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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
American University
Kogod School of Business

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Address: Graduate Programs, Kogod School of Business
4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, WV 20016-8044
E-Mail: mbakogod@american.edu
Web site: www.kogod.american.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 classes begin: n/a

Year part-time program was founded: 1949
Institution is: U.S. private


Total graduate enrollment 526
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 191
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
Full-time MBA students 260
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 848
 
Part-time program completion rate n/a
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 36
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 84

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? Yes

  At what point?
At any time



STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 45%
International students (1) 10%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 25%
Married students n/a

Students from the following regions:
Africa 3%
Asia n/a
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe 4%
Middle East 3%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
90%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe n/a

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

Percentage of new students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school:   0%

(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:
n/a

CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 585
Range (middle 80%) 500 - 660

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 621
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 72
Range (middle 80%) 12 - 168
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 8%

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 37

Salary
Average salary of entering students n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

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

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Consulting 0%
Finance/Accounting 0%
General Management 0%
Human Resources 0%
Marketing/Sales 0%
MIS 0%
Operations/Logistics 0%
Other 0%

Entering students employed in the following industries:
Financial Services 0%
Government (federal, state, local, military) 0%
Manufacturing 0%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) 0%
Other Services 0%

Graduates whose education was company-sponsored (1)   30%
(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: $60

103 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 73% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 53% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

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

Female applicants 45%
International applicants (1) 13%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 28%

Interviews for applicants are:
Required

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 99% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 99% 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 $43,972
Nonresident $43,972

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

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

Financial Aid
Deadline(s) to apply:   Mar. 1, 2002
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   n/a

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

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit based

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 Myron Roomkin
Hired as of July 1998
 
MBA program director August Schomburg
 
MBA admissions director Sondra Smith
 
MBA financial aid director Sondra Smith
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director Kristine Korva
 
Alumni relations director Ed Lewis


 
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