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

Houston Baptist University

School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 85 %
      • Average months to complete program: 24
      • 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: $39,000.00
      • Non-Resident: $39,000.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $812.50
      • Non-resident $812.50
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 122
      • Part-Time MBA: 64
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 423
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Human Resources
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Science in Management

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 68
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 52 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 50 %
      • 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? Yes
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 90th Percentile 540
      • Average GMAT Score 511
      • 50th Percentile (median) 510
      • 25th Percentile 480
      • 10th Percentile 450
      • 75th Percentile 530

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 75th Percentile 510
      • 90th Percentile 540
      • 50th Percentile (median) 500
      • Average GMAT Score 503
      • 10th Percentile 450
      • 25th Percentile 480
      • 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: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 67 %
      • International students: 17 %

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

      • African American: 25 %
      • Asian American: 42 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 16 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 17 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 55
      • Median: 43
      • From: 17
      • To: 86
      • One year or less: 33 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 10 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 27 %
      • General Management: 27 %
      • Human Resources: 0 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 10 %
      • Management Information Systems: 0 %
      • Operations/Production: 10 %
      • Other: 16 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 8 %
      • Consumer Products: 17 %
      • Financial Services: 8 %
      • Government: 8 %
      • Manufacturing: 8 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 17 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 17 %
      • Real Estate: 17 %

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

      • Shell Oil Company 23
      • Exxon Mobil 17
      • JP Morgan Chase 15
      • Texas Instruments 10
      • Fluor Corporation 8
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 27
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 25

  • FINANCIAL AID

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

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 32

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 14

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 10

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • International Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Non-Tenured: 20

  • 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: 30 %
      • Lectures: 40 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 12
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 20
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 35 %
      • Average core class size: 14
      • Average elective class size: 10
      • Electives available: 44
      • Last curriculum revision: 2007

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • International Business
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • International Business
        • Accounting
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management

    • 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

      • Living MBA alumni: 647
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • 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? No
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • 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? Yes

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