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

San Diego State University

College of Business Administration

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 89 %
      • Average months to complete program: 34
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 84
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
      • 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: $8,060.00
      • Non-Resident: $12,524.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $1,343.00
      • Non-resident $2,087.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 552
      • Full-Time MBA: 232
      • Part-Time MBA: 253
      • Executive MBA: 67
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 4,260
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 651
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 59 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 79 %
      • 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 offered

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 25th Percentile 510
      • 50th Percentile (median) 570
      • 10th Percentile 420
      • 75th Percentile 630
      • 90th Percentile 680
      • Average GMAT Score 559

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 25th Percentile 560
      • 10th Percentile 530
      • 50th Percentile (median) 600
      • 90th Percentile 690
      • 75th Percentile 650
      • Average GMAT Score 606
      • 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: Considered
      • Application Essays: Important
      • Interviews Not Considered
      • Recommendations: Considered
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 41 %
      • International students: 19 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 49
      • Median: 36
      • From: 12
      • To: 108
      • One year or less: 20 %

    • Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

      • Mean: $47,930.00
      • Median: $46,000.00

    • Middle 80% range:

      • From: $14,000.00
      • To: $75,000.00

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 11 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 38 %
      • General Management: 10 %
      • Human Resources: 3 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 8 %
      • Management Information Systems: 0 %
      • Operations/Production: 7 %
      • Other: 23 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 5 %
      • Consumer Products: 13 %
      • Financial Services: 12 %
      • Government: 13 %
      • Manufacturing: 8 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 5 %
      • Non-Profit: 3 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 1 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 6 %
      • Real Estate: 2 %
      • Technology: 8 %
      • Other: 24 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 25
      • 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: 36 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 61 %
      • Loans (private and government): 72 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $12,300.00
      • Median financial aid package: $10,800.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 113

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 54
      • Non-Tenured: 14

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 38

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 20
      • Non-Tenured: 16

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 28
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 75
      • Non-Tenured: 15

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Consulting

    • Active MBA networking 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: 30 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 35 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 18
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 54
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 14
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Average core class size: 38
      • Average elective class size: 25
      • Electives available: 76
      • Last curriculum revision: 2008

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • E-commerce
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Operations Management
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Health Services Administration
      • Information Systems
      • Project Management
      • Real Estate
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Management Information Systems

    • 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: 48

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 2
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $875.00
      • 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 $8,091,682.00
      • 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.sdsualumni.org
      • 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.sdsualumni.org/ban
      • 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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