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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Florida

Hough Graduate School of Business

  • Program Basics

      • University of Florida
      • Internet MBA Program
      • 310 Hough Hall
      • PO Box 117152
      • Gainesville, 32611, Florida
      • United States
      • Status Public
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 920
      • Distance MBA students who enroll in the program who go on to graduate within six years 95 %
      • Average number of months to complete the distance MBA program 27
      • Maximum months permitted to complete the distance MBA program 27
      • If the distance MBA program has a set program length, how long is it, in months? 27
      • Do individual online courses have a time limit for completion? Yes
      • Does the school offer a separate on-campus, full-time MBA program? Yes
      • Can students transfer from distance program to full-time program? Yes
      • At what point can this be done? Students can change from the distance MBA program to the on-campus MBA program at any point during the program. However, this is rare and not ideal due to the lockstep structure of our MBA program. Students who change programs may have to wait until a new semester begins in order to begin taking classes again due to the different structure and class schedule of the distance and on-campus programs.
      • Are there specific locations from which students must attend the distance MBA program? No
      • Is the distance MBA program open to students from other states? Yes
      • Is the distance MBA program open to students from other countries? Yes
      • Students living more than 45 miles from school 92 %
      • Distance MBA students have full student privileges to use the following
        • School library
        • School gymnasium / athletic center
        • Student rates for tickets

  • School Basics

    • Graduate business school enrollment

      • Total: 1,560
      • Full-Time MBA: 118
      • Part-Time MBA: 459
      • Executive MBA: 97
      • PhD Program: 79
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 1,715
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Master of Accounting
        • Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
        • Master of Finance
        • Master of Marketing
        • Master of International Management/Business

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire program

      • Residents $43,375.00
      • Non-Resident $43,375.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $30.00
      • Non-Resident $30.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 95
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 79 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 79 %
      • Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? By invitation only
      • Does the program offer rolling admissions? Yes

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Students are from the following regions

      • Africa 2 %
      • Asia 5 %
      • Europe 0 %
      • North America 88 %
      • Oceania 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean 0 %
      • Dual citizenship 5 %

    • What percentage of U.S. citizens in the newest entering class are from the following regions?

      • West 7 %
      • Midwest 11 %
      • Southwest 7 %
      • South 61 %
      • Mid-Atlantic 5 %
      • Northeast 9 %
      • Possessions and territories 0 %

    • U.S. students in the newest entering class are from the following groups

      • African American 11 %
      • Asian American 9 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American 8 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial 0 %
      • Native American 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 60 %
      • Chose not to report 8 %
      • Other 4 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

      • Mean 111
      • Median 90
      • One year or less 0 %

    • Middle 80% range

      • From 52
      • To 184

    • Base salary of entering distance MBA students

      • Mean: $95,409.00
      • Median: $81,100.00
      • Middle 80% range: From: $46,200.00
      • Middle 80% range: To: $121,200.00

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 33
      • Median 31

    • Entering distance MBA students who work in the following industries

      • Government (Federal, State, Local, Military) 12 %
      • Consulting 14 %
      • Consumer Products 4 %
      • Financial Services 12 %
      • Manufacturing 18 %
      • Media/Entertainment 2 %
      • Non-Profit 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy 2 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health care Products 14 %
      • Real Estate 0 %
      • Technology 8 %
      • Other 14 %

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Distance MBAs apply for financial aid through Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
      • Distance MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year 34 %
      • Distance MBAs receiving financial aid through school 26 %

    • Percentage of distance MBA students applying for financial aid for the upcoming academic year who received

      • Institutional Scholarships 0 %
      • Assistantships 0 %
      • Loans 76 %

    • Financial aid for new entrants for the current academic year

      • Mean $22,251.00
      • Median $20,500.00

    • Middle 80% range of financial aid packages

      • From $24,661.00
      • To $19,841.00
      • Full-tuition scholarships for current academic year 0
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan regardless of nationality to Distance MBA students? No

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • Mean GMAT score of newest entering class 612
      • Median GMAT score of newest entering class: 600

    • Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

      • From 550
      • To 670
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes
      • Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 550

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 126

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 63
      • Non-Tenured: 49

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 14

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 24

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 13
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 17

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 63
      • Non-Tenured: 54
      • Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors 4 %
      • Faculty who have owned their own business: 13 %

    • Distance program faculty who:

      • Teach in the school's full-time MBA program: 100 %
      • Have tenure: 68 %
      • Are adjuncts: 20 %
      • Have at least 5 years corporate experience: 30 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Professional clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Consulting
        • Media & Entertainment
      • Networking clubs available to distance MBA students:
        • Volunteer
        • Women in MBA

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • Online forums
        • E-mail
        • Textbooks
        • Other
        • Videoconferencing
      • Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance MBA students? No

    • Estimated number of hours a student will spend working in the class and outside the classroom:

      • Hours per week in class: 0
      • Hours per week outside of class: 20
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? No
      • Classes meet:
        • Via the Internet (unscheduled)
        • Other
      • Final exams are administered: Exams are administered live, on campus, at the end of each term.
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 59
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 59
      • Elective courses available to distance MBA students: 13

    • Electives that have been recently added to the distance program:

      • Organizational Staffing
      • Year of last major change or significant overhaul to the core MBA curriculum: 1999
      • If the school offers joint-degree programs, can distance MBA students participate? No
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? Yes
      • Leading areas of study for distance MBA students are:
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Strategy
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Marketing
      • Requirements for graduation:
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Other Requirements for graduation: None
      • If distance MBA students are required to spend time on campus, please explain: Internet MBA students are on campus once per 16 week term. While on campus students take final exams and begin their new term. Students are also on campus for orientation.
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 48
      • If applicable, are distance MBA students invited to campus for graduation? Yes
      • Does the distance program diploma distinguish whether the student earned the degree on-campus or off? No

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: 17 breakout rooms with flat screen monitors; Capital Market Lab with 9 dual monitor Bloomberg terminals; technology refresh in 5 classrooms – high resolution projectors, dual independent projection systems, AV automation, etc.; deployed a new online learning management system with a greater feature set including blogging, wikis, etc.; expanded our Microsoft Campus Agreement to cover all students; deployed new color and B&W laser printers in all student study/work areas
      • Amount spent: $1,400,000.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do distance MBA students have access to a career development office? Yes
      • When in the degree process are they able to use the service? At any time
      • Do distance MBAs have access to an alumni database? Yes
      • Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for summer internships? No
      • Are distance MBAs permitted to interview on campus for full-time jobs? No
      • Are distance MBAs included in resume drops for prescreening by recruiters? No
      • Career services Web site URL: http://warrington.ufl.edu/gbcs/students/

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