Nottingham University Business School

Age: 17, in its current incarnation.

History: Formed from a merger between three departments – industrial economics, accounting and insurance – and the Institute of Management Studies. Originally known as the School of Management and Finance.

Address: Part of Nottingham University, in the award-winning Jubilee campus two miles from the city centre and a 15-minute walk from the University Park campus.

Ambience: Students are housed in two new state-of-the-art buildings, wood and tinted glass structures containing large atria with trees, overlooking a lake. The campus contains 750 ensuite study bedrooms, its own resource centre with library facilities, 24-hour computer access, shops, bars and a bistro, restaurant, bank and sports hall. The latest business school building, opened in 2004, boasts a dedicated business library, MBA break-out rooms and a wireless network. An "innovation park" and Ingenuity Centre opened in 2008.

Vital statistics: A strong UK business school offering MBAs in finance, entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility as well as general, international and executive options. There's also a modular MBA in Singapore, and the opportunity to study at the university's far-flung campuses in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and Ningbo in China.

Added value: A wide range of elective modules. The super-flexible executive MBA allows students to vary the number of modules they take each year.

Easy to get into? For the MBA you'll need a good degree or equivalent professional qualification, and three years' work experience.

Glittering alumni: Bob Phillis, former CEO, Guardian Media Group; John Timpson, chairman, Timpson Shoes; Ted Childs, managing director, Childscreen Ltd (producer of Inspector Morse and Sharpe); Thomas Angear, chairman, M&A International; Robert Lerwill, CEO, Aegis; Michael Hodgkinson, chairman, the Post Office Ltd.

International connections: Between 60 and 70 per cent of the full-time MBA students come from abroad. The school has good links with France, Germany, Australia, Canada and the United States at MBA level, and the university has campuses in Malaysia and China, where MBA students can also study.

Teaching: Received an 85 per cent satisfaction rating in the most recent National Student Survey.

Student profile: The average age on the full-time MBA is 31; on the part-time it's 36. The male to female ratio on the full-time course is 55:45.

Cost: Between £18,000 and £19,000 for UK and EU students on the full-time and part-time MBA programmes; slightly more for overseas students.

Return on investment: On average, MBA students see a 93 per cent salary hike.

Who's the boss? Professor Leigh Drake, an expert on banking and financial markets, credit and mortgage modelling.

Prospectus: +44 (0)115 951 5500; www.nottingham.ac.uk/business; mba@nottingham.ac.uk