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

John Carroll University

Boler School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 76 %
      • Average months to complete program: 29
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 60
      • 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: $10,140.00
      • Non-Resident: $10,140.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $845.00
      • Non-resident $845.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 136
      • Part-Time MBA: 126
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 335
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 97
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 77 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 76 %
      • 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)

      • 25th Percentile 460
      • 90th Percentile 620
      • 50th Percentile (median) 530
      • 75th Percentile 560
      • 10th Percentile 380
      • Average GMAT Score 508.2

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 530
      • 10th Percentile 470
      • 75th Percentile 565
      • Average GMAT Score 538.36
      • 25th Percentile 495
      • 90th Percentile 616
      • 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: Very Important
      • Application Essays: Important
      • Interviews Considered
      • Recommendations: Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 33 %
      • International students: 2 %

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

      • African American: 2 %
      • Asian American: 2 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 2 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 90 %
      • Chose not to report: 4 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 29
      • Median: 14
      • From: 0
      • To: 71
      • One year or less: 43 %

    • Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

      • Mean: $44,231.00
      • Median: $50,000.00

    • Middle 80% range:

      • From: $20,000.00
      • To: $65,000.00

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 46 %
      • General Management: 0 %
      • Human Resources: 0 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 27 %
      • Management Information Systems: 0 %
      • Operations/Production: 18 %
      • Other: 9 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Consumer Products: 33 %
      • Financial Services: 12 %
      • Government: 0 %
      • Manufacturing: 33 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 0 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 22 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 0 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 0 %
      • Other: 0 %

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

      • PNC 10
      • Progressive Insurance 10
      • Ernst & Young 5
      • Lubrizol Corporation 4
      • Avery Dennison 3
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 23
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 23

  • 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: 52 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 24 %
      • Assistantships: 0 %
      • Loans (private and government): 90 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $17,429.00
      • Median financial aid package: $20,500.00
      • 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? Part of the admissions application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? Yes
      • Maximum guaranteed loan: $20,500.00
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $10,409.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 54

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 22
      • Non-Tenured: 10

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 22

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 9

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 22
      • Non-Tenured: 12

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • 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: 45 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 0 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 18
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 36
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 14
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 78 %
      • Average core class size: 20
      • Average elective class size: 10
      • Electives available: 16
      • Last curriculum revision: 2008
      • Recent curriculum changes: The Core was completely revised. The emphasis is now on integrated business decisions as the focus for teaching functional knowledge. Courses include leadership & ethics, information analysis & innovation, implementation decisions, communication & trust management & organizational leadership.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
        • International Business
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • International Business
        • Accounting
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Credits required to graduate: 54

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: During the past 3 years, several classrooms have been upgraded with new multi-media equipment, computers & networks. Also, new computers & laptops are purchased for faculty & staff on a 4 year rotation schedule.
      • Amount spent: $205,500.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 1,612
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 15 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $142.00
      • 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 $24,779,717.00
      • 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://sites.jcu.edu/alumni/welcome-alumni/get-involved/alumni-volunteer
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • 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 MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes
      • Are part-time students included in resume drops? Yes

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