From Johnson:
Why the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University?
To foster the close-knit community that is the hallmark of education at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management School, every incoming class is, by design, small and selective. It’s the only way we can deliver our truly unique, rich, and dynamic educational experience.
Johnson at Cornell University is an intense, collaborative Ivy League business school in one of the most beautiful cities in the United States: Ithaca, NY. Consistently ranked as one of the top business schools in the world, Johnson is distinguished by its commitment to service, real-world business immersions, small class sizes, highly selective recruitment, and global business practices. Our graduates consistently succeed in every industry around the world.
At any given time, Johnson has roughly 700 MBA and PhD students and 95 faculty members. Johnson’s tradition of working and socializing together leads to an unusually strong sense of community and collegiality. You’ll cultivate lifelong friendships while building a robust professional network. Equipped with a deep understanding of how global, connected enterprise is changing, Johnson graduates are leaders who know how to harness the power of a team to create extraordinary results. Upon graduation, you will be prepared to collaborate, start innovative businesses, and transform organizations.
See what our students and alumni have to say: Johnson Voices.
In July 2016, Johnson joined the School of Hotel Administration and the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management to form the Cornell College of Business (CCB). As the home of three business schools and dozens of degree programs, CCB offers more customization than any top university in the world.
Portfolio of MBA Options
Two-year MBA in Ithaca: Applicants to our Two-year MBA program in Ithaca, NY, value collaboration and want to hone their leadership skills. The program is designed for professionals who want to grow their careers, explore their interests, and develop management expertise. Curriculum includes business fundamentals, immersion learning, optional concentrations, and flexible electives. Two-year students complete a competitive summer internship and have the opportunity to participate in global learning programs.
One-year MBA in Ithaca: The One-year MBA program, with residency in Ithaca, NY, is designed for professionals with established careers, significant experience, and advanced degrees or certifications who seek an MBA to advance into senior management roles or to lead a new venture. Curriculum includes core courses, a management practicum, and your choice of electives.
Johnson Cornell Tech MBA: The Johnson Cornell Tech MBA program is a full-time, one-year residential program at Cornell Tech in the heart of NYC’s global tech hub. It also includes a 10-week residency in Ithaca, NY. Ideal MBA candidates have a deep interest in and connection to the tech industry as well as a strong academic background in science or engineering. The curriculum is divided into two components: modules and studio. Industry engagement is an integral program component, which includes Company Challenges and Startup Studio. At Cornell Tech, you’ll work, study, and ideate with other master’s degree candidates.
Executive MBA programs:
Dual-Degree Programs
At Cornell University, you can earn an MBA along with another Cornell degree in a compressed timeframe. Because of the flexibility in Johnson’s MBA curriculum and the breadth and depth of knowledge available through Cornell University’s nearly 100 academic departments, you can tailor a dual degree program to meet your interests and goals.
MBA/JD (Law, with Cornell University Law School)
MBA/MILR (Industrial and Labor Relations, with the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University)
MBA/MEng (Engineering, with the Cornell College of Engineering)
MBA/MD (Medicine, with Weill Cornell Medicine or any other medical school)
MBA/MPS (Real Estate, with Cornell’s Baker Program in Real Estate)
MBA/MHA (Health Administration, with Cornell’s Sloan Program in Health Administration)
Combining an MBA with other graduate degrees can also be a powerful way to add high-level business skills to knowledge in a specialize field. Johnson also offers a five-year program, giving a few exceptional undergraduates the opportunity to earn an MBA along with their bachelor’s degree.
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Cornell Connections
Johnson is part of the largest and most diverse Ivy League university. Students are given endless opportunities to connect with all that Cornell offers while pursuing their MBA degrees. Through coursework and by interacting with students and faculty from around the university, MBAs can pursue broad interests in preparation for their future business pursuits. Johnson students also benefit from strong Cornell connections to New York City and other business hubs around the globe. When they complete their studies at Johnson, graduates can tap into a network of 250,000 committed and engaged Cornell University alumni.
Career Management
The Johnson Career Management Center prepares you for the job market with personalized, one-on-one attention and advancement opportunities that are second to none. Whether you are part of a residential or executive MBA program, career planning services are available for you.
Our integrated approach to career management includes career workgroups, which are functionally-aligned groups led by second-year MBA students; one-on-one career advising with a professional, assigned advisor who provides personalized guidance; semester-long immersions that bring you into real-world business experiences; and JPrep programs that introduce first-year students to ideas and trends in various industries.
One-year MBA students also enjoy an integrated career management program tailored to their schedule, including summer career workgroups, conference calls with alumni that provide opportunities to delve into a preferred industry, a Cornell alumni networking trip to New York City, and personalized, one-on-one career advising.
Research Centers & Institutes
Faculty create knowledge through research and cultivate leaders through teaching. Students are given many opportunities for interaction and research at Johnson’s centers and institutes.
Parker Center for Investment Research
Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise
Emerging Markets Institute
Smith Family Business Initiative at Cornell
Veterans at Johnson
Johnson is committed to supporting our veteran students intellectually, socially, and financially. Veterans bring a unique facet to the entire Johnson student body and we are all enriched by their leadership experiences. You’ll find a small class size with incredibly supportive staff and faculty that makes Johnson a unique place among elite business schools.
Our Immersion Program allows veterans to quickly get up-to-speed since changing their careers. That first-year, deep dive into subject matter is good for any career changer but can be especially true for veterans as they transition to an academic environment and into the world of business. You will confidently go into your internship with four or five accounting courses under your belt, as compared to the one you would acquire at other business schools.
