PROGRAM BASICS

• • Baruch College
  • Part-Time MBA Program
  • One Bernard Baruch Way
  • NY
  • New York, 10010, New York
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu
  • E-mail: ZicklinGradAdmissions@baruch.cuny.edu
• • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 91 %
  • Average months to complete program: 42
  • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
  • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
  • If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? No

• Tuition and Fees: (Based on six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring)

  • Resident: $8,218.00
  • Non-Resident: $11,518.00

• Tuition per credit:

  • Non-resident $820.00
  • Resident $545.00
• • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 2,473
  • Full-Time MBA: 122
  • Part-Time MBA: 1,352
  • Executive MBA: 42
  • PhD Program: 61
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 10,300
  • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems, Master of Finance, Other, Master of Marketing
  • Other graduate degree programs: MS In Financial Statement Analysis; MS in Entrepreneurship; MS in Statistics; MS in Quantitative Methods and Modeling; MS in Taxation

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

• • Total applications, most recent entering class: 522
  • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 63 %
  • Admitted students enrolled: 72 %
  • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
  • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
  • Applicant interviews are: Not offered

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

• GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

  • 25th Percentile 490
  • 90th Percentile 650
  • 75th Percentile 610
  • 50th Percentile (median) 560
  • 10th Percentile 380
  • Average GMAT Score 539

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

  • 10th Percentile 510
  • 25th Percentile 540
  • 75th Percentile 620
  • 50th Percentile (median) 580
  • Average GMAT Score 584
  • 90th Percentile 660
• • 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
    • TOEFL Internet Based Test
    • TOEFL Paper-based Test

• Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

  • Pearson Test of English (PTE)
• • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 610

• Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

CLASS PROFILE

• • Female students: 33 %
  • International students: 18 %

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

  • African American: 7 %
  • Asian American: 15 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 5 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 8 %
  • Native American: 0 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 55 %
  • Chose not to report: 11 %
  • Other: 0 %

• Postgraduate work experience (months):

  • Mean: 54
  • Median: 45
  • From: 10
  • To: 98
  • One year or less: 14 %

• Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

  • Mean: $60,752.00
  • Median: $56,000.00

• Middle 80% range:

  • From: $35,000.00
  • To: $93,200.00

• Entering students work in the following functional areas:

  • Consulting: 4 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 27 %
  • General Management: 10 %
  • Human Resources: 3 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 13 %
  • Management Information Systems: 9 %
  • Operations/Production: 11 %
  • Other: 23 %

• Entering students work in the following industries:

  • Consulting: 4 %
  • Consumer Products: 7 %
  • Financial Services: 26 %
  • Government: 5 %
  • Manufacturing: 3 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 5 %
  • Non-Profit: 7 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 1 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 4 %
  • Real Estate: 4 %
  • Technology: 6 %
  • Other: 30 %

• Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:

  • JPMorganChase 10
  • Citigroup 7
  • ConEd 5
  • City of New York 5
• • Mean age, newest entering class: 28
  • Median age, newest entering clas: 27

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: 31 %

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

  • Institutional Scholarships: 3 %
  • Assistantships: 0 %
  • Loans (private and government): 28 %
• • Mean financial aid package: $6,627.00
  • Median financial aid package: $7,550.00
  • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
  • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
  • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? all candidates are considered for scholarships
  • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

FACULTY

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 421

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 131

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Non-Tenured: 234

STUDENT LIFE

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

  • • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Other
    • Information Technology
    • Media & Entertainment

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

  • • International Club
    • Black MBA Association
    • Hispanic Student Organization
    • Women in MBA
    • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
• • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? No
  • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

• Teaching Methods:

  • Case Study: 10 %
  • Distance Learning: 0 %
  • Experiential Learning: 10 %
  • Lectures: 40 %
  • Simulations: 10 %
  • Team Projects: 30 %
  • Other: 0 %
• • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 10
  • Teachers in the part-time program: 142
  • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 97
  • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
  • Average core class size: 38
  • Average elective class size: 35
  • Electives available: 196

• Recently added electives:

  • Business Modeling with Spreadsheets
  • Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development
  • Sustainability in Supply Chains and Operations
  • Real Estate Principles for Managers
  • Principles of Forensic Accounting
• • Last curriculum revision: 2010
  • Recent curriculum changes: The MBA Core Curriculum was restructured to offer students more flexibility in the development of their overall program of study. Core MBA Course options have been changed to reflect the overriding goals of the MBA Program. More curricular emphasis has been placed communication, leadership, and global awareness.

• Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

  • • Accounting
    • Finance
    • General Management
    • Marketing
    • Other
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Operations Management
    • Organizational Behavior
    • International Business
    • Economics
    • Statistics and Operations Research

• Additional concentrations offered:

  • Real Estate
  • Taxation
  • Sustainability
• • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

• Leading areas of study:

  • • Finance
    • Accounting
    • Marketing
    • Real Estate
    • Organizational Behavior

• Graduation requirements:

  • • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
    • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
• • Other graduation requirements: Students are required to have completed a minimum number of courses in a certain academic discipline to satisfy major requirements and take an integrative capstone course.
• • Credits required to graduate: 57

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Active MBA alumni clubs: 108
  • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 12
  • 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://alumni.baruch.cuny.edu/
  • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
  • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
  • 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

• • -Baruch did a great job with the program. I never had any issues getting classes I wanted and the career services office was always helpful. For the most part I enjoyed every class I took and had a variety to choose from. Well worth the time, money and effort
    
    -I wish it were more selective in accepting students. I felt that many were not there for the right reasons. Also some professors have to go. They are just not knowledgeable.
    
    -Throughout the three years of this program, I was working full-time; commuting over one hour each way into NYC every day, got married, and had a baby. Both my employer and the school were incredibly supportive in helping me pull it all together. It was three years of sleep deprivation and hard work, but I am a better person for it. I am very glad that I stuck with it, as I am only beginning to see the benefits the degree will have on my career.
    
    -For students seeking a part-time education Baruch offers flexibility and affordability. It is also conveniently located. The Business program is challenging and the group projects and case studies provide experiential learning. Diversity in backgrounds and work experience also enhance the quality of education because you receive differentiated perspectives.
    
    -More integration among classes, perhaps a final project that integrates all facets of the education, from accounting through marketing. More real-world projects that force us to use our skills actively.
    
    -I believe I got a first class education at an affordable price. I met great alumni who helped me with my career and my classmates came with great experiences to share in class.
    
    -CUNY administration is the worst. They make you jump through hurdles, whether if it was graduate academic services or registrar, they were completely inaccessible to the working MBA student
    
    -Professors should have real world business experience and should not be lifetime professors who cannot extol practical advice about the workplace.
    
    -Operations seems to be de-emphasized.
    
    -Zicklin has a great MBA program for those who are self-motivated to make the most out of their MBA experience. However, it would be a poor choice for those who want a "white-glove" MBA program that hands everything to you on a silver spoon. It has a blue-collar ethos for those who have white-collar aspirations.
    
    -I would like to see a more practical focus on the fundamental nature of business in the curriculum. Too often, I felt that there was this need to focus on whatever socio-political hot button issue was popular that week.
    
    -Zicklin School of Business is a decent program in a great location that is very affordable. The facilities at the school left a bit to be desired (escalators haven't worked in 3 years and the restrooms are often filthy) but I found most of the faculty to be quite good and there are also a lot of graduate students to network with too.
    
    -I think that making sure the professors for all of the core classes in the first year are top-shelf would be a great investment.