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

Oregon State University

College of Business

  • Program Basics

      • College of Business MBA
      • College of Business
      • 200 Bexell
      • Oregon State University
      • Corvallis, 97331-2603, Oregon
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://bus.oregonstate.edu/mba
      • Status: Public
      • Program e-mail address: osumba@bus.oregonstate.edu
      • Graduate business school is accredited by:
        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 111

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Resident: $19,660.00
      • Nonresident: $30,108.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Resident): $33,535.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $43,983.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 9

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Fall 2011
      • Deadline: Aug 1, 2011
      • Semester: Winter 2011
      • Deadline: Dec 1, 2011
      • Semester: Spring 2012
      • Deadline: Mar 1, 2012
      • Semester: Summer 2012
      • Deadline: May 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: 575

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Very Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Important
      • Application Essays: Considered
      • Interviews: Not Considered
      • Recommendations: Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • APPLICANTS

      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 164
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 61 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 67 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Not offered

  • APPLICANT POOL

      • International applications received: 46 %
      • Applications from women received: 42 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

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

      • Female: 40 %
      • International: 36 %

    • Students from following regions:

      • Africa: 0 %
      • Asia: 34 %
      • Europe: 0 %
      • North America: 64 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 1 %
      • Dual citizenship: 1 %

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

      • African American: 3 %
      • Asian American: 6 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 3 %
      • Native American: 1 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 75 %
      • Chose not to report: 7 %
      • Other: 1 %

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

      • Northeast: 3 %
      • West: 97 %
      • Median age of entering class: 26
      • Mean age of entering class: 29

  • 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? all candidates are considered for scholarship
      • 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? No

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • 25th Percentile 500
      • 50th Percentile (median) 550
      • 75th Percentile 590
      • 90th Percentile 630
      • 10th Percentile 450
      • Average GMAT Score 544

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • 25th Percentile 530
      • 75th Percentile 600
      • 90th Percentile 640
      • 50th Percentile (median) 560
      • 10th Percentile 490
      • Average GMAT Score 564

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 31
      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 17
      • Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 16

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

      • clean technology commercialization

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

      • commercialization, clean technology track, thesis track
      • Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? Yes

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

        • Finance
        • Technology
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Marketing

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 73

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 18
      • Non-Tenured: 20

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 35

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 16

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 18
      • Non-Tenured: 24

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 27 %
      • Experiential Learning: 8 %
      • Lectures: 38 %
      • Simulations: 3 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Other: 4 %

    • Requirements for graduation:

        • Students must write a complete business plan
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • ORAL FINAL EXAM

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Computer classroom and MBA team rooms with Virtualized Desktops and large screen displays.
      • Amount spent: $105,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Business School endowment: $14,075,000.00
      • 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.osualum.com
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://business.oregonstate.edu/alumni-and-donors/professional/network
      • Does the B-SCHOOL offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 42 %
      • Graduates not seeking employment: 54 %
      • Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 4 %

    • Job Offers for 2011 graduates

      • Received first job offer by graduation: 38 %
      • Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 9 %
      • Did not report having received a job offer: 53 %
      • Accepted first job offer by graduation: 31 %
      • Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 9 %
      • Did not report having accepted a job offer: 60 %

    • Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:

      • Target Corporation 4
      • Samaritan Health Services 2

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

      • Mean base salary: $54,950.00
      • Median base salary: $54,500.00

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

      • Finance/Accounting: 27 %
      • General Management: 20 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 27 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 27 %

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