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

University of Nebraska, Lincoln

College of Business Administration

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • College of Business Administration
      • UNL College of Business Administration On Campus MBA Program
      • 139 CBA
      • 1240 R St
      • Lincoln, 68588-0405, Nebraska
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://mba.unl.edu
      • E-mail: cbagrad@unl.edu
      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 95 %
      • Average months to complete program: 28
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 120
      • 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: $4,776.00
      • Non-Resident: $11,691.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $340.00
      • Non-resident $916.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 541
      • Part-Time MBA: 121
      • PhD Program: 63
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 3,036
      • Graduate degree programs: Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: MPA; M.S. in Actuarial Science; M.A. in Economics; M.A. in Business

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 58
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 60 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 69 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Not required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 10th Percentile 460
      • 50th Percentile (median) 600
      • 75th Percentile 640
      • 25th Percentile 530
      • 90th Percentile 650
      • Average GMAT Score 581

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 25th Percentile 600
      • 50th Percentile (median) 640
      • 10th Percentile 570
      • 90th Percentile 680
      • 75th Percentile 650
      • Average GMAT Score 635
      • 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: Not Considered
      • Interviews Not Considered
      • Recommendations: Very Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 29 %
      • International students: 21 %

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

      • Asian American: 5 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 5 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 90 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 33
      • Median: 13
      • From: 0
      • To: 106
      • One year or less: 50 %

    • Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

      • Mean: $42,630.00
      • Median: $33,000.00

    • Middle 80% range:

      • From: $0.00
      • To: $100,000.00

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 6 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 41 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 35 %
      • Management Information Systems: 6 %
      • Other: 12 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 6 %
      • Consumer Products: 17 %
      • Financial Services: 47 %
      • Government: 6 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 6 %
      • Non-Profit: 6 %
      • Technology: 6 %
      • Other: 6 %

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

      • University of Nebraska-Lincoln 19
      • West Gate Bank 3
      • Lincoln Industries 2
      • Nelnet 2
      • Union Bank 2
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 24
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 23

  • 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: 45 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 16 %
      • Assistantships: 6 %
      • Loans (private and government): 20 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $12,427.00
      • Median financial aid package: $13,338.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 1
      • 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
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $35,566.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 108

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 56
      • Non-Tenured: 17

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 35

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 12
      • Non-Tenured: 14

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 9

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 55
      • Non-Tenured: 35

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Other
      • 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: 30 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 46
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 33
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 37 %
      • Average core class size: 26
      • Average elective class size: 32
      • Electives available: 55

    • Recently added electives:

      • Effective Negotiations
      • Business, Government and the Economy
      • Last curriculum revision: 1995

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Strategy
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

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

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • International Business
        • Strategy
        • Marketing
        • Management Information Systems

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Other graduation requirements: MBA Assessment: Exam; Exit Survey; Employment Survey; Students with no full time work experience are required to participate in and complete an internship.
      • Credits required to graduate: 48

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Computer desktop management system, computer desktop server hosting and streaming, desktop and mobile device application streaming, digital signage and kiosk system.
      • Amount spent: $150,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,341
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 3 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $305.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $50.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $34,741,287.00
      • 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://www.facebook.com/UNLalumni
      • 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.facebook.com/pages/UNL-MBA-Program/112517888766298
      • 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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