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

Eastern Washington University

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 100 %
      • Average months to complete program: 20
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
      • 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: $4,500.00
      • Non-Resident: $4,500.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $450.00
      • Non-resident $450.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 266
      • Part-Time MBA: 76
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,200
      • Graduate degree programs: Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Public Administration, Master of Urban and Regional Planning, Graduate Certificate in Health Services Administration

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 73
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 29 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 20 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 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 460
      • 50th Percentile (median) 510
      • 75th Percentile 570
      • 10th Percentile 420
      • 90th Percentile 618
      • Average GMAT Score 514

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 75th Percentile 560
      • Average GMAT Score 510
      • 50th Percentile (median) 500
      • 25th Percentile 450
      • 90th Percentile 610
      • 10th Percentile 410
      • 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

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • Completion of the English Language Institute's MBA Prep Program.
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 580

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 43 %
      • International students: 19 %

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

      • African American: 0 %
      • Asian American: 5 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 9 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 76 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • One year or less: 25 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 2 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 31 %
      • General Management: 10 %
      • Human Resources: 3 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 3 %
      • Management Information Systems: 3 %
      • Operations/Production: 12 %
      • Other: 10 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 2 %
      • Consumer Products: 0 %
      • Financial Services: 30 %
      • Government: 3 %
      • Manufacturing: 6 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 2 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 5 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 5 %
      • Real Estate: 2 %
      • Technology: 7 %
      • Other: 16 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 30
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 27

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • 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: 63

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 32
      • Non-Tenured: 25

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 12
      • Non-Tenured: 21

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 32
      • Non-Tenured: 14
      • Faculty on company boards: 15

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? No
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? No

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 30 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 25 %
      • Simulations: 15 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 12
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 13
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 13
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 100 %
      • Average core class size: 25
      • Average elective class size: 15
      • Electives available: 5

    • Recently added electives:

      • 0
      • Last curriculum revision: 2009
      • Recent curriculum changes: Added Strategis Operations class and Economics for Managers.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • E-commerce
        • Public Administration
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Health Care Administration
        • Economics
        • E-commerce
        • Public Administration

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Other graduation requirements: Students must complete and oral exam based on a case study chosen as an assessment tool for a specific area for the year they graduate. E.g. this year the topic is Finance.
      • Credits required to graduate: 50

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: All classrooms have been updated with new computers and projection equipment. Eighty percent of computers in lab have been replaced.
      • Amount spent: $150,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 730
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $375,000.00
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? No
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://alumni.ewu.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? No

  • 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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