PROGRAM BASICS

• • The Paul Merage School of Business
  • Fully Employed MBA (FEMBA)
  • Pereira Drive
  • SB 202
  • Irvine, 92697-3125, California
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://merage.uci.edu/FullyEmployedMBA/
  • E-mail: femba@merage.uci.edu
• • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 94 %
  • Average months to complete program: 31
  • 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: $29,532.00
  • Non-Resident: $29,532.00

• Tuition per credit:

  • Resident $963.00
  • Non-resident $963.00
• • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 829
  • Full-Time MBA: 195
  • Part-Time MBA: 444
  • Executive MBA: 138
  • PhD Program: 52
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 643

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

• • Total applications, most recent entering class: 202
  • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 83 %
  • Admitted students enrolled: 69 %
  • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 7
  • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 7
  • Applicant interviews are: Required

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

• GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

  • 50th Percentile (median) 580
  • 10th Percentile 470
  • 25th Percentile 530
  • 75th Percentile 630
  • 90th Percentile 680
  • Average GMAT Score 574

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

  • 10th Percentile 510
  • 25th Percentile 540
  • 75th Percentile 630
  • Average GMAT Score 585
  • 50th Percentile (median) 580
  • 90th Percentile 680
• • 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: 550

• Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

CLASS PROFILE

• • Female students: 25 %
  • International students: 11 %

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

  • African American: 3 %
  • Asian American: 36 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 8 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 4 %
  • Native American: 0 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 42 %
  • Chose not to report: 7 %
  • Other: 0 %

• Postgraduate work experience (months):

  • Mean: 73
  • Median: 63
  • From: 33
  • To: 131
  • One year or less: 0 %

• Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

  • Mean: $65,521.00
  • Median: $64,345.00

• Middle 80% range:

  • From: $33,337.00
  • To: $95,900.00

• Entering students work in the following functional areas:

  • Consulting: 3 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 27 %
  • General Management: 6 %
  • Human Resources: 3 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 15 %
  • Management Information Systems: 10 %
  • Operations/Production: 27 %
  • Other: 9 %

• Entering students work in the following industries:

  • Consulting: 4 %
  • Consumer Products: 6 %
  • Financial Services: 22 %
  • Government: 12 %
  • Manufacturing: 5 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 4 %
  • Non-Profit: 1 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 4 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 8 %
  • Real Estate: 4 %
  • Technology: 16 %
  • Other: 14 %

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

  • Boeing 35
  • PIMCO 11
  • Capital Group 10
  • Allergan 8
  • Verizon 8
• • Mean age, newest entering class: 30
  • Median age, newest entering clas: 29

FINANCIAL AID

• • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
  • Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2011-12: 68 %

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

  • Institutional Scholarships: 21 %
  • Assistantships: 0 %
  • Loans (private and government): 97 %
• • Mean financial aid package: $25,290.00
  • Median financial aid package: $20,604.00
  • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
  • 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: $60,467.00

FACULTY

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 129

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 27
  • Non-Tenured: 21

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 1
  • Non-Tenured: 80

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 10
  • Non-Tenured: 32

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 10
  • Non-Tenured: 13

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 4
  • Non-Tenured: 26

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 28
  • Non-Tenured: 67
• • Faculty on company boards: 17

STUDENT LIFE

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

  • • Biotech/Health care
    • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • Human Resources
    • Marketing
    • Other
    • Consulting
    • Information Technology
    • Manufacturing
    • Media & Entertainment

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

  • • Women in MBA
    • Other
    • Partners/Family
    • Wine
• • 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: 25 %
  • Distance Learning: 0 %
  • Experiential Learning: 20 %
  • Lectures: 25 %
  • Simulations: 10 %
  • Team Projects: 20 %
  • Other: 0 %
• • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 24
  • Teachers in the part-time program: 64
  • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 20
  • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 50 %
  • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 44 %
  • Average core class size: 55
  • Average elective class size: 28
  • Electives available: 56

• Recently added electives:

  • Forecasting & Data Mining
  • Managing in a Global Economy
  • Talent Strategy & Management
  • Corporate Strategy
  • Global Negotiations
  • Revenue Management
• • Last curriculum revision: 2003

• Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

  • • Accounting
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Other
    • Operations Management
    • Organizational Behavior
    • Strategy
    • Economics
    • Public Policy

• Additional concentrations offered:

  • Information Systems
  • Real Estate
• • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

• Leading areas of study:

  • • Finance
    • Strategy
    • Marketing
    • Management Information Systems
    • Real Estate

• 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: Completion of three, one-week long off-site residential courses.
• • Credits required to graduate: 92

TECHNOLOGY

• • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Classroom renovations included smart podiums. All large classrooms have twin projectors, high speed wireless networks, and laptop power at every seat. Classroom capture systems and built-in robotic cameras allow all instruction in largest classrooms to be streamed live via the Internet for classes, TA sessions, and conferences.
  • Amount spent: $328,000.00

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 7,450
  • Active MBA alumni clubs: 13
  • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 4
  • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 4 %
  • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $1,128.00
  • 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 $24,700,650.00
  • 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.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/CAI/
  • 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://merage.uci.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?
    • After the first semester
  • Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
  • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

• • -The MBA program at Paul Merage School of Business, UCI is a very rigorous program since it's entirely based on teamwork and real-time class projects. The coursework is intense, subject specific and very content focused. The class size is an additional advantage since you get personal attention and interaction. Professors, TA's and administrative staff are all easily approachable at all times and are very helpful. Last but not the least the University campus and classrooms/study rooms are technically well networked and the troubleshooting staff is always there for any issue that may arise.
    
    -I think the career center could be better. It feels like the career center tries but they fall short. I understand there are a lot of MBA's out there these days but having an MBA should be a slam-dunk into a good job in my opinion. I don’t get the sense that this is the case. I also feel as if the center requires too much work of the part-timers in order to get in front of the companies they have a relationship with. I have a family and a job. I don’t have time for 5-10 workshops to prepare me for an interview.
    
    -The school cares about your learning experience. The office is quite attentive to the needs of the students. If there is any point where you are not satisfied with the something, they are quick to fix the problem.
    
    -More integration with the Full-Time students and more programs catered towards the schedules of the Part-Time students.
    
    -I believe that UCI's FEMBA program is one of a kind. It is a well-rounded education. The idea of the group or cohort that is required for the first 6 classes is crucial to learning how to work in a group. The residentials that they provide are amazing learning experience as well as bonding with your fellow classmates. The networking possibilities that come from this bonding are what make the MBA so important.
    
    -The administration should be more consistent with their performance throughout our curriculum. We received great support at the beginning, but I didn't get a few email responses toward the end of the program.
    
    -I went for the education but gained an entire network of people. Also, the program had some life changing experiences, including the international classes.
    
    -The only thing I would improve is offer more diverse electives each quarter but I understand that there is a certain demand and scheduling of faculty and courses that needs to be done.
    
    -Overall, my experience at UC Irvine has been great. The quality of the program is increasing every year. It is very structured and the quality of my fellow classmates has been great. The residentials that we went on as a class were amazing and many friends of mine have been in awe of the experiences that we have had. I definitely feel more competent as a business individual now than when I entered the program. I am glad that I enrolled in the program and have been recommending this program to others.
    
    -Merage has a very diverse and bright pool of instructors and I believe that the education offered is superior to that offered at other top 25 schools in the area. However, my experiences have led me to believe that the network of Merage Alumnus is not as strong as the network for, say, Marshall graduates.
    
    -I feel I had a great MBA experience at UCI. The whole culture is group/teamwork based. I feel this is what is necessary to get along in business today. The international resident was unique. Not only do you experience business in a foreign land, you experience it with your group, which gives a different perspective to your experience.
    
    -I would recommend that the school set up more career fairs where the students would have a chance to meet prospective employers.
    
    -The school equips students with a toolbox to succeed in any business environment. It was especially beneficial for those without business undergraduate degrees.
    
    -I feel that the Paul Merage School offers the best value, ROI, and an experience that is unique due to its size, culture, and location.
    
    -Offer a greater variety of classes in the summer to enhance the opportunity of completing the program early.
    
    -UC Irvine embraces their students. Once you're in, you're treated like family. The admin staff takes care of everything for you and the FEMBA program goes the extra mile in helping out their students.