PROGRAM BASICS

• • Leavey School of Business
  • Evening MBA Program
  • 500 El Camino Real
  • 116 Lucas Hall
  • Santa Clara, 95053, California
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://www.scu.edu/business/
  • E-mail: mbaadmissions@scu.edu
• • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 90 %
  • Average months to complete program: 39
  • 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: $15,575.00
  • Non-Resident: $15,575.00

• Tuition per credit:

  • Resident $850.00
  • Non-resident $850.00
• • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 961
  • Full-Time MBA: 183
  • Part-Time MBA: 735
  • Executive MBA: 43
  • PhD Program: 0
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,423
  • Graduate degree programs: Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

• • Total applications, most recent entering class: 349
  • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 76 %
  • Admitted students enrolled: 68 %
  • 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

• GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

  • 10th Percentile 520
  • 50th Percentile (median) 620
  • 75th Percentile 670
  • 25th Percentile 560
  • Average GMAT Score 615
  • 90th Percentile 700

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

  • 25th Percentile 560
  • 10th Percentile 540
  • 50th Percentile (median) 620
  • 75th Percentile 660
  • 90th Percentile 700
  • Average GMAT Score 614
• • 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

  • PTE
• • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 600

• Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

CLASS PROFILE

• • Female students: 34 %
  • International students: 30 %

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

  • African American: 2 %
  • Asian American: 38 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 1 %
  • Native American: 0 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 34 %
  • Chose not to report: 15 %
  • Other: 6 %

• Postgraduate work experience (months):

  • Mean: 65
  • Median: 60
  • From: 12
  • To: 132
  • One year or less: 11 %

• Entering students work in the following functional areas:

  • Consulting: 20 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 15 %
  • General Management: 14 %
  • Human Resources: 0 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 10 %
  • Management Information Systems: 9 %
  • Operations/Production: 32 %
  • Other: 0 %

• Entering students work in the following industries:

  • Consulting: 8 %
  • Consumer Products: 17 %
  • Financial Services: 13 %
  • Government: 0 %
  • Manufacturing: 6 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 4 %
  • Non-Profit: 8 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 3 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 12 %
  • Real Estate: 2 %
  • Technology: 25 %
  • Other: 2 %
• • Mean age, newest entering class: 29
  • Median age, newest entering clas: 28

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: 40 %
• • 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
  • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

FACULTY

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 268

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 58
  • Non-Tenured: 109

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 94

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 40
  • Non-Tenured: 65

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 55
  • Non-Tenured: 80

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 10

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 88
  • Non-Tenured: 180

STUDENT LIFE

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

  • • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Other
    • Consulting
    • Information Technology

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

  • • International Club
    • Women in MBA
• • 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: 5 %
  • Experiential Learning: 5 %
  • Lectures: 25 %
  • Simulations: 10 %
  • Team Projects: 20 %
  • Other: 5 %
• • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 15
  • Teachers in the part-time program: 62
  • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 26
  • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 43 %
  • Average core class size: 33
  • Average elective class size: 28
  • Electives available: 36

• Recently added electives:

  • Intellectual Property Strategy
• • Recent curriculum changes: New electives related to clean energy and global strategies

• Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

  • • Accounting
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Other
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Leadership
    • International Business

• Additional concentrations offered:

  • Food and Agribusiness
  • Managing Innovation and Technology
  • Supply Chain Management
• • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

• Leading areas of study:

  • • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • Leadership
    • Marketing
    • Manufacturing and Technology Management

• Graduation requirements:

  • • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
    • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
    • Other: Describe in next screen
• • Other graduation requirements: Capstone Project
• • Credits required to graduate: 70

TECHNOLOGY

• • Amount spent: $100,000.00

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 13,980
  • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
  • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
  • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 3 %
  • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $1,634.00
  • Median gift from MBA alumni: $1,600.00
  • 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: https://scu.infinitycircles.com
  • 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: https://scu.infinitycircles.com
  • 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

• • -The Accelerated MBA program at SCU caters to students that work full time. We had a great mix of students in my cohort that came from various industries. The relationships I have form with my peers was invaluable. The study abroad trip was an amazing experience. I learned a great deal about how an emerging country works to uplift their economy.
    
    -The program was helpful to my career but is very expensive and may not be worth the cost in the long run. Also, as an undergraduate business major, I don't know if I really learned a ton more than I already knew. Program is better for those with no business experience and need a broad view of all business subjects - marketing, management, etc.
    
    -SCU’s Accelerated program makes it so easy for working students. Everything is covered in your fees. You show up each semester and your books and parking pass are handed to you. Each day before class breakfast is served and between class lunch is served (and it is good!). All you need to do is come prepared to learn and all the little details are taken care of for you.
    
    -SCU should continue to focus on the local industry, leveraging those resources in classroom discussions and seminars.
    
    -It was a great networking experience and made amazing relationships that I will carry on more so than those made in undergrad. I also had a few choice classes with a few awesome professors that made the whole three years of hard work worth it!
    
    -I would like to see an improvement in the administrative support office. They are severely understaffed and often did not produce a class schedule until a week before registration. Availability of this information at least 6 months in advance would help with overall program planning.
    
    -I would urge friends or colleagues because Santa Clara University is a local powerhouse for MBA's. Additionally, for people interested in technology, the school provides many offerings that will address that interest. Also, the school provides a solid blend of the many areas that executives and upper management should be familiar with.
    
    -The program is not ideal for career changers. The career placement office is more of a do it yourself center. They do not provide a lot of help. For the specific field I was looking to go into, Santa Clara does not have the same reputation as nearby Stanford and UC Berkeley. Many companies that recruit at those schools simply do not come to Santa Clara.
    
    -The best thing about the SCU MBA program is that the vast majority of the professors have valuable experience working in the Silicon Valley. These professors have experience working in high risk/high reward startups, and understand better than others the intricacies of running a successful business. I've had many professors who have both succeeded and failed in their entrepreneurial ventures, and both provide valuable insight and lessons.
    
    -They could spend a little more time on the Career Services side and work with local employers more to offer internships and also job opportunities after completion.
    
    -The professors were extremely professional and most had significant experience working in Silicon Valley and at high levels. Furthermore, all of the students who attend also work in Silicon Valley and bring exciting challenges, issues, ideas to class for discussion. Class lectures and discussions are very stimulating which increases your interest for going to school.
    
    -The program is good but the focus is lacking. The guidance to a career plan and on campus interview, relationship with employer is missing.
    
    -The program was a great learning experience academically and personally. I met many people that were high performers and learned a lot from the classes that I took. The program made me a better-rounded thinker, increased my EQ, and allowed me to focus on enhancing my current skill set.
    
    -There is a high quality of education. The night classes allows you to keep your day job as you work through the program. The university has a great staff that is well respected in the various industries. There is potential to meet students that work in various high profile companies in the Silicon Valley which you can network with.