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

Mercer University

Stetson School of Business & Economics

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics
      • Flexible Evening MBA
      • 3001 Mercer University Drive
      • GA
      • Atlanta, 30341, Georgia
      • United States
      • Average months to complete program: 24
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 84
      • 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: $8,004.00
      • Non-Resident: $8,004.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $642.00
      • Non-resident $642.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 307
      • Full-Time MBA: 25
      • Part-Time MBA: 155
      • Executive MBA: 54
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 176
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 68
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 74 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 56 %
      • 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? Yes

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 510
      • 10th Percentile 450
      • 75th Percentile 563
      • Average GMAT Score 526
      • 25th Percentile 478
      • 90th Percentile 625
      • 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: Considered
      • Application Essays: Not Considered
      • Recommendations: Considered
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 42 %
      • International students: 23 %

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

      • African American: 35 %
      • Asian American: 5 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 5 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 45 %
      • Chose not to report: 10 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 75
      • Median: 46
      • From: 180
      • To: 4
      • One year or less: 19 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 32
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 29

  • 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: 56 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 0 %
      • Assistantships: 0 %
      • Loans (private and government): 98 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $22,204.00
      • Median financial aid package: $20,500.00
      • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 22

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 2

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 10
      • Non-Tenured: 9
      • Faculty on company boards: 14

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Entrepreneurship

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

        • Hispanic Student Organization

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 30 %
      • Experiential Learning: 25 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 10 %
      • Team Projects: 10 %
      • Other: 5 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 16
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 20
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 9
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Average core class size: 21
      • Average elective class size: 13
      • Electives available: 15
      • Last curriculum revision: 2010
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Corporate Social Responsibility

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Other: Describe in next screen
      • Other graduation requirements: Simulation in Capstone class
      • Credits required to graduate: 48

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Conversion to new student information system.
      • Amount spent: $3,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 3,929
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 4 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $275.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $75.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • 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? 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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