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

The University of Tampa

The University of Tampa

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • John H. Sykes College of Business
      • Part-Time MBA Program
      • 401 W Kennedy Blvd
      • Box 102F
      • Tampa, 33606, Florida
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.ut.edu/mba
      • E-mail: utgrad@ut.edu
      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 39 %
      • Average months to complete program: 30
      • 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: $6,320.00
      • Non-Resident: $6,320.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $520.00
      • Non-resident $520.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 499
      • Full-Time MBA: 161
      • Part-Time MBA: 145
      • Executive MBA: 47
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,608
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Master of Marketing

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 83
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 51 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 67 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Recommended

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 75th Percentile 580
      • 10th Percentile 460
      • 50th Percentile (median) 530
      • 25th Percentile 485
      • Average GMAT Score 534
      • 90th Percentile 624

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 75th Percentile 600
      • 50th Percentile (median) 550
      • 90th Percentile 630
      • 25th Percentile 500
      • 10th Percentile 470
      • Average GMAT Score 547
      • 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: 577

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 34 %
      • International students: 2 %

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

      • African American: 4 %
      • Asian American: 4 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 9 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 2 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 67 %
      • Chose not to report: 5 %
      • Other: 9 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 35
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 33

  • 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: 44 %

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

      • Loans (private and government): 100 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $12,452.00
      • Median financial aid package: $13,351.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Other
      • 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? Only to domestic students
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $30,078.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 113

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 40
      • Non-Tenured: 29

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 44

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 14
      • Non-Tenured: 29

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 13

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 9

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 40
      • Non-Tenured: 47
      • Faculty on company boards: 20

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Entrepreneurship

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

        • Other
      • 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: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 13 %
      • Lectures: 29 %
      • Simulations: 9 %
      • Team Projects: 29 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 16
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 31
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 19
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 40 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 61 %
      • Average core class size: 19
      • Average elective class size: 15
      • Electives available: 15

    • Recently added electives:

      • Economics of Global Inequality and Poverty
      • Applied Corporate Finance Using SAP
      • Sport Marketing
      • Last curriculum revision: 2010
      • Recent curriculum changes: Complete restructuring of the program. Courses changed from 1.5 credit hours to 4.0 credit hours. Development of a practicum course.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Information Systems Management
      • Innovation Management
      • Non-Profit Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • International Business
        • Accounting
        • General Management
        • Marketing

    • 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: 57

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Blackboard upgrades, clicker technology, Compustat, Online resources/databases, Document cameras, Educational Technology Coordinator, E-portfolio accreditation software, E-portfolio pedagogical software, Online course evaluation, MSDN Academic Alliance Software, MS Dynamics GP 10 Demo, PeachTree and Quickbooks, Podium computers, RefWorks citation/referencing, SAP University Alliance School, SpartanWeb upgrades, lifetime Student email, Turnirin Grademark, Microsoft upgrades, Wireless improvements

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,295
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $599.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $75.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $158,764.00
      • 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://alumni.ut.edu
      • 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://alumni.ut.edu
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • 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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