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

IE University

IE Business School

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 99 %
      • Average months to complete program: 12
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 12
      • 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: $58,728.00
      • Non-Resident: $58,728.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Association of MBAs (AMBA), EQUIS, European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 2,500
      • Full-Time MBA: 633
      • Part-Time MBA: 138
      • Executive MBA: 336
      • PhD Program: 20
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,100
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems, Master of Finance, Other, Master of Human Resources, Master of Technology, Master of Marketing, Master of International Management/Business
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master in Biotechnology Management; Master in Sports Mangements; Master in Global Suply Chains; Master in Turism; Master of Laws in International Legal Practice

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 515
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 31 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 87 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked? Candidates may sbmit either GMAT, GRE or take the IE's admissions test
      • 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?

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

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • IE Exam
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 600

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 33 %
      • International students: 14 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 60
      • Median: 64
      • From: 45
      • To: 70

    • Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

      • Mean: $69,000.00
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 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: 19 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $30,000.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 590

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 101

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 489

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 167

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 294

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 238
      • Faculty on company boards: 23

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Biotech/Health care
        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Human Resources
        • Marketing
        • Nonprofit
        • Other
        • High Tech
        • E-business
        • Environmental
        • Consulting
        • Information Technology
        • Media & Entertainment
        • Investment Banking
        • Business Ethics
        • Business Law
        • New Media

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

        • International Club
        • Hispanic Student Organization
        • Volunteer
        • Women in MBA
        • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
        • Partners/Family
        • Wine
      • 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: 45 %
      • Distance Learning: 8 %
      • Experiential Learning: 2 %
      • Lectures: 11 %
      • Simulations: 25 %
      • Team Projects: 7 %
      • Other: 2 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 50
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 80
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 75 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 95 %
      • Average core class size: 50
      • Last curriculum revision: 2010
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • Management Information Systems
        • 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
      • Other graduation requirements: IE Exam

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Amount spent: $9,000,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 46,000
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 129
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 54
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 15 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $3,000.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $9,766,000.00
      • 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.ie.edu/usr/
      • 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://alumni.ie.edu/usr/
      • 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

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