City University—Cass Business School

Cass is based in the centre of the City of London financial centre. Its links with business are excellent and the list of visiting speakers is impressive. The full-range school is big by European standards (though most undergraduate programmes are taught at a separate site) and makes a point of combining an intellectual, academic approach with business-oriented practicality. A good slice of MBA course work is taught by practising executives—the fact that most of them are on Cass’s doorstep helps.

The school is part of City University and used to be called City University Business School. It changed its name in August 2002 following a donation from the Sir John Cass Foundation, a leading London educational charity.

Address

106 Bunhill Row

 

London 

UK 

EC1Y 8TZ

 

Tel:

+44 20 7040 8607

 

 

E-mail:

s.finch@city.ac.uk

 

Website:

www.cass.city.ac.uk/mba

 

Programme director:

Sionade Robinson

Ranking

Rank (out of 100) Full-time

Overall rank

53

Regional rank

19

Criteria

Rank (out of 100) Full-time

Open new career opportunities

67

Diversity of recruiters

70

Number in jobs three months after graduation

90

Jobs found through the careers service

74

Student assessment of careers service

34

Personal development and educational experience

62

Faculty quality

67

Student quality

50

Student diversity

46

Education experience

71

Increase in salary

31

Percentage increase in salary

74

Post-MBA salary

27

Potential to network

40

Breadth of alumni network

23

Internationalism of alumni

13

Alumni effectiveness

60

 

 

 

Facilities

Cass is housed in an eight-floor building in London’s financial district, which, perhaps deliberately, resembles many of the surrounding office blocks. The excellent facilities include classrooms, lecture theatres and syndicate rooms. There is some on-campus accommodation in halls of residence but demand outstrips supply. Help is given to students seeking accommodation in London, but it is expensive and may be some way from the school.

 

 

 

Full-time MBA

Student assessment of facilities

4.4 (53)

 

 

Faculty

 

 

Number of faculty: 101 full-time, 4 part-time, 80 visiting

 

Full-time MBA

Number of faculty per student

0.5 (60)

Percentage of faculty with PhD

79 (>100)

Student rating of faculty

4.5 (40)

 

 

Programme highlights

  Cass’s one-year full-time MBA begins with a traditional core of 12 courses, which include projects, arranged in four modules followed by six electives and an individual project, often used as a precursor to landing a job. The core takes up the first two terms, electives the third and the project the final term. Soft skills and careers training are good.

The part-time evening Executive MBA is more or less identical to the full-time version and is taken over two years. Classes meet two evenings a week in term time and on the occasional weekend. The EMBA is also offered in a modular version: one “weekend” (Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday) once a month for 24 months.

A two-year, part-time EMBA is also offered in Dubai in collaboration with the Dubai international Financial Centre.

 

 

 

Full-time MBA

Student rating of programme

4.4 (26)

Overseas exchange places available (% of intake)

0 (93)

Number of languages on offer

6 (1)

 

Students

 

 

 

Full-time MBA

Annual intake

75

Applicants:places

6:1

Percentage of women students

25 (25)

International diversity score

57 (98)

Average GMAT score

648 (61)

Average number of years' work experience

6 (25)

Age range of students

25-33

Average age

29

Student rating of culture and classmates

4.0 (81)

EU

36%

Non-EU Europe

11%

North America 

12%

Other Americas

9%

Asia/Australasia

28%

Africa/Middle East

4%

 

Recruiters/careers service

 

 

 

Full-time MBA

Number of industry sectors that recruited graduates

11 (1)

Percentage of graduates in jobs 3 months after graduation

88 (31)

Percentage of graduates finding jobs through careers services

72 (31)

Student rating of careers service

3.7 (51)

Post-MBA salary ($)

95,428 (48)

Percentage increase in salary

56 (59)

Principal recruiters of graduates

Deutsche Bank, Lloyds TSB, Deloitte Consulting

 

 

Cost

 

 

 

Full-time MBA

Application fees

£50 ($78)

Programme fees

£31,000 ($48,521)

Comments

Accommodation costs (on campus, per year)

£6,760-£10,400 ($10,563-$16,250)

Accommodation costs (off campus, per year)

Financial aid available

£179,000 ($280,169)

Type of aid available

Scholarships, studentships

Criteria on which aid is granted

Merit

 

 

Application details

 

 

 

Full-time MBA

Application deadline

May 31st

Programme dates

Sep start, 12 months

Admission requirements

First degree; 3 years’ work experience; GMAT; TOEFL or IELTS; 2 references;  1 essay; interview; laptop

 

 

Accreditation

 

AACSB

AMBA

EQUIS

1

1

1

 

 

Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths: strategy, entrepreneurship, finance

Weakness: cramped facilities

Student quotes

“Excellent faculty and location and a high mix of nationalities. Good value for money as well.”

“Can get a little crowded in terms of available rooms.”

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