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

University of California, Riverside

School of Business Administration

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 100 %
      • Average months to complete program: 48
      • 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: $19,621.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 184
      • Full-Time MBA: 153
      • Part-Time MBA: 5
      • Executive MBA: 20
      • PhD Program: 6
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,286

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 2
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 100 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 50 %
      • 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)

      • Average GMAT Score 595
      • 50th Percentile (median) 595
      • 10th Percentile 527
      • 25th Percentile 553
      • 75th Percentile 638
      • 90th Percentile 663

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • Average GMAT Score 680
      • 10th Percentile 680
      • 25th Percentile 680
      • 50th Percentile (median) 680
      • 75th Percentile 680
      • 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: Important
      • Application Essays: Important
      • Interviews Considered
      • Recommendations: Very 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 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 144
      • Median: 144
      • One year or less: 0 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 100 %
      • General Management: 0 %
      • Human Resources: 0 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 0 %
      • Management Information Systems: 0 %
      • Operations/Production: 0 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Consumer Products: 0 %
      • Financial Services: 100 %
      • Government: 0 %
      • Manufacturing: 0 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 0 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 0 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • 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
      • Mean financial aid package: $13,677.00
      • Median financial aid package: $13,677.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? all candidates are considered for scholarships
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 47

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 18
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 10

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 18
      • Non-Tenured: 26
      • Faculty on company boards: 24

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Consulting
        • Investment Banking

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

        • Hispanic Student Organization
        • Volunteer
        • 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: 30 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %

    • Recently added electives:

      • None
      • Last curriculum revision: 2007

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • E-commerce
        • Operations Management

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Supply Chain Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Accounting
        • Marketing
        • Supply Chain Management
        • E-commerce

    • 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
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
      • Other graduation requirements: Thesis, Capstone Course, Internship

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Implemented Behavioral Research/Instruction lab, 32 student stations, 3 instructor stations, 3 physical/5 virtual servers; Opened MBA Student Lab with 15 student stations employing VDI technology; Replaced 1/3 of faculty/Sta office computers and classroom computers; all computers updated from XP to Win 7; Purchased/ renewed 5 new physical/12 virtual enterprise servers; Revamped public websites; Installed 4 projector systems for use by students in meeting rooms and computer lab
      • Amount spent: $215,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 1,727
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 2
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 2
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 1 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $140.00
      • 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 $13,981,252.00
      • 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? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.agsm.ucr.edu/alumni.html
      • 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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