University of Nevada, Reno

PROGRAM BASICS

• • University of Nevada
  • MBA Program
  • 1664 North Virginia Street
  • NV
  • Reno, 89557, Nevada
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://business.unr.edu/grad/programs/mba
  • E-mail: raffiee@unr.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: 72
  • 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: $4,074.00
  • Non-Resident: $6,797.00

• Tuition per credit:

  • Non-resident $347.00
  • Resident $239.00
• • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 313
  • Part-Time MBA: 203
  • Executive MBA: 14
  • PhD Program: 17
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,900
  • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance
  • Other graduate degree programs: MS Information Systems; MS Economics; MA Economics; Ph.D. Economics

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

• • Total applications, most recent entering class: 135
  • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 67 %
  • Admitted students enrolled: 94 %
  • 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)

  • 75th Percentile 600
  • 90th Percentile 640
  • 25th Percentile 480
  • 10th Percentile 450
  • 50th Percentile (median) 530
  • Average GMAT Score 543

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

  • 25th Percentile 530
  • 75th Percentile 600
  • 90th Percentile 640
  • 50th Percentile (median) 590
  • Average GMAT Score 584
  • 10th Percentile 520
• • 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 Not Considered
  • Recommendations: Important
  • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

CLASS PROFILE

• • Female students: 35 %
  • International students: 6 %

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

  • African American: 1 %
  • Asian American: 4 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 91 %

• Postgraduate work experience (months):

  • Mean: 78
  • Median: 60
  • From: 24
  • To: 144
  • One year or less: 8 %

• Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

  • Mean: $51,500.00
  • Median: $51,500.00

• Middle 80% range:

  • From: $25,000.00
  • To: $87,500.00

• Entering students work in the following functional areas:

  • Consulting: 10 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 15 %
  • General Management: 10 %
  • Human Resources: 10 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 20 %
  • Management Information Systems: 20 %
  • Operations/Production: 10 %
  • Other: 5 %

• Entering students work in the following industries:

  • Consumer Products: 10 %
  • Financial Services: 20 %
  • Government: 10 %
  • Manufacturing: 20 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
  • Non-Profit: 0 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 0 %
  • Real Estate: 10 %
  • Technology: 25 %
  • Other: 5 %

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

  • International Game Technology 30
  • Microsoft Licensing 20
  • Sierra Nevada Corp 15
  • Nevada Energy 10
  • Wells Fargo 10
• • Mean age, newest entering class: 29
  • 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: 10 %

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

  • Institutional Scholarships: 5 %
  • Assistantships: 15 %
  • Loans (private and government): 10 %
• • Mean financial aid package: $7,000.00
  • Median financial aid package: $7,000.00
  • 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
  • Maximum guaranteed loan: $10,000.00
  • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $6,300.00

FACULTY

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 57

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 31
  • Non-Tenured: 26

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Non-Tenured: 30

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 5
  • Non-Tenured: 12

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 9
  • Non-Tenured: 1

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 1

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 45
  • Non-Tenured: 5
• • Faculty on company boards: 6

STUDENT LIFE

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

  • • 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: 15 %
  • Distance Learning: 0 %
  • Experiential Learning: 0 %
  • Lectures: 65 %
  • Simulations: 10 %
  • Team Projects: 10 %
• • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 24
  • Teachers in the part-time program: 17
  • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 10
  • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 20 %
  • Average core class size: 28
  • Average elective class size: 25
  • Electives available: 80
• • Last curriculum revision: 1992
  • Recent curriculum changes: None

• Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

  • • Accounting
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Entrepreneurship
    • International Business
    • Economics

• Additional concentrations offered:

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

• Leading areas of study:

  • • Finance
    • International Business
    • Accounting
    • Marketing
    • 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: 51

TECHNOLOGY

• • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Expanded wireless coverage throughout the Business Building to reach all classrooms and common areas. Ugraded computers in the instructional computer labs. Virtualized the server infrastructure for the College. Purchased the WRDS platform to enhance faculty research and improve student learning. Implemented a digital signage solution including 5 digital displays in the building. Upgraded and acquired new software as required.
  • Amount spent: $350,000.00

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 1,348
  • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
  • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
  • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5 %
  • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $403.00
  • Median gift from MBA alumni: $75.00
  • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
  • Business school endowment $6,575,000.00
  • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? No
  • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
  • University alumni networking site: http://www.unr.edu/alumni
  • 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? 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 students included in resume drops? Yes

• • -I would recommend my MBA program for the following reasons: Great instructors, faculty is always available and easy to get reach, friendly and comforting classmates, challenging and rewarding courses, affordable tuition, class times are very flexible and work well with full time employee schedules, great resources available throughout the University, beautiful campus with state of the art library and student union and many more things.
    
    -Improve on classroom facilities and have more campus guest speakers for students to attend.
    
    -I really enjoyed the in class lectures and discussions. I feel that I was able to get more out of the program than I would have on an on-line program. All classes were offered in the evening, and that worked well with my 40-hour workweek.
    
    -More understanding of personal obligations. Sometimes professors had strict attendance policies where most part time students have to put work as their first priority.
    
    -The MBA program at UNR was perfect timing. I was able to apply my work experience to classroom discussion. The professors and administration have a "Yes we can" approach and understand we are working full time while enrolled in the program. The Dean of the MBA program is very proactive in assisting the students and keeping us on track to succeed.
    
    -I would like to see improvements in recruiting and job placement for graduating students as well as expanding the available courses in leadership and entrepreneurship.
    
    -The UNR's MBA program was a completely transformational experience for me that exceeded my expectations. I felt that I grew and matured immensely as a person over the last two years and developed meaningful relationships with my peers and Professors. The greatest motivator for recommending this school to others is its quality of education and the best value for your money. I have also taken classes from other Business Schools, and UNR's MBA program mostly exceeded the quality of education as compared to those other Schools. UNR's MBA program is designed in such a way that it gives you the ability to focus on your areas of interest and to work on your knowledge gaps.
    
    -I would like to see more summer classes and/or one or two more weekend classes - both would have helped me finish the program sooner and taken some of the burden off of the regular semesters.
    -AS someone with a liberal arts undergraduate degree, the MBA was instrumental in my further development and understanding of the business environment
    
    -I feel very fortunate to have been able to complete the program when I did. I know the college will be experiencing tragic budget cuts and the school has already lost some great professors. I am glad I was able to take classes from some great professors.
    
    -The Part-Time MBA program at UNR provides high quality faculty and flexibility in class schedules that working professionals need in order to advance their careers.
    
    -The MBA program at UNR is an exceptional value. You receive an amazing education for a much lower cost than other schools. The part-time schedule is also ideal for working professionals and those with family obligations. The only downside is the current state budget cuts, which threaten to lessen the program offerings.