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

Iowa State University

College of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 80 %
      • Average months to complete program: 32
      • 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? Yes

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

      • Resident: $6,648.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • 0 (option: 0) $505.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 259
      • Full-Time MBA: 65
      • Part-Time MBA: 95
      • PhD Program: 18
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 41
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 93 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 82 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Not offered

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • Average GMAT Score 486
      • 50th Percentile (median) 470
      • 25th Percentile 440
      • 75th Percentile 535
      • 90th Percentile 602
      • 10th Percentile 408

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 460
      • 75th Percentile 538
      • 10th Percentile 410
      • 25th Percentile 440
      • Average GMAT Score 489
      • 90th Percentile 601
      • 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: Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
      • Application Essays: Important
      • Interviews Not Considered
      • Recommendations: Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 32 %
      • International students: 3 %

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

      • African American: 3 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 97 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 86
      • Median: 73
      • From: 30
      • To: 185
      • One year or less: 0 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 31
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 29

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 94

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 45
      • Non-Tenured: 41

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 12
      • Non-Tenured: 13

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 12

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 45
      • Non-Tenured: 33

  • 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

      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %

    • Recently added electives:

      • Venture Capital, Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions
      • Last curriculum revision: 2010
      • Recent curriculum changes: Core curriculum was expanded to thirty credits--ten courses each carrying three credits.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Other

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Technology and Innovation Management
      • Supply Chain Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Strategy
        • Marketing
        • Supply Chain Management
        • Technology

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • 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.isualum.org/
      • 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.business.iastate.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
      • 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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