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University of Minnesota Duluth
School of Business and Economics
2000 Part-time MBA Profile
Address: 10 University Drive
Duluth, MN 55812-2496
E-Mail: cfuro@d.umn.edu
Website: sbe.d.umn.edu

2000 Part-time MBA Menu  |  2000 Full-time MBA Menu
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International Programs  |   Career Services  |   Top Corporate Customers  |  
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Admissions
Student Demographics
Total part-time enrollment 40 On-campus enrollment 40 Distance-program enrollment 0
Total full-time enrollment 5
Female students enrolled 31% Underrepresented minority* students enrolled N/A Out-of-country students enrolled 7%
Females in applicant pool 26% Underrepresented minority* applicants 0% Out-of-country applicants 3%
Students with advanced degrees 6% Attending students who live outside
a 45-mile radius of school 		24%
Students who receive financial
assistance from the school 		40% Students whose education is fully
funded by their company 		10%
Number of applicants in 1999-2000 37 Applications accepted (selectivity) 84% Admitted applicants enrolled (yield) 94%
*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 548 Median GMAT 545 Range [min.] 460  [max.] 660 
Mean TOEFL
(paper-based equivalent) 		237 Median TOEFL 237 Range [min.] 230 [max.] 262
Student age Average 34 Age range from 22 to 52
Work experience (months) Average 78 Range (months) [min.] 0 to [max.] 240
Admitted students with less than one year of work experience 2

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 65% 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. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

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Careers
Year traditional PT MBA was founded 1976 Approximate number of degrees awarded since founding 250
PT MBAs graduated in 1999-2000 17 PT MBAs graduated in 1996-97 31
Laptop required No Institution Public Accelerated PT program offered? N/A
Average number of years to complete PT program 5 Maximum number of years permitted to complete PT program 7
Possible for students to change status from PT to full-time Yes When Anytime.
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 $14,000 Out-of-state $14,000
Cost per core course (3 credit equivalent) In-state $1,275 Out-of-state $1,275

Application Deadlines
Admissions Financial Aid
Fall 2000 July 15, 2000 Fall 2000 July 1, 2000
Winter 2000-01 N/A Winter 2000-01 N/A
Spring 2001 Nov. 1, 2000 Spring 2001 Nov. 1, 2000
Summer 2001 May 1, 2001 Summer 2001 May 1, 2001

Does the school offer rolling admissions? No

Classes Start
N/A


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Careers
Required core courses/
percent of total coursework 		9 / 80% Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework 		2 / 20%
International content 20% Entrepreneurial content 10% E-commerce content 15%
Distance or Web-based learning content 25% Group work done via the Internet 15% Core PT MBA curriculum last revised Sept. 12, 201999
Significant changes to PT program since 1998
The program was converted from a quarter-based program to a semester-based program along with all programs at the University effective fall 1999. The curriculum was reviewed and revised at that time.
Special trips or projects outside of country
Voluntary
N/A

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Careers
Faculty profile
Same faculty as full-time MBA program 90% Adjunct faculty 10% Other N/A
Full-time MBA faculty with at least 5 years of full-time corporate experience 30%

Teaching methods
Case study 40% Lecture 40% Other 20% A variety of methods
Average number of students in core class 15 Average number of students in elective class 35

Class schedule
Total hours in class 500 Total hours of work outside of class 1,000
When and how often classes meet   Evenings

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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 All MBA students have access to the campus Career Services Office and its services at any time during their program.
Estimated percentage of PT students who use the career management office 5% Estimated percentage of PT students who use their MBA to change careers 5%

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Alumni Affairs
Living MBA alumni
(as of summer 2000) 		240 Alumni clubs 0
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 Kjell R. Knudsen E-mail kknudsen@d.umn.edu
Director of PT MBA Program Tom Duff E-mail tduff@d.umn.edu
Director of PT Admissions Candy Furo E-mail cfuro@d.umn.edu
Director of Alumni Relations Elaine Hansen E-mail ehansen@d.umn.edu
Director of Financial Aid Brenda Herzig E-mail finaid@d.umn.edu
Director of Career Services Julie Westlund E-mail carserv@d.umn.edu
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