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

California State University, San Bernardino

College of Business & Public Administration

  • Program Basics

      • California State University, San Bernardino
      • 5500 University Parkway #JB 282
      • CA
      • San Bernardino, 92407, California
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.cbpa.csusb.edu/mba_program/welcome.htm
      • Status: Public
      • Program e-mail address: mba@csusb.edu
      • Graduate business school is accredited by:
        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 234
      • Full-Time MBA: 79
      • Part-Time MBA: 155
      • Other graduate degree programs:
        • Master of Accounting

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:

      • Resident: $18,428.00
      • Nonresident: $30,332.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Resident): $37,664.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $55,568.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 12

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Winter 2011
      • Deadline: Oct 28, 2011
      • Semester: Spring 2012
      • Deadline: Jan 27, 2012
      • Semester: Fall 2012
      • Deadline: Jul 13, 2012
      • Semester: Spring 2013
      • Deadline: Jan 25, 2013
      • Does the program have rolling admissions? Yes
      • Is proficiency in English required for admission? 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 score required for MBAs: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Very Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Not Considered
      • Application Essays: Considered
      • Interviews: Not Considered
      • Recommendations: Not Considered
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • APPLICANTS

      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 200
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 46 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 52 %
      • Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years: 3 %
      • Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted: 60 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Required
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 0 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 0 %

  • APPLICANT POOL

      • International applications received: 22 %
      • Applications from women received: 45 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • Full-time students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:

      • Female: 17 %
      • International: 12 %

    • Students from following regions:

      • Africa: 0 %
      • Asia: 23 %
      • Europe: 0 %
      • North America: 77 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Dual citizenship: 0 %

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

      • African American: 14 %
      • Asian American: 22 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 31 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 33 %
      • Chose not to report: 0 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:

      • Northeast: 3 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
      • South: 3 %
      • Southwest: 0 %
      • Midwest: 0 %
      • West: 94 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %
      • Median age of entering class: 25
      • Mean age of entering class: 28

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • Full-time MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year: 46 %
      • Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year: 42 %
      • Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $15,059.00
      • Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $15,411.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded?
        • a combination of need and merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year: $4,418.00
      • Percentage of first-year students receiving financial aid who receive at least the same amount in their second year of study: 15 %
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality? No
      • Mean outstanding debt among the most recent graduates from the full-time MBA program: $35,554.00

  • GMAT

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • 75th Percentile 600
      • 90th Percentile 640
      • 50th Percentile (median) 520
      • Average GMAT Score 490
      • 25th Percentile 490
      • 10th Percentile 480

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • 90th Percentile 620
      • Average GMAT Score 540
      • 75th Percentile 570
      • 50th Percentile (median) 550
      • 10th Percentile 480
      • 25th Percentile 490

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 26
      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 16
      • Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 24

    • Electives that have been added to the full-time program since June 30, 2010:

      • FIN 546 Student Managed Investment Fund
      • MGMT 626 International New Venture Development
      • MKTG 670 Global Marketing Strategies

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to full-time MBA students:

        • Finance
        • Management Information Systems
        • Entrepreneurship
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Supply Chain Management
        • Accounting
        • International Business
      • Information Assurance & Security Management
      • Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? Yes

    • The school believes that its leading areas of study for full-time MBA students are:

        • Finance
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Other
        • International Business
        • Accounting

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 88

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 27
      • Non-Tenured: 30

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 31

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 17

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 33
      • Non-Tenured: 27

  • STUDENT LIFE

    • Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Information Technology
        • Manufacturing
        • Human Resources

    • Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • International Club

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 30 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 0 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 0 %
      • Team Projects: 30 %
      • Other: 10 %

    • Requirements for graduation:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Pass comprehensive exam and submit portfolio

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: We purchased new desktop computers new printers, laptops, ipads, ergonomic furniture and Microsoft 2007 Exchange Server. We implemented Cloud Solution for Off campus. Implemented an application process to stream line applications for students (allowing student to have access to specialty software no matter where they go. All computer labs run Windows 7 and Microsoft Office Pro 2010. We have implemented remote instructor control programming for classrooms with touch panel displays.
      • Amount spent: $295,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,829
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 2
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 2
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 2 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $194.00
      • 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: $2,277,724.00
      • 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.csusbalumni.com
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.cbpa.csusb.edu/community/alumni.htm
      • Does the B-SCHOOL offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 2 %
      • Graduates not seeking employment: 3 %
      • Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 95 %

    • Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:

      • Destination: National Society of Hispanic MBA's, Anaheim CA Career Fair
      • Month: October 2011
      • Amount Paid By School: Full
      • Destination: National Society of Hispanic MBAs, Roadshow, San Bernardino CA
      • Month: September 2011
      • Amount Paid By School: Full

    • Primary source of job offer:

      • School-facilitated activities: 8 %
      • Graduate-facilitated activities: 42 %
      • No information provided by graduate: 50 %

    • Job Offers for 2011 graduates

      • Received first job offer by graduation: 50 %
      • Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 17 %
      • Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 8 %
      • Did not report having received a job offer: 25 %
      • Accepted first job offer by graduation: 42 %
      • Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 25 %
      • Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 8 %
      • Did not report having accepted a job offer: 25 %

    • Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:

      • United Postal Service 1
      • Independent Rehabilitation Inc 1
      • L.A. CADA 1
      • Department of Homeland Security 1
      • California State University San Bernardino 1
      • Conifer Health Solutions 1
      • National Institute Standards of Technology 1
      • Temecula Stampede 1
      • Johnson Machinery Company 1
      • Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus: 8 %

    • Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:

      • Mean base salary: $50,991.00
      • Median base salary: $42,000.00
      • Mean signing bonus: $2,727.00
      • Median signing bonus: $2,727.00
      • Mean other guaranteed compensation: $12,000.00
      • Median other guaranteed compensation: $12,000.00

    • Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 13 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 13 %
      • General Management: 6 %
      • Human Resources: 6 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 6 %
      • Management Information Systems: 12 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 19 %
      • Other: 25 %

    • Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Government: 20 %
      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Consumer Products: 10 %
      • Financial Services: 0 %
      • Manufacturing: 10 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 10 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 10 %
      • Other: 40 %

    • Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

      • Africa: 0 %
      • Asia: 0 %
      • Europe: 0 %
      • North America: 100 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %

    • Within the U.S., graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

      • Northeast: 0 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 22 %
      • South: 0 %
      • Southwest: 0 %
      • Midwest: 0 %
      • West: 78 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

    • Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:

      • Alta Vista Financial Services 1
      • AR Tech Engineered Fabric Products 1
      • CSUSB Library Automation Dept 1
      • GreenNet Group LLC 1
      • Inland Empire Economic Partership !
      • Inland empire Woman Business Center 1
      • Let it be Foundation !
      • Net DNA LLC 1
      • Pat Pal 1
      • San Bernardino City Dept of Behavioral Health 1
      • San Bernardino County Auditor Controller 1
      • Turrill Transitional Assistance Program 1
      • YMCA Corona Norco 1
      • Internships awarded that are paid: 85 %

    • Weekly internship compensation:

      • Mean: $173.00
      • Median: $168.00
      • Average internship length in weeks: 10

  • SCHOOL COMMENTS

      • School Comments: Students can attend our MBA Program full or part-time. All graduate classes are conveniently offered in the evenings for working adults.

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