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

University of Cape Town

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 96 %
      • Average months to complete program: 36
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 24
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
      • If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? Yes

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

      • Resident: $16,847.00
      • Non-Resident: $35,000.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: EQUIS, European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 217
      • Full-Time MBA: 79
      • Part-Time MBA: 76
      • Executive MBA: 34
      • PhD Program: 28
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 0
      • Graduate degree programs: Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Development Finance

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 150
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 52 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 52 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 500
      • 25th Percentile 390
      • 75th Percentile 560
      • Average GMAT Score 477
      • 10th Percentile 320
      • 90th Percentile 613

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 90th Percentile 640
      • 25th Percentile 500
      • Average GMAT Score 538
      • 50th Percentile (median) 535
      • 10th Percentile 444
      • 75th Percentile 598
      • 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

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • University of Cambridge English Exams
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 570

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 26 %
      • International students: 18 %

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

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

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 108
      • Median: 96
      • From: 132
      • To: 168
      • One year or less: 0 %

    • Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

      • Mean: $55,000.00
      • Median: $53,000.00

    • Middle 80% range:

      • From: $68,000.00
      • To: $72,000.00

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 24 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 49 %
      • General Management: 18 %
      • Human Resources: 2 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 3 %
      • Management Information Systems: 1 %
      • Operations/Production: 1 %
      • Other: 2 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 17 %
      • Consumer Products: 12 %
      • Financial Services: 29 %
      • Government: 3 %
      • Manufacturing: 15 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 2 %
      • Non-Profit: 1 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 12 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 5 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 1 %
      • Other: 3 %

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

      • Allan Gray 8
      • Rand Merchant Bank 7
      • Eskom 5
      • Exxaro Resources 4
      • Old Mutual 7
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 33
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 32

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2011-12: 0 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 0 %
      • Assistantships: 0 %
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 52

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 28
      • Non-Tenured: 24

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 24

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 18
      • Non-Tenured: 8
      • Faculty on company boards: 46

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Women in MBA
        • 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: 25 %
      • Lectures: 60 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 35
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 36
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 14
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 40 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 100 %
      • Average core class size: 78
      • Average elective class size: 33
      • Electives available: 22

    • Recently added electives:

      • Social Entrepreneurship
      • Strategy by Design
      • Strategic Brand Building
      • Introduction to Management Consulting
      • Last curriculum revision: 2005

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

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

    • Leading areas of study:

        • General Management

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Other: Describe in next screen
      • Other graduation requirements: students must pass all courses enrolled in
      • Credits required to graduate: 225

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Introduction of wireless networks, new portal for alumni, new e-learning improvements, lecture theatres upgraded with new teaching technology
      • Amount spent: $4,000,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 4,033
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 7
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 6
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $500.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $1,000.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $6,000,000.00
      • 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.uct.ac.za/dad/alumni/connect/
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://gsba.uct.ac.za
      • 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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