Seattle University

PROGRAM BASICS

• • Albers School of Business & Economics
  • Part-Time MBA
  • 901 12 Ave
  • PO BOX 222000
  • Seattle, 99122, Washington
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://www.seattleu.edu/albers/
  • E-mail: mba@seattleu.edu
• • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 84 %
  • Average months to complete program: 30
  • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
  • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No
  • 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: $8,976.00
  • Non-Resident: $8,976.00

• Tuition per credit:

  • Resident $748.00
  • Non-resident $748.00
• • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 713
  • Part-Time MBA: 498
  • Executive MBA: 41
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,004
  • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Master of International Management/Business

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

• • Total applications, most recent entering class: 199
  • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 60 %
  • Admitted students enrolled: 63 %
  • Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle: 0
  • Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied: 0
  • 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)

  • 25th Percentile 500
  • 10th Percentile 460
  • 50th Percentile (median) 550
  • 75th Percentile 620
  • 90th Percentile 670
  • Average GMAT Score 554

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

  • 50th Percentile (median) 560
  • 25th Percentile 530
  • 10th Percentile 500
  • 75th Percentile 620
  • Average GMAT Score 577
  • 90th Percentile 668
• • 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
• • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 580

• Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

CLASS PROFILE

• • Female students: 31 %
  • International students: 7 %

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

  • African American: 2 %
  • Asian American: 18 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 2 %
  • Native American: 0 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 54 %
  • Chose not to report: 15 %
  • Other: 7 %

• Postgraduate work experience (months):

  • Mean: 82
  • Median: 66
  • From: 33
  • To: 132
  • One year or less: 0 %

• Entering students work in the following functional areas:

  • Consulting: 1 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 24 %
  • General Management: 17 %
  • Human Resources: 1 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 15 %
  • Management Information Systems: 1 %
  • Operations/Production: 7 %
  • Other: 34 %

• Entering students work in the following industries:

  • Consulting: 1 %
  • Consumer Products: 24 %
  • Financial Services: 12 %
  • Government: 4 %
  • Manufacturing: 20 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 1 %
  • Non-Profit: 16 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 1 %
  • Technology: 7 %
  • Other: 14 %

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

  • Boeing 10
  • PACCAR 4
  • Comcast Cable 3
  • Microsoft 2
  • T-Mobile 2
• • Mean age, newest entering class: 30
  • Median age, newest entering clas: 28

FINANCIAL AID

• • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
• • 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: 112

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 34
  • Non-Tenured: 28

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 3
  • Non-Tenured: 50

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 10
  • Non-Tenured: 25

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 10
  • Non-Tenured: 7

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 1
  • Non-Tenured: 8

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 36
  • Non-Tenured: 19
• • Faculty on company boards: 3

STUDENT LIFE

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

  • • Entrepreneurship
    • Marketing

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

  • • International Club
    • Women in MBA
• • 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: 35 %
  • Experiential Learning: 10 %
  • Lectures: 45 %
  • Team Projects: 10 %
• • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 12
  • Teachers in the part-time program: 79
  • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 31
  • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 87 %
  • Average core class size: 28
  • Average elective class size: 23
  • Electives available: 69

• Recently added electives:

  • History of Financial Crisis
  • Doing Business in South America
  • Managing Services
• • Last curriculum revision: 2004

• Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

  • • Accounting
    • Other
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Leadership

• Additional concentrations offered:

  • Sustainability
  • Business Valuation
• • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

• Leading areas of study:

  • • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • International Business
    • Leadership
    • Accounting

• 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: 73

TECHNOLOGY

• • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Mobile computer lab; 100 workstations for students; 24 netbook laptops, additional 12 batteries for swapping; Media Center with six walk-up desks with dual-screen iMacs; 4 advanced editing rooms with full audio equipment; one recording studio with separate control room for full A/V production; 48 seat classroom with multiple projectors, wireless mics and audio assist, smart podium; 3 classrooms with laptops and smart podium; Bloomberg Professional Service terminal
  • Amount spent: $84,032.00

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 5,652
  • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
  • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
  • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 5 %
  • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $218.00
  • 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 $29,264,677.00
  • 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://alumniweb.seattleu.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://www.seattleu.edu/albers/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 students included in resume drops? Yes

• • -In terms of both breadth and depth, the SU program was extremely beneficial. Courses were germane, and taught by individuals with credibility, experience, and understanding of our needs. There was a focus on pertinence and pragmatism--as opposed to academic work for the sake of the work itself. It was a significant investment in time and energy, and the faculty and staff at SU recognize this, and work with you to resolve conflicts associated with career and family demands within reason.
    
    -It would be nice to dedicate some class time each year to attending networking events. With my busy schedule I didn't have much time to attend the networking events on nights where I didn't have class.
    
    -Seattle University met my expectations and the flexibility is hard to match. Some of my colleagues are taking online courses but I thought the face-to-face interaction was very important to my education so I would recommend Seattle U. as top face to face experience.
    
    -I would have liked some follow-up discussion at the conclusion of case study analyses to see more examples of good as well as bad decisions or courses of action. I always felt like my team made sound decisions and developed good strategies with the information that was available, however I was often left wondering how far we were from the ideal solution.
    
    -The framework of the part-time program at SU made it reasonable to complete an MBA degree while maintaining a rigorous work schedule. The level of education related to management soft-skills was superior and provided a lot of insight relevant to my career.
    
    -The only improvement would be better career services. I thought the job placement program needed additional resources.
    
    -I was completely satisfied with my experience in the Seattle U. MBA program. It met all of my expectations of providing a broad based business education with adequate opportunity to focus on specific areas of learning such as finance, operations or international business. The faculty and facilities were excellent and I valued the program flexibility.
    
    -Increase the amount of networking that is encouraged and increase the sense of pride and school spirit for working towards a MBA.
    
    -The faculty brings a wealth of resources and industry experience into the classroom. They also encourage relevant discussion that pertains to immediate business decisions that impact our professional lives.
    
    -I think the school could be stricter in screening of candidates. Most were very talented but I feel that a more thorough interview process may have weeded out the less contributive folks.
    
    -The Seattle University MBA program exposes students to a variety of relevant, current topics in the global economy and encourages group analysis on these topics. Beyond this, the program encourages the development of managerial skills that enable students to be successful in the external business environment. Although challenging at times, my experience at Seattle University has helped me develop my skills as a potential manager far more than I anticipated. The flexibility of the program and the networking/collaborating with other students was also invaluable.
    
    
    -Well, for me, Seattle U. offered the best combination of proximity to Home and Work (I walked to class)coupled with an extremely solid business curriculum. All major companies in the area are represented in the student body (Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks, Paccar, Boeing). The quality of the professors is extremely high.
    
    -The MBA is still geared toward manufacturing. As the US economy is mostly service based, more application toward the service industry is needed.