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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Baltimore
Robert G. Merrick School of Business

Sections:  Getting In  | Faculty/Academics | Next Step & Alumni Affairs


Address: 1420 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
E-Mail: admissions@ubmail.ubalt.edu
Web site: www.ubalt.edu/merrick


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 classes begin: Jan. 2002
June 2002

Year part-time program was founded: 1977
Institution is: U.S. public


Total graduate enrollment 655
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 263
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 83
Full-time MBA students 234
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 887
 
Part-time program completion rate 70%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 18
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 50%
International students (1) 5%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 24%
Married students 57%

Students from the following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 2%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
93%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 96%
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. 1%
South U.S. 3%
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:   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:
n/a

CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 500
Range (middle 80%) 470 - 560

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 580
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 36
Range (middle 80%) 20 - 48
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 10%

Student Age (years)
Average 31
Range (middle 80%) 27 - 35

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)   n/a
(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: $30

240 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 85% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 85% 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. 10% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 3% were accepted.

Female applicants 50%
International applicants (1) 7%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 24%

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 $15,752
Nonresident $22,664

Application Process
Deadline(s) to apply: Dec. 1, 2001
Apr. 1, 2002
June 1, 2002
Dec. 1, 2002

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

Financial Aid
Deadline(s) to apply:   Apr. 1, 2002
June 1, 2002
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   22%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   15%

Average financial aid package $9,176
Range (middle 80%) $250 - $18,500

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit based

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to part-time MBAs 2
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) Yes
Maximum amount students can borrow $18,500
Bank(s) offering guaranteed loans:
AMS Education Loan Trust, Bank of America, Chase Manhattan Bank, Citibank, Educaid, T.H.E. Loan
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 Daniel Gerlowski
Hired as of July 2001
 
MBA program director Raymond Frederick
 
MBA admissions director Julia Pitman
 
MBA financial aid director Deborah Harry-Walker
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director Buthaina Shukri
 
Alumni relations director Kimberly Sennett


 
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