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NTU MBA vs NUS MBA - A comparison of Singapore's premier MBA schools

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NTU MBA vs NUS MBA

This comparison is done as part of the project wSTAT. For more Business school comparisons, check wSTAT

Learnings

1. The application process is almost the same for both NTU and NUS except that NTU requires one additional essay for scholarship. NTU requires a cover letter and NUS requires the applicants to indicate one MBA program as a preference. So, the average number of days to work on the application should be approximately the same.
2. NTU doesn’t accept PTE for English assessment. NTU requires TOEFL/IELTS for international applicants if English was not the medium of instruction. NUS accepts TOEFL/IELTS/PTE.
3. The duration of the MBA program at NTU is 12 months and the duration of the MBA program at NUS is 17 months.
4. There are many scholarships available at both NTU and NUS. So based on our research we believe, an applicant has a decent opportunity of getting a scholarship. So we figured that the lack of scholarship options won't be a primary reason to eliminate either school.
5. We observed that 94% of the students find post MBA career opportunities at NUS though School facilitated source. We don't have such information available for NTU.
6. NUS scholarships https://mba.nus.edu.sg/en-SG/fees-finan ... olarships/
7. NTU scholarships https://www.nbs.ntu.edu.sg/Programmes/G ... ships.aspx
8. Women account for 40% of the class at NTU. Women account for 35% of the class at NUS.
9. Internationals represent 88%(5-year average) of the class at NTU while Internationals account for only 54% of the class at NUS(class of 2016)
10. 20 nationalities are represented in a class at NTU while 28 nationalities represent class of 2016 at NUS
11. NUS has better ranking compared to NTU as per FinancialTimes(NUS #18, NTu #22) and BusinessInsider(NUS #40, NTU >50) rankings.
12. The cost of tuition and expenses are approximately the same at both NTU and NUS. One difference we have found is that the tuition fee needs to be paid over 3 trimesters and over 2 semesters at NUS.

Note Please reply on this topic if you find any new learnings that we might have missed from the following comparisons

Comparison

1) Application process

Application process
	NTU MBA	NUS MBA
Round 1 Deadline - Interview - Final	Oct 25th, 2018 - Nov 30th, 2018 - Dec 21st, 2018	Aug 1st, 2018 - NA - Jan 31st, 2019
Round 2 Deadline - Interview - Final	Jan 10th, 2019 - Feb 18th, 2019 - Mar 15th, 2019	Feb 1st, 2019 - NA - Mar 31st, 2019
Round 3 Deadline - Interview - Final	Mar 30th, 2019 - Apr 22nd, 2019 - May 15th, 2019	Not Applicable
Duration	1 year(12 months)	2 years(17 months)
A 4-year undergraduate degree or its equivalent	Required	Required
GPA	No minimum GPA	No minimum GPA
Work experience	At least 2 years	At least 2 years
Number of Letters of reference	2	2
Number of Essays	3 (4 for reapplicants) + 1 for scholarship	3 (4 for reapplicants)
Cover letter	Required	Not required but you need to indicate at least one MBA programme as Preference 1
Resume	Required	Required
Application fee	S$100	Round 1 $50 Round 2 $100

Exam	NTU MBA	NUS MBA
GMAT	Accepted. No minimum requirement	Accepted. No minimum requirement
GMAT Range	600-720	590-720
GMAT Average	662	669
GRE	Accepted. No minimum requirement	Accepted. No minimum requirement
GRE or GMAT	no preference for one test over the other	no preference for one test over the other
TOEFL or IELTS or PTE	Applicants are required to take the TOEFL or IELTS if English was not the medium of instruction PTE Not accepted	Applicants whose undergraduate degree was not taught exclusively in English are required to submit TOEFL / IELTS / PTE scores.
TOEFL iBT minimum score requirement	TOEFL score > 100 iBT	100 for internet based test
IELTS minimum score	IELTS score > 6.5	A minimum score of 6.5
PTE minimum score	PTE not accepted.	A minimum score of 68

