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

Wichita State

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 99 %
      • Average months to complete program: 36
      • 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: $3,224.00
      • Non-Resident: $7,840.00

    • Tuition per credit:

      • Resident $215.85
      • Non-resident $600.50
      • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 218
      • Part-Time MBA: 196
      • Executive MBA: 22
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,866
      • Graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Other
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Economics; Executive MBA

  • ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

      • Total applications, most recent entering class: 85
      • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 55 %
      • Admitted students enrolled: 98 %
      • Applicant interviews are: Not required

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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

    • GMAT score distribution (incoming class)

      • 50th Percentile (median) 550
      • 25th Percentile 500
      • 75th Percentile 605
      • Average GMAT Score 558
      • 10th Percentile 476
      • 90th Percentile 658
      • 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: 570

    • Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Female students: 30 %
      • International students: 9 %

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

      • African American: 0 %
      • Asian American: 3 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American: 6 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial: 0 %
      • Native American: 0 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic): 82 %
      • Chose not to report: 9 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months):

      • Mean: 55
      • Median: 36
      • From: 0
      • To: 126
      • One year or less: 2 %

    • Entering students work in the following functional areas:

      • Finance/Accounting: 20 %
      • General Management: 40 %
      • Human Resources: 2 %
      • Marketing/Sales: 3 %
      • Management Information Systems: 5 %
      • Operations/Production: 20 %
      • Other: 10 %

    • Entering students work in the following industries:

      • Consulting: 0 %
      • Consumer Products: 0 %
      • Financial Services: 60 %
      • Government: 5 %
      • Manufacturing: 10 %
      • Media/Entertainment: 0 %
      • Non-Profit: 10 %
      • Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
      • Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 0 %
      • Real Estate: 6 %
      • Technology: 3 %
      • Other: 6 %
      • Mean age, newest entering class: 26
      • Median age, newest entering clas: 25

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Central financial aid office at the university
      • 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: 76

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 34
      • Non-Tenured: 21

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 21

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 5
      • Non-Tenured: 15

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 10
      • Non-Tenured: 5

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 36
      • Non-Tenured: 16
      • Faculty on company boards: 0

  • 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: 30 %
      • Lectures: 30 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 30 %
      • Other: 5 %
      • Estimated number of hours per week students spend on classwork, excluding time spent in class: 10
      • Teachers in the part-time program: 14
      • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 13
      • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 50 %
      • Average core class size: 35
      • Average elective class size: 12
      • Electives available: 0
      • Last curriculum revision: 2000
      • Recent curriculum changes: None

    • Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

        • Finance
        • Marketing
        • Other
        • Entrepreneurship
        • Operations Management

    • Additional concentrations offered:

      • Health Care Administration
      • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

    • Leading areas of study:

        • Entrepreneurship
        • Finance
        • Strategy
        • Operations Management
        • 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
      • Credits required to graduate: 36

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: New classroom and lab computers. Over 75% of the computer projectors have been replaced with newer units. New labs created for testing purposes and workspace created for students to do group work and practice presentations. Faster internet, better WIFI coverage, more secure surfing, etc.
      • Amount spent: $100,000.00

  • B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

      • Living MBA alumni: 2,800
      • Active MBA alumni clubs: 1
      • Countries in which MBA clubs exist: 1
      • Living MBA alumni who gave in past year: 13 %
      • Mean gift from MBA alumni: $275.00
      • Median gift from MBA alumni: $60.00
      • Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year? No
      • Business school endowment $224,445,521.00
      • 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://www.wichita.edu/thisis/offices/alumni/
      • 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? 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

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