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

University of Kentucky

Gatton College of Business & Economics

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Gatton College of Business and Economics
      • Gatton Evening MBA Program
      • 550 South Limestone
      • KY
      • Lexington, 40506-0034, Kentucky
      • United States of America
      • Program Web site: http://www.gattonmba.uky.edu
      • E-mail: ukmba@uky.edu
      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 98 %
      • Average months to complete program: 36
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 96
      • 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: $9,260.00
      • Non-Resident: $18,762.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $605.00
      • Non-resident $1,319.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 272
      • Full-Time MBA: 65
      • Part-Time MBA: 81
      • PhD Program: 82
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,409
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Science in Economics

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 67
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 76 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 86 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 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)

      • 10th Percentile 430
      • 75th Percentile 580
      • 50th Percentile (median) 530
      • 90th Percentile 630
      • Average GMAT Score 531
      • 25th Percentile 48

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 25th Percentile 530
      • 75th Percentile 600
      • 50th Percentile (median) 550
      • 90th Percentile 630
      • 10th Percentile 500
      • Average GMAT Score 556
      • 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: 550

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 32 %
      • International students: 5 %

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

      • African American: 6 %
      • Asian American: 5 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 0 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 84 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 42
      • Median: 0
      • From: 0
      • To: 108
      • One year or less: 48 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 4 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 7 %
      • General Management: 22 %
      • Human Resources: 0 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 19 %
      • Management Information Systems: 7 %
      • Operations/Production: 30 %
      • Other: 11 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 7 %
      • Consumer Products: 4 %
      • Financial Services: 15 %
      • Government: 4 %
      • Manufacturing: 15 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 11 %
      • Non-Profit: 18 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 4 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 18 %
      • Real Estate: 0 %
      • Technology: 0 %
      • Other: 4 %

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

      • University of Kentucky 15
      • Lexmark International 6
      • L-3 Communications 3
      • Ashland Inc. 2
      • KY Community & Tech Coll 2
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 27
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 24

  • 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: 91

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 55
      • Non-Tenured: 28

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 15

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 10
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 54
      • Non-Tenured: 27

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Other

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

        • Other
      • 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: 30 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 0 %
      • Lectures: 35 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 25 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 12
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 12
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 10
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 50 %
      • Average core class size: 35
      • Average elective class size: 0
      • Electives available: 0
      • Last curriculum revision: 2007

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Other

    • Additional concentrations offered:

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

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Supply Chain Management
        • Operations Management

    • 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: 36

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Addition of ECHO360 classrooms and personal capture, Updated classroom projectors, Improvements made to wireless network, Increased student storage space by porting student email to cloud solution, Upgraded Blackboard version - includes use of Blackboard Outcomes for Assessment of student learning outcomes, Adobe Connect Pro to facilitate online course delivery
      • Amount spent: $50,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 3,522
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $3,161.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $25.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $64,097,559.00
      • 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.ukalumni.net/s/1052/home.aspx
      • 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://gatton.uky.edu/linkedin
      • 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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