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

University of New Hampshire

Whittemore School of Business & Economics

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Average months to complete program: 37
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
      • 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: $4,637.00
      • Non-Resident: $5,237.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $700.00
      • Non-resident $800.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Other, Association of MBAs (AMBA)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 267
      • Full-Time MBA: 26
      • Part-Time MBA: 157
      • Executive MBA: 24
      • PhD Program: 19
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,876
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other, Master of Technology

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 210
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 90 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 79 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: Recommended

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 0 (option: 0) 540

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 0 (option: 0) 568
      • 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: Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
      • Application Essays: Important
      • Interviews Important
      • Recommendations: Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 26 %
      • International students: 1 %

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

      • Asian American: 10 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 85 %
      • Chose not to report: 5 %
      • 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: 10 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $6,000.00
      • Median financial aid package: $6,500.00
      • 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? Part of the admissions application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 107

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 33
      • Non-Tenured: 47

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 22

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 25

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 11

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 38
      • Non-Tenured: 33
      • Faculty on company boards: 19

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • 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: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 15 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 10
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 34
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 14
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 75 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 50 %
      • Average core class size: 25
      • Average elective class size: 22
      • Electives available: 2
      • Last curriculum revision: 2008

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • General Management
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Leadership
        • Operations Management
        • International Business
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • Operations Management
        • Organizational Behavior

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
      • Credits required to graduate: 48

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Computer and Presentation Equipment improvements. No major improvements as the University is building a new Business Building and there will be new technology in every class room.
      • Amount spent: $91,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 2
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 18 %
      • 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? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: https://www.alumni.unh.edu/
      • 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://wsbe.unh.edu/alumni-keeping-touch
      • 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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