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

University of Tulsa

Collins College 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: 72
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No
      • 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: $11,892.00
      • Non-Resident: $11,892.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $986.00
      • Non-resident $986.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 164
      • Full-Time MBA: 62
      • Part-Time MBA: 20
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 966
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Science in Finance; Master of Taxation

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 52
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 92 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 56 %
      • 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? No

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 10th Percentile 500
      • 25th Percentile 540
      • 75th Percentile 590
      • Average GMAT Score 568
      • 50th Percentile (median) 550
      • 90th Percentile 690

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 90th Percentile 640
      • 10th Percentile 550
      • Average GMAT Score 595
      • 50th Percentile (median) 595
      • 25th Percentile 570
      • 75th Percentile 620
      • 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: 575

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 0 %
      • International students: 0 %

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

      • African American: 0 %
      • Asian American: 0 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 0 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 100 %
      • Chose not to report: 0 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 9 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 18 %
      • General Management: 9 %
      • Human Resources: 9 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 9 %
      • Management Information Systems: 0 %
      • Operations/Production: 37 %
      • Other: 9 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 9 %
      • Consumer Products: 0 %
      • Financial Services: 9 %
      • Government: 18 %
      • Manufacturing: 9 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 37 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 9 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 9 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 32
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 30

  • 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: 90 %

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

      • Assistantships: 0 %
      • Loans (private and government): 65 %
      • 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: 51

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 21
      • Non-Tenured: 16

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 14

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 9

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 21
      • Non-Tenured: 14
      • Faculty on company boards: 17

  • STUDENT LIFE

    • 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: 22 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 12 %
      • Lectures: 22 %
      • Simulations: 22 %
      • Team Projects: 22 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 25
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Average core class size: 20
      • Average elective class size: 10
      • Electives available: 15
      • Last curriculum revision: 2009
      • Recent curriculum changes: The core and advanced core courses are now taught on a quarter system; each course is worth 2 credit hours and runs 7 weeks.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Other
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Taxation
      • Energy Management
      • Management Information Systems
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Accounting
        • Management Information Systems
        • Other
        • Tax

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Credits required to graduate: 36

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Amount spent: $481,179.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 1,670
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 11 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $375.00
      • 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 $44,451,160.00
      • 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.tualumni.com/
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • 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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