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

University of Central Florida

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 75 %
      • Average months to complete program: 33
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 84
      • 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: $4,228.00
      • Non-Resident: $13,740.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $352.00
      • Non-resident $1,145.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Other

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 816
      • Full-Time MBA: 42
      • Part-Time MBA: 326
      • Executive MBA: 16
      • PhD Program: 40
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 7,852
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other, Master of Human Resources
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Sport Business Management, Master of Real Estate

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 323
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 65 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 80 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Not offered

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? Yes

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 540
      • 25th Percentile 460
      • 10th Percentile 390
      • 75th Percentile 570
      • Average GMAT Score 519
      • 90th Percentile 614

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 25th Percentile 530
      • 90th Percentile 640
      • Average GMAT Score 550
      • 50th Percentile (median) 550
      • 75th Percentile 590
      • 10th Percentile 500
      • 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
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 575

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 40 %
      • International students: 5 %

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

      • African American: 5 %
      • Asian American: 8 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 77 %
      • Chose not to report: 6 %

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

      • Lockheed Martin 7
      • Disney 4
      • Darden 3
      • Siemens 3
      • Bank of NY Mellon 2
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 27
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 25

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2011-12: 41 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 6 %
      • Assistantships: 4 %
      • Loans (private and government): 25 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $11,733.00
      • Median financial aid package: $8,500.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Other
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $2,475.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 135

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 60
      • Non-Tenured: 55

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 20

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 30

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 14
      • Non-Tenured: 12

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 9

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 60
      • Non-Tenured: 28
      • Faculty on company boards: 25

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Hispanic Student Organization
      • 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: 20 %
      • Lectures: 60 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 12
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 24
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 21
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 91 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 37 %
      • Average core class size: 64
      • Average elective class size: 54
      • Electives available: 14
      • Last curriculum revision: 2008
      • Recent curriculum changes: Replaced ISM required course with MAR6466 Supply Chain Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Accounting
        • Human Resource Management

    • 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
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
      • Other graduation requirements: MAN 6721
      • Credits required to graduate: 39

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: COBA Pass( online system designed to allow students to bypass the lines for advising and the testing lab. DTS programming. Computer desks/furniture. Infrastructure and network equipment .Computers. BTV computers. SharePoint (server). BA1 provide additional electric outlets in Student study area
      • Amount spent: $1,333,918.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 5,033
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 9 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $765.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $125.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $40,829,379.00
      • 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://www.ucfknightsnetwork.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://www.ucfknightsnetwork.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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