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

Creighton University

College of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 78 %
      • Average months to complete program: 27
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
      • 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: $8,800.00
      • Non-Resident: $8,800.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $704.00
      • Non-resident $704.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Other

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 337
      • Part-Time MBA: 124
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 667
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Science in Information Technology Management and Master of Security Analysis & Portfolio Management

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 24
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 100 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 75 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • 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)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 600
      • 90th Percentile 640
      • 75th Percentile 620
      • 25th Percentile 530
      • Average GMAT Score 577
      • 10th Percentile 481

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 25th Percentile 530
      • 50th Percentile (median) 600
      • 90th Percentile 640
      • 75th Percentile 620
      • Average GMAT Score 572
      • 10th Percentile 484
      • 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
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 30 %
      • International students: 10 %

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

      • Asian American: 10 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 70 %
      • Chose not to report: 20 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 60
      • Median: 24
      • One year or less: 10 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 11 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 34 %
      • General Management: 11 %
      • Human Resources: 22 %
      • Operations/Production: 11 %
      • Other: 11 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 11 %
      • Consumer Products: 33 %
      • Financial Services: 34 %
      • Government: 11 %
      • Other: 11 %

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

      • Creighton University 34
      • ConAgra Foods 24
      • Union Pacific Railroad 13
      • National Indemnity Co. 11
      • First National Bank 9
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 27
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 24

  • 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: 58 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 38 %
      • Assistantships: 18 %
      • Loans (private and government): 37 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $9,594.00
      • Median financial aid package: $8,448.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $30,655.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 70

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 28
      • Non-Tenured: 15

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 27

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 2

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 28
      • Non-Tenured: 13
      • Faculty on company boards: 12

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • 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 %
      • Distance Learning: 10 %
      • Experiential Learning: 14 %
      • Lectures: 21 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 25 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 9
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 34
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 18
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 46 %
      • Average core class size: 30
      • Average elective class size: 14
      • Electives available: 23

    • Recently added electives:

      • Economic Analysis for Site Selection
      • Strategic Brand Management
      • Business Writing
      • Leveraging Strategy: The Role of Social Media
      • Leadership Issues in Change Management
      • Human Resource Management
      • Last curriculum revision: 2007

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Other
        • Leadership

    • Additional concentrations offered:

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

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Leadership
        • Accounting
        • Management Information Systems
        • Portfolio Management

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Other: Describe in next screen
      • Other graduation requirements: MBA students must complete a capstone course in their last semester or within the last six hours of their program.
      • Credits required to graduate: 33

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgraded wireless connectivity in building; added Bloomberg terminal in Finance Trading room; all faculty issued iPad 2s; adobe design software installed in computer lab for marketing classes; computer lab now has 24/7 access with student ID card; updated hardware & software on Lenovo PC's, replacing 19" LCD monitors with 24" LCD screens; added 10 27" Apple iMAC computers.
      • Amount spent: $90,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 1,774
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 10 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $201.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $50.00
      • 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.alumni.creighton.edu
      • 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? 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 students included in resume drops? Yes

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