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Auburn University at Auburn
College of Business
2000 Part-time MBA Profile (Distance Program)
Address: 415 West Magnolia, Suite 503
Auburn, AL 36849
E-Mail: mbainfo@business.auburn.edu
Website: www.mba.business.auburn.edu

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International Programs  |   Career Services  |   Top Corporate Customers  |  
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Admissions
Student Demographics
Total part-time enrollment 399 On-campus enrollment 0 Distance-program enrollment 399
Total full-time enrollment 135
Female students enrolled 23% Underrepresented minority* students enrolled 11% Out-of-country students enrolled 6%
Females in applicant pool 21% Underrepresented minority* applicants 11% Out-of-country applicants 6%
Students with advanced degrees 12% Attending students who live outside
a 45-mile radius of school 		95%
Students who receive financial
assistance from the school 		0% Students whose education is fully
funded by their company 		70%
Number of applicants in 1999-2000 237 Applications accepted (selectivity) 81% Admitted applicants enrolled (yield) 92%
*Underrepresented minority students are defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, or Native American. They do not include Asian Americans.

Class Traits
Mean GMAT 602 Median GMAT 600 Range [min.] 490  [max.] 770 
Mean TOEFL
(paper-based equivalent) 		N/A Median TOEFL N/A Range [min.] N/A [max.] N/A
Student age Average 28 Age range from 23 to 45
Work experience (months) Average 84 Range (months) [min.] 12 to [max.] 288
Admitted students with less than one year of work experience 0

Career Data

Average salary of students in program N/A Salary range of students in program [min.] N/A to [max.] N/A
Students from an organization of 100 or fewer employees N/A Students from nonprofit sector 27%

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Careers
Top 10 organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
1. US Air Force 41 6. McDonnell-Douglas 4
2. US Army 22 7. International Paper 4
3. Eastman Chemical 8 8. Daimler Chrysler 4
4. Southern Company 8 9. BellSouth 4
5. GE Capital 6 10.Pratt and Whitney 3

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Careers
Year traditional PT MBA was founded 1990 Approximate number of degrees awarded since founding 260
PT MBAs graduated in 1999-2000 42 PT MBAs graduated in 1996-97 33
Laptop required Yes Institution Public Accelerated PT program offered? N/A
Average number of years to complete PT program 3 Maximum number of years permitted to complete PT program 5
Possible for students to change status from PT to full-time Yes When at any time
Total revenues generated by PT MBA program in 1999-2000 $1,200,000 Total 1999-2000 budget for PT program N/A

Tuition Costs
Average total (not annual) cost of PT MBA In-state N/A Out-of-state N/A
Cost per core course (3 credit equivalent) In-state N/A Out-of-state N/A

Application Deadlines
Admissions Financial Aid
Fall 2000 N/A Fall 2000 N/A
Winter 2000-01 N/A Winter 2000-01 N/A
Spring 2001 Oct. 1, 2000 Spring 2001 N/A
Summer 2001 Mar. 1, 2001 Summer 2001 N/A

Does the school offer rolling admissions? No

Classes Start
N/A


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Careers
Required core courses/
percent of total coursework 		8 / 67% Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework 		4 / 20%
International content 20% Entrepreneurial content 10% E-commerce content 20%
Distance or Web-based learning content 40% Group work done via the Internet 50% Core PT MBA curriculum last revised Aug. 22, 2000
Significant changes to PT program since 1998
The school added an executive MBA option, which includes two annual week-long, on-campus residencies, off-campus distance work, and an international study trip. There are also two specialized niche programs, one for physicians and one for engineers.
Special trips or projects outside of country
Voluntary
The EMBA includes one week of international study; it is an added cost option for our regular distance program.

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Careers
Faculty profile
Same faculty as full-time MBA program 95% Adjunct faculty 5% Other N/A
Full-time MBA faculty with at least 5 years
of full-time corporate experience 		15%

Teaching methods
Case study 40% Lecture 60% Other N/A N/A
Average number of students in core class 50 Average number of students in elective class 20

Class schedule
Total hours in class 580 Total hours of work outside of class 1,800
When and how often classes meet Via the Internet (unscheduled)

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Careers
Program N/A Country N/A Partner N/A

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Careers
PT MBA student access to career management office Yes At what point any time
Estimated percentage of PT students who use the career management office 5% Estimated percentage of PT students who use their MBA to change careers 25%

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Alumni Affairs
Living MBA alumni
(as of summer 2000) 		1,300 Alumni clubs 127
Living alumni who gave to the annual
fund-raising efforts of the school in 1999-2000 		N/A Median gift N/A Average gift N/A

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Administration
Dean Dr. John Jahera E-mail jjahera@business.auburn.edu
Director of PT MBA Program Dr. Daniel M. Gropper E-mail dgropper@business.auburn.edu
Director of PT Admissions N/A E-mail N/A
Director of Alumni Relations Ms. Betty DeMent E-mail dement@alumni.auburn.edu
Director of Financial Aid N/A E-mail N/A
Director of Career Services Dr. Jimmy Lawrence E-mail lawrence@business.auburn.edu
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