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Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
“A student once said that when you graduate from Tuck, you’ve gained your education, your diploma, and friends for life. This says something about Tuck that goes beyond statistics. Tuck is one of the most selective and academically challenging MBA programs—but it’s also one of the most supportive.”
—Dean Paul Danos
Overview
Tuck—the first graduate school of business—is one of the top management schools in the world. Tuck offers one degree, the full-time MBA. This enables Tuck to focus attention and resources on its students. Tuck students have access to faculty who combine exceptional teaching with renowned scholarship. The strong sense of community serves students well while they are at Tuck and throughout their careers.
Innovative Curriculum
Tuck’s curriculum teaches cutting-edge concepts with real-world applications while sharpening students’ abilities to solve business problems and make decisions. The curriculum features:
• a first-year core that combines rigorous courses with innovative projects and experiences
• over 75 elective courses and seminars
• an emphasis on teamwork and group learning
• a high degree of coordination between courses
• an emphasis on entrepreneurship, technology, and global business
• frequent interactions with visiting executives from many industries
• an intensive team project of an entrepreneurial or consulting nature
Research Centers and Initiatives
Tuck has established seven research centers and initiatives focusing on global leadership, international business, corporate governance, private equity & entrepreneurship, digital strategies, corporate citizenship, and healthcare. These centers provide a forum for the exchange of ideas among students, faculty and industry experts.
International Student Support
Tuck offers a five-day orientation program designed for students with minimal experience working or living in the U.S. Academic, personal, and cultural counseling for international students is provided. The Career Development Office offers advice, programs, and career consultation for international students seeking positions overseas or within the U.S., and a special database containing current information on companies seeking international employees.
Location and Facilities
Tuck’s location at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire combines the
educational opportunities of one the nation’s most prestigious Ivy League institutions with an ideal New England setting. All Dartmouth facilities are open to Tuck students including a centralized computer network, nine-library system, art museum, creative and performing arts center, ski area and indoor sports center. Boston, New York and Montreal are all easily accessible by interstate highways and by regular bus, train and air service.
Career Placements and Opportunities
Tuck students have access to everything they need for success in the MBA program and beyond. Tuck offers an extensive network of corporate contacts. Due to the number and quality of recruiting opportunities, Tuck graduates are virtually guaranteed the attention of top recruiters, and the highest salaries among their peers upon employment.
Alumni Support
Tuck alumni are strikingly loyal to their school. In 2007, 66 percent contributed to Tuck, more than twice that of most peer schools.
Student Profile
Chandra Jayaram
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Programme: Full time MBA
Nationality: Indian
Age: 28
I grew up in India and completed my bachelor’s degree in computer science at the National University of Singapore in 1998. I spent the next 6 years at IBM Singapore in various capacities including project management, sales and technical design for the Southeast Asia region.
As my interest in the business of technology grew I found myself lacking the skills and knowledge I felt I needed to excel in a general management role. There were several excellent programs I considered, and I decided to visit the schools before making my decision. At Tuck I fit right in. I enjoyed my time there so much that my decision was made for me.
Over the last two years, Tuck has lived up to, and indeed exceeded my expectations. I enjoyed the academic rigor, ran a club and founded an outreach program for Tuck. I was also fortunate to work with an incredibly diverse group of classmates on projects ranging from launching a new public relations firm to spending three weeks in South Africa consulting for a non-profit organization. Last summer I interned with Symantec Corporation in Silicon Valley developing a sales and marketing strategy for one of their business units. After Tuck I will be working with McKinsey & Co at their Stamford, CT office.
As I look back the thing that strikes me most about the environment at Tuck is the enthusiasm in the air. Students at Tuck are limited only by their imaginations in getting the most out of the program. Faculty, administration, alumni and classmates go out of their way to support and encourage us in any idea or initiative we come up with.
