Santa Clara University

PROGRAM BASICS

• • Leavey School of Business
  • Part-Time MBA Program
  • 500 El Camino Real
  • Santa Clara, 95053, California
  • United States
  • Program Web site: http://www.scu.edu/business/mba/
  • E-mail: mbaadmissions@scu.edu
• • Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program: 82 %
  • 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: $57,200.00
  • Non-Resident: $57,200.00
• • Tuition per credit: $811.00
• • Graduate business school is accredited by: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

SCHOOL BASICS

• Graduate business school enrollment:

  • Total: 1,100
  • Full-Time MBA: 167
  • Part-Time MBA: 891
  • Executive MBA: 42
  • PhD Program: 0
• • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,478
  • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Information Systems

ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD

• • Total applications, most recent entering class: 294
  • Applications accepted, most recent entering class: 76 %
  • Admitted students enrolled: 75 %
  • Applicant interviews are: Recommended

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• • Rolling admissions? Yes
  • GMAT required? Yes
  • Average GMAT: 618
  • Median GMAT: 620

• Middle 80% GMAT:

  • From: 540
  • To: 700
• • 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?

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

• Relative Importance of Application Elements:

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

CLASS PROFILE

• • Female students: 34 %

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

  • African American: 2 %
  • Asian American: 40 %
  • Hispanic or Latino American: 6 %
  • Native American: 1 %
  • White (Non-Hispanic): 33 %
  • Chose not to report: 9 %
  • Other: 9 %

• Postgraduate work experience (months):

  • Mean: 72
  • Median: 72
  • From: 24
  • To: 180
  • One year or less: 5 %

FINANCIAL AID

• • Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through: Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
  • Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2009-10: 43 %

• Of part-time MBA students who applied for financial aid for the 2009-10 academic year, percentage receiving:

  • Institutional Scholarships: 32 %
  • Assistantships: 5 %
  • Loans (private and government): 76 %
• • Mean financial aid package: $27,543.00
  • Median financial aid package: $26,467.00
  • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Other
  • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? Unique scholarship application
  • Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs? Only to domestic students

FINANCIAL AID

• • Faculty employed by the B-school: 131

• Full-time faculty:

  • Tenured: 52
  • Non-Tenured: 39

• Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

  • Tenured: 0
  • Non-Tenured: 40

• Women on Faculty:

  • Tenured: 8
  • Non-Tenured: 20

• Minority Faculty:

  • Tenured: 11
  • Non-Tenured: 19

• Faculty with PhDs:

  • Tenured: 52
  • Non-Tenured: 25

STUDENT LIFE

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

  • • Consulting
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Other
    • Information Technology
    • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

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

  • • International Club
    • Other
    • Women in MBA
• • 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 %
  • Distance Learning: 0 %
  • Experiential Learning: 5 %
  • Lectures: 25 %
  • Simulations: 10 %
  • Team Projects: 25 %
• • Estimated number of hours per week students spend working in class and outside the classroom: 15
  • Teachers in the part-time program: 80
  • Tenured teachers in the part-time program: 43
  • Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 36 %
  • Average core class size: 34
  • Average elective class size: 32
  • Electives available: 59

• Recently added electives:

  • Real Options
  • Global,Econ,Tech&Mktg; Challenges in Food&Agri;
• • Recent curriculum changes: Entrepreneurship and Managing Technology concentrations redesigned; Core course on social responsibility redesigned; move to new business school provides new teaching techniques utilizing state-of-the-art technology

• Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

  • • Accounting
    • Finance
    • International Business
    • Marketing
    • Other
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Leadership

• Additional concentrations offered:

  • Food and Agribusiness
  • Managing Technology and Innovation
  • Supply Chain Management
• • Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program? No

• Leading areas of study:

  • • Leadership
    • Finance
    • International Business
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Manufacturing and Technology Management

• Graduation requirements:

  • • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
    • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
    • Other: Describe in next screen
• • Credits required to graduate: 70

TECHNOLOGY

• • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: New Business School opened in fall 2008. Rooms are wirelessly connected and high-definition, teleconferencing-ready. This Cisco-based networking and telecommunications infrastructure makes enterprise-class technology available to students, faculty, and staff.

