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

George Mason University

School of Management

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • School of Management - Graduate Progams
      • Evening MBA
      • 4400 University Drive
      • MSN 5A2
      • Fairfax, 22030, Virginia
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://mba.gmu.edu
      • E-mail: mba@gmu.edu
      • Average months to complete program: 35
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
      • 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: $38,200.00
      • Non-Resident: $68,200.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $780.00
      • Non-resident $1,405.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 396
      • Full-Time MBA: 85
      • Part-Time MBA: 278
      • Executive MBA: 33
      • PhD Program: 0
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,624
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other, Master of Technology
      • Other graduate degree programs: MS Real Estate Development

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 136
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 74 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 55 %
      • 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
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 10th Percentile 460
      • 90th Percentile 640
      • 25th Percentile 510
      • 50th Percentile (median) 590
      • 75th Percentile 610
      • Average GMAT Score 574

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 10th Percentile 560
      • 75th Percentile 630
      • 25th Percentile 580
      • Average GMAT Score 610
      • 50th Percentile (median) 610
      • 90th Percentile 660
      • 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: 650

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • International students: 0 %

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

      • African American: 5 %
      • Asian American: 11 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 2 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 71 %
      • Chose not to report: 11 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 63
      • Median: 48
      • From: 24
      • To: 96
      • One year or less: 4 %

    • Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

      • Mean: $60,625.00
      • Median: $57,250.00

    • Middle 80% range:

      • From: $41,600.00
      • To: $87,000.00

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 10 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 28 %
      • General Management: 8 %
      • Human Resources: 3 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 12 %
      • Management Information Systems: 2 %
      • Operations/Production: 5 %
      • Other: 32 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 9 %
      • Consumer Products: 2 %
      • Financial Services: 15 %
      • Government: 22 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 9 %
      • Non-Profit: 11 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 4 %
      • Real Estate: 4 %
      • Technology: 6 %
      • Other: 18 %

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

      • US Government 15
      • Fannie Mae 2
      • George Mason University 1
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 28
      • 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

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 139

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 36
      • Non-Tenured: 49

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 53

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 26

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 22

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 38
      • Non-Tenured: 35
      • Faculty on company boards: 16

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Entrepreneurship

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

        • International Club
        • Black MBA Association
        • Hispanic Student Organization
        • Women in MBA
        • Other
      • 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: 2 %
      • Experiential Learning: 8 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 25 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 14
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 29
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 11
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 52 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 86 %
      • Average core class size: 45
      • Average elective class size: 30
      • Electives available: 30

    • Recently added electives:

      • Consulting
      • Management of Technology and Innovation Process
      • Last curriculum revision: 2011

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Information Systems Management
      • Project Management
      • Real Estate Finance
      • tourism and events management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • Accounting

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Other: Describe in next screen
      • Other graduation requirements: Complete an International Course.
      • Credits required to graduate: 48

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Equipment and software upgrades, additional research data bases, creation of computer lab.
      • Amount spent: $723,290.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 4,010
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $167.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $50.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $3,681,894.00
      • 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.gmu.edu/alumni
      • 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.gmu.edu/alumni
      • 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

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