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

University of Scranton

Kania School of Management

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 90 %
      • Average months to complete program: 36
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
      • 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: $10,344.00
      • Non-Resident: $10,344.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $862.00
      • Non-resident 862
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 607
      • Part-Time MBA: 607
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 892

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 329
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 54 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 30 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Not required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 510
      • Average GMAT Score 500
      • 25th Percentile 450
      • 75th Percentile 580
      • 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

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • STEP
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 500

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 26 %
      • International students: 25 %

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

      • African American: 3 %
      • Asian American: 0 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 2 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 85 %
      • Chose not to report: 7 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 27
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 26

  • 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 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 0 %
      • Assistantships: 6 %
      • Loans (private and government): 35 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $17,583.00
      • Median financial aid package: $20,500.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $17,064.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 81

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 29
      • Non-Tenured: 12

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 39

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 9

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 30
      • Non-Tenured: 13
      • Faculty on company boards: 6

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Other
      • 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: 16 %
      • Distance Learning: 8 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 50 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 16 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 30
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 24
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 15
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 71 %
      • Average core class size: 20
      • Average elective class size: 15
      • Electives available: 27

    • Recently added electives:

      • Accounting Communications
      • Last curriculum revision: 2005
      • Recent curriculum changes: Cornerstone Course: Responsibility, Sustainability & Justice

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Operations Management

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Management Information Systems
      • Enterprise Resource Planning
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Accounting
        • General Management
        • Marketing

    • Graduation requirements:

        • 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

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Alperin Financial Center (equities & FX analysis and simulated trading lab), 2 laptop labs, wireless connectivity, Bloomberg Professional Service
      • Amount spent: $324,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,489
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 9 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $777.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $100.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $1,125,000.00
      • 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://www.scranton.edu/alumni
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.scranton.edu/alumni
      • 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 students included in resume drops? Yes

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