University of Denver

PROGRAM BASICS

• • Daniels College of Business
  • Professional MBA
  • 2101 S. University Blvd.
  • Suite 335
  • Denver, 80208, Colorado
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://www.daniels.du.edu/pmba
  • E-mail: beth.riley@du.edu
• • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 92 %
  • Average months to complete program: 24
  • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 60
  • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
  • If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program? No

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

  • Resident: $38,232.00
  • Non-Resident: $38,232.00

• Tuition per credit:

  • Non-resident $1,112.00
  • Resident 1112
• • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 980
  • Full-Time MBA: 173
  • Part-Time MBA: 148
  • Executive MBA: 95
  • PhD Program: 0
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,220
  • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Other, Master of Marketing, Master of International Management/Business
  • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Management; Master of Real Estate and Construction Management

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

• • Total applications, most recent entering class: 79
  • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 89 %
  • Admitted students enrolled: 71 %
  • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
  • Applicant interviews are: Required

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

• GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

  • 25th Percentile 500
  • 75th Percentile 640
  • 50th Percentile (median) 570
  • Average GMAT Score 561
  • 10th Percentile 440
  • 90th Percentile 666

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

  • 75th Percentile 640
  • 50th Percentile (median) 580
  • 25th Percentile 520
  • 10th Percentile 470
  • 90th Percentile 660
  • Average GMAT Score 573
• • 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
• • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 570

• Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

CLASS PROFILE

• • Female students: 25 %
  • International students: 0 %

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

  • African American: 0 %
  • Asian American: 2 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
  • Native American: 2 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 90 %
  • Chose not to report: 2 %
  • Other: 0 %

• Postgraduate work experience (months):

  • Mean: 71
  • Median: 72
  • From: 24
  • To: 120
  • One year or less: 6 %

• Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

  • Mean: $68,357.00
  • Median: $61,800.00

• Middle 80% range:

  • From: $40,000.00
  • To: $85,000.00

• Entering students work in the following functional areas:

  • Consulting: 4 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 39 %
  • General Management: 7 %
  • Human Resources: 2 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 30 %
  • Management Information Systems: 2 %
  • Operations/Production: 9 %
  • Other: 7 %

• Entering students work in the following industries:

  • Consulting: 4 %
  • Consumer Products: 6 %
  • Financial Services: 22 %
  • Government: 7 %
  • Manufacturing: 6 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 6 %
  • Non-Profit: 6 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 9 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 2 %
  • Real Estate: 4 %
  • Technology: 6 %
  • Other: 24 %

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

  • Lockheed Martin 6
  • Brown Brothers Harriman 2
  • Charles Schwab 1
  • Harris 1
  • Xcel Energy 1
• • Mean age, newest entering class: 29
  • Median age, newest entering clas: 29

FINANCIAL AID

• • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
  • Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2011-12: 95 %

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

  • Institutional Scholarships: 10 %
  • Assistantships: 5 %
  • Loans (private and government): 95 %
• • Mean financial aid package: $9,719.00
  • Median financial aid package: $8,486.00
  • 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? all candidates are considered for scholarships
  • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

FACULTY

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 133

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 42
  • Non-Tenured: 55

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 36

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 6
  • Non-Tenured: 62

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 3
  • Non-Tenured: 11

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 3

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 42
  • Non-Tenured: 42

STUDENT LIFE

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

  • • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Other
    • Environmental
    • Consulting
    • Investment Banking

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

  • • International Club
    • Volunteer
    • Women in MBA
• • 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: 20 %
  • Distance Learning: 2 %
  • Experiential Learning: 10 %
  • Lectures: 40 %
  • Simulations: 1 %
  • Team Projects: 25 %
  • Other: 2 %
• • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 12
  • Teachers in the part-time program: 109
  • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 43
  • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 91 %
  • Average core class size: 25
  • Average elective class size: 19
  • Electives available: 133

• Recently added electives:

  • Customer Experience Management
  • Global Transportation Systems
  • Marketing Channels and Logistics
  • Product and Service Integration
  • Advanced Marketing Strategy
• • Last curriculum revision: 2009
  • Recent curriculum changes: The PMBA has been changed to include elective concentrations, an international experience, Saturday classes as well as its standard evening classes, and a modification of the Capstone Project that involves students in the business community. Because this program is distinctly different from the former Parttime MBA (which has now been closed to new students), we are reporting graduates for this program only. Thus, our number of graduates is decreased from previous years.

• Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

  • • Accounting
    • Finance
    • General Management
    • Marketing
    • E-commerce
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Leadership

• Additional concentrations offered:

  • Real Estate and Construction Management
  • Customized
• • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

• Leading areas of study:

  • • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • Leadership
    • Strategy
    • Corporate Social Responsibility

• Graduation requirements:

  • • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
    • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
    • Other: Describe in next screen
    • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
• • Other graduation requirements: Outdoor Leadership Experience, International Travel Seminar
• • Credits required to graduate: 70

TECHNOLOGY

• • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Upgraded computer lab using state-of-the-art client software. Upgraded classroom technology; added event monitors; new wireless "N" access points; new data switch; additional portable projectors; new and replacement computers; added RoomView Software allowing monitoring of technology within the classroom as well as emergency shutdown of technology using remote access during critical incidents; added panic buttons to alarms in campus safety.
  • Amount spent: $340,000.00

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 10,383
  • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
  • Business school endowment $88,591,000.00
  • 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://alumni.du.edu/s/1150/start.aspx
  • 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.daniels.du.edu/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

• • -The cohort program was a great opportunity to network and made the classroom a conducive learning environment.
    
    -It is expensive; you could probably get the curriculum somewhere else, but the faculty and program reputation are outstanding.
    
    -The cohort program was designed in a way that long-term relationships were established between students and teachers, and there was definitely a strong sense of teamwork that is rare among graduate programs.
    
    -I was looking for a more focused and specific education. While the coursework was challenging and I did learn new things, it was specifically tailored to someone without any background in business in my opinion. Those of us who had finance/acct/business backgrounds found many of the classes "entry level". It was not until we were able to take our electives that I finally felt the PMBA was worth it. Also, DU does not include economics in its core curriculum.
    
    -The professors are very flexible in letting us work around our lives outside of the school. I also liked having class with the same group of people as we went through the MBA core. I think it helped us get to know one another better and provided us with a more sustainable network upon graduation.
    
    -I felt that some of my peers had limited professional experience and they should make it a requirement that everyone should have at least 5+ years of post undergraduate professional experience.
    
    -In the Denver area, I believe the Daniels School is the MBA with the best local reputation. I wouldn't recommend any MBA to someone that didn't really need it to advance their career. Don't get it just for the sake of getting it.
    
    -They need to get rid of one of the ethics and/or sustainability courses and replace them with an operations or economics course. At this stage in our lives I found limited value in the amount of coursework that was "politically correct."
    
    -I will most likely encourage fellow peers to pursue their MBA based on the curriculum I received, the knowledge I gained, additional confidence in pursuing promotional advancement positions, and the great people you meet.
    
    -Increase the number of financial courses within the core course or could also increase the number of electives and decrease the number of core courses
    
    -The drive and ability of the students at DU Daniels was far greater than that of other students in nearby MBA programs.
    
    -Focus more on getting better instructors for all courses and find a way to reduce the costs. Even with employer support the loan balance is significant, colleges can't continue to increase tuition at the rates they have.
    
    -I liked the quality of the program, the quality of teaching staff, the exposure, the general helping attitude of the professors. I also liked personal attention given to each student. The size of the class (not more than 30 students). The interactive nature of the course design. Strong emphasis on Ethics is a plus. Each class turns out to be a tight knight community. However there is room for improvement in all aspects and the school is trying hard to achieve them.
    
    -Get more "expert speakers" throughout the classes to explain how the material directly applies on a high level of business
    
    -I enjoyed the program and the structure was positive. Over 75% of the program is done with the same classmates, who are all experienced professionals, which allowed me to gain real-life knowledge in business and social networking.