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

University of Maine

Main Business School

  • Program Basics

      • full time MBA
      • University of Maine Business School
      • 5723 Donald P corbett Business Building
      • University of Maine
      • Orono, 04469, Maine
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.umaine.edu/business/mba
      • Status: Public
      • Program e-mail address: mba@maine.edu
      • Graduate business school is accredited by:
        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 79
      • Full-Time MBA: 42
      • Part-Time MBA: 37

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Resident: $20,000.00
      • Nonresident: $55,000.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Resident): $80,000.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $8,000.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 24

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Spring 2012
      • Deadline: Nov 15, 2011
      • Semester: Summer 2012
      • Deadline: Jan 1, 2012
      • Semester: Fall 2012
      • Deadline: Jun 1, 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?

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

  • APPLICANTS

      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 50
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 60 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 29 %
      • Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years: 2 %
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Recommended
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 50 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 60 %

  • APPLICANT POOL

      • International applications received: 20 %
      • Applications from women received: 50 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

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

      • Female: 35 %
      • International: 15 %
      • Married: 20 %

    • Students from following regions:

      • Africa: 5 %
      • Asia: 10 %
      • North America: 85 %

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

      • Chose not to report: 100 %

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

      • Northeast: 95 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 5 %
      • Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 72
      • Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 84
      • Median age of entering class: 29
      • 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: 70 %
      • Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year: 50 %
      • Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $9,000.00
      • Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $10,000.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded?
        • a combination of need and merit
        • academic merit
        • financial need
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? As part of the admissions application
      • Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year: $12,000.00
      • Percentage of first-year students receiving financial aid who receive at least the same amount in their second year of study: 50 %

  • GMAT

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • 0 (option: 0) 530

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • 0 (option: 0) 560

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 30
      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 12

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

      • Entrepreneurship
      • Negotiations
      • Innovation

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

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Accounting
        • Corporate Social Responsibility
        • International Business

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

        • MBA/JD (Law)
      • Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? No

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

        • Corporate Social Responsibility
        • General Management
        • International Business
        • Accounting

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 28

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 10
      • Non-Tenured: 16

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 7

  • STUDENT LIFE

    • Professional clubs available to full-time MBA students:

        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Nonprofit

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 50 %
      • Distance Learning: 10 %
      • Experiential Learning: 80 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 80 %

    • Requirements for graduation:

        • Students are required to complete international experience
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Other
      • Capstone class

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgrade of Business School computer lab hardware and software, use of on demand ERP system for classroom use, smart boards in the classes, polycom systems in the classes.
      • Amount spent: $60,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 290
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 8
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 2
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $260.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $125.00
      • 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 main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://www.umainealumni.com/
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • Does the B-SCHOOL offer career services for alumni? No
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 90 %

    • Primary source of job offer:

      • School-facilitated activities: 50 %

    • Job Offers for 2011 graduates

      • Received first job offer by graduation: 50 %
      • Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 30 %
      • Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 15 %
      • Did not report having received a job offer: 5 %

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

      • Consulting: 20 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 30 %
      • General Management: 30 %
      • Human Resources: 10 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 10 %

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

      • North America: 90 %

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

      • Northeast: 60 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 40 %
      • Internships awarded that are paid: 90 %

    • Weekly internship compensation:

      • Mean: $250.00
      • Median: $250.00
      • Average internship length in weeks: 14

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