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

Cleveland State University

Nance College of Business Administration

  • Program Basics

      • MBA
      • Monte Ahuja College of Business
      • 2121 Euclid Avenue
      • BU 420
      • Cleveland, 44115, Ohio
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://csuohio.edu/business/mba/
      • Status: Public
      • Program e-mail address: cbacsu@csuohio.edu
      • Graduate business school is accredited by:
        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,467
      • Full-Time MBA: 202
      • Part-Time MBA: 564
      • Executive MBA: 27
      • PhD Program: 37
      • Other graduate degree programs:
        • Master of Accounting
        • Other
        • Master of Human Resources
      • Master of Computer and Information Science

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Resident: $16,971.00
      • Nonresident: $31,051.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Resident): $13,000.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $24,530.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 20

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Fall 2012
      • Deadline: May 4, 2012
      • Semester: Spring 2012
      • Deadline: Nov 4, 2011
      • Semester: Summer 2012
      • Deadline: Mar 2, 2012
      • 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
        • U Michigan Language Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs: 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

  • APPLICANTS

      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 289
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 62 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 50 %
      • Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years: 1 %
      • Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted: 50 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Recommended
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 35 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 65 %

  • APPLICANT POOL

      • International applications received: 41 %
      • Applications from women received: 39 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

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

      • Female: 39 %
      • International: 16 %

    • Students from following regions:

      • Africa: 4 %
      • Asia: 6 %
      • Europe: 7 %
      • North America: 83 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Dual citizenship: 0 %

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

      • African American: 7 %
      • Asian American: 6 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 78 %
      • Chose not to report: 2 %
      • Other: 0 %

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

      • Northeast: 2 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 2 %
      • South: 1 %
      • Southwest: 2 %
      • Midwest: 90 %
      • West: 3 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %
      • Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 34
      • Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 12

    • Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:

      • From: 6
      • To: 60
      • Median age of entering class: 24
      • Mean age of entering class: 26

  • 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: 80 %
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded?
        • a combination of need and merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality? No

  • GMAT

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • 75th Percentile 570
      • 50th Percentile (median) 520
      • 90th Percentile 620
      • Average GMAT Score 509
      • 10th Percentile 380
      • 25th Percentile 430

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • Average GMAT Score 500
      • 50th Percentile (median) 500
      • 75th Percentile 550
      • 90th Percentile 590
      • 25th Percentile 410
      • 10th Percentile 380

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 38
      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 25
      • Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 89

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

      • Global Operations Field Study
      • Transportation Management
      • Financial Statement Analysis
      • Business Analytics
      • Social Entrepreneurship

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

        • Finance
        • Management Information Systems
        • Marketing
        • Health Care Administration
        • Real Estate
        • Accounting
        • Human Resource Management
        • Operations Management
        • Economics
        • International Business

    • Joint-degree programs offered to full-time MBAs:

        • MBA/JD (Law)
        • MBA/MSN (Nursing)
      • 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
        • Marketing
        • Health Care Administration
        • International Business
        • Operations Management

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 108

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 46
      • Non-Tenured: 30

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 32

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 26

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 12
      • Non-Tenured: 28

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 19

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 46
      • Non-Tenured: 27

  • STUDENT LIFE

    • Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Environmental
        • Information Technology
        • Manufacturing
        • Human Resources

    • Networking clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Black MBA Association
        • Hispanic Student Organization

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 25 %
      • Distance Learning: 20 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 22 %
      • Simulations: 3 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Other: 5 %

    • Requirements for graduation:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Updated computer labs with new hardware. Installed WINDOWS 7 in all faculty and staff computers.
      • Amount spent: $500,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 4,500
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 2
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 3
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? Yes
      • 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.csuohio.edu/alumni/
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.csuohio.edu/business/alumni/
      • Does the B-SCHOOL offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 76 %
      • Graduates not seeking employment: 14 %
      • Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 10 %

    • Primary source of job offer:

      • School-facilitated activities: 30 %
      • Graduate-facilitated activities: 20 %
      • No information provided by graduate: 50 %

    • Job Offers for 2011 graduates

      • Received first job offer by graduation: 75 %
      • Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 6 %
      • Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0 %
      • Did not report having received a job offer: 19 %
      • Accepted first job offer by graduation: 75 %
      • Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 6 %
      • Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 0 %
      • Did not report having accepted a job offer: 19 %

    • Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:

      • Key Bank 2
      • Lubrizol 2
      • Sherwin Williams 2
      • Progressive Insurance 2
      • Cleveland Clinic 1
      • General Electric 1
      • General Motors 1
      • IBM 1
      • Huntington Bank 1
      • Saint-Gobain 1
      • SS & G 1
      • PNC Bank 1
      • Snap-On Business Solutions 1
      • Goodrich 1
      • Nestle 1
      • Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus: 0 %

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

      • Mean base salary: $60,000.00
      • Median base salary: $56,000.00
      • Mean signing bonus: $0.00
      • Median signing bonus: $0.00
      • Mean other guaranteed compensation: $0.00
      • Median other guaranteed compensation: $0.00

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

      • Consulting: 8 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 25 %
      • General Management: 16 %
      • Human Resources: 1 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 1 %
      • Management Information Systems: 1 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 14 %
      • Other: 34 %

    • Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Government: 8 %
      • Consulting: 8 %
      • Consumer Products: 16 %
      • Financial Services: 22 %
      • Manufacturing: 8 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 5 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 2 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 0 %
      • Real Estate: 1 %
      • Technology: 14 %
      • Other: 16 %

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

      • Africa: 0 %
      • Asia: 5 %
      • Europe: 1 %
      • North America: 94 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %

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

      • Northeast: 1 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 1 %
      • South: 1 %
      • Southwest: 1 %
      • Midwest: 95 %
      • West: 1 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

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

      • Home Depot 2
      • Thomas Roulston 2
      • Sherwin Williams 2
      • Radio Shack 2
      • Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District 2
      • Merrill Lynch 2
      • Highland Consulting 1
      • Cohn Fund Audit 1
      • AMRESCO 1
      • Invacare 1
      • Internships awarded that are paid: 90 %

    • Weekly internship compensation:

      • Mean: $340.00
      • Median: $340.00
      • Average internship length in weeks: 16

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