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

University of New Hampshire

Whittemore School of Business & Economics

  • Program Basics

      • full time MBA
      • Whittemore School of Business and Economics
      • McConnell Hall - Graduate Office
      • 15 Academic Way
      • Durham, 03824, New Hampshire
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://wsbe.unh.edu/full-time-mba
      • Status: Public
      • Program e-mail address: wsbegrad@unh.edu
      • Graduate business school is accredited by:
        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
        • Other
        • Association of MBAs (AMBA)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 267
      • Full-Time MBA: 26
      • Part-Time MBA: 157
      • Executive MBA: 24
      • PhD Program: 19
      • Other graduate degree programs:
        • Master of Accounting
        • Other
        • Master of Technology

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Resident: $24,833.00
      • Nonresident: $38,833.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Resident): $30,833.00
      • Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $42,833.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 12

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Fall 2012
      • Deadline: Nov 30, 2011
      • Semester: Fall 2012
      • Deadline: Jan 31, 2012
      • Semester: Fall 2012
      • Deadline: Apr 15, 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: Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Important
      • Application Essays: Important
      • Interviews: Very Important
      • Recommendations: Very Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Important

  • APPLICANTS

      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 69
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 81 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 69 %
      • Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years: 3 %
      • Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted: 0 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Recommended
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 90 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 95 %

  • APPLICANT POOL

      • International applications received: 19 %
      • Applications from women received: 23 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

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

      • Female: 21 %
      • International: 25 %

    • Students from following regions:

      • Asia: 25 %
      • North America: 75 %

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

      • African American: 0 %
      • Asian American: 5 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 80 %
      • Chose not to report: 15 %

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

      • Northeast: 100 %
      • Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 37
      • Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 34
      • Median age of entering class: 28
      • 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: 79 %
      • Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year: 63 %
      • Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $9,300.00
      • 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
      • Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year: $10,000.00
      • 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):

      • 0 (option: 0) 560

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • 0 (option: 0) 573

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 20
      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 18
      • Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 3

    • 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:

        • General Management
        • Entrepreneurship
        • International Business
        • Operations Management
        • Organizational Behavior

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 107

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 33
      • Non-Tenured: 47

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 22

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 25

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 38
      • Non-Tenured: 33

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 15 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 15 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %

    • Requirements for graduation:

        • Students must write a complete business plan
        • Students are required to complete international experience
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Computer and Presentation Equipment improvements. No major improvements as the University is building a new Business Building and there will be new technology in every class room.
      • Amount spent: $91,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 2
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 18 %
      • 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: https://www.alumni.unh.edu/
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://wsbe.unh.edu/alumni-keeping-touch
      • 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: 92 %
      • Graduates not seeking employment: 4 %
      • Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 4 %

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

      • Destination: New York City
      • Month: November
      • Amount Paid By School: Full
      • Destination: China
      • Month: March
      • Amount Paid By School: Full

    • Primary source of job offer:

      • School-facilitated activities: 55 %
      • Graduate-facilitated activities: 25 %
      • No information provided by graduate: 20 %

    • Job Offers for 2011 graduates

      • Received first job offer by graduation: 55 %
      • Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 86 %
      • Did not report having received a job offer: 10 %
      • Accepted first job offer by graduation: 55 %
      • Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 86 %
      • Did not report having accepted a job offer: 10 %

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

      • Consulting: 11 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 11 %
      • General Management: 16 %
      • Human Resources: 5 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 16 %
      • Management Information Systems: 16 %
      • Operations/Logistics: 21 %

    • Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 5 %
      • Consumer Products: 21 %
      • Financial Services: 5 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 5 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 5 %
      • Real Estate: 5 %
      • Technology: 26 %
      • Other: 26 %

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

      • North America: 100 %

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

      • Northeast: 90 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 10 %
      • Internships awarded that are paid: 100 %
      • Average internship length in weeks: 6

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