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

Seattle Pacific University

School of Business & Economics

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Seattle Pacific University School of Business and Economics
      • Part Time MBA Program
      • 3307 3rd Ave W
      • Suite 201
      • Seattle, 98119, Washington
      • United States
      • Program Web site: http://www.spu.edu/sbe
      • E-mail: lpeterso@spu.edu
      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 78 %
      • Average months to complete program: 30
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 72
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No

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

      • Resident: $13,068.00
      • Non-Resident: $13,068.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $726.00
      • Non-resident $726.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 117
      • Part-Time MBA: 84
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 183
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems, Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: MA Social and Sustainable Management

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 63
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 86 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 65 %
      • 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 offered

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

      • 25th Percentile 460
      • 50th Percentile (median) 510
      • 90th Percentile 590
      • 75th Percentile 555
      • Average GMAT Score 507
      • 10th Percentile 426

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 75th Percentile 560
      • 50th Percentile (median) 530
      • 25th Percentile 450
      • 90th Percentile 592
      • Average GMAT Score 512
      • 10th Percentile 438
      • 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: 577

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 34 %
      • International students: 14 %

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

      • African American: 6 %
      • Asian American: 14 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 3 %
      • Native American: 3 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 51 %
      • Chose not to report: 26 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 79
      • Median: 57
      • From: 17
      • To: 156
      • One year or less: 0 %
      • 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
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Other
      • 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: 33

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 14
      • Non-Tenured: 9

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 10

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 3
      • Non-Tenured: 2

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 14
      • Non-Tenured: 4

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • 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: 25 %
      • Distance Learning: 3 %
      • Experiential Learning: 15 %
      • Lectures: 35 %
      • Simulations: 2 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 18
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 25
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 12
      • Average core class size: 17
      • Average elective class size: 10
      • Electives available: 22
      • Last curriculum revision: 2008
      • Recent curriculum changes: Replaced Designing Organizations course with Enterprise Analysis and Integration.

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • E-commerce
        • Corporate Social Responsibility
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

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

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • General Management
        • Human Resource Management
        • Management Information Systems
        • Other

    • 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: 72

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: The computer lab is regularly outfitted with new computers and software.
      • Amount spent: $25,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? No
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • University alumni networking site: http://advance.spu.edu/Alumni/
      • 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.linkedin.com
      • 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? No

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