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

ESADE Business School

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 99 %
      • Average months to complete program: 20
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 30
      • 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: $64,814.00
      • Non-Resident: $64,814.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Other, Association of MBAs (AMBA), EQUIS, European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,383
      • Full-Time MBA: 358
      • Part-Time MBA: 184
      • Executive MBA: 171
      • PhD Program: 44
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,541
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Finance, Other, Master of Human Resources, Master of Marketing, Master of International Management/Business
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master in Entrepreneurship & Innovation; Master in Digital Business; Executive Master in Marketing & Sales; Master of Operations & Logistics; Executive Masters in Public Administration (EMPA)

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 136
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 74 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 85 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? No
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked? GMAT and ESADE test.
      • Is proficiency in English required? No
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? Yes

    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • TOEFL Internet Based Test

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 31 %
      • International students: 13 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 84

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 8 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 7 %
      • General Management: 13 %
      • Human Resources: 3 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 33 %
      • Management Information Systems: 7 %
      • Operations/Production: 19 %
      • Other: 10 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 14 %
      • Consumer Products: 5 %
      • Financial Services: 6 %
      • Government: 3 %
      • Manufacturing: 22 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 2 %
      • Non-Profit: 1 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 2 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 4 %
      • Real Estate: 2 %
      • Technology: 16 %
      • Other: 3 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 31
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 30

  • 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: 75 %

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

      • Loans (private and government): 95 %
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? Yes
      • Maximum guaranteed loan: $72,800.00
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $0.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 128

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 62
      • Non-Tenured: 12

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 22
      • Non-Tenured: 32

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 17
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 26
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 62
      • Faculty on company boards: 40

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

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

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

        • Volunteer
        • 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: 30 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 25 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 15
      • Average core class size: 50
      • Average elective class size: 20
      • Last curriculum revision: 2011
      • Recent curriculum changes: Changes in the curriculum.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Operations Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Other: Describe in next screen
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
      • Other graduation requirements: All subjects approved.
      • Credits required to graduate: 120

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: New campus with 44 new classrooms technologically fully equipped. Private social network (Nexus ESADE). New teaching support platform (Moodle). New University ID card that can be used to access facilities, add e-signatures and as a debit card. CRM. Teaching activity and research management platform. Upgrade in Intranet services in Career Services. Adjustment to LOPD (Ley Orgánica de Protección de Datos)

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 7,609
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 66
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 33
      • 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://www.esadealumni.net/
      • 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.esadealumni.net/ea/online_services/nexus
      • 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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