Duquesne University

PROGRAM BASICS

John F. Donahue Graduate School of Business

600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania 15282

Status:

Private Institution

Program Web site:

http://www.business.duq.edu/grad/

E-mail:

grad-bus@duq.edu

Part-time enrollment (2008-2009):

229

Times offered:

Weeknights

On alternate weekends

Occasional week-long sessions

Evenings

Semesters offered:

Fall

Spring

Summer

Average months to complete program:

40

Maximum months permitted to complete program:

72

School has separate full-time MBA program?

Yes

If school has full-time program, can students switch to full-time program?

No

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

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

Resident: $  10,764
Non-Resident: $  10,764

Tuition per credit:

$  819

Years in which the following programs were founded:

Full-time MBA: 2007
Part-time MBA : 1958
Undergraduate business program: 1913

ENROLLMENT

Graduate business school enrollment

Total graduate business school: 340
Full-time MBA: 87
Part-time MBA: 210

MS: 43

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Accounting

Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems

Other graduate degree programs:

N/A

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

Total applications, most recent entering class:

69

Applications accepted, most recent entering class:

84 %

Admitted students enrolled:

95 %

Applicant interviews are:

Recommended

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Rolling admissions?

Yes

GMAT required?

Yes

If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked?

N/A

Average GMAT:

520

Median GMAT:

500

Middle 80% GMAT:

From:  460
To:  600

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?

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Minimum paper-based TOEFL:

550

Relative Importance of Application Elements:

GMAT Scores:

Very Important

Resume/Work Experience:

Important

Application Essays:

Important

Interviews:

Considered

Recommendations:

Important

Undergraduate Transcripts:

Very Important

CLASS PROFILE

Female students:

49 %

Percentage of newest entering class that are:

Hispanic or Latino American: 2  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 82  %
Chose not to report: 15  %
Other: 1  %

Average months postgraduate work experience:

60

Median months work experience:

48

Middle 80% range work experience (months):

From:  12
To:  84

From: N/A To: N/A

Mean entering student age:

27

Median entering student age:

26

Entering students work in the following functional areas:

Entering students work in the following industries:

FINANCIAL AID

Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Central financial aid office at the university

Of part-time MBA students who applied for financial aid for the 2008-2009 academic year, percentage receiving:

FACULTY

Full-time faculty

Tenured: 45
Non-Tenured: 18

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 36

Women on Faculty

Tenured: 8
Non-Tenured: 5

Minority Faculty

Tenured: 6
Non-Tenured: 1

International Faculty

Tenured: 3
Non-Tenured: 0

Faculty with PhDs

Tenured: 42
Non-Tenured: 4

Part-time students have their own area/center on campus?

Yes

Part-time students have lockers?

Yes

Part-time students have break-out rooms?

Yes

TEACHING/ACADEMICS

Teaching Methods:

Case study: 25  %
Lecture: 50  %
Team Project: 25  %

Recent curriculum changes:

N/A

Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

Finance

General Management

Human Resource Management

International Business

Marketing

Other

Concentrations offered:

Supply Chain Management
Business Ethics
Information Systems Management
Health Care Management
Environmental Management

Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program?

Yes

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:

57

TECHNOLOGY

Is there a wireless network in main B-school buildings?

Yes

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

Classroom technology, computer equipment, printers and all computer software have been updated.

Amount spent:

$  400,000

ALUMNI

Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?

Yes

Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

Does the B-School have an alumni networking site:

No

CAREER SERVICES

Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?

Yes

If part-time MBA students have access to the career development office, at what point in the degree process are they able to use the service?

At any time

Do current part-time MBAs have access to an alumni database?

No

Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for summer internships?

Yes

Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs?

Yes

Are part-time students included in resume drops?

Yes

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