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

University of New Mexico

Anderson School of Management

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 75 %
      • Average months to complete program: 23
      • 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? Yes

    • Tuition and Fees: (Based on six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring)

      • Resident: $4,801.00
      • Non-Resident: $4,801.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $401.00
      • Non-resident $401.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 681
      • Full-Time MBA: 193
      • Part-Time MBA: 295
      • Executive MBA: 91
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,003
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: The Post-Masters Certificate in Management Program provides holders of the M.B.A. or other management-related Masters degree from an AACSB-accredited institution an opportunity to further their professional management education through the regular graduate course offerings of the school.

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 163
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 46 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 74 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Not offered

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? No
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked? GRE or minimum grade in applicable undergraduate prerequisites are verified to check applicant's quantitative abilities.

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 10th Percentile 500
      • 90th Percentile 600
      • 25th Percentile 510
      • 75th Percentile 590
      • Average GMAT Score 550
      • 50th Percentile (median) 550

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 530
      • 25th Percentile 510
      • 10th Percentile 500
      • 90th Percentile 656
      • Average GMAT Score 565
      • 75th Percentile 605
      • 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: Not Considered
      • Application Essays: Not Considered
      • Interviews Not Considered
      • Recommendations: Not Considered
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 41 %
      • International students: 9 %

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

      • African American: 0 %
      • Asian American: 6 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 35 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 3 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 54 %
      • Chose not to report: 2 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • 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: 44 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 9 %
      • Assistantships: 18 %
      • Loans (private and government): 32 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $7,283.00
      • Median financial aid package: $8,500.00
      • 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: 95

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 32
      • Non-Tenured: 23

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 40

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 23

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 8
      • Non-Tenured: 13

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 32
      • Non-Tenured: 15
      • Faculty on company boards: 34

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Finance
        • Human Resources
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Consulting

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

        • International Club
        • Hispanic Student Organization
        • 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: 8 %
      • Distance Learning: 18 %
      • Experiential Learning: 18 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 2 %
      • Team Projects: 18 %
      • Other: 6 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 18
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 95
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 32
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Average core class size: 38
      • Average elective class size: 22
      • Electives available: 67

    • Recently added electives:

      • Green Economic Innovation and Entrepreneurship
      • Middle East Issues
      • Last curriculum revision: 1995

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Operations Management
        • Organizational Behavior
        • International Business
        • Public Policy

    • Additional concentrations offered:

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

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • Accounting
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Organizational Behavior

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Other graduation requirements: All students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA, complete a minimum of 33 graduate hours of which only 6 credit hours may be transferred in from another AACSB-accredited graduate school, and complete MGMT 598.
      • Credits required to graduate: 48

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Anderson technology services include a fast 802.11n wireless network, a 24/7 remote access virtual computing environment, and a support desk with laptop checkout and dedicated quick-print stations. Student collaboration is encouraged by a specially designed computer lab and discipline specific facilities with specialized software and web conferencing technology. Anderson classrooms support the use of multiple sources through two wide screen projectors for an immersive experience.
      • Amount spent: $766,114.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 4,532
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 3 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $108.00
      • 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 $13,261,178.00
      • 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.unmalumni.com/
      • 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.mgt.unm.edu/donors/
      • 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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