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

Bradley University

Foster College of Business Administration

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 95 %
      • Average months to complete program: 24
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 60
      • 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: $8,570.00
      • Non-Resident: $8,570.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $710.00
      • Non-resident $710.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 120
      • Full-Time MBA: 40
      • Part-Time MBA: 68
      • Executive MBA: 12
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 741
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 59
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 90 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 79 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Not required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 25th Percentile 500
      • 75th Percentile 605
      • 50th Percentile (median) 550
      • 10th Percentile 420
      • 90th Percentile 650
      • Average GMAT Score 546

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 90th Percentile 640
      • 50th Percentile (median) 555
      • Average GMAT Score 556
      • 10th Percentile 465
      • 25th Percentile 528
      • 75th Percentile 603
      • 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?

        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 35 %
      • International students: 10 %

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

      • African American: 4 %
      • Asian American: 19 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 67 %
      • Chose not to report: 6 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 45
      • Median: 30
      • From: 0
      • To: 120
      • One year or less: 42 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 5 %
      • Consumer Products: 11 %
      • Financial Services: 11 %
      • Government: 0 %
      • Manufacturing: 55 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 2 %
      • Non-Profit: 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 2 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 11 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 0 %
      • Other: 3 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 30
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 29

  • 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: 86 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 75 %
      • Assistantships: 2 %
      • Loans (private and government): 9 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $6,435.00
      • Median financial aid package: $5,564.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 1
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Part of the admissions application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 76

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 35
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 23

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 15

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 35
      • Non-Tenured: 14
      • Faculty on company boards: 8

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Other
      • 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: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 40 %
      • Simulations: 0 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 12
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 28
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 14
      • Average core class size: 25
      • Average elective class size: 13
      • Electives available: 17

    • Recently added electives:

      • Cellular Lean Managment
      • Corporate Social Responsibility
      • Supply Chain Management
      • Marketing Analytics
      • Strategic Performance Measurements
      • Last curriculum revision: 2008
      • Recent curriculum changes: We retooled our Information Technology Management course in order to teach MBAs how to talk the language of IT and how to work with IT professionals. Student evaluations rate these changes very high. We also implemented a capstone team project analyzing a live company and developing a strategic plan for that company.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • General Management
        • Marketing

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Other: Describe in next screen
      • Other graduation requirements: Students must complete a comprehensive examination as well as a consulting project.
      • Credits required to graduate: 33

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: New computers in the open lab fro students, as well as in the computer lab specifically designed for management information systems majors and quantitative finance majors. New software and database purchases to enhance both research and pedagogy.
      • Amount spent: $140,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 197
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 18 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $477.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $100.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $10,000,000.00
      • 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.bualum.org/s/1329/index.aspx?sid
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • 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

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