PROGRAM BASICS

• • McDonough School of Business
  • MBA Evening Program
  • 37th and O Streets, NW
  • Rafik B. Hariri Building
  • Washington, 20057, District of Columbia
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://msb.georgetown.edu
  • E-mail: mbaeprogram@georgetown.edu
• • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 94 %
  • Average months to complete program: 36
  • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 60
  • 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: $16,632.00
  • Non-Resident: $16,632.00

• Tuition per credit:

  • Resident $1,386.00
  • Non-resident $1,386.00
• • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 1,019
  • Full-Time MBA: 506
  • Part-Time MBA: 372
  • Executive MBA: 141
  • PhD Program: 0
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,350
  • Graduate degree programs: Other
  • Other graduate degree programs: Executive Master's in Leadership

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

• • Total applications, most recent entering class: 286
  • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 59 %
  • Admitted students enrolled: 78 %
  • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 55
  • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 15
  • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• • Rolling admissions? No
  • GMAT required? No
  • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
  • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked? Applicants must either submit a GMAT or GRE score in addition to academic transcripts.

• GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

  • 25th Percentile 580
  • 50th Percentile (median) 640
  • 10th Percentile 520
  • 75th Percentile 680
  • 90th Percentile 710
  • Average GMAT Score 626

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

  • 25th Percentile 640
  • 10th Percentile 610
  • 90th Percentile 710
  • Average GMAT Score 660
  • 50th Percentile (median) 660
  • 75th Percentile 690
• • 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

  • Pearson Test of English
• • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 600

• Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

CLASS PROFILE

• • Female students: 33 %
  • International students: 8 %

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

  • African American: 2 %
  • Asian American: 13 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 2 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 3 %
  • Native American: 0 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 74 %
  • Chose not to report: 8 %
  • Other: 0 %

• Postgraduate work experience (months):

  • Mean: 65
  • Median: 59
  • From: 32
  • To: 98
  • One year or less: 1 %

• Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

  • Mean: $71,173.00
  • Median: $66,500.00

• Middle 80% range:

  • From: $48,500.00
  • To: $99,000.00

• Entering students work in the following functional areas:

  • Consulting: 21 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 21 %
  • General Management: 18 %
  • Human Resources: 0 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 15 %
  • Management Information Systems: 4 %
  • Operations/Production: 4 %
  • Other: 18 %

• Entering students work in the following industries:

  • Consulting: 21 %
  • Consumer Products: 1 %
  • Financial Services: 14 %
  • Government: 13 %
  • Manufacturing: 1 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 5 %
  • Non-Profit: 8 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 1 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 4 %
  • Real Estate: 2 %
  • Technology: 19 %
  • Other: 11 %

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

  • U.S. Government 94
  • Lockheed Martin 36
  • Booz Allen Hamilton 26
  • Georgetown University 25
  • Fannie Mae 19
• • 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

FACULTY

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 172

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 52
  • Non-Tenured: 41

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 2
  • Non-Tenured: 77

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 9
  • Non-Tenured: 27

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 11
  • Non-Tenured: 18

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 18
  • Non-Tenured: 21

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 54
  • Non-Tenured: 59
• • Faculty on company boards: 16

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
    • Environmental
    • Consulting
    • Media & Entertainment
    • Investment Banking

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

  • • International Club
    • Black MBA Association
    • Hispanic Student Organization
    • Volunteer
    • Women in MBA
    • Other
    • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
    • Partners/Family
    • 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: 25 %
  • Distance Learning: 0 %
  • Experiential Learning: 15 %
  • Lectures: 35 %
  • Simulations: 0 %
  • Team Projects: 25 %
  • Other: 0 %
• • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 20
  • Teachers in the part-time program: 94
  • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 29
  • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
  • Average core class size: 56
  • Average elective class size: 35
  • Electives available: 79

• Recently added electives:

  • Private Client Wealth Management
  • Corporate Cyber Security
  • E-Business/Social Networking
  • Integrated Marketing Communication
• • Last curriculum revision: 2008
  • Recent curriculum changes: The Georgetown MBA launched a new curriculum in 2008 that features greater depth of instruction and integration across core disciplines, an expanded leadership/business ethics sequence, and an additional residency. In addition to opening, business/public policy, and leadership residencies, the capstone Global Residency requires every MBA to undertake an international consulting project as part of a team concluding with on-site presentations to their client’s executive leadership.
• • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

