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Full-Time MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Georgia State University

Robinson College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • Global Partners MBA
      • J. Mack Robinson College of Business
      • Tower Place 200, Suite 400
      • 3348 Peachtree Road, NE
      • Atlanta, 30326, Georgia
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://robinson.gsu.edu/gpmba/index.html
      • Status: Public
      • Program e-mail address: gpmba@gsu.edu
      • Graduate business school is accredited by:
        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,970
      • Full-Time MBA: 42
      • Part-Time MBA: 981
      • Executive MBA: 82
      • PhD Program: 96
      • Other graduate degree programs:
        • Master of Accounting
        • Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
        • Master of Finance
        • Other
        • Master of Human Resources
        • Master of Technology
        • Master of Marketing
        • Master of International Management/Business
      • Master of Actuarial Science; Master of Science in Health Administration; Master of Science in Information System Audit and Control; Master of Taxation; Master of Science in Real Estate; Master of Science with majors in Business Economics, Personal Financial Planning, Risk Management and Insurance, and Managerial Sciences. Executive Doctorate in Business

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Resident: $67,000.00
      • Nonresident: $67,000.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Resident): $77,148.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $77,148.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 14

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Fall 2012
      • Deadline: Apr 1, 2012
      • Does the program have rolling admissions? Yes
      • Is proficiency in English required for admission? Yes
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes

    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs: 610

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Very Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Important
      • Application Essays: Important
      • Interviews: Important
      • Recommendations: Considered
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Important

  • APPLICANTS

      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 30
      • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • APPLICANT POOL

      • International applications received: 53 %
      • Applications from women received: 47 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Full-time students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:

      • Female: 47 %
      • International: 53 %

    • Students from following regions:

      • Africa: 12 %
      • Asia: 24 %
      • Europe: 6 %
      • North America: 52 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 6 %

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

      • African American: 25 %
      • Asian American: 13 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 13 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 40 %

    • Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:

      • South: 74 %
      • Southwest: 13 %
      • West: 13 %
      • Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 67
      • Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 48

    • Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:

      • From: 24
      • To: 120
      • Median age of entering class: 28
      • Mean age of entering class: 30

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded?
        • a combination of need and merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? As part of the admissions application
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality? No

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 17

    • Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

        • Other
      • 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:

        • Corporate Social Responsibility
        • Other
        • Leadership
        • International Business

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 332

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 77
      • Non-Tenured: 94

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 161

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 20
      • Non-Tenured: 84

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 23
      • Non-Tenured: 51

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 57

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 77
      • Non-Tenured: 112

  • STUDENT LIFE

    • Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Other
        • Finance

    • Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Black MBA Association
        • Women in MBA

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 30 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %

    • Requirements for graduation:

        • Students are required to complete international experience
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Other
      • Proficiency in 2nd Language

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Installed Bloomberg Terminals. Implemented SharePoint. Created High Performance virtual labs, purchased Classroom Performance Systems, Provided 24/7 online Career Management Resources. Provided in-class video recording, upgraded classrooms for filming. Installed video conferencing in classrooms. Installed Point of Sale Restaurant Technology. Installed digital signage to facilitate the reservation system for breakout rooms. Added Media:scape tables. Upgraded the computers.
      • Amount spent: $3,576,399.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 16,820
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 2
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $171.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $50.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business School endowment: $46,901,774.00
      • 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.gastatealumni.net
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://robinson.gsu.edu/career/alumni.html
      • Does the B-SCHOOL offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 80 %
      • Graduates not seeking employment: 10 %
      • Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 10 %

    • Primary source of job offer:

      • School-facilitated activities: 34 %
      • Graduate-facilitated activities: 50 %
      • No information provided by graduate: 16 %

    • Job Offers for 2011 graduates

      • Received first job offer by graduation: 34 %
      • Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 17 %
      • Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 17 %
      • Did not report having received a job offer: 32 %
      • Accepted first job offer by graduation: 36 %
      • Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 17 %
      • Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 14 %
      • Did not report having accepted a job offer: 33 %

    • Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 28 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 16 %
      • Human Resources: 3 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 31 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 9 %
      • Other: 13 %

    • Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Government: 3 %
      • Consulting: 16 %
      • Consumer Products: 10 %
      • Financial Services: 16 %
      • Manufacturing: 16 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 10 %
      • Non-Profit: 6 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 7 %
      • Other: 16 %

  • SCHOOL COMMENTS

      • School Comments: Immerse yourself in a global setting. The Global Partners MBA is a 14-month, four-continent, full-time program that is intensive, highly experiential, and designed to prepare the next generation of leaders for careers in the global business arena.

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