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

Purdue University

Krannert School of Management

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 90 %
      • Average months to complete program: 35
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 35
      • 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: $15,500.00
      • Non-Resident: $15,500.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 670
      • Full-Time MBA: 210
      • Part-Time MBA: 146
      • Executive MBA: 83
      • PhD Program: 96
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,604
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Master of Human Resources
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Science in Industrial Administration

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 78
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 85 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 82 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 4
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 3
      • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked? Assessment of academic and professional records.
      • 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
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • Pearson Test of English
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 570

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 21 %
      • International students: 20 %

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

      • African American: 16 %
      • Asian American: 12 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 5 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 5 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 60 %
      • Chose not to report: 2 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 93
      • Median: 73
      • One year or less: 0 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 9 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 11 %
      • General Management: 20 %
      • Human Resources: 3 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 9 %
      • Management Information Systems: 17 %
      • Operations/Production: 22 %
      • Other: 9 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 11 %
      • Consumer Products: 4 %
      • Financial Services: 7 %
      • Government: 2 %
      • Manufacturing: 35 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 13 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 4 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 7 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 4 %
      • Other: 13 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 33
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 31

  • 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: 11 %
      • 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? Part of the admissions application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 123

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 55
      • Non-Tenured: 50

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 16

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 22

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 15
      • Non-Tenured: 27

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 58
      • Non-Tenured: 61

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Human Resources
        • Marketing
        • VC/ Private Equity
        • E-business
        • Consulting
        • Manufacturing
        • Media & Entertainment

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

        • International Club
        • Black MBA Association
        • Hispanic Student Organization
        • Volunteer
        • Women in MBA
        • Partners/Family
        • Wine
      • 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: 45 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 15
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 18
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 12
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 72 %
      • Average core class size: 50
      • Average elective class size: 50
      • Electives available: 40
      • Last curriculum revision: 2007

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

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

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Strategy
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • Operations 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

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgrades to the business/economics library expanded on-line data sources and created a 40-station "Learn Lab" for computer-mediated instruction. Deployed an on-line course evaluation and student registration system. Deployed a schoolwide digital signage system. Upgraded the schoolwide wireless infrastructure. The school website was redesigned and an initiative in streaming content, social media and social networks in under way.
      • Amount spent: $2,400,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 5,764
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 21
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 7
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 9 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $458.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $100.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $80,735,088.00
      • 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: http://gateway.purdue.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/groups
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?
        • Only if they do not receive funding from their employer
      • If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?
        • After completing a certain number of credits
      • 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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