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

Rutgers University, Camden

School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 98 %
      • Average months to complete program: 34
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $847.00
      • Non-resident $1,345.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 323
      • Part-Time MBA: 270
      • Executive MBA: 53
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 853
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 77
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 52 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 49 %
      • 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? Yes
      • 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

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • ELTS

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 48 %
      • International students: 8 %

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

      • African American: 11 %
      • Asian American: 3 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 5 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 74 %
      • Other: 5 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 72

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

      • Lockheed Martin 40
      • Campbbell Soup 10
      • Subaru 4
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 27

  • FINANCIAL AID

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

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 2 %
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 55

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 25
      • Non-Tenured: 10

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 19

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 12
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 25
      • Non-Tenured: 7

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Hispanic Student Organization
        • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
      • 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: 35 %
      • Lectures: 50 %
      • Simulations: 15 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 12
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 22
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 18
      • Average core class size: 30
      • Average elective class size: 15
      • Electives available: 8
      • Last curriculum revision: 2011
      • Recent curriculum changes: Total number of credits reduced from 57 to 54. number of electives reduced from 21 to 12. Concentrations reduced from 8 to 5.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Operations Management
        • International Business
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • International Business
        • 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: 54

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: All classrooms converted to Smart classrooms

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 1,750
      • 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? No
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? 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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