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

Sacred Heart University

Welch College of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 90 %
      • Average months to complete program: 30
      • 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 per credit:

      • Resident $710.00
      • Non-resident $710.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 200
      • Full-Time MBA: 33
      • Part-Time MBA: 167
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 894

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 48
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 90 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 60 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Not required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 10th Percentile 430
      • 75th Percentile 500
      • 50th Percentile (median) 460
      • Average GMAT Score 470
      • 90th Percentile 530
      • 25th Percentile 440

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 75th Percentile 530
      • 25th Percentile 460
      • 10th Percentile 430
      • Average GMAT Score 500
      • 50th Percentile (median) 500
      • 90th Percentile 570
      • 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?

        • Other
        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
        • U Michigan Language Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 570

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 54 %
      • International students: 7 %

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

      • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 61 %
      • Chose not to report: 28 %
      • Other: 7 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 96
      • Median: 60
      • From: 36
      • To: 204
      • One year or less: 3 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Finance/Accounting: 47 %
      • General Management: 23 %
      • Human Resources: 3 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 14 %
      • Management Information Systems: 7 %
      • Operations/Production: 3 %
      • Other: 3 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consumer Products: 15 %
      • Financial Services: 69 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 4 %
      • Technology: 8 %
      • Other: 4 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 33
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 30

  • FINANCIAL AID

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

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 41

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 20
      • Non-Tenured: 21

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 12

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 13

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 15
      • Non-Tenured: 19

  • 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: 30 %
      • Distance Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Team Projects: 30 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 6
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 41
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 13
      • Average core class size: 15
      • Average elective class size: 25
      • Last curriculum revision: 2009
      • Recent curriculum changes: Candidates with business related academic backgrounds can complete the degree in just 36 credits. Candidates with other academic backgrounds are simply required to take two pre-requisite courses (6 credits).

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Leadership
        • Accounting
        • 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
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
      • Credits required to graduate: 36

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 3,368
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 6 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $117.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $20.00
      • 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? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://alumni.sacredheart.edu/NetCommunity/page.aspx
      • 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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