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

St. Mary's University

Greehey School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 100 %
      • Average months to complete program: 36
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 60
      • 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: $8,400.00
      • Non-Resident: $8,400.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $700.00
      • Non-resident $700.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 72
      • Full-Time MBA: 12
      • Part-Time MBA: 60
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 500

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 51
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 68 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 90 %
      • 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)

      • 75th Percentile 590
      • 90th Percentile 620
      • Average GMAT Score 459
      • 10th Percentile 205
      • 25th Percentile 340
      • 50th Percentile (median) 321

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 25th Percentile 530
      • 75th Percentile 600
      • 10th Percentile 485
      • Average GMAT Score 567
      • 50th Percentile (median) 567
      • 90th Percentile 639
      • 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: 573

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 25 %
      • International students: 5 %

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

      • Hispanic or Latino American: 15 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 85 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 42
      • Median: 42
      • From: 20
      • To: 32
      • One year or less: 10 %

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

      • Rackspace 9
      • Valero 7
      • NuStar Energy 7
      • Tesoro Petroleum 5
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 34
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 34

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 1
      • 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: 33

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 28
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 28
      • Non-Tenured: 5
      • Faculty on company boards: 10

  • 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: 35 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 25 %
      • 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: 33
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 28
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 20 %
      • Average core class size: 15
      • Average elective class size: 10
      • Electives available: 8
      • Last curriculum revision: 2007

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

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

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Accounting
        • General Management

    • 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
      • Other graduation requirements: Comprehensive Examination or project
      • Credits required to graduate: 30

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Smart Boards; video conferencing; Bllomberg terminals; laptop upgrades in classrooms and faculty offices
      • Amount spent: $250,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 750
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $50,000,000.00
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • 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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