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

St. John's University

Tobin College of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 75 %
      • Average months to complete program: 31
      • Maximum months permitted to complete program: 60
      • Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program? No
      • 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: $12,460.00
      • Non-Resident: $12,460.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $1,010.00
      • Non-resident $1,010.00
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 784
      • Full-Time MBA: 248
      • Part-Time MBA: 163
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,817
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Finance, Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Science in Enterprise Risk Management; Master of Science in Management of Risk; Master of Science in Taxation; Master of Science in Investment Management

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 52
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 79 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 44 %
      • 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 (incoming class)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 490
      • 25th Percentile 490
      • 10th Percentile 460
      • 75th Percentile 540
      • 90th Percentile 580
      • Average GMAT Score 511
      • 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?

        • IELTS
        • TOEFL Internet Based Test
        • TOEFL Paper-based Test
      • Minimum paper-based TOEFL: 600

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 39 %
      • International students: 11 %

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

      • African American: 6 %
      • Asian American: 22 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 11 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 44 %
      • Chose not to report: 6 %
      • Other: 11 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 66
      • Median: 42
      • From: 9
      • To: 180
      • One year or less: 17 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 27
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 26

  • 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: 54 %

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

      • Institutional Scholarships: 5 %
      • Assistantships: 2 %
      • Loans (private and government): 66 %
      • Mean financial aid package: $24,813.00
      • Median financial aid package: $22,182.00
      • 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? all candidates are considered for scholarships
      • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? No
      • Mean outstanding debt at graduation: $8,155.00

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 144

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 75
      • Non-Tenured: 19

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Non-Tenured: 51

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 17
      • Non-Tenured: 16

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 19
      • Non-Tenured: 12

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 3

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 75
      • Non-Tenured: 27

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • 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: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 5 %
      • Experiential Learning: 10 %
      • Lectures: 45 %
      • Simulations: 0 %
      • Team Projects: 20 %
      • Other: 0 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 9
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 144
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 75
      • Faculty also teaching in full-time program: 100 %
      • Average core class size: 16
      • Average elective class size: 17
      • Electives available: 50

    • Recently added electives:

      • International Human Resource Management
      • Human Resource Law
      • Compensation, Training & Development, & Labor Relations
      • Strategic and Risk Human Resource Management
      • Last curriculum revision: 2006
      • Recent curriculum changes: None

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Accounting
        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • International Business

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Controllership
      • Taxation
      • Management of Risk
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? Yes

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Finance
        • International Business
        • Accounting
        • Marketing
        • Insurance

    • Graduation requirements:

        • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
        • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
      • Other graduation requirements: There is a 5 year time limit to complete all courses for the MBA.
      • Credits required to graduate: 54

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: 33 new computers were installed in the Financial Information Lab. Two classroom sets of CPS Pulse System clickers were purchased for the Department of Accounting and Taxation. A number of new laser printers were purchased in the college.

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 12,701
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 0
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 0
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 7 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $1,993.00
      • 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 $6,788,230.00
      • Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
      • Does the B-school offer career services for alumni? Yes
      • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? No
      • 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

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