2) Financials

Financials
	NTU MBA	NUS MBA
Tuition	SGD 62,000 payable over 3 trimesters	SGD 62,000 payable over 2 semesters
Cost of Attendance	Accommodation SGD $1000 - SGD $4000 Meals SGD $450 - SGD $850 Transport (within Singapore) SGD $150 – $200 (buses & trains) Healthcare SGD $18 – $55 per consultation Mobile phone & broadband SGD $50 – S$150	Accommodation SGD $1000 - SGD $4000 Meals SGD $450 - SGD $850 Transport (within Singapore) SGD $150 – $200 (buses & trains) Healthcare SGD $18 – $55 per consultation Mobile phone & broadband SGD $50 – S$150

3) Financial Aid

Financial Aid
	NTU MBA	NUS MBA
Scholarship for women	Nanyang Women in business scholarship (merit-based partial scholarship)	The NUS MBA Women-In-Business scholarship (merit-based partial scho
Scholarship for Singaporeans	Nanyang productivity leader scholarship (partial and applicant must be employed by SME)	NUS MBA LOCAL Scholarship(merit-based and covers 14%-100% of tuition fee)
Scholarship for ASEAN nationals.	ASEAN graduate scholarship(partial scholarship)	NUS MBA ASEAN scholarship(merit-based and covers 65%-90% of the tuition fees)
Scholarship for social entrepreneurship and philanthropy	LIEN FOUNDATION scholarship	LAM SEE CHIEW Memorial scholarship
Full-Tuition Fellowships	Available	Available

4) Class profile

class profile
	NTU MBA	NUS MBA
Total applicants	1027	1029
Class size	177	NA
Acceptance rate	16%	16%
Women	40%	35%
International	88%(5-year average)	54%
Countries represented	20(5-year average)	28(class of 2016)
Average age	28(5-year average)	32
Average years of work experience	6(5-year average)	7

5) Pre MBA Industry

Pre MBA Industry
	NTU MBA	NUS MBA
Industries prior to MBA	Information not available	Architectural services, Banking & Financial Services, Building & Construction, Consulting, Defence and Security, Design, Education, Electronics, Engineering & Technical Services, Environment & Energy, Fashion, Food & Beverage, Government, Healthcare, Housing & Real Estate, Information Technology, Insurance, Logistics, Manufacturing, Maritime- Media, Oil & Gas, Performing Arts, Pharmaceuticals, Publishing, Research & Development, Sales & Marketing, Shipping, Telecommunications, Trade & Commerce, Training and Transportation

6) Class of 2016 Post MBA career

Post MBA career
	NTU MBA	NUS MBA
Size	NA	101
Median base salary	NA	SGD 88,058
Job offers	92% of students are employed	96% employed within 3 months NUS School facilitated source of employment 94%

6.1) Post MBA career(Industry destination)

Industry destination
	NTU MBA	NUS MBA
Technology	13%(class of 2014)	29%(class of 2016)
Finance	10%(class of 2014)	23%(class of 2016)
Consulting	26%(class of 2014)	21%(class of 2016)

6.2) Post MBA location(class of 2014)

Post MBA location
	NTU MBA	NUS MBA
Singapore	45%	50%
China	NA	6%
International	55%	57%

7) Ranking

Ranking
	NTU MBA	NUS MBA
GMAT Club user rating	4.6 out of 5 (6 reviews)	4.6 out of 5 (4 reviews)
Financial Times Global MBA Ranking	#22	#18
Financial Times Alumni recommend rank	#70	#37
Business Insider ranking	>50	#40

Source: The above data has been collected from NUS MBA website, NTU MBA website, genedmba.com, studyabroad.shiksha.com, FiancialTimes and BusinessInsider websites

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Hello,
One of expert coaches, Jennifer Raver, was just quoted in an article offering some comparisons on NUS vs. Nanyang. We thought this might be a relevant piece to add to the thread here on top MBA programs in Singapore.

https://find-mba.com/articles/mba-schoo ... vs-nanyang

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