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

Kent State University

Graduate School of Management

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 65 %
      • Average months to complete program: 36
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
      • 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: $5,964.00
      • Non-Resident: $10,068.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $452.00
      • Non-resident $794.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 444
      • Full-Time MBA: 89
      • Part-Time MBA: 115
      • Executive MBA: 64
      • PhD Program: 47
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 3,858
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Arts in Economics; Master of Science in Financial Engineering

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 29
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 66 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 74 %
      • 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? No
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 75th Percentile 540
      • 50th Percentile (median) 490
      • 10th Percentile 370
      • 90th Percentile 570
      • 25th Percentile 440
      • Average GMAT Score 482

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 490
      • 90th Percentile 560
      • 25th Percentile 460
      • 75th Percentile 540
      • 10th Percentile 450
      • Average GMAT Score 505
      • 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?

        • Other
        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
        • U Michigan Language Test

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • PTE
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 550

    • 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: 57 %
      • International students: 7 %

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

      • White (Non-Hispanic): 100 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 37
      • Median: 27
      • From: 12
      • To: 73
      • One year or less: 14 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 15 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 15 %
      • General Management: 8 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 15 %
      • Operations/Production: 23 %
      • Other: 23 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Financial Services: 8 %
      • Manufacturing: 31 %
      • Non-Profit: 8 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 15 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 15 %
      • Other: 23 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 27
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 26

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 66

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 37
      • Non-Tenured: 29

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 15

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 7

  • 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: 30 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 40 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 12
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 66
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 37
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 90 %
      • Average core class size: 25
      • Average elective class size: 16
      • Electives available: 24

    • Recently added electives:

      • Global Supply Chain Management
      • Global SCM and Sustainable Strategies
      • Global Suppy Chain Business Models
      • Marketing Research
      • Business Case for Going Green
      • Last curriculum revision: 2000

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

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

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Fashion Design and Merchandising
      • 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 attended a minimum number of classes
        • 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: Technological upgrades of three classrooms in the business building

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 4,122
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 4 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $317.00
      • 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 $13,392,435.00
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • 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 MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs? Yes

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