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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching Methods:

Case Study: 45  %
Distance Learning: 5  %
Experiential Learning: 15  %
Lectures: 15  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Projects: 15  %

Estimated number of hours per week students spend working in class and outside the classroom:
20

Teachers in the part-time program:
33

Tenured teachers in the part-time program:
19

Faculty also teaching in full-time program:
100  %

Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience:
48  %

Average core class size:
41

Average elective class size:
20

Electives available:
43

Last curriculum revision:
2006

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

Biotech/Health care

Business Law

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Information Technology

Manufacturing

Marketing

Other

Active MBA networking clubs open to part-time students:

Black MBA Association

International Club

Partners/Family

Volunteer

Women in MBA

  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:
96

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 44
Non-Tenured: 18

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Tenured: 2
Non-Tenured: 32

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 6
Non-Tenured: 19

Minority Faculty:

Tenured: 4
Non-Tenured: 6

International Faculty:

Tenured: 2
Non-Tenured: 3

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 45
Non-Tenured: 30

Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:
30  %

Faculty who have owned their own business:
34  %

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FINANCIAL AID
  Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:
Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school

Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2009-10:
69  %

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

Institutional Scholarships: 20  %
Assistantships: 0  %
Loans (private and government): 100  %

Mean financial aid package:
$  26,580

Median financial aid package:
$  28,933

  On what basis are scholarships awarded?
A combination of need and merit

Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2009-10:
0

  How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?
All applicants are considered for scholarships

  Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs?
No

Mean outstanding debt at graduation:
$  46,917

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Entering students work in the following industries:

Consulting: 2  %
Consumer Products: 10  %
Financial Services: 25  %
Government: 1  %
Manufacturing: 25  %
Media/Entertainment: 1  %
Non-Profit: 4  %
Petroleum/Energy: 2  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 7  %
Real Estate: 6  %
Technology: 11  %
Other: 6  %

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Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:
      Mean:
$  76,637

      Median:
$  68,000

      Middle 80% range:


        From: $ 40,000
        To: $ 104,000

Mean entering student age:
31

Median entering student age:
29

Entering students work in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 6  %
Finance/Accounting: 20  %
General Management: 12  %
Human Resources: 3  %
Marketing/Sales: 23  %
Management Information Systems: 8  %
Operations/Production: 24  %
Other: 4  %

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CLASS PROFILE
Female students:
30  %

International students:
2  %

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

African American: 7  %
Asian American: 7  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 1  %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 1  %
Native American: 1  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 81  %
Other: 2  %

Postgraduate work experience (months):
      Mean:
93

      Median:
72

      Middle 80% range:


        From:  36
        To:  168

      One year or less:
0  %

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Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  GMAT Score:
Important

  Resume/Work Experience:
Very Important

  Application Essays:
Important

  Interviews:
Very Important

  Recommendations:
Important

  Undergraduate Transcripts:
Important

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
  Rolling admissions?
Yes

  GMAT required?
No

If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked?
Applicants are required to take either the GMAT or the GRE as part of the application process.

Middle 80% GMAT:

        From: N/A
        To: N/A

  Is proficiency in English required?
Yes

  Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?
Yes

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test


Minimum paper-based TOEFL:
600

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SCHOOL BASICS
Graduate business school enrollment:

Total: 643
Full-Time MBA: 144
Part-time MBA: 258
Executive MBA: 30

Undergraduate business school enrollment:
436

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Accounting


Other graduate degree programs:
Master of Arts in Management

  Applicant interviews are:
By invitation only