W. Fielding Rubel School of Business at Bellarmine University

Business School Admissions

Application (Fall 2013)

Application deadline (U.S. residents) rolling
Application deadline (international students) N/A
Application fee $25

W. Fielding Rubel School of Business at Bellarmine University

Admissions & Enrollment (Full-time)

Acceptance rate 97.4% – High
Average age of new entrants 27
Average undergraduate GPA 3.20 – Low
Undergraduate GPA range (10th-90th percentile) 2.65-3.83
Entrants providing undergraduate GPA 35
Average GMAT score 475 – Low
GMAT range (10th-90th percentile) 380-580
Students with prior work experience N/A
Average work experience (months) N/A

Admissions & Enrollment (Part-time)

Acceptance rate 100.0%
Average age of new entrants 31
Average undergraduate GPA 3.27
Undergraduate GPA range (10th-90th percentile) 2.71-3.88
Entrants providing undergraduate GPA 36
Average GMAT score 449
GMAT range (10th-90th percentile) 320-630
Students with prior work experience N/A
Average work experience (months) N/A

Undergraduate Majors

Undergraduate Majors N/A
TOEFL required for international students Yes
Minimum TOEFL score required 550 paper test
80 internet-based test

Factors and Procedures Used in Admissions

(Data appear as originally submitted by this school)

Full-time program
A completed graduate application.
A non-refundable application fee.
Official transcripts of all graduate and undergraduate credits from accredited institutions.
Official report of GMAT scores.
Two letters of recommendation.
Students for whom English is a second language must submit official report of TOEFL scores and complete International Student Application.
Executive program
Significant work experience.
A completed graduate application.
A non-refundable application fee.
Official transcripts of all graduate and undergraduate credits from accredited institutions.
Two letters of recommendation.
Students for whom English is a second language must submit official report of TOEFL scores and complete International Student Application.
Part-time program
A completed graduate application.
A non-refundable application fee.
Official transcripts of all graduate and undergraduate credits from accredited institutions.
Official report of GMAT scores.
Two letters of recommendation.
Students for whom English is a second language must submit official report of TOEFL scores and complete International Student Application.
Part-time distance learning program N/A

Admissions Contacts

Director of admissions Dr. Sara Pettingill
Full-time program phone (502) 272-8258
Full-time program E-mail gradadmissions@bellarmine.edu
Full-time program website http:/​/​http:/​/​www.​bellarmine.​edu/​admissions/​graduate/​majorsandprograms/​mba.​aspx
Executive program phone (502) 272-8258
Executive program E-mail gradadmissions@bellarmine.edu
Executive program website http:/​/​http:/​/​www.​bellarmine.​edu/​admissions/​graduate/​majorsandprograms/​mba.​aspx
Part-time program phone (502) 272-8258
Part-time program E-mail gradadmissions@bellarmine.edu
Part-time program website http:/​/​http:/​/​www.​bellarmine.​edu/​admissions/​graduate/​majorsandprograms/​mba.​aspx
Part-time distance learning program phone N/A
Part-time distance learning program E-mail N/A
Part-time distance learning program website N/A

Business School Academics

Program Offerings

Departments/concentrations N/A
Departments with highest M.B.A. demand N/A
Types of M.B.A. programs offered full-time accelerated, part-time evenings and weekends, other executive MBA
Joint programs available Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Curricula Descriptions

(Data appear as originally submitted by this school)

Full-time program
Advanced Business Thinking
Economic Analysis Techniques
Executive Business Skills
Accounting Analysis Techniques
Organizational Behavior & Leadership
Financial Mgmt. for Strategy
Marketing for Strategy
Legal & Regulatory Environment for Strategy
Entrepreneurial Strategy
Managing Within the External Environment
Quantitative Mgmt. & Strategy
Strategic Mgmt.
International Mgmt.
Electives
Executive program
Adv. Bus. Thinking
Econ. Analysis Techniques
Bus. Com., Bus. Creativity & Cross Cultural Mgmt.
Acct. Analysis Techniques
Organ. Behavior & Leadership
Financial Mgmt. for Strategy
Marketing for Strategy
Legal & Regulatory Environment for Strategy
Entrepreneurial Strategy
Managing Within the External Environment
Quantitative Mgmt. & Strategy
Strategic Mgmt.
International Mgmt.
Electives
Part-time program
Advanced Business Thinking
Economic Analysis Techniques
Executive Business Skills
Accounting Analysis Techniques
Organizational Behavior & Leadership
Financial Mgmt. for Strategy
Marketing for Strategy
Legal & Regulatory Environment for Strategy
Entrepreneurial Strategy
Managing Within the External Environment
Quantitative Mgmt. & Strategy
Strategic Mgmt.
International Mgmt.
Electives
Part-time distance learning program N/A

Business School Ranking

Rank Not Published Best Business Schools

(1) Ranking by Specialties

RNP in Part-time M.B.A.

Business Ranking Scores

These data apply only to full-time students.

