MBA Program Stats Annual Tuition: £78,510 Annual Tuition Non-Resident: £78,510 Full-Time Enrollment: 334 Median GMAT: 680 Median GRE: 160 International: 97% Female: 51% Male: 49% What You Need To Know Since 1996, the one-year Oxford MBA is designed to empower individuals to lead with purpose. The MBA provides students with a solid foundation in core business principles while helping them develop a broad understanding of business in society. The B-School is one of the oldest and most esteemed universities in the world, located in Oxford, England. The city is known for its stunning historic architecture, including the iconic Bodleian Library and Radcliffe Camera, attracting tourists, scholars, and literary enthusiasts from around the globe. The University is home to 39 colleges, yet no matter which a student lands in, most of the colleges are no more than a 15-minute walk from the city center and the Saïd Business School. “…Saïd Business School prides itself on having a focus on impact in business, addressing the biggest problems the world faces. This focus infuses the entire MBA, from specific courses like GOTO (Global Opportunities and Threats: Oxford) and Capitalism in Debate, to the emphasis, even in core courses like Finance and Accounting, on the pressing social and environmental issues that face the world today. This focus is reflected in my course mates, who despite coming from sixty-three nationalities and countless different industries, all share a drive to use business to effect real global change,” says MBA Michael Golden explains on Oxford’s website. Academics And Programs Oxford Saïd uniquely offers a 1+1 program that lets students take a one-year Oxford master’s degree from a list of partner programs followed by an MBA, allowing people to delve into a subject before capping it off with an MBA — a cost-effective alternative to the two-year MBA in the U.S. The B-School welcomes 311 students annually on average with the passion and drive to meet the demands of the future. Core courses go beyond the conventional to include topics like entrepreneurship, responsible business, and leading with purpose in the 21st century. Participants can also partake in an internship, which is not always the case in a one-year MBA. The academic year is divided into modules, and alongside the conventional core business courses are electives that incorporate two cross-cutting themes: Entrepreneurship and Global Rules of the Game. Highlights of the program include the Entrepreneurship Project, where students develop a complete business plan and present it to a panel of invited venture capitalists and other practitioners. Another highlight is Global Opportunities and Threats Oxford (GOTO), where students are challenged to use systems thinking to address some of the most complex issues that the world faces today. During the summer months, MBAs take up internships or a six-week Strategic Consulting Project in a team of three to five for a corporate sponsor. Teams have worked with a wide range of companies, charities, nonprofits, and start-ups. The Saïd School engages closely with the wider university to bring a multidisciplinary aspect to the Oxford MBA. This enables the program to provide an exciting mix of experiences and opportunities, from The Foundry – a university-wide innovation center devoted to starting new businesses, to debates at the famous Oxford Union, student-led clubs, career treks, globally renowned guest speakers, conferences, and many other opportunities – not to mention fancy dinners in ancient dining rooms. The school regularly hosts guest speakers from diverse industries and organizes industry-focused events and conferences, providing students with valuable insights, networking opportunities, and exposure to current business trends. Why Students Chose “The key motivation for choosing Oxford was its focus on impact-driven careers and the network that it provides to explore the European impact investing industry. I also loved the course curriculum including programs like GOTO and Entrepreneurial Project that help students find solutions to global problems. My team is exploring Climate Reset as part of our GOTO project, where we are looking at using a systems thinking approach to the agriculture value chain of Mexico. Coming from the impact sector, I had heard about these concepts and the tools provided by the school will give me more confidence to use them in practice.” Taanya Khare (‘22) “Growing up in the Caribbean, there is a certain respect for British schools which already narrowed my focus in choosing a business school to the UK. However, Saïd Business School’s focus on impact investment in its syllabus made it the easy choice. Throughout the course, we are constantly challenged in the way we think about creating portfolios, assessing investments, and advising companies. When we propose an integration of ESG goals, our lecturers ensure that this is done practically, recognizing all the obstacles, and eventually resulting in the innovation of new approaches to our business ideas. This was extremely important for me since my goals have always involved eventually returning to my home country Jamaica and the wider Caribbean, with a hope to make a meaningful change. Through our future businesses, we have the power to impact education, employment, crime, and economic growth. Since studying in the MBA at Saïd, I have been able to grapple with my ideas, ensuring that specific goals can be met whilst still being financially successful.” Samuel Bailey (‘22) “I chose Oxford Saïd because of so many reasons, but two of the most important to me were the internationality and diversity of the talent that the school attracted, and the social impact focus the school bolsters. These were key deciding factors, as the network