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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Calgary
Faculty of Management

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Address: Faculty of Management
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary T2N 1N4
Canada
E-Mail: mbarequest@mgmt.ucalgary.ca
Web site: www.ucalgary.ca/mg/mba


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 classes begin: Sept. 2002

Year part-time program was founded: 1975
Institution is: Non-U.S.


Total graduate enrollment 533
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 264
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
Full-time MBA students 150
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,200
 
Part-time program completion rate 95%
 
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?
At any time
Beginning Semester


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 42%
International students (1) 6%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
Married students n/a

Students from the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 1%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: 89% / U.S.: 11%)
90%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 1%

North American students by region:
Canada 89%
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. Transcanada Pipelines 2
2. Telus 3
3. SMED 2


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 606
Range (middle 80%) 540 - 690

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

Work Experience (months)
Average 78
Range (middle 80%) 36 - 168
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 32
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 52

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 8%
Finance/Accounting 28%
General Management 2%
Human Resources 8%
Marketing/Sales 8%
MIS 8%
Operations/Logistics 31%
Other 7%

Entering students employed in the following industries:
Financial Services 4%
Government (federal, state, local, military) 9%
Manufacturing 7%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) 3%
Other Services 46%

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: $38

103 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 86% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 100% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed n/a applicant(s) on its wait list, from which n/a were ultimately accepted. 9% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 100% were accepted.

Female applicants 41%
International applicants (1) 7%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 10% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 5% 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 $6,873
Nonresident $13,746

Application Process
Deadline(s) to apply: May 1, 2002
Feb. 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   40%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   10%

Average financial aid package $0
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 David M. Saunders
Hired as of July 1999
 
MBA program director Vernon Jones
 
MBA admissions director Vernon Jones
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director Peggy Valentine
 
Alumni relations director Pommashea Noel-Bentley


 
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