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

University of Tennessee, Martin

College of Business & Global Affairs

  • Program Basics

      • College of Business and Global Affairs Master of Business Administration
      • 231 Lovelace Avenue
      • TN
      • Martin, 38238, Tennessee
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.utm.edu/mba
      • Status: Public
      • Program e-mail address: bagrad@utm.edu
      • Graduate business school is accredited by:
        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 64
      • Full-Time MBA: 15
      • Part-Time MBA: 49

  • PROGRAM COSTS

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

      • Resident: $12,225.00
      • Nonresident: $39,375.00

  • PROGRAM LENGTH

      • Full-time program (months): 12

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application Deadlines

      • Semester: Spring 2012
      • Deadline: Dec 15, 2011
      • Semester: Fall 2012
      • Deadline: Aug 1, 2012
      • Semester: Spring 2013
      • Deadline: Dec 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 Paper-based Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL score required for MBAs: 525

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • APPLICANTS

      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 21
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 85 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class: 90 %
      • Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years: 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: Not required

  • CLASS PROFILE

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

      • Female: 43 %
      • International: 43 %

    • Students from following regions:

      • Africa: 0 %
      • Asia: 43 %
      • Europe: 0 %
      • North America: 57 %
      • Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
      • Oceania: 0 %
      • Dual citizenship: 0 %

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

      • White (Non-Hispanic): 100 %
      • Median age of entering class: 22
      • Mean age of entering class: 23

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool):

      • 90th Percentile 540
      • Average GMAT Score 470
      • 25th Percentile 440
      • 50th Percentile (median) 450
      • 10th Percentile 430
      • 75th Percentile 480

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class):

      • 90th Percentile 540
      • Average GMAT Score 470
      • 75th Percentile 480
      • 25th Percentile 440
      • 10th Percentile 430
      • 50th Percentile (median) 450

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA core class: 25
      • Average number of students in a full-time MBA elective class: 15
      • Elective courses available to full-time MBA students: 5

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

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Accounting
        • Economics

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 51

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 22
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 2

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 21
      • Non-Tenured: 14

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching methods used:

      • Case Study: 15 %
      • Distance Learning: 10 %
      • Experiential Learning: 50 %
      • Lectures: 10 %
      • Simulations: 15 %

    • 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: New office computers installed for all full-time faculty/staff. Projection systems in classrooms updated in 3 classrooms. Lecture capture hardware and software installed in 2 classrooms and 6 faculty offices
      • Amount spent: $120,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Business School endowment: $4,700,000.00
      • 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://utmforever.com
      • Does the B-SCHOOL offer career services for alumni? No
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

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