you get out of b-school is one of your greatest assets. I knew having the chance to meet and work with driven, intelligent people from all over the world on social impact problems that matter would be the opportunity of a lifetime.” Sonoma Jean (‘22) “I was struck by the setbacks the pandemic evoked in the education sector across the globe and the rapidly widening education access gap. I wanted to help; I did not know how. Social impact is the prominent part of the Oxford MBA curriculum – few of our lectures fail to touch this subject. It is weaved into our Accounting, Marketing, Strategy modules amongst others. Then, of course, there is GOTO (Global Opportunities and Threats: Oxford). This is a formal part of our curriculum, where we work on a project to identify a systematic challenge the current world is facing – and then create and map a solution. There are many great projects in the works: helping refugees, combatting smoking, and building resilience to misinformation through education. You are pushed to come up with something that can really work and be implemented.” Mary Zhukovskaya (‘22) “Students come to Oxford to experience the world through wonderful people; I am no different. However, apart from the people, a reason I chose Oxford was its focus on Entrepreneurship. While I didn’t see myself starting a venture immediately, I wanted to surround myself with entrepreneurs. With a dedicated Entrepreneurship Project as a part of the core curriculum, Creative Destruction Lab, and access to the broader entrepreneurship network at Oxford, the e-bug is rubbing off on me.” Sandeep T D S (‘22) Read More Career Stats Compensation and Career Statistics of Oxford MBAs Compensation Statistics 2022 2019 2018 2016 2015 Mean Base Salary £83,410 £71,940 £72,618 £71,550 £59,638 MBAs Accepted Employment Offer 3 months post Graduation 88% 87% 92% 91% 86% Industry Choices of Oxford MBAs Year 2022 2019 2018 2017 2016 Consulting 32% 32% 21% 23% 23% Consumer Products 0% 1% 6% 7% Finance 27% 27% 30% 27% 25% Manufacturing 0% 0% 2% 3% Technology 0% 27% 24% 19% Other 0% 2% 0% 0% Impact 5% 5% 8% 10% 10% Energy 0% 3% 4% 5% Healthcare 0% 4% 1% 2% Retail 0% 1% 1% 0% Global Industry 15% 15% 0% 1% 0% Media/Entertainment 21% 21% 1% 1% 6% Transport 0% 2% 0% 0% Where Oxford’s MBAs Went To Work 2022 2019 2018 Accenture CDC Group plc Accenture Alvarez and Marsal Goldman Sachs BCG Amazon Houlihan Lokey Deloitte Consulting Amazon Web Services KPMG EY Bain & Company Neper Capital LLC EY-Parthenon Bank of America Bain & Company McKinsey & Company BCG Boston Consulting Group Partners in Performance Credit Suisse Deloitte Strategy& Dalberg McKinsey & Company American Express EY-Parthenon Partners in Performance Fosun International Google Amazon Adobe Guidehouse Amazon Web Services Agoda IBM Genpact Amazon Inovia Capital Google Estee Lauder Companies Liberty Global Johnson & Johnson Facebook Marriott International Shopee Google McKinsey & Company Microsoft Corporation SAPI Uber t2.world Yandex TomTom Admissions For Said Business School From Oxford University A transformational role in a global business? Founding and growing your startup? Making change happen through finance or consulting? Solving problems from the ground up in a social enterprise? The Oxford MBA is an intensive and flexible one-year programme focused on helping you to achieve career success and to make a lasting impact, wherever you work. Saïd Business School at Oxford University blends the best of new and old. We are a young, vibrant, innovative business school deeply embedded in an 800-year-old world-class university. Discover the Oxford MBA. A year in Oxford not enough? Learn more about the opportunity to earn two degrees in two years with the Oxford 1+1 MBA. Combine a specialist Master’s from the University of Oxford with our MBA. Admissions process We operate a staged admissions process and we strongly encourage you to apply as early as possible, particularly if you are interested in applying for any of our scholarships. View our application deadlines and requirements. Meet us Our School representatives are travelling to cities around the world to meet with prospective candidates like you. Visit our website to browse our events listing for the opportunity to meet with us as well as our alumni. Careers The Career Development Centre is dedicated to help you finding and prepare for a role that suits your skill set and meets your career aspirations, whether you are looking to explore, accelerate, or transition in an alternative direction. We have developed five pathways to help you navigate your way through the programme: Consulting Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Impact Finance Global Industry Technology These pathways will allow you to make informed choices, both curricular and co-curricular, throughout the year. You will be able to move between these pathways depending on your aspirations and interests, which we know from experience can change during your year in Oxford. Learn more about careers. Life at Oxford As an Oxford MBA, you will belong to one of the University’s 38 autonomous colleges, each a self-governing academic community of students and faculty with its own distinctive history and identity. The application process requires you to specify a college of your choice. Through your college, you will have the opportunity to connect with the brightest minds from across the University. Explore college life. Essay Questions For Said Business School With your application, you will need to submit a supporting statement in answer to the following question: Tell us something that is not covered in your application that you would like the Admissions Committee to know about you. (Maximum 250 words) You will also need to complete an online assessment. This comprises: – Two motivation-based questions via video – all candidates will answer the same questions. Example: Why is an MBA the next step for you to further your career? – One competency-based question via video – this will be randomised. Example: Take a minute to tell us about a time when you’ve overcome a challenging situation, either professionally or personally. What was your approach to resolving the situation? – Written response – this will be randomised and light-hearted. Example: Apples are more versatile than bananas. Discuss Student Features For Said Business SchoolMeet Oxford Saïd’s MBA Class Of 2023A look at some of this year's most promising graduatesMeet Oxford Saïd’s MBA Class Of 2022A promising class looking to tackle "world scale problems."Meet Oxford Saïd’s MBA Class Of 2021Purpose-driven class brings a diversity of experience to Oxford2023 Best & Brightest MBA: Diego Rojas Arancibia, University of Oxford (Saïd)“An always energized Latin American passionate for social impact”2023 Best & Brightest MBA: Benoit Dubief, University of Oxford (Saïd)“Driven, forward-looking strategist bringing together consulting, product management and technology towards digital impact at scale”2022 Best & Brightest MBA: Daniel Bu, University of Oxford (Saïd)“Focused and adventurous future surgeon working to enable and scale surgical innovation in emerging markets”2023 MBA To Watch: Katherine Dellar, University of Oxford (Saïd)“Optimistic, empathetic and joke-cracking former diplomat who believes capitalism can change for the better”2023 MBA To Watch: Tochi Ginigeme, University of Oxford (Saïd)“I am an incurable optimist; passionate about empowering African youths and women through entrepreneurship”2022 MBA To Watch: Asha Scaria Vettoor, University of Oxford (Saïd)“Trying to balance MBA, friendships, business and 100 other things happening at Oxford, without FOMO”2021 MBAs To Watch: Dave Muriuki, University of Oxford (Saïd)“Deeply curious about how the world around me truly works”2021 MBAs To Watch: Sophia Watkins, University of Oxford (Saïd)“Gringa chola — seeking international perspectives with a heart rooted in rural South America” School FeaturesOxford Saïd Announces 2023 Cohort Of Skoll ScholarsEach of the five candidates already brings impressive achievements to the table in the social equity spaceMeet The Oxford Saïd MBA Skoll ScholarsThese 4 students in the 2021-2022 cohort are accomplished entrepreneurs & social change makers2023 Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors: Kejia Hu, Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management, Oxford University Said Business SchoolCongrats to Kejia Hu of Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management and Oxford University Said Business School for being named a 2023 Best 40 Under 40 MBA Professor. 2020 Best 40 Under 40 Professors: Michael Gill, Oxford Saïd Business School'From the moment Mike Gill steps in front of a classroom, it is clear how passionate he is about teaching' MBA Watch For Said Business SchoolMBA Watch is where thousands of MBA applicants not only get to tell their story but have John A. 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Rankings Data For Said Business School Global Rankings 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Poets&Quants 9 9 9 9 10 Financial Times 9 5 5 12 18 The Economist 20 20 19 32 27 BusinessWeek 8 12 12 8 4 Forbes 5 6 5 6 6 News Coverage For Said Business SchoolHow Oxford Saïd Achieved Gender Parity: P&Q’s Exclusive Interview With Program Director Amy MajorOxford Saïd Business School achieved a historic milestone by enrolling 51% women in its MBA class for the first time. Here's howHistoric: Oxford Saïd Enrolls 51% Women In Its MBAIn a first for a European B-school, Oxford's Saïd School breaks the gender equity barrier — and explains how it did itOxford Saïd Announces 2023 Cohort Of Skoll ScholarsEach of the five candidates already brings impressive achievements to the table in the social equity spaceAt MBA Olympics, It’s Oxford Saïd Again Over HEC ParisA fifth consecutive MBA Olympics championship for Oxford's Saïd Business SchoolAt HEC’s MBA Olympics, Oxford’s Said Business School Edges Closer To The Big Bragging RightsAt HEC Paris, The MBA Games Begin!Some 1,300 MBA students and their partners arrive at HEC Paris for the MBA OlympicsEntrepreneurs Flock To Oxford’s Most Popular Program, Which Expands To Meet The DemandPlus: 15 deans of top business schools meet to discuss the future of business education; Syracuse unveils a new tech certification2022 Most Disruptive MBA Startups: Aya, University of Oxford (Saïd)Providing intelligent patient management for mental health providers2022 Most Disruptive MBA Startups: Armada Technologies Ltd, University of Oxford (Saïd)2022 Most Disruptive MBA Startups: Anfani, University of Oxford (Saïd)"Energy broker for the unbanked and underserved in sub-Saharan Africa"From A War Zone To Oxford’s Hottest Degree Program: One Ukrainian Student’s JourneyHow a young journalist hopes Oxford's Smith School will equip her with the skills & knowledge to lead a green post-war future Why Oxford Has Become Europe’s Leader In MBA Gender EqualityUK B-school is on a mission to 'end gender inequality in business once and for all'Looking Back To Look Forward: How Oxford Saïd’s MBA Class Has Changed In 25 Years Oxford no long a place for just philosophers, poets, and novelistsOverwhelming Demand: Oxford Hit By Tsunami Of Apps To New Sustainability Master’sMore than 600 apply for just 25 seats in Smith School programFormer Cornell Dean Named To Lead Oxford Saïd Business SchoolAfter an unexplained abrupt departure at Cornell, Soumitra Dutta reemerges at OxfordWhat You Need To Know About Applying To Oxford SaïdPlus five tips for maximizing your chances of admission