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

Full-time MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year:
100  %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year:
90  %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$  23,963

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:
$  23,800

On what basis are scholarships awarded?

Academic merit

Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:
9

  How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?
all candidates are considered for scholarship

Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:
$  5,342

Percentage of first-year students receiving financial aid who receive at least the same amount in their second year of study:
100  %

  Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?
No

Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program:

$  12,554

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GMAT
  Are applicants required to take the GMAT?
Yes

GMAT scores:

Mean : 646
Median: 650

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

        From:  580
        To:  710

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CLASS OFFERINGS
Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class:
45

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

Elective courses available to full-time MBA students:
34

Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2009:
Data Management
Advanced Business Applications
Real Estate
Business Process Management

Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core curriculum:
2009

Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Marketing

Operations Management

Real Estate

N/A

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Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

MBA/JD (Law)

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

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

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Marketing

Operations Management

Real Estate

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FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
111

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 59
Non-Tenured: 52

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 0

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 13
Non-Tenured: 19

Minority Faculty:

Tenured: 3
Non-Tenured: 2

International Faculty:

Tenured: 9
Non-Tenured: 9

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 59
Non-Tenured: 46

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STUDENT LIFE
Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Business Law

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Investment Banking

Marketing

Nonprofit

VC/ Private Equity

Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

Black MBA Association

International Club

Volunteer

Women in MBA

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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching methods used:

Case Study: 25  %
Experiential Learning: 10  %
Lectures: 30  %
Simulations: 10  %
Team Projects: 25  %

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

Other:

Additional graduation requirements:
completion of volunteer hours

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TECHNOLOGY
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
Existing server architecture, wireless network and network security systems were completely replaced. Upgrades were performed in the following technology areas: instructional technology hardware and software platforms, faculty and staff computing, admissions application software, and collaboration and administrative applications. Installed Sales Lab for video recording and critiquing class sales presentations.

Amount spent:
$  871,700

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CAREER SERVICES
Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 80  %
Graduates not seeking employment: 16  %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 4  %

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

Destination: Charlotte, NC
Month: November
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Jacksonville, FL
Month: March
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: Multiple companies in Atlanta
Month: Multiple
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: National Black MBA Association Conference
Month: September
Amount Paid By School: Partial
Destination: National Society of Hispanic MBAs Conference
Month: October
Amount Paid By School: Partial

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Primary source of job offer:

School-facilitated activities: 56  %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 41  %
No information provided by graduate: 3  %

Job Offers for 2009 graduates:

Received first job offer by graduation: 48  %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 25  %
Did not report having received a job offer: 28  %
Accepted first job offer by graduation: 38  %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 26  %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 36  %

Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:

Bank of America   5
Deloitte   3
Johnson & Johnson   1
Barclays Group   1
PepsiCo   1
Eli Lilly and Company   1
Credit Suisse Group   1
Capgemini   1
AT&T   1
CSX Corporation   1
Duke Energy   1
Kaplan   1
News Corporation   1
LexisNexis   1
Regions Financial   1