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University of Maryland
Robert H. Smith School of Business
2000 Part-time MBA Profile
Address: 2308 Van Munching Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-1871
E-Mail: mba_info@rhsmith.umd.edu
Website: www.rhsmith.umd.edu


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Admissions
Student Demographics
Total part-time enrollment 630 On-campus enrollment 630 Distance-program enrollment 0
Total full-time enrollment N/A

Female students enrolled 32% Underrepresented minority* students enrolled 9% Out-of-country students enrolled 15%
Females in applicant pool 35% Underrepresented minority* applicants 13% Out-of-country applicants 18%

Students with advanced degrees N/A Attending students who live outside
a 45-mile radius of school
3%

Students who receive financial
assistance from the school
0% Students whose education is fully
funded by their company
33%

Number of applicants in 1999-2000 501 Applications accepted (selectivity) 66% Admitted applicants enrolled (yield) 87%

*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 618 Median GMAT 610 Range [min.] 500  [max.] 790 

Mean TOEFL
(paper-based equivalent)
270 Median TOEFL 267 Range [min.] 250 [max.] 293

Student age Average 29 Age range from 20 to 47

Work experience (months) Average 67 Range (months) [min.] 0 to [max.] 300

Admitted students with less than one year of work experience 2


Career Data

Average salary of students in program $58,977 Salary range of students in program [min.] $22,500 to [max.] $200,000

Students from an organization of 100 or fewer employees N/A Students from nonprofit sector 22%


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Careers
Top 10 organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
1. Verizon (formerly Bell Atlantic) 8 6. Manugistics, Inc. 3
2. Booz-Allen & Hamilton 5 7. Marriott International 4
3. Hughes Network Systems 4 8. United States Navy 11
4. Legg Mason Wood Walker 3 9. PricewaterhouseCoopers 5
5. Lockheed Martin Corp. 3 10.T.Rowe Price Assoc. 4


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Careers
Year traditional PT MBA was founded 1988 Approximate number of degrees awarded since founding N/A

PT MBAs graduated in 1999-2000 120 PT MBAs graduated in 1996-97 110

Laptop required No Institution Public Accelerated PT program offered? No

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 After completing the first year of the program

Total revenues generated by PT MBA program in 1999-2000 N/A Total 1999-2000 budget for PT program N/A

Tuition Costs
Average total (not annual) cost of PT MBA In-state $33,413 Out-of-state N/A

Cost per core course (3 credit equivalent) In-state $1,746 Out-of-state N/A

Application Deadlines
Admissions Financial Aid
Fall 2000 June 15, 2000 Fall 2000 N/A
Winter 2000-01 N/A Winter 2000-01 N/A
Spring 2001 N/A Spring 2001 N/A
Summer 2001 N/A 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
13 / 50% Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework
9 / 25%

International content 25% Entrepreneurial content 21% E-commerce content 48%

Distance or Web-based learning content N/A Group work done via the Internet N/A Core PT MBA curriculum last revised July 1, 2020

Significant changes to PT program since 1998
The core curriculum has been revsied. Core courses are two credit hours (exception: Data, Models, and Decisions for three credits and elective courses are three credits). The number of total required core credits was reduced and the number of elective hours was increased. Students will complete 27 hours of core courses and 27 hours of electives.

Special trips or projects outside of country
Voluntary
Part-time students can enroll in a seven-to-10 day international study abroad trip for academic credit. In 1999-2000, MBAs visited India, Argentia, Germany, and Israel. Students participate in seminars at leading business schools in the host country, visit with executives of global companies, and engage in cross-cultural team assignments. Trips planned for 2000-2001 include the UK, Chile, and Ireland.


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Careers
Faculty profile
Same faculty as full-time MBA program 75% Adjunct faculty 25% Other N/A
Full-time MBA faculty with at least 5 years
of full-time corporate experience
30%

Teaching methods
Case study 35% Lecture 35% Other 30% Experiential
Average number of students in core class 48 Average number of students in elective class 27

Class schedule
Total hours in class 675 Total hours of work outside of class 1,350
When and how often classes meet   Evenings

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Careers
Program None Country N/A Partner N/A


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Careers
PT MBA student access to career management office Yes At what point Students have access to career counselors throughout their entire degree-seeking process at both their part-time program delivery site and on the main campus in College Park.

Estimated percentage of PT students who use the career management office 50% Estimated percentage of PT students who use their MBA to change careers 45%


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Alumni Affairs
Living MBA alumni
(as of summer 2000)
4,086 Alumni clubs 4

Living alumni who gave to the annual
fund-raising efforts of the school in 1999-2000
572 Median gift N/A Average gift $680


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Administration
Dean Howard Frank E-mail hfrank@rhsmith.umd.edu
Director of PT MBA Program Kenny Khoo E-mail kkhoo@rhsmith.umd.edu
Director of PT Admissions Sabrina White E-mail swhite@rhsmith.umd.edu
Director of Alumni Relations Tamara Maull E-mail tmaull@rhsmith.umd.edu
Director of Financial Aid William Leith E-mail wleith@osfa.umd.edu
Director of Career Services Richard Feldman E-mail rfeldman@rhsmith.umd.edu

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