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

University of Cincinnati

College of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Carl H. Lindner College of Business
      • Part-Time MBA Program
      • 2925 Campus Green Drive
      • Lindner Hall 606
      • Cincinnati, 45221-0020, Ohio
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://business.uc.edu/mba
      • E-mail: graduate@uc.edu
      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 86 %
      • Average months to complete program: 27
      • 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: $6,744.00
      • Non-Resident: $6,744.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $562.00
      • Non-resident $562.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 599
      • Full-Time MBA: 138
      • Part-Time MBA: 95
      • Executive MBA: 0
      • PhD Program: 45
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,564
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems, Other, Master of Marketing
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Quantitative Analysis

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 43
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 100 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 100 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • 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? No

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 10th Percentile 430
      • 25th Percentile 520
      • Average GMAT Score 568
      • 50th Percentile (median) 570
      • 75th Percentile 620
      • 90th Percentile 700

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 10th Percentile 430
      • 50th Percentile (median) 570
      • 75th Percentile 620
      • 25th Percentile 520
      • 90th Percentile 700
      • Average GMAT Score 568
      • 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

      • IELTS
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 600

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 47 %
      • International students: 9 %

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

      • African American: 8 %
      • Asian American: 2 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 0 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 85 %
      • Chose not to report: 0 %
      • Other: 5 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 66
      • Median: 42
      • From: 12
      • To: 111
      • One year or less: 25 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 30
      • 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: 60 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 43 %
      • Assistantships: 0 %
      • Loans (private and government): 64 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $9,734.00
      • Median financial aid package: $6,516.00
      • 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: 185

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 61
      • Non-Tenured: 124

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 91

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 57

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 12
      • Non-Tenured: 23

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 47
      • Non-Tenured: 45
      • Faculty on company boards: 8

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Other

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

        • Hispanic Student Organization
        • Women in MBA
      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? Yes
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 50 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 24
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 185
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 61
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Average core class size: 43
      • Average elective class size: 38
      • Electives available: 102
      • Last curriculum revision: 2005

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Operations Management
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Real Estate
      • Quantitative Analysis
      • Management Information Systems
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • International Business
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Real Estate

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
      • Credits required to graduate: 66

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: All first floor classrooms have had audio visual equipment replaced. Two labs have been upgraded and our website received a new design and a new Web Content Management System called CQ5. We have a new calendaring system as well as additional software to the labs and terminal servers. Infrastructure equipment has been replaced and upgraded. Our auditorium has gone through a major renovation.
      • Amount spent: $1,800,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 5,536
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 6 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $1,012.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $80.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $34,032,275.00
      • 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.alumni.uc.edu/connect/incircle_info.html
      • 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://www.business.uc.edu/alumni
      • 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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