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

Cleveland State University

Nance College of Business Administration

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 78 %
      • Average months to complete program: 28
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
      • If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? Yes

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

      • Resident: $6,386.00
      • Non-Resident: $11,618.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $528.00
      • Non-resident $964.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,467
      • Full-Time MBA: 202
      • Part-Time MBA: 564
      • Executive MBA: 27
      • PhD Program: 37
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,154
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other, Master of Human Resources
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Computer and Information Science

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 261
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 82 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 77 %
      • 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

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 510
      • 10th Percentile 390
      • 90th Percentile 620
      • 25th Percentile 450
      • Average GMAT Score 508
      • 75th Percentile 575

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 90th Percentile 640
      • 25th Percentile 450
      • 75th Percentile 580
      • Average GMAT Score 515
      • 10th Percentile 390
      • 50th Percentile (median) 535
      • 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?

        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
        • U Michigan Language Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Very Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Considered
      • Application Essays: Considered
      • Interviews Considered
      • Recommendations: Considered
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 50 %
      • International students: 6 %

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

      • African American: 11 %
      • Asian American: 6 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 1 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 73 %
      • Chose not to report: 6 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 58
      • Median: 36
      • From: 12
      • To: 84
      • One year or less: 21 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 8 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 15 %
      • General Management: 10 %
      • Human Resources: 10 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 15 %
      • Management Information Systems: 15 %
      • Operations/Production: 10 %
      • Other: 15 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 5 %
      • Consumer Products: 14 %
      • Financial Services: 7 %
      • Government: 5 %
      • Manufacturing: 4 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 3 %
      • Non-Profit: 10 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 5 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 7 %
      • Real Estate: 1 %
      • Technology: 5 %
      • Other: 21 %

    • Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:

      • Cleveland Clinic 70
      • Progressive Insurance 35
      • Sherwin Williams 22
      • dfas 19
      • PNC/National City Bank 16
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 29
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 27

  • 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: 75 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 2 %
      • Assistantships: 0 %
      • Loans (private and government): 85 %
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? A combination of need and merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 108

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 46
      • Non-Tenured: 30

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 32

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 26

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 12
      • Non-Tenured: 28

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 19

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 46
      • Non-Tenured: 27

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Finance
        • Human Resources
        • Marketing
        • Environmental
        • Information Technology
        • Manufacturing

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

        • Black MBA Association
        • Hispanic Student Organization
      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? No
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 25 %
      • Distance Learning: 20 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 22 %
      • Simulations: 3 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Other: 5 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 15
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 76
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 46
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 90 %
      • Average core class size: 38
      • Average elective class size: 25
      • Electives available: 89

    • Recently added electives:

      • Global Operations Field Study
      • Transportation Management
      • Company Tour of Italy
      • Financial Statement Analysis
      • Business Analytics
      • Social Entrepreneurship
      • Last curriculum revision: 1998
      • Recent curriculum changes: Students permitted to choose among several international electives as a substitute for Core international business course.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
        • Operations Management
        • International Business
        • Economics

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Global Business
      • Global Sustainable Business Practices
      • Healthcare Infomatics
      • Urban Real Estate & Development
      • Marketing Analytics
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Accounting
        • Marketing
        • Health Care Administration
        • Operations Management

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Credits required to graduate: 32

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Updated computer labs with new hardware. Installed WINDOWS 7 in all faculty and staff computers.
      • Amount spent: $500,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 4,500
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 2
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 3
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? Yes
      • 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.csuohio.edu/alumni/
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.csuohio.edu/business/alumni/
      • 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 MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
      • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

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