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

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Graduate School of Business Administration

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Graduate School of Business Administration
      • MBA Program
      • 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy
      • Colorado Springs, 80918, Colorado
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.uccs.edu/mba
      • E-mail: mba@uccs.edu
      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 75 %
      • Average months to complete program: 30
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 60
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No

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

      • Resident: $6,616.00
      • Non-Resident: $12,220.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $585.00
      • Non-resident $1,052.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 377
      • Part-Time MBA: 377
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,068

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 137
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 86 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 86 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Not offered

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 25th Percentile 490
      • 10th Percentile 450
      • 50th Percentile (median) 530
      • 90th Percentile 630
      • 75th Percentile 560
      • Average GMAT Score 533

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 25th Percentile 490
      • 75th Percentile 560
      • 50th Percentile (median) 530
      • 90th Percentile 630
      • 10th Percentile 450
      • Average GMAT Score 533
      • 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

      • Successful completion of the LCI and Spring International English programs (both located in Denver, CO) may be used for the English proficiency requirement.
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 42 %
      • International students: 5 %

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

      • African American: 3 %
      • Asian American: 11 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 78 %
      • Chose not to report: 5 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 60
      • Median: 48
      • From: 12
      • To: 108
      • One year or less: 25 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 4 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 16 %
      • General Management: 11 %
      • Human Resources: 1 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 15 %
      • Management Information Systems: 3 %
      • Operations/Production: 12 %
      • Other: 38 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Consumer Products: 1 %
      • Financial Services: 16 %
      • Government: 18 %
      • Manufacturing: 5 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 5 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 0 %
      • Real Estate: 1 %
      • Technology: 9 %
      • Other: 48 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 29
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 27

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 40

  • 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: 25 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 0 %
      • Lectures: 50 %
      • Simulations: 0 %
      • Team Projects: 25 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 30
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 32
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 20
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 65 %
      • Average core class size: 30
      • Average elective class size: 18
      • Electives available: 27

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

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

    • Additional concentrations offered:

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

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Accounting
        • Marketing
        • Other

    • 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: 48

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • 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.uccs.edu/alumni/
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • 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 students included in resume drops? No

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