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

University of Louisville

College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • The Full Time MBA
      • College of Business
      • 2301 S. Third St.
      • KY
      • Louisville, 40292, Kentucky
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://business.louisville.edu/mba
      • Status: Public
      • Program e-mail address: mba@louisville.edu
      • Graduate business school is accredited by:
        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 272
      • Full-Time MBA: 64
      • Part-Time MBA: 168
      • Executive MBA: 0
      • PhD Program: 13
      • Other graduate degree programs:
        • Master of Accounting

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Resident: $31,000.00
      • Nonresident: $31,000.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Resident): $44,000.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $44,000.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 13

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Spring 2012
      • Deadline: Jun 1, 2011
      • 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?

        • TOEFL Internet Based Test

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • APPLICANTS

      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 125
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 39 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 80 %
      • Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years: 1 %
      • Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted: 1 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 10
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 5
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 100 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 100 %

  • APPLICANT POOL

      • International applications received: 12 %
      • Applications from women received: 39 %
      • Mean base salary forgone: $38,569.00
      • Median base salary forgone: $34,000.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

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

      • Female: 28 %
      • International: 10 %
      • Married: 20 %

    • Students from following regions:

      • Africa: 0 %
      • Asia: 8 %
      • Europe: 2 %
      • North America: 90 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Dual citizenship: 0 %

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

      • White (Non-Hispanic): 97 %
      • Other: 3 %

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

      • Northeast: 0 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
      • South: 68 %
      • Southwest: 0 %
      • Midwest: 29 %
      • West: 3 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %
      • Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 36
      • Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 24

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

      • From: 0
      • To: 84
      • Median age of entering class: 24
      • Mean age of entering class: 25

  • 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: 62 %
      • Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year: 62 %
      • Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $23,464.00
      • Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $20,500.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded?
        • a combination of need and merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year: $15,000.00
      • 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: $17,200.00

  • GMAT

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • 90th Percentile 660
      • Average GMAT Score 557
      • 10th Percentile 440
      • 25th Percentile 505
      • 50th Percentile (median) 575
      • 75th Percentile 615

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • 10th Percentile 580
      • Average GMAT Score 620
      • 50th Percentile (median) 610
      • 75th Percentile 640
      • 25th Percentile 593
      • 90th Percentile 667

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 38
      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 15
      • Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 12

    • Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2010:

      • Family Business Management
      • Supply Chain Management
      • Management of Social Media

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

        • MBA/MA (Arts)
        • MBA/JD (Law)
        • MBA/MD (Medicine)
        • MBA/Meng (Engineering - Manufacturing Management)
        • Other
        • MBA/ME (Engineering)
        • MBA/MSN (Nursing)
        • MBA/PhD
      • 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:

        • Finance
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Health Care Administration
        • Supply Chain Management
        • Consulting

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 119

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 59
      • Non-Tenured: 45

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 15

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 14

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 15
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 57
      • Non-Tenured: 23

  • STUDENT LIFE

    • Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Other

    • Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Black MBA Association
        • Other

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 30 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 25 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 25 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • 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
      • International learning experience, including an onsite international trip.

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: New computers have been provided in student labs, including both Windows and Mac platforms. We also have a lab featuring a Bloomberg Terminal. In 2010, Jefferson Audio Visual Systems (JAVS) partnered with the College. In our JAVS-equipped conference room, student sales teams simulate quarterly sales calls for fictional companies. We have five dedicated JAVS Sales Labs for use in our student sales program as well as other academic programs. We have also expanded our IT staff.
      • Amount spent: $1,182,924.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 4,752
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $107.00
      • 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: $46,783,810.00
      • 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://louisville.edu/cardcircle
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://louisville.edu/cardcircle
      • 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: 48 %
      • Graduates not seeking employment: 24 %
      • Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 28 %

    • Primary source of job offer:

      • School-facilitated activities: 0 %
      • Graduate-facilitated activities: 80 %
      • No information provided by graduate: 20 %

    • Job Offers for 2011 graduates

      • Received first job offer by graduation: 53 %
      • Did not report having received a job offer: 47 %
      • Accepted first job offer by graduation: 53 %
      • Did not report having accepted a job offer: 47 %

    • Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:

      • Humana 3
      • Midwest Center for Foreign Investment 1
      • Jefferson Audio Video Systems 1
      • ZirMed 1
      • E.ON U.S. 1
      • National Processing Company 1
      • Deming Malone Livesay Ostroff 1
      • Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus: 7 %

    • Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

      • Mean base salary: $43,000.00
      • Median base salary: $44,000.00
      • Mean signing bonus: $3,500.00
      • Median signing bonus: $3,500.00
      • Mean other guaranteed compensation: $3,100.00
      • Median other guaranteed compensation: $3,100.00

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

      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 13 %
      • General Management: 13 %
      • Human Resources: 0 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 12 %
      • Management Information Systems: 12 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 38 %
      • Other: 12 %

    • Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Government: 0 %
      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Consumer Products: 0 %
      • Financial Services: 25 %
      • Manufacturing: 0 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 13 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 13 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 12 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 25 %
      • Other: 12 %

    • Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

      • North America: 100 %

    • Within the U.S., graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

      • South: 100 %

    • Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:

      • Brown Forman 1
      • Dean, Dorton & Ford 1
      • E.ON US 1
      • Fellon-McCord 1
      • Genscape 1
      • Hilliard Lyons 1
      • Horseshoe Casino 1
      • Louisville Metro Government 1
      • National Processing Companies 1
      • Signature Healthcare 1
      • PNC Bank 1
      • Samtec Inc. 1
      • Texas Roadhouse 1
      • University of Louisville 1
      • ZirMed 1
      • Internships awarded that are paid: 100 %

    • Weekly internship compensation:

      • Mean: $563.00
      • Median: $500.00
      • Average internship length in weeks: 48

  • SCHOOL COMMENTS

      • School Comments: The Full Time MBA program is offered in a 13 month format, meeting two evenings per week and Friday afternoons, with up to 5 additional Saturdays per year. The program includes the opportunity to participate in a paid internship experience as part of the program. The program begins in August each year and concludes in September of the following year. Employment data is currently based on this timeline (early October graduation date).

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