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

Clemson University

College of Business & Behavioral Science

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • College of Business & Behavioral Science
      • Clemson Part-Time MBA Program
      • 55 E. Camperdown Way
      • Clemson at the Falls
      • Greenville, 29601, South Carolina
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.clemson.edu/mba
      • E-mail: mba@clemson.edu
      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 78 %
      • 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? Yes

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

      • Resident: $7,224.00
      • Non-Resident: $14,460.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $602.00
      • Non-resident $1,205.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 492
      • Full-Time MBA: 129
      • Part-Time MBA: 201
      • PhD Program: 80
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,616
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Marketing

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 77
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 74 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 86 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 2
      • Applicant interviews are: Not required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 90th Percentile 640
      • Average GMAT Score 511
      • 10th Percentile 370
      • 25th Percentile 453
      • 50th Percentile (median) 510
      • 75th Percentile 590

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 530
      • 75th Percentile 590
      • Average GMAT Score 534
      • 10th Percentile 434
      • 25th Percentile 500
      • 90th Percentile 634
      • 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?

        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 600

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 46 %
      • International students: 10 %

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

      • African American: 9 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 2 %
      • Native American: 2 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 87 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 107
      • Median: 84
      • From: 42
      • To: 162
      • One year or less: 0 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 32
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 30

  • 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: 0 %
      • Assistantships: 0 %
      • 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: 179

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 98
      • Non-Tenured: 58

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 23

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 17
      • Non-Tenured: 32

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 98
      • Non-Tenured: 43

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • 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: 15 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 15 %
      • Lectures: 35 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 6
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 22
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 10
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Average core class size: 55
      • Average elective class size: 43
      • Electives available: 5
      • Last curriculum revision: 2009
      • Recent curriculum changes: Emphasis areas replaced free electives.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Supply Chain & Information Management
      • Services Science
      • Health Services
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Marketing
        • Supply Chain Management
        • Health Care Administration
        • Management Information Systems

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Credits required to graduate: 36

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgraded networks and servers, enhanced instructional support software, improved student/faculty technical support

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 3,112
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • 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.clemson.edu/alumni/
      • 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://career.clemson.edu/alumni/
      • 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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