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

Georgia Southern University

College of Business Administration

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 69 %
      • Average months to complete program: 21
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 84
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No

    • Tuition and Fees: (Based on six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring)

      • Resident: $6,228.00
      • Non-Resident: $15,660.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $363.00
      • Non-resident $1,149.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 445
      • Full-Time MBA: 0
      • Part-Time MBA: 173
      • Executive MBA: 0
      • PhD Program: 9
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,856
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Science in Applied Economics

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 134
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 76 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 72 %
      • 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 required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 75th Percentile 540
      • 50th Percentile (median) 490
      • Average GMAT Score 486
      • 10th Percentile 360
      • 25th Percentile 438
      • 90th Percentile 605

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 25th Percentile 460
      • 90th Percentile 600
      • Average GMAT Score 510
      • 50th Percentile (median) 510
      • 10th Percentile 430
      • 75th Percentile 545
      • 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?

        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 34 %
      • International students: 7 %

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

      • African American: 10 %
      • Asian American: 1 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 1 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 82 %
      • Chose not to report: 4 %
      • Other: 1 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 55
      • Median: 36
      • From: 12
      • To: 96
      • One year or less: 20 %
      • 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: 48 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 3 %
      • Assistantships: 23 %
      • Loans (private and government): 72 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $7,498.00
      • Median financial aid package: $7,250.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $30,463.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 93

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 54
      • Non-Tenured: 32

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 13
      • Non-Tenured: 20

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 9

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 53
      • Non-Tenured: 21
      • Faculty on company boards: 5

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • 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: 15 %
      • Distance Learning: 10 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 25 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 25 %
      • Other: 10 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 20
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 25
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 22
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 20 %
      • Average core class size: 35
      • Average elective class size: 15
      • Electives available: 18

    • Recently added electives:

      • Environmental Economics
      • Last curriculum revision: 2004
      • Recent curriculum changes: N/A

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Other
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Health Services Administration
      • Information Technology
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • International Business
        • Health Care Administration
        • Management Information Systems

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Credits required to graduate: 30

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Technology in smart classrooms has been updated, technological and other equipment has been updgraded in student computer labs and the entire business building has been upgraded to have wi-fi.
      • Amount spent: $140,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 1,668
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 1 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $200.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $100.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $5,300,000.00
      • 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.georgiasouthern.edu/
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database? No

  • 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 students included in resume drops? Yes

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