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

California State University, Northridge

College of Business & Economics

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • College of Business and Economics
      • Evening MBA Program
      • 18111 Nordhoff St
      • College of Business and Economics
      • Northridge, 91330-8380, California
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.csun.edu/mba
      • E-mail: mba@csun.edu
      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 72 %
      • Average months to complete program: 30
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 60
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No

    • Tuition and Fees: (Based on six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring)

      • Resident: $7,970.00
      • Non-Resident: $12,434.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $1,328.00
      • Non-resident $2,072.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 233
      • Part-Time MBA: 157
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 6,110
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Science in Taxation

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 265
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 24 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 79 %
      • 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 offered

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 500
      • 75th Percentile 570
      • 90th Percentile 620
      • 10th Percentile 350
      • Average GMAT Score 492
      • 25th Percentile 415

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 10th Percentile 550
      • 25th Percentile 590
      • 75th Percentile 620
      • 90th Percentile 680
      • Average GMAT Score 598
      • 50th Percentile (median) 598
      • Is proficiency in English required? Yes
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes

    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • Other
        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • PTE Academic - Pearson's Test of English
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 34 %
      • International students: 10 %

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

      • African American: 4 %
      • Asian American: 20 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 8 %
      • Native American: 2 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 52 %
      • Chose not to report: 14 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 101
      • Median: 60
      • From: 24
      • To: 120
      • One year or less: 0 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 30
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 29

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2011-12: 27 %

    • Of part-time MBA students who applied for financial aid for the 2011-12 academic year, percentage receiving:

      • Institutional Scholarships: 48 %
      • Loans (private and government): 65 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $16,000.00
      • Median financial aid package: $16,460.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Financial need
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 9
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? all candidates are considered for scholarships
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $40,000.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 149

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 74
      • Non-Tenured: 75

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 57

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 15
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 26
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 74
      • Non-Tenured: 34

  • STUDENT LIFE

    • Active MBA specialization clubs open to part-time students:

        • Entrepreneurship
      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? Yes
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 25 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 25 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 12
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 29
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 26
      • Average core class size: 27
      • Average elective class size: 15
      • Electives available: 7

    • Recently added electives:

      • Negotiations
      • Last curriculum revision: 1995

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Operations Management
        • International Business
        • Statistics and Operations Research

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Entertainment Industry
      • Sustainability
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Strategy
        • Accounting
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Tax

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
      • Credits required to graduate: 33

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: All business classrooms have had SMART technology upgrades, including CPU's, projectors and Extron contrllers, as well as document cameras. Faculty and staff are on a regular 3-year replacement cycle for computing technology. Approximately 30 faculty/staff received iPads in 2010-11 and are experimenting with their use. Four Ricoh MFP copiers/scanner machines were purchased to reduce printing costs, improve scanning ability, and to reduce our "footprint."
      • Amount spent: $575,709.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 1,847
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 3 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $95.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $25.00
      • 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: https://www.csunalumni.com/
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? Yes

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?
        • Yes
      • If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?
        • At any time
      • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

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