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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Boston University
School of Management

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


Address: Graduate Programs and Admissions Office
595 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
E-Mail: mba@bu.edu
Web site: management.bu.edu/


ENROLLMENT

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

Year part-time program was founded: 1925
Institution is: U.S. private


Total graduate enrollment 1,223
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 514
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students 563
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,764
 
Part-time program completion rate n/a
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 48
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 72

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

  At what point?
After the first semester



STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 45%
International students (1) 10%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 6%
Married students n/a

Students from the following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 9%
Central/South America, Mexico 1%
Eastern Europe 1%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 2% / U.S.: 98%)
88%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 1%

North American students by region:
Canada 2%
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:   n/a

(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. Fidelity Investments 5
2. U.S. Navy 3
3. MFS Investment Management 3
4. PanAgora Asset Management 2
5. Netuity 2
6. Thomson Financial 1
7. Bose 1
8. Genzyme 1
9. State Street Corp. 1
10. Lotus Development 1
11. Wellington Management 1
12. Gillette Co. 1
13. Intel Corp. 1
14. Staples Inc. 1
15. Massachusetts General Hospital 1


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 580
Range (middle 80%) 490 - 680

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 263
Minimum TOEFL score required 250

Work Experience (months)
Average 64
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 120
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 7%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 33

Salary
Average salary of entering students $72,143
Range (middle 80%) $80,000 - $84,000

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

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Consulting 23%
Finance/Accounting 15%
General Management 23%
Human Resources 0%
Marketing/Sales 15%
MIS 8%
Operations/Logistics 15%
Other 0%

Entering students employed in the following industries:
Financial Services 29%
Government (federal, state, local, military) 6%
Manufacturing 6%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) 12%
Other Services 29%

Graduates whose education was company-sponsored (1)   94%
(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

250 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 74% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 66% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 3 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 1 were ultimately accepted. n/a of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants n/a were accepted.

Female applicants 40%
International applicants (1) 10%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 5%

Interviews for applicants are:
Recommended

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 8% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 7% 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 $51,776
Nonresident $51,776

Application Process
Deadline(s) to apply: Nov. 15, 2001

Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? No
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 $6,000
Range (middle 80%) $1,000 - $27,800

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 Louis E. Lataif
Hired as of Sept. 1991
 
MBA program director Katherine Nolan
 
MBA admissions director Evelyn Tate
 
MBA financial aid director Evelyn Tate
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director Jennifer Lawrence
 
Alumni relations director Ruth Gallagher


 
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