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

• • Living MBA alumni: 14,052
  • 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? Yes
  • Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
  • University alumni networking site: http://www.scu.edu/incircle
  • Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site? Yes
  • Business school alumni networking site: http://www.scu.edu/business/alumni/connections/
  • 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

• • The business experience and exposure to new ideas was great. The networking potential was also phenomenal as long as I was willing to pursue this on my own. I felt that the academics could have been a bit more rigorous.
    
    
    
    
    SCU felt like the right choice due to the smaller class size and teachers availability to spend extra time out of class explaining materials.
    
    
    
    
    Santa Clara Univeristy has a diverse mix of student backgrounds who work mostly in leading-edge industries. Beyond the coursework, I benefited by learning from my classmates and had the opportunity to learn about current developments in Silicon Valley.
    
    
    
    
    My favorite classes were those taught by the adjunct business professionals. They communicated clearly and taught the subject in a way that I retained much of the information and also was able to really understand the concepts rather than plain memorizing them. A couple of the professors have been teaching at Santa Clara for many years and had some stale information.
    
    
    
    
    Most of the Professors that I have had were very good and very knowledgeable about the subject and industry they covered. There have been a few who were more academic and failed to bring real world experience into their teaching.
    
    
    
    
    If someone were interested in obtaining an MBA through a part-time program, I would recommend Santa Clara University because they offer many options in terms of class times, they provide excellent overall topic coverage, they have a great reputation, and they have several extraordinary professors from whom you can learn a great deal.
    
    
    
    
    Santa Clara's program is one of the most respected in they Bay Area and the alumni network is great. Going to SCU expands your career options and provides you with a very thorough education. It was quite demanding, but well worth it once it was complete.
    
    
    
    
    I thought it was so valuable, I convinced my spouse to apply and he is now attending the same MBA program.
    
    
    
    
    The staff and facility at the school are excellent. The program offers flexible hours and the tuition cost is affordable. It also has one of the highest concentration of Bay Area technology personnel and hence networking is highly beneficial to those who work in the Bay Area and plan to stay there.
    
    
    
    
    The program transformed me from a person who understood vague business terminologies to a full-fledged business graduate. In other words, it elevated me to look at a business from 20,000 feet, gave me the opportunity to think long term. I feel more confident than ever before in addressing important business challenges. I am sure I will not have any difficulty if I have to start my own business. The program gave a good perspective of accounting, finance, and marketing. I would strongly recommend SCU to my friends.
    
    
    
    
    Santa Clara University is underrated. There are quality professors, and it is an intensive program that challenges and humbles students. In addition, the Jesuit influence differentiates the program from other highly regarded universities.
    
    
    
    
    The SCU MBA program is good value. Sign up while you can still afford it. A nationally recognized university up the street is nearly double the price. Faculty, on average, provide a positive and rich learning environment. Students are bright and collegial. You're not likely to meet a Rhodes scholar, but you'll meet people who pursue entrepreneurial activities with casual ease. The campus is a wonderful combination of Jesuit history and customs and innovative buildings marked with the latest technology.
    
    
    
    
    The quality of student community and the difficulty of the program are much better than what I initially expected. The quality of faculty was a mixed bag - some profs were exceptional and some were less than average. Majority of students come from very similar (technical/engineering) background, which is not that productive.
    
    
    
    
    I think that the program was adequate. It met all the minimum requirements for a program of its [stature]. I can't say that I was blown away by the strength of the curriculum or the student body. If a friend was looking for a part-time program and was constrained to the general San Jose, Calif. area then I would recommend the program. If he had a broader geographical range, I would suggest he look elsewhere first.
    
    
    
    
    The SCU MBA program satisfies my need to get a great education and allows sufficient networking opportunities to grow my business. It is an excellent program for those who are interested in advancing their career or looking to change their career.
    
    
    
    
    I feel SCU caters to a specific niche. There are smart people who do not want to take on huge debts and need an affordable, decent education which will open new possibilities in their career. I feel this program has done that. SCU is a strong regional school, and most people in the West Coast recognize it.
    
    
    
    
    While the flexibility of courses was useful, the choice of electives at Santa Clara was a little disappointing. In some instances, important and very interesting courses were taught by professors who did not do the course justice.