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

Oklahoma State

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Average months to complete program: 42
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 84
      • 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: $3,100.00
      • Non-Resident: $9,100.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $169.00
      • Non-resident $667.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 908
      • Full-Time MBA: 99
      • Part-Time MBA: 483
      • PhD Program: 94
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: MS Management Information Systems; MS Quantitative Financial Economics; MS Telecommunications Management; MS Economics; MS Entrepreneurship

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 75
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 59 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 93 %
      • 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)

      • 25th Percentile 460
      • 50th Percentile (median) 510
      • 75th Percentile 595
      • 10th Percentile 400
      • Average GMAT Score 519
      • 90th Percentile 624

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 25th Percentile 490
      • 75th Percentile 600
      • 90th Percentile 620
      • 50th Percentile (median) 515
      • Average GMAT Score 544
      • 10th Percentile 471
      • 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: 575

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 32 %
      • International students: 10 %

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

      • African American: 2 %
      • Asian American: 0 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 8 %
      • Native American: 14 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 76 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 62
      • Median: 38
      • From: 0
      • To: 132
      • One year or less: 33 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 29
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 27

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • 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

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 165

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 77
      • Non-Tenured: 36

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 52

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 13
      • Non-Tenured: 31

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 17
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 77
      • Non-Tenured: 41

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • 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

      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 6
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Electives available: 40

    • Recently added electives:

      • MBA 5500 Business analytics
      • MKTG 5223 Entrepreneurial Marketing
      • Last curriculum revision: 2004

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Business Intelligence
      • Business Analytics
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing

    • 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: 48

  • 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
      • University alumni networking site: http://orangeconnection.org/s/860/start.aspx
      • 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? 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

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