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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Alabama at Birmingham
UAB School of Business

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Address: BEC 219
1530 3rd Ave. South
Birmingham, AL 35294-4460
E-Mail: mlake@uab.edu
Web site: www.business.uab.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 classes begin: Jan. 2002
Aug. 2002

Year part-time program was founded: 1972
Institution is: U.S. public


Total graduate enrollment 440
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 395
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
Full-time MBA students 0
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,700
 
Part-time program completion rate 80%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 24
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 84

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? No



STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 42%
International students (1) 11%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 5%
Married students n/a

Students from the following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 2%
Central/South America, Mexico 2%
Eastern Europe 1%
Middle East 2%
North America
 (Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
89%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 2%

North American students by region:
Canada 1%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 2%
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. 1%
South U.S. 95%
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 1%

Percentage of new students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school:   10%

(1) Students from countries other than the school's home country.

(2) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American.


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. University of Alabama at Birmingham 21
2. AmSouth Bank 8
3. Compass Bank 4
4. SouthTrust Bank 3
5. Baptist Health System 3
6. Southern Company/Alabama Power 8
7. Operation New Birmingham 3
8. HealthSouth 2
9. Bellsouth 2
10. L. Paul Kassouf and Co. 2
11. Childrens Hospital 2
12. ACIPCO 2
13. Parisian 2
14. St. Vincents Hospital 2
15. Jefferson County 2


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 530
Range (middle 80%) 470 - 570

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 560
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 54
Range (middle 80%) 12 - 156
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 13%

Student Age (years)
Average 26
Range (middle 80%) 22 - 33

Salary
Average salary of entering students $30,000
Range (middle 80%) $25,000 - $60,000

* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Consulting 1%
Finance/Accounting 33%
General Management 15%
Human Resources 1%
Marketing/Sales 8%
MIS 8%
Operations/Logistics 12%
Other 12%

Entering students employed in the following industries:
Financial Services 33%
Government (federal, state, local, military) 15%
Manufacturing 12%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) 9%
Other Services 20%

Graduates whose education was company-sponsored (1)   58%
(1) Includes graduates whose studies were financially sponsored by their employers and are returning to those employers, or who were employed while a student and will continue working for that employer


ADMISSIONS

Application fee: $50

170 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 75% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 80% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which n/a were ultimately accepted. 12% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 1% were accepted.

Female applicants n/a
International applicants (1) n/a
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a

Interviews for applicants are:
Not offered

In 2001, the B-school interviewed n/a of its part-time MBA applicants, and n/a of its admitted applicants.

(1) Applicants from countries other than the school's home country.

(2) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES FOR CLASS OF 2004

Tuition and Fees
Average total (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program:
Resident $6,500
Nonresident $1,300

Application Process
Deadline(s) to apply: Nov. 1, 2001
July 1, 2002

Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? Yes
Deadline for scheduling an interview: n/a

Financial Aid
Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   50%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   30%

Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

Scholarships are merit or need based?
n/a

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to part-time MBAs 0
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) No
Maximum amount students can borrow n/a
Bank(s) offering guaranteed loans:
n/a
Average outstanding loan for 2001 graduates n/a

(1) Upon admission, any accepted applicant, regardless of nationality, and without the need of a cosigner, is eligible for a loan


CONTACTS

Dean Robert Holmes
Hired as of Jan. 1999
 
MBA program director Gail McGee
 
MBA admissions director Melody Lake
 
MBA financial aid director Jan May
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director Michael LeBeau
 
Alumni relations director Leslie Murphy


 
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