The WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, a private university located in Vallendar near Koblenz, was the first school in Germany to offer an academic degree in business administration emphasizing the strategic leadership of corporations. The school sees its main mission in educating general managers and entrepreneurs. WHU is truly international. Over the past twenty years, WHU has established a worldwide, unique cooperative network with more than 150 universities from all continents. It was the first German university to receive EQUIS accreditation (1998) and also earned the AACSB Accreditation.
WHU is continually ranked among Germanys top business schools (e.g. # 17 worldwide for our Kellogg-WHU EMBA Program in the 2011 Financial Times Ranking, # 1 in Germany in the 2011 Financial Times European Business Schools Ranking). WHU is the only member of the German Research Foundation among private German universities.
The school offers a wide range of degree-awarding programs according to the needs of (future) management professionals at different stages of their career:
BSc WHU Bachelor of Science after 3 years of study
MSc WHU Master of Science after 18 months of study
MLB Bucerius/WHU Master of Law and Business after 1 year of study
MBA WHU Master of Business Administration after 12 months of full time study + 3 months Master Thesis
Part time MBA WHU Master of Business Administration after two years of part time study in Düsseldorf
Executive MBA Kellogg-WHU Executive Master of Business Administration after 2 years of part time study
Dr. rer. Pol. WHU Doctoral Program
Dr. rer. pol. habil. WHU Post Doctoral Program (Habilitation)
Customized Corporate Programs
International MBA modules delivered to MBA programs of overseas partner universities (e.g. Carnegie Mellon University, Melbourne Business School).
| % Female Students | 40% |
| % International | 51 |
| Avg. Work Exp. | 4 |
| Avg. Students' Age | 29 |
| Avg. GMAT | 600 |
| Accreditations | AACSB, EQUIS, FIBAA, |
| Established Date | 2005 |
| Start Dates | April, |
| Avg. Programme Duration | 15 |
| Avg. Total Tuition Fees (excluding living expenses + books) | 35000 |
| Class in Corporate Governance or Business Ethics | Yes |
| Teaching Methodology | More than 50% Case Method / Less than 50% Lecture based |
| Avg. Base Salary captured for 2010 | / |
| Avg. Bonus captured for 2010 | USDN/A |
| Percentage of students employed within three months in 2010 | 95% |
| School-sponsored Scholarship / Financial Aid | Yes |
| School-sponsored Scholarships based on | , Nationality Based, Gender Based, Other, GMAT Score, Demonstrated Leadership, |
| School-sponsored Scholarships based on (other) | WHU Globalization Scholarship, WHU Entrepreneur Scholarship, WHU Scholarship for Developing Countrie |
| Application Deadline | January, December, |
| Min. GMAT | 600 |
| Min. TOEFL (paper) | 600 |
| Min. TOEFL (computer) | 250 |
| Accept IELTS | No |
| Min years of work experience | 2 |
| Essay | No |
| Interview Req. | Yes |
| CV References | Yes |
| Resume/CV | Yes |
| Undergrad or equivalent degree | Yes |
| Transcripts | Yes |
| Completed Application Form | Yes |
| Application Fee | EURO0 |
| % Female Students | 27% |
| % International | 37 |
| Avg. Work Exp. | 2 |
| Avg. Students' Age | 30 |
| Avg. GMAT | 600 |
| Accreditations | AACSB, EQUIS, FIBAA, |
| Established Date | 2010 |
| Start Dates | August, |
| Avg. Programme Duration | 26 |
| Avg. Total Tuition Fees (excluding living expenses + books) | 39000 |
| Class in Corporate Governance or Business Ethics | No |
| Teaching Methodology | More than 50% Case Method / Less than 50% Lecture based |
| School-sponsored Scholarship / Financial Aid | No |
| School-sponsored Scholarships based on | , |
| Application Deadline | August, |
| Min. GMAT | 600 |
| Min. TOEFL (paper) | N/A |
| Min. TOEFL (computer) | 100 |
| Accept IELTS | No |
| Min years of work experience | 2 |
| Essay | No |
| Interview Req. | Yes |
| CV References | Yes |
| Resume/CV | Yes |
| Undergrad or equivalent degree | Yes |
| Transcripts | Yes |
| Completed Application Form | Yes |
| Application Fee | EURO95 |
| % Female Students | 20% |
| % International | 61 |
| Avg. Work Exp. | 11 |
| Avg. Students' Age | 36 |
| Accreditations | AACSB, EQUIS, |
| Established Date | 1997 |
| Start Dates | September, |
| Avg. Programme Duration | 24 |
| Avg. Total Tuition Fees (excluding living expenses + books) | 75000 |
| Class in Corporate Governance or Business Ethics | Yes |
| Teaching Methodology | More than 50% Case Method / Less than 50% Lecture based |
| School-sponsored Scholarship / Financial Aid | No |
| School-sponsored Scholarships based on | , |
| Application Deadline | August, |
| Min. GMAT | 600 |
| Min. TOEFL (paper) | N/A |
| Min. TOEFL (computer) | 100 |
| Accept IELTS | No |
| Min years of work experience | 2 |
| Essay | No |
| Interview Req. | Yes |
| CV References | Yes |
| Resume/CV | Yes |
| Undergrad or equivalent degree | Yes |
| Transcripts | Yes |
| Completed Application Form | Yes |
| Application Fee | EURO95 |