PROGRAM BASICS

• • University of South Florida
  • USF MBA Program
  • 4202 E. Fowler Ave
  • BSN 3403
  • Tampa, 33620, Florida
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://www.mba.usf.edu
  • E-mail: karencarlin@usf.edu
• • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 75 %
  • Average months to complete program: 30
  • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 60
  • 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: $4,990.00
  • Non-Resident: $10,047.00

• Tuition per credit:

  • Non-resident $738.00
  • Resident $337.00
• • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 727
  • Part-Time MBA: 245
  • Executive MBA: 42
  • PhD Program: 50
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 4,489
  • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems, Master of Finance, Other, Master of Marketing
  • Other graduate degree programs: MS in Real Estate; MS in Management

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

• • Total applications, most recent entering class: 262
  • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 47 %
  • Admitted students enrolled: 70 %
  • 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? Yes

• GMAT score distribution (applicant pool)

  • 25th Percentile 460
  • 10th Percentile 370
  • Average GMAT Score 510
  • 75th Percentile 570
  • 50th Percentile (median) 530
  • 90th Percentile 610

• GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

  • 10th Percentile 460
  • 25th Percentile 510
  • 50th Percentile (median) 540
  • 75th Percentile 580
  • 90th Percentile 610
  • Average GMAT Score 544
• • 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: 550

• Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

CLASS PROFILE

• • Female students: 40 %
  • International students: 27 %

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

  • African American: 10 %
  • Asian American: 8 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 3 %
  • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 3 %
  • Native American: 0 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 75 %
  • Chose not to report: 2 %
  • Other: 2 %

• Postgraduate work experience (months):

  • Mean: 57
  • Median: 42
  • From: 0
  • To: 144
  • One year or less: 19 %

• Base salary of entering part-time MBA students:

  • Mean: $50,210.00
  • Median: $45,500.00

• Middle 80% range:

  • From: $30,000.00
  • To: $80,000.00

• Entering students work in the following functional areas:

  • Consulting: 0 %
  • Finance/Accounting: 11 %
  • General Management: 17 %
  • Human Resources: 3 %
  • Marketing/Sales: 8 %
  • Management Information Systems: 25 %
  • Operations/Production: 5 %
  • Other: 31 %

• Entering students work in the following industries:

  • Consulting: 5 %
  • Consumer Products: 9 %
  • Financial Services: 16 %
  • Government: 3 %
  • Manufacturing: 4 %
  • Media/Entertainment: 3 %
  • Non-Profit: 15 %
  • Petroleum/Energy: 4 %
  • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 0 %
  • Real Estate: 0 %
  • Technology: 0 %
  • Other: 41 %

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

  • Citi Group 9
  • JP Morgan Chase 8
  • Raymond James Financial 5
  • Moffitt Cancer & Research Inst 4
  • USAA Insurance 3
• • Mean age, newest entering class: 29
  • Median age, newest entering clas: 27

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: 55 %

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

  • Institutional Scholarships: 1 %
  • Assistantships: 10 %
  • Loans (private and government): 80 %
• • Mean financial aid package: $14,000.00
  • Median financial aid package: $12,600.00
  • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
  • Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2011-12: 0
  • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No

FACULTY

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 101

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 42
  • Non-Tenured: 34

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 25

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 16
  • Non-Tenured: 10

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 15
  • Non-Tenured: 5

• International Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 2

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 42
  • Non-Tenured: 23
• • Faculty on company boards: 0

STUDENT LIFE

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

  • • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

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

  • • International Club
    • Hispanic Student Organization
    • Other
• • 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: 25 %
  • Distance Learning: 2 %
  • Experiential Learning: 20 %
  • Lectures: 25 %
  • Simulations: 5 %
  • Team Projects: 25 %
• • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 23
  • Teachers in the part-time program: 41
  • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 31
  • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 13 %
  • Average core class size: 50
  • Average elective class size: 25
  • Electives available: 39

• Recently added electives:

  • Operation Supply Chain Process
  • Real Estate Development
  • Statistical Data Mining
• • Last curriculum revision: 2007
  • Recent curriculum changes: Changed required hours to 37 - 48 credit hours. Added Leadership Concepts course as a required class. Reduced Finance tool course to two credits (from three credit).

• Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

  • • Finance
    • General Management
    • Marketing
    • Other
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Corporate Social Responsibility
    • International Business

• Additional concentrations offered:

  • Real Estate
  • Management Information Systems
  • Taxation
  • Advanced tracks in Marketing, MIS, Finance & Management
  • Advanced track in International Business
• • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

• Leading areas of study:

  • • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Other
    • Corporate Social Responsibility

• Graduation requirements:

  • • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
    • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
    • Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
• • Credits required to graduate: 48

TECHNOLOGY

• • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Added key Data Sets to the robust web based Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) to complement our faculty and course needs. Recently we added access to Gartner Services; implemented an Application Portal for students and faculty with over 40 applications, keeping up with our Any Time/ Any Where Access goal. The wireless network was upgraded ensuring 100% high speed coverage in all areas of the college. Our teaching labs were remodeled with advanced instructional tools.
  • Amount spent: $1,100,000.00

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 5,990
  • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
  • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
  • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 3 %
  • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $355.00
  • 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 $28,574,575.00
  • 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: http://usfalumni.org/s/861/index.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://usfalumni.org/s/861/index.aspx
  • 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

• • -I really enjoyed my education, I learned a ton, I met a lot of great people, and the Integrated Business Applications class, where we worked with a
    
    -I feel the quality and flexibility of the program was great. The professors were knowledgeable and experienced.
    
    -USF is a well-respected institution and the program included both management theory and practical application to management challenges.
    
    -Overall, the program was great. I would have liked to have more flexibility in the timing of some of the classes, as a couple of the classes I would have liked to take did not meet my schedule. Other than that, I have no complaints and was very satisfied.
    
    -USF exceeded my expectations in many aspects including the quality of the curriculum, student body and professors. I found the class work very relevant and the work experience of other students extremely beneficial. All students are required to have prior work experience before joining the program.
    
    -Because we are only going to class at night, it seems that the support shown during the (daytime) orientation fell short when we were actually on campus. The office was closed during our class hours and feedback on application for certain specific courses and graduation required more work.
    
    -It is a very flexible program. I loved that there were alternative calendar classes to help get through the program a little quicker. USF waived the intro course requirements if you were a business major in undergrad, which also helped me to complete the program quicker. My husband did an MBA program at a nearby school. He started two semesters before I did, and we both finished at the same time.
    
    -Offer more flexible classes. (For example, one weeklong class, one month long classes etc.)
    
    -I liked the in class participation and group work because I could learn from other experiences, collaborate to complete homework and projects and learn to work students with other backgrounds.