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

Rowan University

Rohrer College of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Rohrer College of Business
      • Rohrer College of Business MBA Program
      • 201 Mullica Hill Road
      • NJ
      • Glassboro, 08028, New Jersey
      • United States of America
      • Program Web site: http://www.rowan.edu/mba
      • E-mail: mba@rowan.edu
      • Average months to complete program: 20
      • 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: $9,238.00
      • Non-Resident: $9,238.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $632.00
      • Non-resident 632
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Other

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 118
      • Full-Time MBA: 37
      • Part-Time MBA: 81
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 944

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 15
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 100 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 100 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Not required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? No
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 25th Percentile 460
      • 50th Percentile (median) 470
      • 75th Percentile 520
      • 90th Percentile 577
      • Average GMAT Score 493
      • 10th Percentile 436

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 490
      • 75th Percentile 520
      • 25th Percentile 468
      • 90th Percentile 538
      • Average GMAT Score 498
      • 10th Percentile 463
      • 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: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 36 %
      • International students: 14 %

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

      • White (Non-Hispanic): 100 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 31
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 28

  • 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: 32 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 0 %
      • Loans (private and government): 55 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $16,550.00
      • Median financial aid package: $20,500.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Other
      • 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: 63

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 29
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 20

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 10
      • Non-Tenured: 17

  • 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: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 10 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 10 %
      • Simulations: 20 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 10
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 25
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 13
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Average core class size: 19
      • Average elective class size: 19
      • Electives available: 10
      • Last curriculum revision: 2011
      • Recent curriculum changes: will begin offering a specialization in supply chain management

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Other

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • MIS
      • Supply Chain Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Accounting
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Management Information Systems

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Credits required to graduate: 36

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: New Training Lab

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • 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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