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Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program?
No

Leading areas of study:

Consulting

Finance

General Management

Marketing

Strategy

Graduation requirements:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

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

Other:

International Study Abroad Requirement

Credits required to graduate:
57

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Recent curriculum changes:
4 new required 2-credit courses: Leader Development, Personal Communications, Management Practice, International Travel/Study Module. Economics is now a half course. Process & Systems is now a half course.

Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

Entrepreneurship

Finance

General Management

International Business

Leadership

Marketing

Operations Management

Organizational Behavior

Statistics and Operations Research

Strategy

Other

Additional concentrations offered:
Real Estate
Healthcare

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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching Methods:

Case Study: 35  %
Distance Learning: 0  %
Experiential Learning: 10  %
Lectures: 35  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Projects: 15  %

Estimated number of hours per week students spend working in class and outside the classroom:
12

Teachers in the part-time program:
44

Tenured teachers in the part-time program:
11

Faculty also teaching in full-time program:
100  %

Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience:
30  %

Average core class size:
53

Average elective class size:
38

Electives available:
34

Recently added electives:
Operations Strategy

Last curriculum revision:
2009

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STUDENT LIFE
Active MBA specialization clubs open to part-time students:

Biotech/Health care

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

E-business

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Human Resources

Information Technology

Marketing

Media & Entertainment

Nonprofit

Other

Active MBA networking clubs open to part-time students:

Black MBA Association

Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual

Hispanic Student Organization

International Club

Partners/Family

Volunteer

Wine

Women in MBA

Other

  Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus?
No

  Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms?
Yes

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FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
99

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 40
Non-Tenured: 40

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 19

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 9
Non-Tenured: 13

Minority Faculty:

Tenured: 12
Non-Tenured: 6

International Faculty:

Tenured: 3
Non-Tenured: 8

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 40
Non-Tenured: 43

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FINANCIAL AID
  Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:
Central financial aid office at the university

Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2009-10:
59  %

Of part-time MBA students who applied for financial aid for the 2009-10 academic year, percentage receiving:

Institutional Scholarships: 16  %
Assistantships: 0  %
Loans (private and government): 43  %

Mean financial aid package:
$  16,646

Median financial aid package:
$  20,500

  On what basis are scholarships awarded?
Academic merit

Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2009-10:
0

  How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?
Part of the admissions application

  Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs?
Yes

Maximum guaranteed loan:
$  50,000

Mean outstanding debt at graduation:
$  58,725

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Entering students work in the following industries:

Consulting: 9  %
Consumer Products: 16  %
Financial Services: 12  %
Government: 2  %
Manufacturing: 6  %
Media/Entertainment: 7  %
Non-Profit: 5  %
Petroleum/Energy: 2  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 6  %
Real Estate: 8  %
Technology: 21  %
Other: 7  %

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Mean base salary, 2008 grads, six months after graduation:
$  113,567

Mean entering student age:
30

Median entering student age:
30

Entering students work in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 8  %
Finance/Accounting: 18  %
General Management: 9  %
Human Resources: 1  %
Marketing/Sales: 17  %
Management Information Systems: 20  %
Operations/Production: 22  %
Other: 5  %

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CLASS PROFILE
Female students:
27  %

International students:
15  %

Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:

African American: 10  %
Asian American: 19  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 2  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 52  %
Chose not to report: 16  %

Postgraduate work experience (months):
      Mean:
84

      Median:
68

      Middle 80% range:


        From:  36
        To:  145

      One year or less:
0  %

Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:
      Mean:
$  73,862

      Median:
$  75,000

      Middle 80% range:


        From: $ 50,000
        To: $ 97,647

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Pearson Test of English - Minimum score 68

Minimum paper-based TOEFL:
600

Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  GMAT Score:
Very Important

  Resume/Work Experience:
Very Important

  Application Essays:
Important

  Interviews:
Very Important

  Recommendations:
Important

  Undergraduate Transcripts:
Important