University of Delaware
Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
Newark, Delaware
Overview
The University of Delaware, founded in 1743 as a small liberal arts school, was moved to Newark, where it became both a land-grant and a sea-grant college. It now ranks among the finest of the nation’s medium-sized universities, with approximately 16,000 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students. Included in the College of Business and Economics are the four Departments: Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, and Finance. All accounting and business programs are accredited by AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
While a minimum GMAT score is not strictly enforced, a score of 550 or above is preferred, and most entering classes typically average 600. The College also prefers to admit students who hold undergraduate GPAs of not less than 2.7. Entering classes for the past several years have an average minimum GPA of 3.0.
The Location and Community
The University of Delaware is located in Newark, a suburban community of approximately 30,000. Newark is situated in the northwest corner of Delaware within 3 miles of the Pennsylvania and Maryland borders. It is located within easy driving distance of Philadelphia (45 miles), Baltimore (50 miles), Washington, D.C. (100 miles), and New York City (130 miles). Nearby Wilmington is a major center for credit banking and the chemical industry. More than 50 percent of all Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in Delaware. The College maintains strong ties with the corporate sector. The Wilmington campus is ideal for part-time M.B.A. students whose jobs are located nearby. The Executive M.B.A. program is offered exclusively on the Wilmington campus.
Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
The Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics offers rigorous programs for superior students leading to the M.B.A. and the M.A./M.B.A. degrees. The combination of academically accomplished faculty members, highly qualified students, and ideal location—a small university town in the midst of a large eastern megalopolis—provides the necessary environment for an outstanding experience in graduate business education.
The Delaware M.B.A. program’s curriculum includes courses that focus on capable leadership, effective team building, group decision making, strategic use of technology, power negotiating, creative problem-solving techniques, international concerns, coordinating an effective Total Quality Management process, and ethical considerations. The College of Business and Economics offers M.B.A. programs that are designed to serve different groups of students. The Professional M.B.A. program is highly flexible and offers students the option to pursue full- or part-time study. Students who attend full-time are exposed to a combination of course work and opportunities to apply their skills in business settings, work with faculty members on research, attend presentations by business leaders, and become involved in volunteer projects to develop the skills required for successful placement after graduation. Full-time students complete the program in twenty-one months. The part-time study option is designed for the adult who is working full-time and needs the flexibility to complete the M.B.A. in three years through a series of courses offered in the evening. All Professional M.B.A. students have the opportunity to select concentrations from a diverse set of alternatives and to participate in special programs, such as a condensed study-abroad experience or a dual-degree program. The Executive M.B.A. program, designed for senior-level managers with extensive work experience, is offered in lock-step format on Friday evenings and all day Saturdays for nineteen months. All programs are accredited by AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The University of Delaware is also a long-standing member of the Graduate Management Admissions Council.
The Lerner M.B.A. programs are highly selective and comparatively small, allowing for a high level of student involvement. The combination of small classroom size, classroom theory, and students’ practical experiences creates a stimulating environment for the analysis of today’s business world.
Facilities & Resources
The University library, a modern research facility with more than 2.5 million volumes and 3.3 million microforms, is a member of the Association of Research Libraries and is a depository for U.S. government documents and patents.
All computing at the University is conducted over a high-speed, fiber-optic network connecting all buildings, laboratories, offices, and student housing on campus. Also connected to the network are an array of computing resources, ranging from NT servers to supercomputing clusters. The College offers a high-speed network, computing labs, computer classrooms, a variety of NT servers, an SAP environment, multimedia conferencing, and a behavioral research facility.
Expenses and Aid
The 2004-05 yearly tuition for full-time M.B.A. students was $7725 for Delaware residents and $15,990 for nonresidents. Part-time study was $430 per credit hour for Delaware residents and $889 per credit hour for nonresident students. Tuition for the Executive M.B.A. program was $46,400.
