Purdue University

PROGRAM BASICS

Weekend MBA Program

Krannert School of Management

Rawls Hall, Suite 2020
100 S. Grant Street
West Lafayette , Indiana 47907-2056 United States  

Program Web site:

http://www.krannert.purdue.edu

  Status:

Public Institution

E-mail:

krannertexec@purdue.edu

Part-time enrollment (2009-10):

163

Times offered:

Days

Every weekend

Semesters offered:

Fall

Spring

Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program:

91  %

Part-time MBAs graduating since program began:

187

Average months to complete program:

35

Maximum months permitted to complete program:

35

  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: $  14,500
Non-Resident: $  14,500

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

SCHOOL BASICS

Graduate business school enrollment:

Total: 647
Full-Time MBA: 266
Part-time MBA: 163
Executive MBA: 109
PhD Program: 109

Undergraduate business school enrollment:

2,647

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Finance

Master of Human Resources

Other graduate degree programs:

MS in Industrial Administration

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

Total applications, most recent entering class:

90

Applications accepted, most recent entering class:

86  %

Admitted students enrolled:

78  %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:

0

  Applicant interviews are:

By invitation only

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

  Rolling admissions?

Yes

  GMAT required?

No

If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked?

Academic records and professional experience

Average GMAT:

591

Median GMAT:

590

Middle 80% GMAT:

        From: N/A
        To: N/A

  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 Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test

Minimum paper-based TOEFL:

213

Relative Importance of Application Elements:

  GMAT Score:

Considered

  Resume/Work Experience:

Very Important

  Application Essays:

Important

  Interviews:

Considered

  Recommendations:

Important

  Undergraduate Transcripts:

Important

CLASS PROFILE

Female students:

22  %

International students:

17  %

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

African American: 10  %
Asian American: 13  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 2  %
Multiethnic/Multiracial : 1  %
Native American: 0  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 68  %
Chose not to report: 0  %
Other: 6  %

Postgraduate work experience (months):
      Mean:

96

      Median:

81

      Middle 80% range:

        From:  38
        To:  197

      One year or less:

0  %

Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:
      Mean:

$  69,588

      Median:

$  69,500

      Middle 80% range:

        From: $ 40,000
        To: $ 100,000

Mean entering student age:

33

Median entering student age:

31

Entering students work in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 7  %
Finance/Accounting: 10  %
General Management: 10  %
Human Resources: 7  %
Marketing/Sales: 14  %
Management Information Systems: 19  %
Operations/Production: 28  %
Other: 5  %

Entering students work in the following industries:

Consulting: 7  %
Consumer Products: 6  %
Financial Services: 11  %
Government: 5  %
Manufacturing: 26  %
Media/Entertainment: 2  %
Non-Profit: 7  %
Petroleum/Energy: 3  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 13  %
Real Estate: 4  %
Technology: 10  %
Other: 6  %

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 2009-10:

27  %

Of part-time MBA students who applied for financial aid for the 2009-10 academic year, percentage receiving:

Institutional Scholarships: 9  %
Assistantships: 0  %
Loans (private and government): 26  %

  On what basis are scholarships awarded?

Academic merit

Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2009-10:

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?

No

FACULTY

Faculty employed by the B-school:

114

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 58
Non-Tenured: 44

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Non-Tenured: 4

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 7
Non-Tenured: 19

Minority Faculty:

N/A

International Faculty:

Tenured: 9
Non-Tenured: 21

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 57
Non-Tenured: 44

STUDENT LIFE

Active MBA specialization clubs open to part-time students:

Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Human Resources

Investment Banking

Manufacturing

Marketing

Media & Entertainment

VC/ Private Equity

Active MBA networking clubs open to part-time students:

Black MBA Association

Hispanic Student Organization

International Club

Partners/Family

Volunteer

Wine

Women in MBA

  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: 40  %
Distance Learning: 0  %
Experiential Learning: 10  %
Lectures: 25  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Projects: 20  %
Other: 0  %

Estimated number of hours per week students spend working in class and outside the classroom:

22

Teachers in the part-time program:

20

Tenured teachers in the part-time program:

10

Faculty also teaching in full-time program:

80  %

Average core class size:

55

Electives available:

9

Last curriculum revision:

1995

Recent curriculum changes:

N/A

Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

General Management

  Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program?

No

Leading areas of study:

Finance

General Management

Manufacturing and Technology Management

Operations Management

Strategy

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:

48

TECHNOLOGY

Technology improvements in the last three academic years:

In the last three years they school has deployed several new systems to improve our communication, curriculum, and research endeavors. Most notable is the use of Microsoft SharePoint for student collaboration, course discussion, and other business process management. The school also makes use of Adobe Connect for class conferencing; a new school wide information kiosk system for event communication; and a new SunGard Banner installation for student information, bursar and registrar functions. The wired and wireless infrastructure of the school is continually upgraded, and efforts continue to make specialized software packages used in the curriculum available to students via remote access. The school has made major classroom renovations, with an upgrade of 7 of our case style instructional rooms with all new instructional technology. Finally, a major upgrade of the Management and Economics Library has opened a new flexible "learn lab" for information instruction. The library also continues to increase the breadth and depth of library information databases.

Amount spent:

$  2,600,000

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

8,082

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:

9  %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:

$  333

Median gift from MBA alumni:

$  67

  Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year?

No

Business school endowment

$  60,778,894

  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.purdue.edu/apps/account/BoilersphereLogin

  Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=55001&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr

  Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes

CAREER SERVICES

  Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?

Only if they do not receive funding from their employer

  If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?

After completing a certain number of credits

  Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs?

Yes

  Are part-time students included in resume drops?

Yes

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