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

Grenoble Ecole de Management

Grenoble Graduate School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 100 %
      • Average months to complete program: 36
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 48
      • 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: $37,500.00
      • Non-Resident: $37,500.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Other, Association of MBAs (AMBA), EQUIS

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 5,253
      • Full-Time MBA: 203
      • Part-Time MBA: 169
      • Executive MBA: 0
      • PhD Program: 284
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,122
      • Graduate degree programs: 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: MSc in Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship; MSc in Strategic Marketing; MSc in Management Consulting; MSc in Business Development

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 131
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 62 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 96 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • 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? Careful examination of transcripts and interviews

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • Average GMAT Score 640
      • 50th Percentile (median) 630
      • 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

      • TOEIC
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 587

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 38 %
      • International students: 100 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 90
      • Median: 96
      • From: 48
      • To: 132
      • One year or less: 0 %

    • Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

      • Mean: $80,030.00
      • Median: $83,259.00

    • Middle 80% range:

      • From: $31,000.00
      • To: $120,500.00

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 12 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 7 %
      • General Management: 25 %
      • Human Resources: 6 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 25 %
      • Management Information Systems: 13 %
      • Operations/Production: 6 %
      • Other: 6 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 12 %
      • Consumer Products: 14 %
      • Financial Services: 8 %
      • Government: 6 %
      • Manufacturing: 9 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 7 %
      • Non-Profit: 4 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 8 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 13 %
      • Real Estate: 5 %
      • Technology: 14 %
      • Other: 0 %

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

      • Hewlett-Packard 12
      • Schneider Electric 10
      • STMicroelectronics 10
      • Pomagalski 3
      • Total 2
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 29
      • 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: 40 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 20 %
      • Loans (private and government): 80 %
      • 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? all candidates are considered for scholarships
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 560

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 93
      • Non-Tenured: 28

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 432

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 35
      • Non-Tenured: 134

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: N/A
      • Non-Tenured: N/A

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 37
      • Non-Tenured: 177

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 80
      • Non-Tenured: 117
      • Faculty on company boards: 28

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Consulting
        • Business Ethics

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

        • International Club
        • Volunteer
        • Wine
      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? Yes
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 30 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 40 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 20
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 76
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 13
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 29 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 60 %
      • Average core class size: 20
      • Average elective class size: 12
      • Electives available: 9

    • Recently added electives:

      • Biotechnology
      • Last curriculum revision: 2011
      • Recent curriculum changes: New core modules in geopolitics,Law & Corporate Governance, Contract law, Ethics, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Risk Management, International Macroeconomics. Please see www.ggsb.com/mba for adaptations on the specialisations

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Management Consulting
      • Innovation Management
      • Business Intelligence
      • Project Management
      • Biotechnology
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • Manufacturing and Technology Management
        • Corporate Social Responsibility

    • 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: Participants must pass all modules and submit an end of degree project

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Bloomberg trading floor ; Microsoft Live@edu solution ; Microsoft SharePoint ; Mobile cabinets carrying 50 laptops for IT courses on two classrooms; 22 digital signage screens; Video and web conference systems; Job application video booths; E-learning platform / Distance learning platform (moodle); DoYouBuzz application; New printing system; Numeric eleaning resources: tell me more; CrossKnowledge, ENI Editions; Microsoft Softwares; Interactive white boards; Interactive LCD screen
      • Amount spent: $400,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 1,134
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 15
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 15
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • 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://graduatenetwork.grenoble-em.com/
      • 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://graduatenetwork.grenoble-em.com/
      • 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
      • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

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