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

George Washington University

School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • George Washington University School of Business
      • Professional MBA
      • 2201 G Street, NW
      • Duques Hall Suite 550
      • Washington, DC, 20052, District of Columbia
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://business.gwu.edu/pmba/
      • E-mail: gwmba@gwu.edu
      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 98 %
      • Average months to complete program: 42
      • 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: $15,675.00
      • Non-Resident: $15,675.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $1,306.00
      • Non-resident $1,306.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 3,528
      • Full-Time MBA: 246
      • Part-Time MBA: 714
      • Executive MBA: 48
      • PhD Program: 57
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,518
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Other, Master of Technology
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Science in Project Management

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 296
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 61 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 67 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 75th Percentile 640
      • 25th Percentile 510
      • 50th Percentile (median) 570
      • 90th Percentile 670
      • 10th Percentile 450
      • Average GMAT Score 564

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 25th Percentile 530
      • 75th Percentile 630
      • 50th Percentile (median) 580
      • 10th Percentile 470
      • 90th Percentile 660
      • Average GMAT Score 577
      • 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: 600

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 42 %
      • International students: 7 %

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

      • African American: 7 %
      • Asian American: 8 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 7 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 1 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 53 %
      • Chose not to report: 18 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 61
      • Median: 48
      • From: 12
      • To: 114
      • One year or less: 12 %

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

      • George Washington University 37
      • Lockheed Martin 33
      • U.S. Navy 14
      • Booz Allen Hamilton 10
      • General Services Admin 8
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 29
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 28

  • 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: 80 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $18,153.00
      • Median financial aid package: $20,000.00
      • 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? Only to domestic students
      • Maximum guaranteed loan: $20,500.00
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $39,481.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 260

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 108
      • Non-Tenured: 25

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 127

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 19
      • Non-Tenured: 66

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 20
      • Non-Tenured: 36

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 12
      • Non-Tenured: 29

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 78
      • Non-Tenured: 175

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Biotech/Health care
        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Environmental
        • Consulting
        • Investment Banking
        • Business Ethics

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

        • International Club
        • Black MBA Association
        • Hispanic Student Organization
        • Women in MBA
        • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
        • Partners/Family
      • 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: 25 %
      • Distance Learning: 20 %
      • Experiential Learning: 6 %
      • Lectures: 24 %
      • Simulations: 3 %
      • Team Projects: 22 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 24
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 260
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 78
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 70 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 85 %
      • Average core class size: 39
      • Average elective class size: 24
      • Electives available: 125

    • Recently added electives:

      • Oil: Industry, Economy, Society
      • Clean Technology & Competing Energy Markets
      • Intro to Federal Consulting
      • Developing Authentic Leadership
      • Options Trading and Risk Management
      • Last curriculum revision: 2008

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Operations Management
        • Organizational Behavior
        • Strategy
        • Corporate Social Responsibility
        • International Business
        • Public Policy
        • Public Administration
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • International Business
        • General Management
        • Marketing

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Credits required to graduate: 52

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Renewal and expansion of professional service contracts and the hiring of a new GWSB internal IT support team; replacement computers for faculty, staff, and student labs; new subscribtions to significant numbers of database resources; expansion of video conference facilities; augmenting distance education technology service offerings and upgrading our off-campus teaching and learning technology environment.
      • Amount spent: $3,400,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 16,860
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 4 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $984.00
      • 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 $28,308,540.00
      • 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.gwu.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://business.gwu.edu
      • 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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