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

DeVry University

Keller Graduate School of Management

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management
      • Master of Business Administration
      • 3005 Highland Parkway
      • Downers Grove, 60515, Illinois
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.keller.edu
      • Average months to complete program: 24
      • 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: $18,040.00
      • Non-Resident: $18,040.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $752.00
      • Non-resident $752.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Other

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 23,418
      • Full-Time MBA: 2,425
      • Part-Time MBA: 9,787
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 39,797
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems, Other, Master of Human Resources
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Network and Communications Management; Master of Project Management; Master of Public Administration

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Applicant interviews are: Required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked? Applicants whose undergraduate cumulative grade point average is 2.70 or higher, on a 4.00 scale, need not complete the GMAT or GRE. Applicants who meet baccalaureate degree requirements and whose cumulative grade point average is below 2.70 must also achieve acceptable scores on the GMAT, GRE or Keller-administered admission test.

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

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      • 90th Percentile n/a

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • Average GMAT Score N/A
      • 10th Percentile N/A
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      • 50th Percentile (median) N/A
      • 75th Percentile N/A
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      • Is proficiency in English required? Yes
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? No

    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

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

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • DeVry-administered English language proficiency exam.
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 57 %
      • International students: 1 %

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

      • African American: 16 %
      • Asian American: 3 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 8 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 14 %
      • Chose not to report: 53 %
      • Other: 6 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 35
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 33

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Financial need
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Part of the admissions application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 6,616

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 668

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 5,948

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 2,839

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 1,425

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 137

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • 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

      • Electives available: 163

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
        • E-commerce
        • Other
        • International Business
        • Public Administration

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Health Services; Hospitality Mgmt; Information Security
      • Information Systems Mgmt; Network & Communications Mgmt
      • Project Mgmt; Security Mgmt; Sustainability Mgmt
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Accounting
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • E-commerce

    • 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: 48

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • 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.devry.edu
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • 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

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