Spotlight on Stanford Graduate School of Business

Ready to learn everything you need to know about business masters degrees at Stanford GSB? You're in the right place!

The Career Management Center works one-on-one with each of their students to develop a pathway to success. And, it’s a journey that doesn’t end when you graduate; you can access these services as long as you wish.

At the same time, the school also works closely with MBA recruiters (internships through permanent offers) to develop recruitment strategies and to ensure the best placements for students and employers.

Top GSB-facilitated sources of accepted offers include:

• On-campus interviewing
  
• Alumni referrals
  
• GSB job board
  
• Student club and club events
  
• GSB-facilitated summer employment
  

With typically high employment salaries and a large number of entrepreneurs graduating annually, it’s safe to say the support is there, whichever path you choose to follow. 

There are a few housing options open to Stanford GSB students, including on-campus apartments available only to GSB students. Securing accommodation in one of these suites does depend somewhat on the timing of your application and you’ll want to get your’s in as soon as possible if you’re hoping to make use of this full-service, easily accessible accommodation. (They really do offer everything from coin-free washers and dryers to a business center and free coffee.)

On the other hand, there are also Stanford on-campus accommodation options which are open to students across their graduate schools - and you can always choose to look for your own off-campus accommodation, though more than half of all graduate students prefer to stay on campus.

GSB housing includes kitchen facilities, though meal plans are also available and there is a full-service dining hall located just across the street from GSB housing at the Knight Management Center.

Stanford is a bicycle-friendly campus and many students opt for this route as the weather is nearly always perfect for it. There are also campus bus services and plenty of shared driving experiences, whether you hail a ride or opt for car-sharing when you need it.

Just about everything you could want is available in and around Stanford campus - and you’ll definitely find yourself heading out to San Francisco for bigger nights on the town. 

Yes! There are need-based fellowships on offer for MBA students for up to $35,000 annually - and international students definitely qualify as long as they meet the criteria. Indeed, around half of all MBAs receive fellowship funding.

Keep in mind that you must demonstrate financial need - and there are some limitations (though hardly grave) regarding the simultaneous use of external scholarships. That said, you can certainly accept any money that comes your way and still qualify for one of these need-based fellowships, you just need to make sure you’re up to date with the GSB policies.

There are also a few full-tuition fellowships available to outstanding students from selected backgrounds and the Graduate School of Business’ website provides a strong listing of sources to check for external scholarships.

The key, as it usually is, is to start early with your application and to explore your financial aid options from the very beginning. 

Prodigy Finance offers loans for international masters students at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.

Students from supported countries pursuing MBA programmes that can be completed in less than 2 years are eligible to apply. 

• MBA maximum loan amount: up to 90% of the school-provided cost of attendance (tuition plus living expenses)
• MSx maximum loan amount: up to 100% of the school-provided tuition
• Minimum loan amount: $15,000
• All loans disbursed directly to the university according to due dates
  

Prodigy Finance also supports loans for Stanford University students pursuing masters degrees in these schools:

• Center for Professional Development
  
• Freeman Spogli Institute
  
• School of Humanities and Sciences
  
• Stanford Law School
  
• Stanford School of Engineering