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

Union University

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 77 %
      • 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: $16,440.00
      • Non-Resident: $16,440.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $820.00
      • Non-resident $820.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Other

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 217
      • Full-Time MBA: 131
      • Part-Time MBA: 86

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 18
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 88 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 94 %
      • 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
      • Average GMAT Score 540
      • 50th Percentile (median) 540
      • 25th Percentile 490
      • 90th Percentile 590
      • 10th Percentile 480

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 25th Percentile 490
      • Average GMAT Score 540
      • 50th Percentile (median) 540
      • 90th Percentile 590
      • 10th Percentile 480
      • 75th Percentile 580
      • 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?

        • 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: Considered
      • Application Essays: Considered
      • Interviews Considered
      • Recommendations: Considered
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 60 %

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

      • Asian American: 20 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 73 %
      • Chose not to report: 7 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 60
      • Median: 12
      • From: 0
      • To: 108
      • One year or less: 53 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 27
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 23

  • 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: 15 %

    • 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: $13,500.00
      • Median financial aid package: $12,000.00
      • 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
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $38,000.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 40

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 25

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 9

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 17
      • Faculty on company boards: 40

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • 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: 10 %
      • Distance Learning: 10 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 50 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 10
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 41
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 7
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 35 %
      • Average core class size: 20
      • Average elective class size: 18
      • Electives available: 28

    • Recently added electives:

      • Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring
      • Last curriculum revision: 2003

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
        • Leadership
        • Economics
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Accounting
        • Human Resource 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: 66

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,596
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 6 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $592.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $100.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • 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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