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

University of Oklahoma

Price College of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Average months to complete program: 33
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 60
      • 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: $4,940.00
      • Non-Resident: $10,334.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Non-resident $620.00
      • Resident $170.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 404
      • Full-Time MBA: 101
      • Part-Time MBA: 171
      • PhD Program: 36
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 88
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 86 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 84 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 560
      • 10th Percentile 412
      • Average GMAT Score 554
      • 75th Percentile 592
      • 25th Percentile 507
      • 90th Percentile 639

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 10th Percentile 510
      • 25th Percentile 540
      • 50th Percentile (median) 570
      • 90th Percentile 657
      • Average GMAT Score 576
      • 75th Percentile 627
      • 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

      • CESL
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 600

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 20 %
      • International students: 6 %

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

      • African American: 6 %
      • Asian American: 2 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 0 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 8 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 70 %
      • Chose not to report: 14 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 62
      • Median: 36
      • From: 9
      • To: 137
      • One year or less: 15 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 14 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 9 %
      • General Management: 14 %
      • Human Resources: 0 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 11 %
      • Management Information Systems: 13 %
      • Operations/Production: 30 %
      • Other: 9 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 6 %
      • Consumer Products: 12 %
      • Financial Services: 8 %
      • Government: 19 %
      • Manufacturing: 6 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 2 %
      • Non-Profit: 2 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 25 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 8 %
      • Real Estate: 2 %
      • Technology: 3 %
      • Other: 7 %

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

      • Devon Energy 23
      • Chesapeake Energy 11
      • University of Oklahoma 10
      • U.S. Air Force 8
      • SandRidge Energy 4
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 29
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 28

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 96

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 40
      • Non-Tenured: 21

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 35

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 14

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 40
      • Non-Tenured: 24

  • STUDENT LIFE

    • Active MBA specialization 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: 15 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 60 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 16
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 37
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 25
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 95 %
      • Average core class size: 58
      • Average elective class size: 23
      • Electives available: 35

    • Recently added electives:

      • Intro to Opportunities in Entrepreneurship
      • Last curriculum revision: 2007

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship

    • Additional concentrations offered:

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

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Management Information Systems
        • Other

    • 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: capstone course
      • Credits required to graduate: 47

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Video conferencing; database acquisition; new lab facilities
      • Amount spent: $1,200,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • 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 MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
      • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

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