Go To Businessweek.com
Part-Time MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Samford University

Brock School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 85 %
      • Average months to complete program: 22
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 84
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No

    • Tuition and Fees: (Based on six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring)

      • Resident: $8,430.00
      • Non-Resident: $8,430.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • 0 (option: 0) $655.00

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 63
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 90 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 84 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 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 (incoming class)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 530
      • 75th Percentile 590
      • Average GMAT Score 541
      • 25th Percentile 495
      • 90th Percentile 614
      • 10th Percentile 476
      • Is proficiency in English required? Yes
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? No

    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • Other
        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
        • U Michigan Language Test

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • Interviews

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 29 %
      • International students: 14 %

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

      • African American: 4 %
      • Asian American: 2 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 94 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 42
      • Median: 24
      • From: 0
      • To: 52
      • One year or less: 40 %

    • Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

      • Mean: $61,000.00
      • Median: $70,000.00

    • Middle 80% range:

      • From: $46,000.00
      • To: $90,000.00

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 24 %
      • General Management: 6 %
      • Human Resources: 2 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 30 %
      • Management Information Systems: 2 %
      • Operations/Production: 24 %
      • Other: 12 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Consumer Products: 0 %
      • Financial Services: 18 %
      • Government: 0 %
      • Manufacturing: 0 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 38 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 14 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 6 %
      • Real Estate: 12 %
      • Technology: 6 %
      • Other: 6 %

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

      • Southern Company 14
      • Samford University 10
      • BVBA Compass Bank 5
      • Regions Financial 4
      • First Commercial Bank 3
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 27
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 24

  • 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: 64 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 15 %
      • Loans (private and government): 100 %
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Part of the admissions application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • 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

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 50 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 15 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 5 %
      • Other: 5 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 16
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 20
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 15
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 45 %
      • Average core class size: 25
      • Average elective class size: 10
      • Electives available: 10

    • Recently added electives:

      • New Product Devevelopment
      • Advanced Entrepreneurship
      • International Marketing
      • Last curriculum revision: 2008

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

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

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • International Business
        • Accounting
        • Human Resource Management

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Other graduation requirements: 30 credits in Core Curriculum, eight required courses and two electives, while earning a GPA of 3>0 or better
      • Credits required to graduate: 30

  • 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 students included in resume drops? Yes

Getting In

B-School Life

Finding a Job

Paying the Bills