiential learning through case studies and a little bit of teamwork, not a lot.”
The school claims the updated program makes the experience more strategically focused. “For example, the class on global economics. Rather than strictly economics, it’s changed to ‘global business environments,’ which brings in different cultures associated with global business operations, which is more than just economics,” O’Malley adds.
ASU W.P. Carey MBA Rankings Data
An ASU Academic Integrity violation may preclude a student from entering or changing W. P. Carey academic programs.
Application procedure
Check and make sure you have been admitted to ASU
Submit Admissions Portfolio/Concurrent Degree Request online.
If you are currently enrolled or have completed any coursework away from ASU, please attach your class schedule or transcripts before submitting your portfolio.
Application deadline
Applications are evaluated on a rolling basis and it can take up to 96 hours for a decision to be made. Please note, portfolios and concurrent degree requests will not be processed during the last week of December. All decisions will be communicated through ASU e-mail on file. Please work with your Academic Advisor to determine the best time to submit your application.
W.P. Carey School of Business Masters Admissions
The school offers part-time, online, and full-time master’s programs for students seeking to study in the USA. The application process for international students is the same as for domestic students, except for submitting proof of English Proficiency and submission of financial guarantee. Transcripts submitted by students must be in the original language accompanied by an official English translation.
The following table shows the complete admission details:
| Requirements | Full-time MBA | Master of Accountancy | Master of Science in Business Analytics | Master of Science in Business Analytics (Online) | MBA (Online) | Master of Science in Finance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcripts | Required | Required | Required | Required | Required | Required |
| English proficiency test scores | TOEFL PBT: 550; TOEFL iBT: 80; TOEFL Paper delivered: 66; IELTS: 6.5. | TOEFL PBT: 550; TOEFL iBT: 80; TOEFL Paper delivered: 66; IELTS: 6.5. | TOEFL PBT: 550; TOEFL iBT: 80; TOEFL Paper delivered: 66; IELTS: 6.5. | – | – | TOEFL PBT: 550; TOEFL iBT: 80; TOEFL Paper delivered: 66; IELTS: 6.5. |
| Tuition Fee | 103,671 USD | 49,488 UDS; 53,914 USD (with internship); 52,514 USD (no internship) | 40,235 USD | 40,235 USD | 60,980 USD | 59,488 USD |
| Interview | By Invitation | By Invitation | By Invitation | By Invitation | By Invitation | By Invitation |
| GMAT/GRE | Required | – | Not required | Not required | Recommended | – |
After getting admission in the institute, students will get assistance related to career development. Career coaches will guide students in achieving their career goals. Moreover, applicants will get opportunities to pursue internships and full-time positions before graduation.
The admission in this college is quite difficult as its acceptance rate is only 14%. Students must have to meet all requirements to get admission. Students should be informed through mails. All the factors like academics, proof of English proficiency and all are important for admission. Note that work experience is not a mandatory requirement but might be needed for some graduate programs.
ASU’s undergraduate business program rises in U.S. News & World Report rankings
The school’s reputable supply chain and logistics program ranked highest among the school’s departments at No. 3, holding on to its consistent top 5 ranking across the nation. ASU also repeated as most innovative school for the sixth year running. It ranked No. 9 in first-year experiences and No. 16 for undergraduate teaching.
“Once again, we’re honored to be recognized by U.S. News and our peers as one of the nation’s top business schools,” said Amy Hillman, dean of the W. P. Carey School and the Charles J. Robel Dean’s Chair. “These rankings highlight the excellence that we look to achieve every day, no matter the circumstances – from traditional in-person educational environments to flexible remote learning.”
Other high rankings from the 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Undergraduate Business Programs list include:
No. 10 management
No. 10 quantitative analysis
No. 12 marketing
No. 12 management information systems
No. 13 accounting
No. 14 productions/operations management
No. 18 international business
More U.S. News and World Report rankings: ASU ranked No. 1 in innovation for 6th year | ASU ranked a top 10 university for ‘first-year experiences’ | Senior capstones move up 9 spots
In spring and early summer, U.S. News asked deans and senior faculty members at each of the 511 undergraduate business programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business to rate the quality of all programs.
The U.S. News 2021 Best Graduate Schools announced in March ranked 13 W. P. Carey programs and disciplines in the top 25, which puts a total of 30 W. P. Carey undergraduate and graduate programs and disciplines in the top 25 by U.S. News & World Report, the most of any business school in the nation, ahead of such programs as the University of Texas at Austin and the University of California – Berkeley. The U.S. News rankings released in January for Best Online MBA and Online Graduate Business Programs placed six specialty areas in the top 10.
“This is the first year the academic disciplines have been ranked for Online MBA, and we’re certainly very excited to be ranked top 3 across the board,” Hillman says. “That speaks so highly of our departments and the professors who bring their expertise and passion to the online courses.”
W. P. Carey held its No. 6 spot for the U.S. News Online Graduate Business Programs.
See the school’s full list of rankings at wpcarey.asu.edu/rankings.
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