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

Southern Utah University

  • Program Basics

      • SUU Full-time MBA
      • Southern Utah University
      • 351 W. University Blvd.
      • UT
      • Cedar City, 84720, Utah
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.suu.edu/business/mgmt/mba.html
      • Status: Public
      • Program e-mail address: business@suu.edu
      • Graduate business school is accredited by:
        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
        • Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 55
      • Full-Time MBA: 27
      • Part-Time MBA: 21
      • Other graduate degree programs:
        • Master of Accounting

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Resident: $9,588.00
      • Nonresident: $30,406.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 9

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Fall 2011
      • Deadline: Mar 1, 2011
      • Semester: Spring 2012
      • Deadline: Oct 1, 2011
      • Semester: Summer 2012
      • Deadline: Mar 1, 2012
      • Semester: Fall 2012
      • Deadline: Mar 1, 2012
      • Does the program have rolling admissions? Yes
      • Is proficiency in English required for admission? 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: Considered
      • Application Essays: Not Considered
      • Interviews: Not Considered
      • Recommendations: Very Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • APPLICANTS

      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 37
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 70 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 46 %
      • Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years: 5 %
      • Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted: 100 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Not offered
      • Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed: 0 %
      • Admitted applicants who were interviewed: 0 %

  • APPLICANT POOL

      • International applications received: 27 %
      • Applications from women received: 16 %

  • CLASS PROFILE

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

      • Female: 12 %
      • International: 18 %
      • Married: 15 %

    • Students from following regions:

      • Africa: 0 %
      • Asia: 18 %
      • Europe: 0 %
      • North America: 82 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Dual citizenship: 0 %

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

      • African American: 0 %
      • Asian American: 0 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 0 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 100 %
      • Chose not to report: 0 %
      • Other: 0 %

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

      • Northeast: 0 %
      • Mid-Atlantic: 0 %
      • South: 0 %
      • Southwest: 1 %
      • Midwest: 0 %
      • West: 99 %
      • Possessions and territories: 0 %

  • 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: 49 %
      • Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year: 44 %
      • Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $11,413.00
      • Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year: $10,400.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded?
        • academic merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year: $14,552.00
      • 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):

      • 50th Percentile (median) 510
      • 90th Percentile 570
      • 25th Percentile 410
      • Average GMAT Score 469
      • 10th Percentile 300
      • 75th Percentile 520

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • 90th Percentile 580
      • Average GMAT Score 457
      • 10th Percentile 300
      • 25th Percentile 420
      • 50th Percentile (median) 470
      • 75th Percentile 560

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 14
      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 10
      • Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 11
      • Does the school offer an accelerated full-time MBA program? Yes

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 28

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 18
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 2

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 15
      • Non-Tenured: 6

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 10 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 60 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %

    • Requirements for graduation:

        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Amount spent: $70,600.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 296
      • 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? No
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • 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

  • SCHOOL COMMENTS

      • School Comments: At the time of completion of this survey, career info on our graduates was not yet available.

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