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

Northern Illinois University

College of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • College of Business Graduate Studies in Business
      • Evening MBA
      • Barsema Hall 203
      • 1425 W. Lincoln Highway
      • DeKalb, 60115, Illinois
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.cob.niu.edu/mba
      • E-mail: mba@niu.edu
      • 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? No

    • Tuition and Fees: (Based on six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring)

      • Resident: $7,942.00
      • Non-Resident: $11,794.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $641.00
      • Non-resident $962.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Other

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 886
      • Full-Time MBA: 27
      • Part-Time MBA: 506
      • Executive MBA: 67
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,972
      • Graduate degree programs: Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting Science; Master of Taxation; Master of Science in Management of Information Systems

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 289
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 85 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 84 %
      • 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? No
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked? GMAT waived for applicants holding a master's level or higher degree from a U.S. accredited institution.

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 25th Percentile 430
      • 50th Percentile (median) 490
      • 10th Percentile 370
      • 90th Percentile 610
      • 75th Percentile 560
      • Average GMAT Score 495

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 25th Percentile 430
      • 50th Percentile (median) 500
      • 75th Percentile 570
      • 90th Percentile 610
      • Average GMAT Score 502
      • 10th Percentile 380
      • 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: 223

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 32 %
      • International students: 5 %

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

      • African American: 6 %
      • Asian American: 17 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 6 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 68 %
      • Chose not to report: 3 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 95
      • Median: 72
      • From: 12
      • To: 204
      • One year or less: 7 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 9 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 29 %
      • General Management: 8 %
      • Human Resources: 8 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 18 %
      • Management Information Systems: 8 %
      • Operations/Production: 14 %
      • Other: 6 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 8 %
      • Consumer Products: 14 %
      • Financial Services: 14 %
      • Government: 5 %
      • Manufacturing: 16 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 5 %
      • Non-Profit: 3 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 3 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 7 %
      • Real Estate: 2 %
      • Technology: 9 %
      • Other: 14 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 31
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 30

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? Yes
      • Maximum guaranteed loan: $20,500.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 119

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 41
      • Non-Tenured: 50

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 28

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 16
      • Non-Tenured: 28

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 40
      • Non-Tenured: 37

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • 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: 2 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 15 %
      • Simulations: 15 %
      • Team Projects: 30 %
      • Other: 3 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 14
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 45
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 21
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 80 %
      • Average core class size: 30
      • Average elective class size: 19
      • Electives available: 35

    • Recently added electives:

      • International Organizational Behavior
      • Negotiating Deals
      • Green Sigma
      • Corporate Risk Management
      • International Study in France and Spain
      • Last curriculum revision: 1999

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Other
        • Leadership

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Management of Information Systems
      • Healthcare Policy and Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • Marketing

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
      • Other graduation requirements: Attendance at NIU MBA sponsored out-of-class speaker events, professional development workshops, and networking events
      • Credits required to graduate: 30

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Anywhere Lab Virtualization; mobile classroom printing and netbook technology; NIUipTV; IDevice Apps, SAP access for curriculum, and other software updates; Experiential Learning Video Conference Room and technology upgrades; upgrade classroom podiums; new Ticker monitor.
      • Amount spent: $200,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 7,615
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 5
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 3
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $6,278,217.00
      • 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.niu.edu/alumni
      • 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.cob.niu.edu/alumni
      • 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 MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
      • Are part-time students included in resume drops? No

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