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Minority Faculty:

Tenured: 10
Non-Tenured: 8

International Faculty:

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 3

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 35
Non-Tenured: 21

Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:
40  %

Faculty who have owned their own business:
32  %

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

Entrepreneurship

Marketing

Active MBA networking clubs open to part-time students:

International Club

  Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus?
Yes

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

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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching Methods:

Case Study: 35  %
Experiential Learning: 10  %
Lectures: 45  %
Team Projects: 10  %

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

Teachers in the part-time program:
108

Tenured teachers in the part-time program:
30

Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience:
71  %

Average core class size:
30

Average elective class size:
26

Electives available:
70

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Recently added electives:
New Venture Consulting
Int'l Management Study Tour Ghana
Strategic Market Analysis
Marketing Metrics
Business to Business Marketing

Last curriculum revision:
2004

Recent curriculum changes:
N/A

Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

Accounting

Entrepreneurship

Leadership

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

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Leading areas of study:

Accounting

Entrepreneurship

Finance

International Business

Leadership

Graduation requirements:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

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


Credits required to graduate:
73

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TECHNOLOGY
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
Upgraded 38 classrooms with projector, computer, DVD/VCR, laptop connection and audio system. Digital whiteboard installed in one classroom. Widescreen LCD screens with control systems installed in 2 meeting rooms. Dedicated IP Videoconferencing connection added. Print Management system implemented in all computer labs. Replaced computers, projector, and audio equipment in business school computer lab. Upgraded computers in Graduate Student Lounge. Updated applications used in class rooms and labs. Replaced computers in 90% of faculty and staff offices and upgraded loaner laptops. Phased out CRTs displays across campus. Extended wireless network to all business faculty offices. Provided shared computers for faculty use in Eastside campus offices. Purchased additional wireless security equipment for computers. Two computer labs were added in residence halls. Replaced network printers shared by faculty and staff and added one additional printer.

Amount spent:
$  236,140

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
4,853

Active MBA alumni clubs:
0

Countries in which MBA clubs exist:
0

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
6  %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$  310

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
$  22,623,465

  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.seattleu.edu/albers/inner.aspx?id=22642

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

Business school alumni networking site:
http://www.seattleu.edu/albers/inner.aspx?id=22642

  Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?
Yes

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CAREER SERVICES
  Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?
Yes

  If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?
At any time

  Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs?
Yes

  Are part-time students included in resume drops?
Yes

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:



Boeing
  23


Microsoft
  5

Amazon
  2

Starbucks
  2

Nordstrom
  2

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Loved the smaller class sizes and felt the instructors had real-world experiences to share.

UW was my other option, but it uses a cohort system and does not allow students to choose electives based on interest. I have learned so much more from having different students in every class [at Seattle].

The quality, flexibility, and convenience of the program make it an ideal choice for students with hectic work and family schedules like we have at Microsoft. I often recommend this program to peers.

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SU's MBA instructors were highly experienced in the fields that they taught. A major strength was their ability to relate real-world events and stories to their lessons. They were highly available, approachable, and regarded students as professionals with valid ideas even when discussing opposing ideas. Seattle University also had adjunct professors teaching courses every quarter. I often looked specifically for these courses as I found great value learning from their unique perspectives.

Seattle U is a good school in a great location. Because most of the students are working, it's also a great place for networking. The one downside is the cost. I'm not sure I would recommend SU or any MBA program for that matter if the cost wasn't subsidized.