• Graduation requirements:

  • • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
    • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
    • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
• • Credits required to graduate: 60

TECHNOLOGY

• • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Georgetown McDonough has transitioned student e-mail to Google; added streaming video capabilities; increased full-time staff supporting academic initiatives; implemented video teleconferencing; developed a new student intranet; implemented a paperless MBA admissions process; and expanded Bloomberg terminals from 2 to 12. With the opening of the new Rafik B. Hariri Building in 2009, the school added high-tech classrooms (15), student breakout rooms (36), and a 400-seat auditorium.
  • Amount spent: $4,500,000.00

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 6,328
  • Active MBA alumni clubs: 77
  • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 30
  • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 8 %
  • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $1,080.00
  • Median gift from MBA alumni: $550.00
  • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
  • Business school endowment $56,637,882.00
  • 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.georgetown.edu
  • 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://msb.georgetown.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?
    • After the first semester
  • Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
  • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

• • -I've greatly enjoyed my time at Georgetown. I can't say enough about this program and what a fantastic experience I've had. It's everything I've wanted in a part-time program, and in many ways I think superior to the full-time program.
    
    -While I felt the Georgetown program was the best fit for me, I recognize that it may not be the best part-time program for everyone. It is less flexible than many of the other programs because there is little opportunity to accelerate or extend the time it takes to finish the program. That said, Georgetown was still my top choice because I placed more importance on establishing strong personal and professional connections with others in the Georgetown community than I did on flexibility. I feel the way the program is structured directly contributes to creating a sense of community and camaraderie.
    
    -The career management services that we were provided could have been more geared toward supporting professionals with more work experience than the full time students. While were had equal access with the full timers, we were more or less piggy backing on their offerings.
    
    -If I believed my friends and colleagues were good candidates for the school and wanted to pursue a MBA, I would recommend Georgetown. The quality of education, the faculty and facilities are the best in the area. The part-time program feels like a full-time program. Same professors, course program, and sharing classes with full-timers made for a great experience.
    
    -My biggest pain point was the lack of downtime we had as part-time students. We had short breaks between modules, but no extended periods of time off during the course of our three-year program. When this concern was brought to the administration, they listened to us and recently made changes to the evening program schedule to allow for a few additional weeks off during the summer. I won't get to benefit from that change since I'm graduating this year, but I think it's a great improvement!
    
    -I thought the faculty was excellent and worked well with the evening program students. Our international experience exceeded all of my expectations and contributed greatly to my educational experience at Georgetown.
    
    -All the core classes should not have been upfront. Finance, accounting, economics, statistics is a really aggressive start to a program, especially when many students do not come from a business background.
    
    -I would encourage people to enroll in a full time program if possible due to the amount of stress created by working full time and going to school part time. Also, it's easier to achieve career goals by having the additional flexibility.
    
    -Not all the electives are offered to the evening students. Most of the good marketing electives were offered only during daytime. Need more interesting electives and professors for the evening students.
    
    -The Georgetown program completely changed the way I approached my job as an engineer. I was able to immediately apply the concepts and applications that I was learning in class to my current job. These contributions gave me more opportunities within my own company and I have more responsibilities as an engineer but also as a manager.
    
    -The program could have provided more one-on-one guidance at the start of the program to assist in course selection and career management decisions. I understand the program has recently started to implement this.
    
    -I think Georgetown's MBA evening program is good for what it is -- a way for professionals to continue working and get their MBA. That being said, it's not the same experience as getting an MBA full-time. The professors are generally not as good, you don't have the same access to fellow students, and programming is focused on full-timers. If someone seriously wants to advance their business career, full time is the way to go.
    
    -The career center should work with employers to try and get more interest in part time students. I feel that part timers bring even more to the table than full timers as we have been working through time we have been in school and have advanced that much further in our education and working capital.
    
    -Since starting the program, I have had more career opportunities than my fellow friends and colleagues. The weight of the Georgetown brand within the local DC market is strong and has already provided me with many networking opportunities.
    
    -I would like to see the faculty do a better job of directing and providing leadership to the students. I don't think students are given enough support in that regard.
    
    -I was very happy with the class selection, and majority of the instructors. The program's cohort system ensures that as part-time students, we get to know our classmates well. This reinforces the network post-graduation.