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GMAT
  Are applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes

GMAT scores:

Mean : 635
Median: 635

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

        From:  550
        To:  730

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CLASS OFFERINGS
Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class:
55

Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class:
35

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
150

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2009:
Sustainable Business Economics and Environmental Polic
Relationship Marketing
Special topics in MIS

Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2007

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Health Care Administration

Management Information Systems

Marketing

Other: Sustainable Energy, Healthcare Management and Administration

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Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MD (Medicine)

MBA/ME (Engineering)

MBA/MIM (International Management)

MBA/MS (Science)

MBA/MSEE (Electrical Engineering)

MBA/MSIE (Industrial Engineering)

MBA/MSIM (Information Management)

MBA/MSME (Mechanical Engineering)

MBA/PhD

Other

  Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?
Yes

The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Management Information Systems

Marketing

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Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

MBA/MD (Medicine)

MBA/ME (Engineering)

MBA/MIM (International Management)

MBA/MS (Science)

MBA/MSEE (Electrical Engineering)

MBA/MSIE (Industrial Engineering)

MBA/MSIM (Information Management)

MBA/MSME (Mechanical Engineering)

MBA/PhD

Other

  Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program?
Yes

The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Management Information Systems

Marketing

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FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
107

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 59
Non-Tenured: 47

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 1

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 12
Non-Tenured: 23

Minority Faculty:

Tenured: 9
Non-Tenured: 4

International Faculty:

Tenured: 10
Non-Tenured: 13

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 59
Non-Tenured: 36

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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching methods used:

Case Study: 20  %
Experiential Learning: 20  %
Lectures: 20  %
Simulations: 10  %
Team Projects: 30  %

Requirements for graduation:

Students are required to complete international experience

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter grade average

Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties

Other:

Additional graduation requirements:
Two professional development/career management courses

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TECHNOLOGY
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
• Converted technology infrastructure to a virtual infrastructure which cut the physical server usage from 37 down to 7 servers. • Improved hardware and response time of server infrastructure to include the Blackboard CMS system • Improved wireless coverage by outsourcing to central UA network services • Improved email services by outsourcing to central UA network services • Installed and provide network-based video-conferencing for meetings, student interviews, and guest speakers • Installed MediaSite classroom/lecture capability for the MBA and MIS programs • Remodeled the Graduate Lab for increased group-collaboration • Created Business Continuity Plan with off-site backups of critical servers • Converted computing labs to 24/7 access using CAT-card access technology • Increased security with video recording web-cams in computing labs

Amount spent:
$  420,000

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
3,896

Active MBA alumni clubs:
1

Countries in which MBA clubs exist:
1

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
10  %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$  733

Median gift from MBA alumni:
$  50

  Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year?
No

Business school endowment
$  44,556,321

  Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?
Yes

  Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes

University alumni networking site:
http://www.alumniconnections.com/arizona/

  Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes

Business school alumni networking site:
http://www.ellercommunity.com

  Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?
No

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CAREER SERVICES
Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 50  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 50  %

Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:

Destination: Phoenix
Month: March
Amount Paid By School: Full
Destination: Phoenix
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Phoenix
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Full
Destination: National Black MBA Association
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: National Society of Hispanic MBAs
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial

Primary source of job offer:

School-facilitated activities: 27  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 38  %
No information provided by graduate: 35  %

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Job Offers for 2009 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 38  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 26  %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 6  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 30  %
Accepted first job offer by graduation: 38  %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 26  %
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 6  %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 30  %

Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:

Ventana Medical Systems   2
Humana Medical   2
Sunquest Information Systems   2
General Mills   1
Deloitte Consulting   1
Intel Corporation   1
Emerson Networks   1
US Airways   1
Raytheon   1
Bank of China   1
Teacher Retirement Systems of Texas   1
University of Arizona   1
Dimensional Fund Advisors   1
Wisdom Natural Brands   1
Allied Waste Management   1