Score N/A
Peer assessment score (out of 5) 1.7
Recruiter assessment score (out of 5) 1.0
Acceptance rate 97.4% – High
Average starting salary and bonus N/A
Average undergraduate GPA 3.20 – Low
Average GMAT score 475 – Low
Full-time graduates employed at graduation 100.0% – High
Full-time graduates employed three months after graduation 100.0% – High
Enrollment (full-time) 67

Business School Student Body

Student Body (Overall)

Enrollment 169

Student Body (Full-time)

Enrollment (full-time) 67
Minority students 6.0%
International students 0.0%

Student Body (Part-time)

Enrollment (part-time) 102
Minority students 6.9%
International students 0.0%

Business School Cost

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director Heather H. Boutell
Financial aid phone (502) 452-8124

Expenses

Tuition
Full-time: $32,825 total program
Part-time: $31,450 total program
Required fees N/A
Room and board, books, and miscellaneous expenses N/A
Average indebtedness of 2011 graduating class N/A

Financial Aid Availability

College-funded aid (fellowships, assistantships, grants, or scholarships) available Yes
Fellowships 0
Teaching assistantships 0
Research assistantships 0
International students eligible for college-funded aid Yes

Business School Career and Salary Statistics

Bellarmine University has submitted its most recent career data in accordance with the MBA Career Services Council Standards for Reporting MBA Employment Statistics and has granted permission to the Graduate Management Admission Council to send an independent third party to review for accuracy and compliance.

Class of 2011

Full-time graduates 35
Full-time graduates known to be seeking employment 1
Full-time graduates employed at graduation 100.0% – High
Full-time graduates employed three months after graduation 100.0% – High

Base Salary: Overall

Total reporting base salary N/A
Low base salary N/A
Average base salary N/A
High base salary N/A

Base Salary: U.S. Citizens

Low base salary: U.S. citizens N/A
Average base salary: U.S. citizens N/A
High base salary: U.S citizen N/A

Base Salary: Foreign Nationals

Low base salary: Foreign nationals N/A
Average base salary: Foreign nationals N/A
High base salary: Foreign nationals N/A

Signing Bonus: Overall

Total reporting signing bonus N/A
Low signing bonus N/A
Average signing bonus N/A
High signing bonus N/A

Signing Bonus: U.S. Citizens

Low signing bonus: U.S. citizens N/A
Average signing bonus: U.S. citizens N/A
High signing bonus: U.S. citizens N/A

Signing Bonus: Foreign Nationals

Low signing bonus: Foreign nationals N/A
Average signing bonus: Foreign nationals N/A
High signing bonus: Foreign nationals N/A

Other Compensation: Overall

Total reporting other compensation N/A
Low other compensation N/A
Average other compensation N/A
High other compensation N/A

Other Compensation: U.S. Citizens

Low other compensation: U.S. citizens N/A
Average other compensation: U.S. citizens N/A
High other compensation: U.S. citizens N/A

Other Compensation: Foreign Nationals

Low other compensation: Foreign nationals N/A
Average other compensation: Foreign nationals N/A
High other compensation: Foreign nationals N/A

Base Salary by Occupation

Numbers for employment by occupation are based on those graduates who reported base salary information by three months after graduation.

Number reporting marketing/sales jobs N/A
Marketing/sales low salary N/A
Marketing/sales average salary N/A
Marketing/sales high salary N/A
Number reporting operations/production jobs N/A
Operations/production low salary N/A
Operations/production average salary N/A
Operations/production high salary N/A
Number reporting general management jobs N/A
General management low salary N/A
General management average salary N/A
General management high salary N/A
Number reporting finance/accounting jobs N/A
Finance/accounting low salary N/A
Finance/accounting average salary N/A
Finance/accounting high salary N/A
Number reporting management information systems (MIS) jobs N/A
Management information systems (MIS) low salary N/A
Management information systems (MIS) average salary N/A
Management information systems (MIS) high salary N/A
Number reporting human resources jobs N/A
Human resources low salary N/A
Human resources average salary N/A
Human resources high salary N/A
Number reporting having jobs in other areas N/A
Other occupations low salary N/A
Other occupations average salary N/A
Other occupations high salary N/A

Base Salary by Industry

Numbers for employment by industry are based on those graduates who reported base salary information by three months after graduation.

Base Salary by Geographic Region

Numbers for employment by location are based on those graduates who reported base salary information by three months after graduation.

Number reporting jobs in the Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT) N/A
Northeast low salary N/A
Northeast average salary N/A
Northeast high salary N/A
Number reporting jobs in the Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV) N/A
Middle Atlantic low salary N/A
Middle Atlantic average salary N/A
Middle Atlantic high salary N/A
Number reporting jobs in the South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN) N/A
South low salary N/A
South average salary N/A
South high salary N/A
Number reporting jobs in the Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) N/A
Midwest low salary N/A
Midwest average salary N/A
Midwest high salary N/A
Number reporting jobs in the Southwest (AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX) N/A
Southwest low salary N/A
Southwest average salary N/A
Southwest high salary N/A
Number reporting jobs in the West (AK, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY) N/A
West low salary N/A
West average salary N/A
West high salary N/A
Number reporting jobs located internationally N/A
International low salary N/A
International average salary N/A
International high salary N/A

W. Fielding Rubel School of Business at Bellarmine University