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

Pace University

Lubin School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Average months to complete program: 45
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 60
      • 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: $12,396.00
      • Non-Resident: $12,396.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $990.00
      • Non-resident $990.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,126
      • Full-Time MBA: 155
      • Part-Time MBA: 454
      • Executive MBA: 36
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,744
      • Graduate degree programs: Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: MS in Accounting; MS in Human Resource Management; MS Financial Management; MS Investment Management; MS Taxation; MFP Master in Finance for Professionals; Doctoral of Professional Studies (DPS) in Business

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 139
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 65 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 51 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Not required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 90th Percentile 640
      • 50th Percentile (median) 520
      • 75th Percentile 570
      • 25th Percentile 440
      • Average GMAT Score 514
      • 10th Percentile 350

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 75th Percentile 600
      • 50th Percentile (median) 550
      • 25th Percentile 500
      • 10th Percentile 470
      • 90th Percentile 650
      • Average GMAT Score 556
      • 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: 600

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 49 %
      • International students: 44 %

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

      • Asian American: 13 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 9 %
      • Native American: 2 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 38 %
      • Chose not to report: 35 %
      • Other: 3 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 26
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 25

  • 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: 41 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 27 %
      • Assistantships: 3 %
      • Loans (private and government): 80 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $19,413.00
      • 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? Part of the admissions application
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $44,296.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 156

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 97
      • Non-Tenured: 13

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 44

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 18
      • Non-Tenured: 15

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 23
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 0

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 94
      • Non-Tenured: 27
      • Faculty on company boards: 5

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 50 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 10 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 18
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 156
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 99
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Average core class size: 23
      • Average elective class size: 23
      • Electives available: 105
      • Last curriculum revision: 2009
      • Recent curriculum changes: The core is now in two sections, Foundation and Professional. Students may be waived up to 13 Foundation Core Credits. Within the Professional Core, students choose between classes in two distinct modules with a total of 15 credits required.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

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

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Taxation
      • International Economics
      • Information Systems
      • Marketing Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • International Business
        • Accounting
        • Marketing
        • Tax

    • 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: 58

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: The Lubin School of Business has installed 2 new entrepreneurship labs, one in New York City and one in Pleasantville. The school has also revamped 4 technology classrooms with all learning technology equipment. In addition, 9 Bloomberg terminals were installed in New York City and 2 were installed in Westchester. Wireless technology has been implemented throughout the entire University. Blackboard 9.1 has recently been adopted .
      • Amount spent: $895,260.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 20,141
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 31
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 3
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $204.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $100.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $47,640,500.00
      • 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.pace.edu/alumni-and-friends/alumni-benefits-and-services
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? No
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • 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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