PROGRAM BASICS

• • College of Business and Economics
  • Part-Time MBA Program
  • 621 Taylor Street
  • PA
  • Bethlehem, 18015, Pennsylvania
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://www.lehigh.edu/mba
  • E-mail: mba.admissions@lehigh.edu
• • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 72 %
  • Average months to complete program: 36
  • 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: $10,080.00
  • Non-Resident: $10,080.00

• Tuition per credit:

  • Resident $840.00
  • Non-resident $840.00
• • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 406
  • Full-Time MBA: 30
  • Part-Time MBA: 223
  • PhD Program: 16
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,181
  • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting
  • Other graduate degree programs: M.S. Analytical Finance; Ph.D. Economics

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

• • Total applications, most recent entering class: 100
  • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 82 %
  • Admitted students enrolled: 85 %
  • Applicant interviews are: Recommended

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• • Rolling admissions? Yes
  • GMAT required? Yes
  • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
  • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked? All applicants must submit the GMAT unless a terminal degree has been earned. This past admission season, Lehigh granted 11 exemptions for Ph.D., M.D., J.D., etc. earned.

• GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

  • 50th Percentile (median) 590
  • 25th Percentile 550
  • 90th Percentile 690
  • 10th Percentile 480
  • 75th Percentile 650
  • Average GMAT Score 589

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

  • 50th Percentile (median) 600
  • 10th Percentile 550
  • 25th Percentile 570
  • 75th Percentile 660
  • 90th Percentile 690
  • Average GMAT Score 612
• • 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: Very Important
  • Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
  • Application Essays: Very Important
  • Interviews Very Important
  • Recommendations: Very Important
  • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

CLASS PROFILE

• • Female students: 31 %
  • International students: 6 %

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

  • Asian American: 12 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 2 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 79 %
  • Chose not to report: 7 %

• Postgraduate work experience (months):

  • Mean: 89
  • Median: 72
  • From: 24
  • To: 175
  • One year or less: 0 %

• Entering students work in the following functional areas:

  • Consulting: 3 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 17 %
  • General Management: 7 %
  • Human Resources: 0 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 13 %
  • Management Information Systems: 4 %
  • Operations/Production: 41 %
  • Other: 15 %

• Entering students work in the following industries:

  • Consulting: 0 %
  • Consumer Products: 9 %
  • Financial Services: 9 %
  • Government: 1 %
  • Manufacturing: 21 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
  • Non-Profit: 11 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 10 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 17 %
  • Real Estate: 0 %
  • Technology: 13 %
  • Other: 9 %
• • Mean age, newest entering class: 32
  • Median age, newest entering clas: 31

FINANCIAL AID

• • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
  • Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2011-12: 9 %

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

  • Institutional Scholarships: 67 %
  • Assistantships: 0 %
  • Loans (private and government): 17 %
• • Mean financial aid package: $3,802.00
  • Median financial aid package: $2,520.00
  • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and 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: $3,924.00

FACULTY

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 122

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 38
  • Non-Tenured: 38

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 46

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 8
  • Non-Tenured: 21

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 7
  • Non-Tenured: 10

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 8

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 38
  • Non-Tenured: 37

STUDENT LIFE

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

  • • Women in MBA
    • Other
• • 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 %
  • Experiential Learning: 15 %
  • Lectures: 35 %
  • Simulations: 10 %
  • Team Projects: 15 %
• • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 8
  • Teachers in the part-time program: 70
  • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 16
  • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
  • Average core class size: 28
  • Average elective class size: 16
  • Electives available: 53

• Recently added electives:

  • Advanced Investments: Security Analysis
  • Global Business-European Perspective
  • The New Venture Organization
  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation: Idea to Opportunity
  • International Field Experience: United Kingdom
  • Retailing Strategies
• • Last curriculum revision: 2009
  • Recent curriculum changes: The Integrated MBA Core has placed increased emphasis on four distinctive themes - global perspective, sustainability, ethics, and leadership - into the current curriculum. These themes address the most contemporary content and are on the cutting edge of business practice, and their integration significantly enhances the competitiveness of the current curriculum.

• Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

  • • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Other
    • Entrepreneurship
    • International Business

• Additional concentrations offered:

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

• Leading areas of study:

  • • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • Supply Chain Management
    • 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: 36

TECHNOLOGY

• • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Rauch Boardroom upgrade, Faculty Desktop Life Cycle program, Imaging Fees, Printers, Digital Signage, Equipment Repair, computers, 21 projectors with upgrade to widescreen (WXGA) format and related AV equipment, classroom upgrade to accommodate distance education technology.
  • Amount spent: $694,169.00

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 4,080
  • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 2 %
  • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $848.00
  • 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 $53,410,460.00
  • 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://mylehigh.lehigh.edu/s/1127/start.aspx
  • 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://mylehigh.lehigh.edu/s/1127/start.aspx
  • 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 MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
  • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

• • -I thought that the MBA program at Lehigh was excellent. It was a very large commitment, however, it was well worth the effort.
    
    -The faculty brought a wealth of industry and academic experience to the classroom. Current topics facing the business world were presented as well as classic business cases from the past.
    
    -Although every program has its positive and negative attributes, Lehigh has a solid collection of professors (those with industry experience are excellent, those without are not, it is that simple), a strong curriculum, and offers flexibility for those who continue to work. The social element of the program could be improved upon, but for those who participate, value exists.
    
    -It would have been nice to have a wider variety of course offerings and to see more of a rotation of faculty teaching the "Core" courses.
    
    -Given my initial apprehension for going back to school at the age of 40, I quickly came to realize that the school genuinely cared about its part-time students and removed all of the obstacles and excuses one would have for not "jumping in" to the MBA program. Also, given Lehigh's reputation for high-quality education, I believe its program offers more value than many of the other part-time options.
    
    -The discontinuation of the distance, online core curriculum was a strong disappointment and I feel a step back in the program's offering. If this was reworked and better integrated into the program, then I feel Lehigh would have a powerful program to offer newer students with a cutting-edge focus.
    
    -I have throughout the program, and after completing the program, recommended the Lehigh University MBA program to colleagues and friends. It is by far the most dynamic program in the region, and provides one of the best part-time learning opportunities for young professionals in the in the Eastern PA, New York, and New Jersey Area.
    
    -I thought there was a bit too much emphasis placed on group work over individual learning for a part-time MBA program. Given that most people have full time jobs, it is a bit of a hardship to have to find a common time to meet in numerous classes. I learned a lot in my groups but it seemed to be prevalent in almost every class. Much of the grading was based on either group work or class participation (which was basically a measure of how many times you decided to voice your opinion. I think more exams or individual assignments would be a better measure of how an individual did in the program.
    
    -The quality of the education is extremely high - great professors and classmates and lots of interesting opportunities to work on projects through the Center for Value Chain Research or case competitions, etc. However, I don't think this quality is recognized by all potential employers, and depending on one's personal goals, a Lehigh MBA may not be highly-regarded enough to secure employment at top firms in industries such as consulting or finance.
    
    -The program is well organized and I don’t have any improvements to recommend. Maybe more career networking events could help the graduates who are still looking for a job.
    
    -The program is well established, and was facilitated very well. Without exception, the instructors were top-notch. There was a good blend of instruction and student-instructor interaction, with opportunity for direct participation by "remote" students.
    
    -I had initially wanted to double major in business and computer science, but the university only offered the computer science classes during the day. It would have been nice for the university to offer those classes at I time that I could complete them part-time.
    
    -Almost all of the professors were working professionals in big companies for at least some part of their carriers. Some of the best professors applied their knowledge from Hershey, P&G and others to teach students. Other professors had experience that was more dated, coming from Bethlehem Steel. Bethlehem Steel is a fascinating story, but the techniques used are often out of date. Older professors need to supplement their work experience with research to stay current.
    
    -Would have liked to have a management concentration.