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

Pepperdine University

Graziadio School of Business & Management

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 81 %
      • Average months to complete program: 32
      • 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? No

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

      • Resident: $17,602.00
      • Non-Resident: $17,602.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $1,406.00
      • Non-resident $1,406.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), Other

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,744
      • Full-Time MBA: 377
      • Part-Time MBA: 1,147
      • Executive MBA: 220
      • Graduate degree programs: Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Science in Management & Leadership; Master of Science in Global Business; Master of Science in Entrepreneurship; Master of Science in Applied Finance; Master of Science in Organization Design; Bachelor of Science in Management

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 174
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 78 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 81 %
      • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

      • Rolling admissions? Yes
      • GMAT required? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? Yes
      • If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked? Those with advanced or graduate degrees might be considered if with quant coursework; otherwise GMAT/GRE is required to every applicant.

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 550
      • 25th Percentile 480
      • Average GMAT Score 538
      • 90th Percentile 650
      • 75th Percentile 610
      • 10th Percentile 410

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 560
      • 25th Percentile 510
      • 75th Percentile 610
      • 10th Percentile 470
      • 90th Percentile 650
      • Average GMAT Score 559
      • 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
        • U Michigan Language Test

    • Other additional English language proficiency tests accepted

      • N/A
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 600

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

      • GMAT Score: Very Important
      • Resume/Work Experience: Very Important
      • Application Essays: Very Important
      • Interviews Very Important
      • Recommendations: Very Important
      • Undergraduate Transcripts: Very Important

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 45 %
      • International students: 11 %

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

      • African American: 5 %
      • Asian American: 14 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 4 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 3 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 54 %
      • Chose not to report: 0 %
      • Other: 20 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 88
      • Median: 72
      • From: 36
      • To: 158
      • One year or less: 1 %

    • Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

      • Mean: $65,925.00
      • Median: $60,000.00

    • Middle 80% range:

      • From: $33,000.00
      • To: $106,000.00

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Consulting: 6 %
      • Finance/Accounting: 20 %
      • General Management: 30 %
      • Human Resources: 2 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 16 %
      • Management Information Systems: 10 %
      • Operations/Production: 12 %
      • Other: 4 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 2 %
      • Consumer Products: 14 %
      • Financial Services: 15 %
      • Government: 3 %
      • Manufacturing: 3 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 11 %
      • Non-Profit: 10 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 1 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 13 %
      • Real Estate: 5 %
      • Technology: 20 %
      • Other: 3 %

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

      • Boeing 25
      • Amgen & Pepperdine University 23
      • Northrop Grumman 17
      • Wells Fargo Bank 13
      • Raytheon 12
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 30
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 28

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
      • Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2011-12: 61 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 6 %
      • Assistantships: 0 %
      • Loans (private and government): 100 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $27,700.00
      • 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: $60,335.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 147

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 44
      • Non-Tenured: 40

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 63

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 9
      • Non-Tenured: 25

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 7

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 43
      • Non-Tenured: 28
      • Faculty on company boards: 5

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Biotech/Health care
        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Environmental
        • Consulting
        • Information Technology
        • Media & Entertainment
        • Business Ethics
        • New Media

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

        • Black MBA Association
        • Hispanic Student Organization
        • Volunteer
        • Women in MBA
      • Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus? Yes
      • Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms? Yes

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Teaching Methods:

      • Case Study: 28 %
      • Distance Learning: 2 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 25 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 12
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 108
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 35
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 54 %
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 68 %
      • Average core class size: 20
      • Average elective class size: 20
      • Electives available: 29

    • Recently added electives:

      • None
      • Last curriculum revision: 2006
      • Recent curriculum changes: Added a global business requirement; also added a Fast Track MBA for candidates who have an undergraduate business degree with a minimum 3.5 GPA from an accredited AACSB university, a minimum 600 GMAT score, and have a minimum of two years work experience.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Leadership
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Dispute Resolution
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • International Business
        • Leadership
        • Marketing

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
        • Other: Describe in next screen
        • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
      • Other graduation requirements: Pass a simulation
      • Credits required to graduate: 52

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: We upgraded eLearning tools Sakai Learning Management System, Yammer Social Networking, Google Docs and Gmail, and Elluminate Conference Rooms. Other improvements include a document management and workflow system (Nolij) to create a paperless file for each student, online applications through ApplyYourself, and a prospect-centric recruitment system (Hobsons). All faculty computers and 75% of staff computers have been upgraded in the past 3-years and all also include Windows 7 and Office 2010.

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 33,499
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 6
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 4 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $1,136.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $63.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $31,110,575.00
      • 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: https://alumni.pepperdine.edu/default.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://bschool.pepperdine.edu/alumni/
      • 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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