Indiana University - Southeast

PROGRAM BASICS

• • Graduate Business Programs
  • Part-Time MBA Program
  • 4201 Grant Line Road
  • New Albany, 47150, Indiana
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://www.ius.edu/graduatebusiness/
  • E-mail: iusmba@ius.edu
• • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 75 %
  • Average months to complete program: 35
  • 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: $4,481.00
  • Non-Resident: $8,937.00

• Tuition per credit:

  • Resident $350.00
  • Non-resident $722.00
• • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 257
  • Part-Time MBA: 235
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 576
  • Graduate degree programs: Other
  • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Science in Strategic Finance

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

• • Total applications, most recent entering class: 73
  • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 88 %
  • Admitted students enrolled: 84 %
  • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
  • Applicant interviews are: Not required

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

• GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

  • 50th Percentile (median) 510
  • 25th Percentile 470
  • 90th Percentile 620
  • 75th Percentile 560
  • 10th Percentile 410
  • Average GMAT Score 509

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

  • 25th Percentile 490
  • 50th Percentile (median) 530
  • 10th Percentile 460
  • 75th Percentile 600
  • 90th Percentile 620
  • Average GMAT Score 538
• • 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: Important
  • Resume/Work Experience: Important
  • Application Essays: Considered
  • Interviews Considered
  • Recommendations: Considered
  • Undergraduate Transcripts: Important

CLASS PROFILE

• • Female students: 30 %
  • International students: 2 %

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

  • African American: 2 %
  • Asian American: 2 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 0 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
  • Native American: 0 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 95 %
  • Chose not to report: 0 %
  • Other: 0 %

• Postgraduate work experience (months):

  • Mean: 53
  • Median: 42
  • From: 3
  • To: 120
  • One year or less: 35 %

• Entering students work in the following functional areas:

  • Consulting: 0 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 40 %
  • General Management: 9 %
  • Human Resources: 5 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 9 %
  • Management Information Systems: 12 %
  • Operations/Production: 16 %
  • Other: 9 %

• Entering students work in the following industries:

  • Consulting: 0 %
  • Consumer Products: 7 %
  • Financial Services: 12 %
  • Government: 7 %
  • Manufacturing: 14 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 2 %
  • Non-Profit: 2 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 28 %
  • Real Estate: 7 %
  • Technology: 0 %
  • Other: 21 %
• • Mean age, newest entering class: 30
  • 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: 25 %

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

  • Institutional Scholarships: 2 %
  • Assistantships: 4 %
  • Loans (private and government): 84 %
• • Mean financial aid package: $7,642.00
  • Median financial aid package: $9,335.00
  • 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? No
  • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $19,466.00

FACULTY

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 53

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 17
  • Non-Tenured: 13

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 23

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 4
  • Non-Tenured: 11

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 4
  • Non-Tenured: 1

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 1

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 17
  • Non-Tenured: 11
• • Faculty on company boards: 13

STUDENT LIFE

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

  • • 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: 20 %
  • Distance Learning: 3 %
  • Experiential Learning: 8 %
  • Lectures: 44 %
  • Simulations: 2 %
  • Team Projects: 11 %
  • Other: 12 %
• • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 7
  • Teachers in the part-time program: 25
  • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 15
  • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 48 %
  • Average core class size: 19
  • Average elective class size: 19
  • Electives available: 17

• Recently added electives:

  • Bus & Econ Applics of Geographic Information Systems
• • 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
    • Other: Describe in next screen
• • Other graduation requirements: Community Service requirement
• • Credits required to graduate: 36

TECHNOLOGY

• • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Installation of Sander’s Financial Markets Lab. Upgraded technology in the Graduate Center to new computers and higher speed connection. Converted wireless on campus to 802.11n. Replaced all Hillside Hall classroom, faculty and staff computers under three-year life cycle replacement plan. Installed permanent classroom technology (projectors, computers, sound, etc.) in all Hillside Hall classrooms that did not already have it. Upgraded School of Business web site.
  • Amount spent: $188,200.00

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 655
  • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
  • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
  • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
  • Business school endowment $1,384,465.00
  • 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.alumni.indiana.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? 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 students included in resume drops? Yes

• • -I felt the curriculum and quality of classes well prepared me in the business work and provided applicable skills and knowledge
    
    -Compared to the other programs in the area this is by far the most challenging and respected program. Being so affordable is important too and IUS is a clear leader in the metro Louisville area.
    
    -IUS needs to have full affiliation with the Kelley School. It also needs to have a finance program that makes learning more prone to adult students.
    
    -The program is not static. It continues to evolve and stay relevant to the current business climate. Faculty is engaged in furthering their own expertise, and they are eager to share their experience and knowledge.
    
    -The faculty at Indiana University Southeast had more practical business experience than I had anticipated I would find in academia. Moreover, both the faculty and staff had genuine interest in helping students learn and succeed. They demonstrated their understanding that we are full time business people and part-time students.
    
    -The IUS MBA program was extremely rewarding. It changed my perspective and how I approach problems with a more analytic way. I feel much more prepared to manage in my field than before I completed the program. After completing the rigorous coursework, I feel I am ready for any challenge that lies ahead. Sure, there may be difficulties, but I have proved to myself that I can make it against all odds.
    
    -My suggestion is to leverage the strengths of the faculty and experience of students by eliminating online class sessions. There are other institutions geared to that market. The strength of the IUS program is rooted in personal interaction and real discussion. I am concerned about the possibility of diluting the main attribute that sets the program apart.
    
    -This was a good balanced program. I had exposure to all of my interests and picked up some new ones. The flexibility allow for learning without impacting work/home life too much.
    
    -Perhaps find ways like open houses or emails to students' employers to better inform them on what kinds of things the students are learning that will help the student professionally and benefit the company. If the company executives are better informed on the MBA program and the school, they will more likely support future students to attend and better understand the ROI for student tuition reimbursement, raises, and bonuses.
    
    -The overall quality of education compared to the tuition is a tremendous value. Class schedules are flexible and convenient to most areas in the Louisville area.
    
    -Overall, I was delighted with the program, but I would like to see more networking and interaction between students and local business leaders.
    
    -It met all of my expectations. The faculty was amazing, energetic and patient. It is extremely affordable if paying for it on your own. It is the most flexible program for those of you that are working, with families or plan to travel. It has two campuses that made it easy to choose over others choices in the region. Working in Louisville wasn't an issue because they had a campus right in downtown Jeffersonville, across the river.
    
    -The education I have gained through Indiana University Southeast (IUS) has changed the way I view organization functional areas outside of the one I had experience (engineering). I view problems more as opportunities in my professional and personal life after completing the IUS MBA program and I have improved my critical thinking skills.
    
    -The classroom experience could have been improved with the admissions policies. There were many students in the program without any work experience to draw from in classroom discussions.
    
    -The MBA instructors' strengths include the extensive real business experience and ability to help us draw parallels to our own jobs and companies from class material. The instructors are highly technical in their fields and they care about truly teaching students, rather than being research focused. They help us to think outside our comfort zones and challenge us to risk being unique in our approaches to problem solving. The instructors are highly ethical. Only a small percentage of instructors have weaknesses in this area, but some need to work on delivery in the classroom to keep the discussions lively. We are students working long hours and attend class sometimes after a 10 or 11 hour day, so keeping the classes interesting is critical.