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

University of Northern Iowa

College of Business Administration

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • University of Northern Iowa
      • University of Northern Iowa, MBA
      • 1222 W 27th Street
      • Curris Business Bldg 325
      • Cedar Falls, 50614-0123, Iowa
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://business.uni.edu/index.cfm
      • E-mail: MBA@UNI.edu
      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 90 %
      • Average months to complete program: 30
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 84
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No
      • 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: $5,988.00
      • Non-Resident: $11,940.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $499.00
      • Non-resident $995.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 32
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 68 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 47 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • 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 470
      • Average GMAT Score 570
      • 25th Percentile 530
      • 75th Percentile 610
      • 50th Percentile (median) 560
      • 90th Percentile 680

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 560
      • 25th Percentile 530
      • Average GMAT Score 570
      • 75th Percentile 610
      • 90th Percentile 680
      • 10th Percentile 470
      • 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
        • U Michigan Language Test

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • IELTS, U Michigan
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 53 %
      • International students: 40 %

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

      • African American: 0 %
      • Asian American: 0 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 0 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 100 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 142
      • Median: 84
      • From: 36
      • To: 384
      • One year or less: 13 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consumer Products: 6 %
      • Government: 6 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 6 %
      • Other: 12 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 36
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 33

  • 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: 20 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 46 %
      • Assistantships: 36 %
      • Loans (private and government): 36 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $9,406.00
      • Median financial aid package: $4,209.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 5
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 97

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 42
      • Non-Tenured: 19

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 36

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 10
      • Non-Tenured: 19

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 42
      • Non-Tenured: 12

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? No
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? No

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 30 %
      • Distance Learning: 10 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 10 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 30 %
      • Other: 5 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 22
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 15
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 10
      • Average core class size: 18
      • Average elective class size: 10
      • Last curriculum revision: 1998
      • Recent curriculum changes: None
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • General Management

    • 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: An applied consulting experience with a significant writing component is included as students provide analysis and recommendations for solving a significant problem or issue for a vested client. More than any others, this course requires that students integrate the materials learned in the MBA core.
      • Credits required to graduate: 31

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Amount spent: $380,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 864
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 11 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $350.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $125.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $8,022,108.00
      • 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? Yes
      • 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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