MBA students make an average of 9 trips during their MBA.
- 27% are international leisure trips
- 24% are domestic trips for personal reasons
- 23% are domestic leisure trips
Students usually do only 1 recruiting trip and it's done during their first year of school.
Most people are spending ~$10,000 per year on travel
- Domestic recruiting trips tend to be cheaper, having almost 80% of them costing less than $500
- Almost 80% of international leisure trips cost more than $1.5k
There's no significant difference in trip duration between 2Ys and 1Ys
- 60% of domestic trips are less than 3 days (for both leisure and personal issues)
- 88% of international leisure trips last more than 4 days
Domestic Leisure
Trip Cost
Almost half of students who travel domestically spend between $500-$1k per trip.
Trip Duration
The majority of domestic trips tend to last between 2 and 3 days.
Domestic Recruiting
Trip Cost - Usually Under $500
Recruiting trips are usually sponsored by the recruiters so this would be a "cheap" trip.
Trip Duration - Usually A Day
As expected, most recruiting domestic trips are quick, and 90% of them don't last more than 3 days.
International Leisure
Trip Cost
International trips are usually the most expensive ones; almost 80% of trips cost more than $1.5k per student.
Trip Duration
Almost all of the international trips with classmates last more than 4 days.
International Recruiting
Trip Cost
International recruiting trips are unusual, but the majority of students that make one of these trips spend less than $1k.
Trip Duration
Don't expect to travel much abroad for recruiting. If you do, these trips will last less than 5 days.
Domestic Personal
Trip Cost
The majority of students that travel domestically for personal reasons don't spend more than $1k per trip.
Trip Duration
The majority of your personal domestic trips will last between 2 and 3 days.
International Personal
Trip Cost
Students who travel internationally for personal reasons tend to spend between $1k and $2k per trip.
Trip Duration
Students travel abroad for different personal reasons, but these trips tend to last longer than 4 days.
