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

Temple University

Fox School of Business & Management

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 84 %
      • Average months to complete program: 36
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
      • 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: $11,262.00
      • Non-Resident: $15,870.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $903.00
      • Non-resident $1,287.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Other

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 887
      • Full-Time MBA: 96
      • Part-Time MBA: 278
      • Executive MBA: 134
      • PhD Program: 151
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 5,690
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Other, Master of Human Resources, Master of Technology, Master of Marketing
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Actuarial Science; Master of Financial Engineering; Master of Healthcare Segment Management; Master of Statistics; Management of Healthcare Financial Management

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 136
      • 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: By invitation only

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 10th Percentile 530
      • 75th Percentile 640
      • 50th Percentile (median) 590
      • 25th Percentile 555
      • Average GMAT Score 597
      • 90th Percentile 691
      • 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: 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: 33 %
      • International students: 0 %

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

      • African American: 1 %
      • Asian American: 0 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 0 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 23 %
      • Chose not to report: 76 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 77
      • Median: 60
      • From: 48
      • To: 108
      • One year or less: 3 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 13 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 30 %
      • General Management: 7 %
      • Human Resources: 3 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 24 %
      • Management Information Systems: 10 %
      • Operations/Production: 9 %
      • Other: 4 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 4 %
      • Consumer Products: 14 %
      • Financial Services: 21 %
      • Government: 3 %
      • Manufacturing: 9 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 3 %
      • Non-Profit: 1 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 1 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 24 %
      • Real Estate: 6 %
      • Technology: 6 %
      • Other: 7 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 30
      • 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: 13 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 14 %
      • Assistantships: 0 %
      • Loans (private and government): 81 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $33,262.00
      • Median financial aid package: $30,500.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Financial need
      • 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? No
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $37,042.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 321

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 83
      • Non-Tenured: 88

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 150

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 15
      • Non-Tenured: 70

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 29
      • Non-Tenured: 47

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 29
      • Non-Tenured: 38

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 84
      • Non-Tenured: 132
      • Faculty on company boards: 20

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Biotech/Health care
        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Human Resources
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Business Law

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

        • International Club
        • Black MBA Association
        • Volunteer
        • Women in MBA
        • Other
        • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
      • 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: 20 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 20 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 20
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 82
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 31
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 99 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 65 %
      • Average core class size: 19
      • Average elective class size: 17
      • Electives available: 21

    • Recently added electives:

      • Interactive Marketing A Practical Experience
      • Last curriculum revision: 2011

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Strategy
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Risk Insurance Management
      • Health Sector Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Strategy
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Health Care Administration

    • 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: 54

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Alter Hall, a 217sq foot state-of-the-art building, was completed in January 2009. The old building, Speakman Hall, was completely renovated, to match the technologies of Alter Hall. There are 30 Smartrooms with dual projectors and annotation capable LCD, Class Capture with Live streaming, Capital Markets Room with Bloomberg Terminals, Ticker financial feeds, Digital Signage, Wireless Internet access and printing, 22 Email Stations, 26 Break out Rooms and WebEx for Online collaboration.
      • Amount spent: $10,000,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 59,347
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 11
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 4
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $218.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $50.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $19,900,000.00
      • 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.myowlspace.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: http://www.fox.temple.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 MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
      • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

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