PROGRAM BASICS

• • Kogod School of Business
  • Part-Time MBA
  • 4400 Massachusetts Ave
  • DC
  • Washington, 20016, District of Columbia
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://kogodpromba.com
  • E-mail: kogodgrad@american.edu
• • Average months to complete program: 27
  • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
• • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 500
  • Full-Time MBA: 128
  • Part-Time MBA: 105
  • Executive MBA: 0
  • PhD Program: 0
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 963
  • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Other
  • Other graduate degree programs: MS in Sustainability Management, MS in Real Estate, MS in Taxation

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

• • Total applications, most recent entering class: 100
  • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 66 %
  • Admitted students enrolled: 33 %
  • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 1
  • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
  • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• • Rolling admissions? No
  • GMAT required? Yes
  • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

  • 50th Percentile (median) 540
  • Average GMAT Score 555
• • Is proficiency in English required? Yes
  • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes

• Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

  • • Other
    • IELTS
    • TOEFL Internet Based Test
    • TOEFL Paper-based Test

• Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

  • Pearson Test of English (PTE)
• • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 600

• Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

CLASS PROFILE

• • Female students: 19 %
  • International students: 5 %

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

  • African American: 15 %
  • Asian American: 25 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 0 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 10 %
  • Native American: 0 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 45 %
  • Chose not to report: 5 %

• Postgraduate work experience (months):

  • Mean: 75
  • Median: 60
  • From: 24
  • To: 180
  • One year or less: 5 %

• Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

  • Mean: $80,172.00
  • Median: $62,000.00

• Middle 80% range:

  • From: $43,000.00
  • To: $125,000.00
• • Mean age, newest entering class: 30
  • Median age, newest entering clas: 28

FINANCIAL AID

• • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
  • Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2011-12: 59 %

• Of part-time MBA students who applied for financial aid for the 2011-12 academic year, percentage receiving:

  • Institutional Scholarships: 14 %
  • Loans (private and government): 47 %
• • Mean financial aid package: $18,864.00
  • Median financial aid package: $20,500.00
  • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
  • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $33,460.00

FACULTY

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 103

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 36
  • Non-Tenured: 67

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 31

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 9
  • Non-Tenured: 26

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 9
  • Non-Tenured: 7

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 3

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 36
  • Non-Tenured: 22
• • Faculty on company boards: 19

STUDENT LIFE

• Active MBA specialization clubs open to part-time students:

  • • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Other
    • Consulting
    • Information Technology
    • Investment Banking
    • Business Law

• Active MBA networking clubs open to part-time students:

  • • International Club
    • Black MBA Association
    • Hispanic Student Organization
    • Volunteer
    • Women in MBA
• • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

• • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 77 %
  • Average core class size: 32
  • Average elective class size: 35
  • Electives available: 96

• Recently added electives:

  • Global Marketing
  • Non Profit and Social Entrepreneurship
  • Forensic Accounting
• • Last curriculum revision: 2009
  • Recent curriculum changes: Additional courses are credit hours were added for the following topics: Ethics and Social Responsibility, Management Information Systems, Information Technology Tools, Managerial Cost Accounting, and Strategic Thinking.

• Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

  • • Accounting
    • Finance
    • General Management
    • Marketing
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Leadership
• • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

• Graduation requirements:

  • • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
    • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

TECHNOLOGY

• • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: New Financial Lab in 2008 and A/V technology for the New Lecture Hall, new databases and new hardware for faculty and staff members. Various Audio-Visual improvements.
  • Amount spent: $883,000.00

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 6,168
  • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 7 %
  • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $668.00
  • Median gift from MBA alumni: $50.00
  • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
  • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
  • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
  • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
  • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
  • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

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

• • -Fantastic faculty that really care about the students. Excellent combination of theoretical and practical knowledge.
    
    -The summer session is lacking. Considering we take two courses per summer session, Kogod needs to offer more course variety. I ended up taking course that I had little interest in, in order to keep pace with my program completion date.
    
    -It is a well-organized program with superb facilities and a great campus. The faculty is good, and the classes are good as well. I would say that the finance portion could be more challenging.
    
    -They should cater the classes. I think they could easily fit it into the price.
    
    -The MBA program at American University allowed me to meet a lot of wonderful people. The professors were extremely well connected and knowledgeable, and I feel I made more friends in this program than I did in undergrad. Everyone was very eager to help each other, and I appreciated the support and encouragement from my professors.
    
    -While no degree program is perfect, I have found the professors at Kogod to be excellent in the scholar-teacher aspect. They are knowledgeable about their field, bring expertise directly from the business world, and are willing to share their network with you.
    
    -I'd like to see a stronger recruitment of faculty and staff members with actual work experience rather than just years of teaching and research. Need to be able to relate to our professors as well as value their advice and teachings. I do not want to be teaching myself, nor do I want to be taught something I can find myself in a book.
    
    -My school implemented a career guidance system, and then limited the access that Part-Time students could utilize it. Additionally, I felt there was a lack of recognition of the difficulty of the associated course times.
    
    -The Kogod School of Business allows students a fully customizable experience. Class sizes are small enough that professors get to know you well, but large enough that you can learn from your experienced classmates.
    
    -The rigor of course study was less than expected. The school makes continues changes to the program and tracks of focus, without through preparation or follow through. Majority of classes are inefficient with continual/overlapping review of basic concepts rather than focused on depth of application. Implementation of online coursework was not properly executed or communicated with incoming students.
    
    -American University is conveniently located in Washington, DC. It offers a wide variety of specializations, as well as the ability to tailor coursework to best suit the student's interests.