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

University of Portland

Pamplin School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. School of Business Administration
      • MBA Program
      • 5000 N. Willamette Blvd.
      • Franz Hall Suite 425
      • Portland, 97203, Oregon
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://business.up.edu
      • E-mail: mba-up@up.edu
      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 99 %
      • Average months to complete program: 24
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No
      • 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: $11,880.00
      • Non-Resident: $11,880.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $940.00
      • Non-resident $940.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 140
      • Full-Time MBA: 50
      • Part-Time MBA: 90
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 464
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Finance

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 85
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 42 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 51 %
      • 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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 500
      • 25th Percentile 470
      • 90th Percentile 620
      • 10th Percentile 440
      • 75th Percentile 560
      • Average GMAT Score 489

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 25th Percentile 460
      • 75th Percentile 600
      • 50th Percentile (median) 500
      • 90th Percentile 680
      • Average GMAT Score 531
      • 10th Percentile 420
      • 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: 570

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
      • Application Essays: Important
      • Interviews Not Considered
      • Recommendations: Very Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 58 %
      • International students: 0 %

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

      • Asian American: 7 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 7 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 86 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 96
      • One year or less: 0 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 34
      • 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: 41 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $14,564.00
      • Median financial aid package: $12,375.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 34

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 21
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 2

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 20
      • Non-Tenured: 14
      • Faculty on company boards: 100

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Nonprofit

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

        • International Club
      • 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

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 20 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 6
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 33
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 26
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 58 %
      • Average core class size: 20
      • Average elective class size: 10
      • Electives available: 41
      • Last curriculum revision: 2009

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Operations Management

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Health Care Management
      • Sustainability
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Health Care Administration
        • Operations Management

    • 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: 39

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: The Business School recently built a trading room with 9 Bloomberg terminals where students can earn Bloomberg certification. Electronic portfolios and a multimedia lab for video/presentation creation have also been adopted in the last three years.

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 3,000
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 40 %
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • 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? 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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