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

University of Michigan, Dearborn

College of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 67 %
      • Average months to complete program: 48
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 84
      • 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: $8,924.00
      • Non-Resident: $14,914.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $555.00
      • Non-resident $1,054.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 421
      • Part-Time MBA: 223
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,103
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Science in Information Systems

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 33
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 39 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 71 %
      • 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 (applicant pool)

      • 75th Percentile 570
      • 90th Percentile 620
      • 25th Percentile 440
      • 50th Percentile (median) 525
      • 10th Percentile 373
      • Average GMAT Score 524

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 75th Percentile 630
      • 50th Percentile (median) 580
      • 25th Percentile 542
      • Average GMAT Score 582
      • 10th Percentile 512
      • 90th Percentile 646
      • 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
        • U Michigan Language Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 560

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Very Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
      • Application Essays: Important
      • Interviews Not Considered
      • Recommendations: Considered
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 33 %
      • International students: 0 %

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

      • African American: 5 %
      • Asian American: 6 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 0 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 6 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 78 %
      • Chose not to report: 5 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 53
      • Median: 48
      • From: 24
      • To: 93
      • One year or less: 0 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 28
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 28

  • 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: 25 %

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

      • Loans (private and government): 1 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $19,534.00
      • 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? Unique scholarship application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 87

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 29
      • Non-Tenured: 23

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 35

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 20

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 6

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 29
      • Non-Tenured: 17
      • Faculty on company boards: 2

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Information Technology
      • 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: 5 %
      • Distance Learning: 35 %
      • Experiential Learning: 5 %
      • Lectures: 35 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 10 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 6
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 87
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 5
      • Average core class size: 16
      • Average elective class size: 11
      • Electives available: 47
      • Last curriculum revision: 1999

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Management Information Systems
      • Supply Chain Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • International Business
        • General Management
        • Supply Chain Management
        • Management Information Systems

    • 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: 60

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: We have created the BELL (Business Experiential Learning Lab) to provide real-world instruction, including portfolio and trading simulations, in finance-related fields. In addition, we have upgraded most of our classroom technology systems, lab computers, and faculty and staff computers.
      • Amount spent: $700,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 1,664
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 2 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $91.00
      • 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 $1,181,085.00
      • 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.umd.umich.edu/alumni
      • 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://cob.umd.umich.edu/687936/
      • 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? No

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