Financial Aid:
Various financial aid packages are available to superior full-time Professional M.B.A. students. These include corporate assistantships, fellowships, graduate assistantships, and tuition grants, which are awarded on a competitive basis. Awards to first-year students are based on prior academic performance, work experience, and test scores. Awards to second-year students are based on academic performance in the program.
A typical aid package may include a stipend $5500 per year and/or a 50 percent waiver of tuition. A corporate assistant position provides full tuition remission and a $11,000 stipend per academic year. This requires that the student interns with the corporate partner. Members of minority groups may qualify for an additional fellowship program that includes a stipend and full tuition.
Housing/Living Expenses:
Rental costs for shared occupancy in a graduate student complex were $450 per month in 2004-05. University and privately owned apartments, furnished and unfurnished, were available at costs ranging from $500 to $1200 per month.
How to Apply / Application
Students must submit official copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts, GMAT scores, and two letters of recommendation. A personal interview is also required for qualified applicants. All students whose native language is not English must have a minimum score of 600 on the TOEFL. Although there are no prerequisite courses, applicants are expected to possess basic skills in written and oral communication, mathematics, and computer usage.
Who to Contact
M.B.A. Program Admissions
Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
103 Alfred Lerner Hall
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware 19716
302-831-2221
Fax: 302-831-3329
E-mail: mbaprogram@udel.edu
The Admistration and Faculty
Administration
• Michael J. Ginzberg, Dean, College of Business and Economics, and Chaplin Tyler Professor of Business; Ph.D., MIT.
• Jack Baroudi, Associate Dean and Professor of Accounting and M.I.S.; Ph.D., NYU.
• Gloria Diodato, Assistant Dean, Graduate and Executive Programs; M.B.A., Delaware.
• Amy Estey, Manager, M.B.A. Programs; B.S., Ohio State.
• Robert B. Barker, Director, M.B.A. Career Services and Corporate Relations; M.B.A./M.Ed., Delaware.
• Denise Waters, Director, Recruitment and Admissions; M.S.Ed., Johns Hopkins.
• Paul Rollison, Program Manager, Executive Programs; M.Ed., New Hampshire.
Faculty
• Burton A. Abrams, Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Ohio State.
• Richard J. Agnello, Associate Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins.
• John H. Antil, Associate Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., Penn State.
• Karl F. Aquino, Assistant Professor of Management; Ph.D., Northwestern.
• Michael A. Arnold, Associate Professor of Economics; Ph.D., UCLA.
• Stacie Beck, Associate Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Pennsylvania.
• Thomas E. Becker, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., Ohio State.
• Kenneth R. Biederman, Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Purdue.
• David E. Black, Associate Professor of Economics; Ph.D., MIT.
• Helen M. Bowers, Associate Professor of Finance; Ph.D., South Carolina.
• Dale A. Buckmaster, Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., Penn State; CPA.
• James L. Butkiewicz, Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Virginia.
• Terry L. Campbell, Assistant Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Penn State.
• Jay F. Coughenour, Assistant Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Pittsburgh.
• Eleanor D. Craig, Associate Professor of Economics and Associate Chair; M.A., Pennsylvania.
• Joseph I. Daniel, Associate Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Minnesota.
• Darwin J. Davis, Assistant Professor of Operations Management; Ph.D., Indiana.
• Araya Debessay, Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., Penn State; CPA.
• Lawrence P. Donnelley, Associate Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Brown.
• Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Professor of Corporate Governance, Professor of Finance, and Director of the Center for Corporate Governance; J.D., Virginia.
• Evangelos Falaris, Associate Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Minnesota.
• Diane L. Ferry, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., Pennsylvania.
• M. Andrew Fields, Associate Professor of Finance and Chair of Finance; Ph.D., Virginia Tech.
• Daniel Freeman, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Arizona.
• Meryl P. Gardner, Associate Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon.
• Howard Garland, Chaplin Tyler Professor of Business; Ph.D., Cornell.
