MBA Numbers - First Round

The MBA admissions committee met on Friday, April 20. I haven't posted numbers since then due to the fact that I took a little trip to Austin for the NAGAP annual conference. My daughter, Zoey's, 15th birthday was also last weekend and that had me really busy. So, here I am, a few days late with the results.

The committee reviewed 51 completed MBA files. Thirty offers of admission have gone out. Keep in mind that this is the first meeting after the early decision deadline. The Walton College offers 15 fully funded GA's - tuition is waived and a stipend of $3,000 is provided for each semester. The funding is awarded to those who apply by this deadline. Half of those offered admission received this level of funding. The final deadline is September 15. All funding has been awarded. In-state tuition and fees are approximately $25,000 while out-of-state and international students should expect to pay about $55,000.

I encourage you to research the cost of top-ranked MBA programs. The Walton College's MBA programs (both full and part-time) are ranked #25 among public MBA programs by U.S. News & World Report. The full-time program is ranked #2 among all MBA programs in employment at graduation. This program is priced very competitively considering it is well ranked, well respected, and its students are getting amazing jobs. Visit http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/career/ for more detailed information about the companies that recruit at Walton and hire our students.

Early numbers for the 30 students who were offered admission are:

average GMAT = 664
average age = 26
14 are female
17 are international

If you would like to join the class that will begin in January, be sure all materials are submitted by September 15. You can find a convenient list of our application requirements at http://gsb.uark.edu/admissions.asp. Email questions to gsb@walton.uark.edu. We received 122 completed applications for the class that began this year and enrolled 46 students. To learn more about the Walton MBA, go to http://gsb.uark.edu/mba.asp.

The committee reviewed 38 completed applications for the part-time MBA (MMBA) program. Offers were made to 24 students. Average GMAT = 591. Final deadline is July 1. This program received 93 completed applications last year and 67 students enrolled last fall. This program receives most of its applications over the summer. Thus far, companies represented by these 24 students include:

Walmart
Nabholz Construction
Nielsen
Washington Regional Medical Center
Sam's Club
JB Hunt
Kimberly Clark
Tyson Foods, Inc.
as well as a couple of local banks, an electric coop, and many others.

The cost of the MMBA is all-inclusive, including tuition, fees, books, food on class day, etc., and is the same for in-state, out-of-state, as well as international students. Those starting this fall will pay $31,750 for the two-year, 38-hour program. Several students do drive in for this program, which meets for class just one Saturday each month, and a few also fly in. Again, this is a very well-priced part-time option. Visit http://gsb.uark.edu/mmba.asp to learn more. In order to start this fall, we do need all application materials by July 1. Orientation is August 2-5 and is mandatory. This is the only time that you are required to be away from work. All other class meetings are held on Saturday.