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

University of Rochester

Simon Graduate School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 81 %
      • Average months to complete program: 42
      • 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: $90,710.00
      • Non-Resident: $90,710.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $1,506.00
      • Non-resident $1,506.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 866
      • Full-Time MBA: 284
      • Part-Time MBA: 122
      • Executive MBA: 120
      • PhD Program: 39
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 0
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Other, Master of Marketing
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Science in Business Administration

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 88
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 95 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 98 %
      • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
      • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
      • Applicant interviews are: By invitation only

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 580
      • 25th Percentile 540
      • 10th Percentile 480
      • 75th Percentile 680
      • Average GMAT Score 595
      • 90th Percentile 722

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 25th Percentile 540
      • 10th Percentile 480
      • 50th Percentile (median) 580
      • 75th Percentile 680
      • 90th Percentile 710
      • Average GMAT Score 594
      • Is proficiency in English required? Yes
      • Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required? No

    • Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: n/a

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 26 %
      • International students: 9 %

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

      • African American: 1 %
      • Asian American: 8 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 1 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 3 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 70 %
      • Chose not to report: 17 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 73
      • Median: 52
      • From: 24
      • To: 154
      • One year or less: 21 %

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

      • University of Rochester 25
      • Harris Corporation 6
      • Paychex 3
      • Lockheed Martin Corporation 3
      • IBM 2
      • 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: 26 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $20,644.00
      • 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: $9,200.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 79

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 23
      • Non-Tenured: 35

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 17

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 8

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 4

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 4
      • Non-Tenured: 13

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 24
      • Non-Tenured: 32
      • Faculty on company boards: 4

  • STUDENT LIFE

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

        • Biotech/Health care
        • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Nonprofit
        • Other
        • High Tech
        • VC/ Private Equity
        • E-business
        • Environmental
        • Consulting
        • Information Technology
        • Manufacturing
        • Media & Entertainment
        • Investment Banking

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

        • International Club
        • Black MBA Association
        • Hispanic Student Organization
        • Volunteer
        • Women in MBA
        • Other
        • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
        • Partners/Family
        • Wine
      • 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: 30 %
      • Lectures: 50 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 10
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 74
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 23
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Average core class size: 42
      • Average elective class size: 37
      • Electives available: 63

    • Recently added electives:

      • Business to Business Marketing
      • Last curriculum revision: 2006

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • E-commerce
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Operations Management
        • Strategy
        • International Business
        • Public Policy

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Computers & Information Systems
      • Health Sciences Management
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Strategy
        • Accounting
        • Marketing

    • 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: 64

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Addition of Blackboard, student portal software for class information; Simon Works, software to assist Business School Students with Job Placements; Bloomberg Service for Market Research and Company Analysis; Trade Simulation Software for classroom student; Salesforce.com; customer relation management software for admission, student and alumni tracking.
      • Amount spent: $300,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 10,977
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 19
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 9
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 12 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $1,027.00
      • 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 $82,000,000.00
      • 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://alumniportal.ur.rochester.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: https://alumniportal.ur.rochester.edu
      • 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?
        • After completing a certain number of credits
      • 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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