• Guido L. Geerts, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Free University of Brussels.
• William V. Gehrlein, Professor of Operations Management; Ph.D., Penn State.
• Jackson E. Gillespie, Associate Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., Virginia Tech; CMA.
• Jennifer Gregan-Paxton, Assistant Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., Minnesota.
• Farley Grubb, Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Chicago.
• Jeffrey Harris, Assistant Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Ohio State.
• William Harris, Associate Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Virginia Tech.
• Saul D. Hoffman, Professor of Economics and Chair of Economics; Ph.D., Michigan.
• Gregory D. Kane, Associate Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., Virginia Tech; CPA.
• Robert J. Kent, Associate Professor of Marketing and Head of Marketing; Ph.D., Cincinnati.
• Mary C. Kernan, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., Akron.
• Phyllis Y. Keys, Assistant Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Florida State.
• Hemant V. Kher, Assistant Professor of Operations Management; Ph.D., South Carolina.
• John L. Kmetz, Associate Professor of Management; D.B.A., Maryland.
• Yasemin Y. Kor, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Illinois.
• Christine T. Kydd, Associate Professor of Operations Management; Ph.D., Pennsylvania.
• William R. Latham III, Associate Professor of Economics and Associate Professor of Urban Affairs; Ph.D., Illinois.
• Kenneth A. Lewis, Chaplin Tyler Professor of Business and Associate Chair of Economics; Ph.D., Princeton.
• Charles R. Link, Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Wisconsin.
• Ajay K. Manrai, Professor of Marketing and Faculty Director of M.B.A. Programs; Ph.D., Northwestern.
• Lalita A. Manrai, Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., Northwestern.
• Jeffrey B. Miller, Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Pennsylvania.
• James G. Mulligan, Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Minnesota.
• James B. O'Neill, Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Purdue.
• Robert L. Paretta, Associate Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., Syracuse; CPA.
• Neal Phillips, Assistant Professor of Accounting and M.I.S.; J.D., Villanova.
• Sheldon D. Pollack, Associate Professor of Business Law; J.D., Ph.D., Cornell.
• John F. Preble, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., Massachusetts.
• Janis R. Reeder, Associate Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., South Carolina; CPA.
• Breck L. Robinson, Assistant Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Tennessee.
• Erwin M. Saniga, Professor of Operations Management and Head of Operations Management Faculty; Ph.D., Penn State.
• John E. Sawyer, Associate Professor of Management and Interim Chair of Business Administration; Ph.D., Illinois.
• Robert L. Schweitzer, Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Duke.
• Winifred Scott, Assistant Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., Florida State; CPA.
• Laurence S. Seidman, Professor of Economics and Chaplin Tyler Professor of Business; Ph.D., Berkeley.
• Mark Serva, Assistant Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., Texas at Austin.
• Stewart A. Shapiro, Assistant Professor of Marketing; Ph.D., Arizona.
• E. Kent St. Pierre, Professor of Accounting, Chair of Accounting, and Director of M.S. Program; Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis); CPA.
• David R. Stockman, Assistant Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Chicago.
• Daniel P. Sullivan, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., South Carolina.
• Raj S. Varma, Associate Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Penn State.
• Uma Velury, Assistant Professor of Accounting; Ph.D., South Carolina.
• Siyan Wang, Assistant Professor of Economics; Ph.D., USC.
• Sharon Watson, Assistant Professor of Management; Ph.D., South Carolina.
• Gary R. Weaver, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., Iowa; Ph.D., Penn State.
• Richard M. Weiss, Associate Professor of Management; Ph.D., Cornell.
• Clinton E. White, Associate Professor of Accounting and Head of M.I.S. Faculty; D.B.A., Indiana.
• John H. Wragge, Associate Professor of Accounting and Faculty Director of Executive Education; Ph.D., Houston; CPA.
• Ravindra Yatawara, Assistant Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Columbia.
• John S. Ying, Associate Professor of Economics; Ph.D., Berkeley.