Park Leadership Fellows Program
The Roy H. Park Leadership Fellows Program provides a two-year full-tuition fellowship award for up to 25 Johnson students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership potential. (Applicants must be a U.S. citizen.)
The Park Leadership Fellows Program was established in 1997 and is funded by the Triad Foundation (Roy H. Park and the Triad Foundation). It serves to attract the highest caliber MBA talent to Johnson and reward demonstrated leadership potential. Fellowship awards are based on leadership qualities, professional and personal life accomplishment, past academic achievement, and commitment to community service and/or socially responsible business.
Scholarships and Grants
Merit-based Scholarship Awards
In addition to the Park Fellowships, Johnson annually awards more than $1 million in merit-based scholarship funds to new and returning students. We provide partial scholarships to a substantial percentage of our students. Merit scholarships are awarded without regard to citizenship. Students are notified of their selection as a merit scholarship recipient after an offer of admission has been made. Almost 30 percent of Johnson students receive some scholarship assistance.
Johnson Endowed and Annual Scholarships
Merit scholarship award recipients are automatically considered for named scholarships funded by our alumni, corporate partners, and individual donors. A separate selection process to award named scholarships is conducted during the summer or fall semester. These named awards replace merit awards already received and do not provide additional funds to the recipient. These awards are considered academic honors that may be included on your resume. No additional information or form is required to be considered. Some named scholarships may target certain criteria such as gender, citizenship, geographic, ethnicity, academics, and area of concentration.
Consortium for Graduate Study in Management Fellowship
Johnson became a member of the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management in 2009. The mission of the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, an alliance of leading American business schools and some of our country’s top corporations, is to enhance diversity in business education and leadership by helping to reduce the serious underrepresentation of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans in both our member schools’ enrollments and the ranks of management. Candidates who apply and are accepted through the Consortium are considered for full-tuition, merit-based fellowships and benefit from ongoing professional development opportunities. The Consortium Fellowship is open to qualified U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents from these underrepresented groups, as well as other persons who can demonstrate a commitment to the Consortium’s mission.
National Society of Hispanic MBAs Scholarship
Johnson participates in the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) University Partnership Program and offers partial- to full-tuition NSHMBA Scholarships. Exceptional students of Hispanic heritage or students with a demonstrated commitment to the Hispanic community are eligible for consideration. NSHMBA Scholars must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent) from either a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree program. No application is needed.
Forté Fellows Program
Johnson participates in the Forté Foundation Fellows Program. Exceptional women candidates of all national origins who have been admitted to Johnson are eligible for Forté Fellowship consideration. No application is needed.
ROMBA Fellowship
Johnson participates in the Reaching Out LGBT MBA Fellowship Program. This program, a joint effort between top business schools and Reaching Out, demonstrates that business schools are the top destination to develop the out LGBT and active ally business leaders of tomorrow. Two recipients will receive a minimum $10,000 scholarship per academic year and also receive access to exclusive mentorship and leadership development programming through Reaching Out. No additional application is needed.
Student Agencies, Inc. MBA Fellowships
Student Agencies, Inc. (SAI) is America’s oldest independent student-run organization. Its primary mission is to offer Cornell undergraduate students hands-on experience at managing real businesses with the potential to significantly offset their tuition. SAI is composed of seven different businesses focused primarily on serving students’ needs. Each year, SAI offers two second-year MBA students a stipend to serve as mentors to undergraduate business managers. Special consideration is given to applicants with interests, skills, and experience in strategy or management consulting.
GI Bill Assistance (Post 9/11 and Yellow Ribbon)
The Johnson Graduate School of Management and Cornell University entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program, a supplement to the Post 9/11 educational benefit that further defrays the cost of higher education for military veterans.
Outside Scholarships
Scholarships from outside the school are available from many sources. Private scholarships may be based on various selection criteria: academic achievement, religious affiliation, ethnicity, memberships, civic activities, hobbies, or special talents. Start your scholarship search by contacting your employee benefits office, church, civic group(s), or any other organization you think may have scholarship opportunities.
Resources for Private Scholarships
http://www.fastweb.com/
http://www.scholarships.com/about-us/
http://www.scholarshipsandgrants.us/
For additional scholarship information, visit Johnson’s Scholarships and Grants page.
Key Facts
Founded: 1946
Full-time faculty: 58
Adjunct, part-time, or visiting faculty members: 53
Endowed faculty chairs: 26
Alumni: More than 15,200
Endowment: $210 million
Corporate partners: 65
Dean Mark W. Nelson
Contact Us
http://www.johnson.cornell.edu
Admissions & Financial Aid
Phone: 800-847-2082 (U.S. and Canada) or 607-255-4526
Fax: 607-255-0065
Email: mba@johnson.cornell.edu
Financial Aid
Phone: 607-255-6116
Fax: 607-255-0065
Email: financialaid@johnson.cornell.edu
Career Management Center
Phone: 607-255-4888
Fax: 607-255-2823
Email: cmc@johnson.cornell.edu
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Phone: 607-255-0084
Fax: 607-255-5057
Email: odi@johnson.cornell.edu
Cornell Executive MBA Metro NY
Phone: 607-255-8512
Fax: 607-255-0018
Email: emba@cornell.edu
Cornell Executive MBA Americas
Phone: 607-255-9549
Fax: 607-255-0018
Email: emba@cornell.edu
Executive Development
Phone: 607-254-3509
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Email: dbigoness@cornell.edu
