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

Clark University

Graduate School of Management

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 98 %
      • Average months to complete program: 34
      • 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? Yes

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

      • Resident: $14,480.00
      • Non-Resident: $14,480.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $1,200.00
      • Non-resident $1,200.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 430
      • Full-Time MBA: 131
      • Part-Time MBA: 103
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 73
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Finance
      • Other graduate degree programs: MBA in Social Change; MBA/MA in Community Development & Planning; MBA/MA in Environmental Science & Policy

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 31
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 94 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 66 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Recommended

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked? undergraduate academic record and professional work experience

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 25th Percentile 490
      • 50th Percentile (median) 550
      • 75th Percentile 570
      • 90th Percentile 710
      • 10th Percentile 350
      • Average GMAT Score 532

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 25th Percentile 490
      • 10th Percentile 430
      • 50th Percentile (median) 570
      • 75th Percentile 620
      • 90th Percentile 660
      • Average GMAT Score 557
      • 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

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • Pearson
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 577

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 21 %
      • International students: 21 %

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

      • African American: 7 %
      • Asian American: 7 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 7 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 72 %
      • Chose not to report: 7 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 116
      • Median: 108
      • From: 12
      • To: 216
      • One year or less: 15 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 10 %
      • General Management: 10 %
      • Human Resources: 0 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 15 %
      • Management Information Systems: 15 %
      • Operations/Production: 15 %
      • Other: 35 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 10 %
      • Consumer Products: 0 %
      • Financial Services: 0 %
      • Government: 5 %
      • Manufacturing: 0 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 5 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 10 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 35 %
      • Other: 35 %

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

      • Public Consulting Group 53
      • Fidelity Investments 13
      • EMC 10
      • Genzyme 5
      • Bose 4
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 33
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 33

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 42 %
      • 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: 46

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 14
      • Non-Tenured: 16

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 16

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 14
      • Non-Tenured: 12
      • Faculty on company boards: 17

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Finance

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

        • Women in MBA
      • 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: 21 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 35 %
      • Simulations: 7 %
      • Team Projects: 16 %
      • Other: 6 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 10
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 46
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 14
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 100 %
      • Average core class size: 22
      • Average elective class size: 17
      • Electives available: 46

    • Recently added electives:

      • Green Marketing; Sustainability Consulting Projects;
      • Green Supply Chain; Quantitative Models;
      • Advanced Accounting;
      • Internet & Social Media;
      • Energy Management;
      • Cultivating & Managing Innovation
      • Last curriculum revision: 2002

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

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

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Social Change
      • Management Information Systems
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • International Business
        • Accounting
        • General Management
        • Marketing

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Credits required to graduate: 51

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: In the annual university technology cycle, approximately 29 new and replacement computers have been purchased in the last 3 fiscal years. 2 renovation projects: 1 at satellite location (4 classrooms) and 1 at main campus (2 classrooms), that involved the purchase and installation of new technology: projectors, screens, computers, controls, and associated wiring. In summer 2008, 18 desktop computers were purchased and installed in the computer lab.
      • Amount spent: $146,600.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,885
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 3 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $831.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $75.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $241,832.00
      • 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: https://clarkconnect.clarku.edu/
      • 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.linkedin.com/
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • 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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