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

University of Missouri, Kansas City

Bloch School of Management

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Henry W. Bloch School of Management
      • Henry W. Bloch School of Management
      • 321 Bloch School
      • 5100 Rochkhill Road
      • Kansas City, 64110-2499, Missouri
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.bloch.umkc.edu
      • E-mail: bloch@umkc.edu
      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 78 %
      • 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: $4,520.00
      • Non-Resident: $10,634.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $322.00
      • Non-resident $832.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 548
      • Part-Time MBA: 312
      • Executive MBA: 63
      • PhD Program: 7
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,050
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Public Administration; Master of Entrepreneurial Real Estate; Executive Master of Entrepreneurial Real Estate

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 185
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 55 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 77 %
      • 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 offered

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 25th Percentile 460
      • 75th Percentile 590
      • 50th Percentile (median) 530
      • 90th Percentile 630
      • 10th Percentile 410
      • Average GMAT Score 519

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 10th Percentile 460
      • 50th Percentile (median) 550
      • 75th Percentile 590
      • 25th Percentile 500
      • 90th Percentile 620
      • Average GMAT Score 549
      • 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: Very Important
      • Interviews Very Important
      • Recommendations: Not Considered
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 38 %
      • International students: 6 %

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

      • African American: 2 %
      • Asian American: 2 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 2 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 71 %
      • Chose not to report: 12 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 36
      • 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
      • Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2011-12: 40 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 11 %
      • Assistantships: 0 %
      • Loans (private and government): 71 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $13,192.00
      • Median financial aid package: $8,500.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Other
      • 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
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $30,194.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 66

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 23
      • Non-Tenured: 22

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 21

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 14

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 6
      • Non-Tenured: 9

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 23
      • Non-Tenured: 20
      • Faculty on company boards: 22

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Other
      • 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: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 40 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 10
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 38
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 17
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 67 %
      • Average core class size: 38
      • Average elective class size: 25
      • Electives available: 66

    • Recently added electives:

      • Financial Statement Analysis
      • Fixed Income Analysis
      • Financial Modeling
      • Valuation/Mergers/Acquisitions
      • Portfolio Management
      • Alternative Investments
      • Last curriculum revision: 2011
      • Recent curriculum changes: Significant features of our MBA program include a cohort experience: an initial immersion experience and a 24-credit-hour sequence of core courses. This is followed by an optional emphasis area, electives, and a capstone experience. Throughout their time with us, we offer our students short classes from our "Ecosystem of Learning."

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Leadership
        • Operations Management
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

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

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Leadership
        • Accounting
        • Public Administration

    • 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: digital projectors and document cameras, printers, laptops, IPads, IPods, IPhones, a video camera, and a digital camera.
      • Amount spent: $240,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 4,973
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 9 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $138.00
      • 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 $26,659,027.00
      • 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.umkcalumni.com/s/1236/start.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://www.Twitter.com/umkcbloch
      • 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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