Enrollment: 177
Average GMAT: 520.00
GMAT Range (25-75%): 510-580
Average Undergrad GPA: 3.20
Rolling Admission: Yes
School Type: Private
Average Age: 28.00
Average Work Experience (months): 72
Student Faculty Ratio: 16:1

Part Time Program: Yes
Evening Program: Yes
Executive MBA Program Offered: No
Total Faculty: 64

In-State Tuition: $15,400.00
Students Receiving Some Aid: 77%
Average Annual Total Financial Aid: $22,339.00

Students Say - Academics
Quinnipiac University is devoting considerable effort to developing its MBA program-students brag about its "exceptional resources," professors who "go above and beyond their duties," and "a new director of the business school who has worked very hard to make QU more competitive and to bring new employers to recruit"-and students respond with enthusiastic praise. The program is made up of area professionals studying on a part-time basis, and full-time undergraduates purchasing a BA/MBA or a BS/MBA. Quinnipiac offers a conventional MBA as well as tracks in Healthcare Management and Supply Chain Management, and a track leading to CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) certification.
The QU MBA program benefits from "high-tech equipment for presentations, a Financial Technology Center for real-time trading, TV screens that constantly keep us up-to-date on current news," and "classroom facilities are one of the best I've seen; they played a large part in my selection of the school." Students tell us that professors "are also a strong resource; they like to question students and speak with them about their particular field." Proximity to New York City drives the school's focus toward finance, and indeed QU has "great resources for the financial industry" and "has been great at providing work opportunities for all of the students in many diverse fields in the business world."
The program's design encourages frequent collaborative work; as one MBA explains, "You constantly have a group project that ends with a presentation. This prepares you for presentation in the real world, as well as building your skills to work with others." Professors "encourage part-time students (those working full-time) to work with a full-time student. By combining the two, you get the additional knowledge that comes with experience, but you also have the book-smart approach to the situation. It is believed that by combining the two, all parties learn more from each other, without one being fully reliant on the other. Each one has to be able to contribute to the group meetings and the overall project."

Students Say - Admissions
Quinnipiac processes MBA applications on a rolling basis. A complete application includes official transcripts for all post-secondary academic work, a current rŽsumŽ, an official GMAT score report, two letters of recommendation, and a completed application form. The school's website states that desired candidates have achieved at least a 3.0 undergraduate GPA and earned at least a 500 on the GMAT; it also notes that full-time professional work experience is preferred. International applicants must provide an official statement of sufficient financial support and, if their native language is not English, TOEFL scores. Many Quinnipiac MBAs enter through the five-year program, which is open to Quinnipaic undergraduates only; the school expects such students to have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 with at least a 3.25 GPA in their major. Five-year MBA applicants are required to submit GMAT scores unless their cumulative undergraduate GPA is at least 3.5.

Students Say - Campus Life
Quinnipiac "has a beautiful campus located right outside of Sleeping Giant State Park" that "is safe and offers a great environment for learning and social life." As one student explains, "When you step foot on QU grounds, you just want to grab a book and start studying. The beauty of the school is like being in a movie where all you do is study and hang out with friends in a really nice college." On the downside, "Parking is always a problem," and "The common library is beautiful, but there is not enough space for students, especially during midterms and finals."
Graduate life here "is heavily focused around academics and education," although opportunities for extracurricular engagement are available. The director of the program "aims to get everyone connected and does so through a variety of ways. He hosts meet and greets and other programs throughout the semester for everyone to get involved in. All the students are connected and stay so through a variety of ways, like going out for dinners, meeting for classes etc." There are "a limited number of graduate clubs," but most here feel that "the graduate population is not very interested in participating in additional activities or socials."
QU MBAs are "bright, creative, and energetic," with lots of "late 20-somethings" in this "good mix of people with families, working professionals, joint undergraduate students, full-time students, and middle-aged people." Most are "extremely friendly and helpful, and many would be good contacts to have for the future."

Students Say - Careers
Quinnipiac MBAs tell us that the university "has decentralized its career services" so that "each college has its own career service team. For the School of Business, the career service team actively works on developing employer relationships while assisting students on campus in their job/internship search. Students have access to powerful job databases and search engines." Observes one student, the School of Business "has an extremely devoted team that works diligently to host network receptions, maintain a career website, assist with resumes, and regularly communicate with students." Many of Quinnipiac's part-time students are concurrently employed by such prominent area concerns as SBC-SNET, Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Yale New Haven Hospital, the Hospital of St. Raphael, Bayer, and United Technologies.

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