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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Connecticut
School of Business

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Address: 1800 Asylum Avenue; 1 University Place
West Hartford; Stamford, CT 06117; 06901
E-Mail: stammba@sba.uconn.edu; hartmba@sba.uconn.edu
Web site: sba.uconn.edu


ENROLLMENT

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

Year part-time program was founded: 1958
Institution is: U.S. public


Total graduate enrollment 1,078
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 771
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students 89
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,423
 
Part-time program completion rate 81%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 36
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 year
After file is reviewed by Full-Time Director


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 33%
International students (1) 3%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 18%
Married students 42%

Students from the following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 5%
Central/South America, Mexico 0%
Eastern Europe 5%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
86%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 4%

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. 85%
South U.S. n/a
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories 1%
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. Pratt & Whitney 31
2. United Technologies Corporation 24
3. GE Capital 24
4. Travelers 18
5. Cigna 15
6. Fleet Bank 14
7. Hamilton Sunstrand 13
8. Otis Elevator 12
9. UBS Warburg 12
10. Purdue Pharma 9
11. Bristol Myers 7
12. IBM 7
13. Pfizer 5
14. Pitney Bowes 5
15. Gartner Group 3


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 554
Range (middle 80%) 470 - 650

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 590
Minimum TOEFL score required 575

Work Experience (months)
Average 80
Range (middle 80%) 30 - 144
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 1%

Student Age (years)
Average 30
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 39

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 7%
Finance/Accounting 25%
General Management 15%
Human Resources 5%
Marketing/Sales 16%
MIS 13%
Operations/Logistics 17%
Other 2%

Entering students employed in the following industries:
Financial Services 26%
Government (federal, state, local, military) 10%
Manufacturing 20%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) 5%
Other Services 31%

Graduates whose education was company-sponsored (1)   74%
(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: $57

201 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 84% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 90% 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. 7% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 100% were accepted.

Female applicants 29%
International applicants (1) 4%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 17%

Interviews for applicants are:
Recommended

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 97% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 98% 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 $26,580
Nonresident $26,580

Application Process
Deadline(s) to apply: Jan. 23, 2002
May 10, 2002
July 1, 2002
Aug. 28, 2002

Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? Yes
Deadline for scheduling an interview: Jan. 23, 2002

Financial Aid
Deadline(s) to apply:   Feb. 15, 2002
Sept. 15, 2002
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   31%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   42%

Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - $18,500

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit based

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to part-time MBAs n/a
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) Yes
Maximum amount students can borrow $74,000
Bank(s) offering guaranteed loans:
Fleet, Chase, Citibank, First Union, People's Bank and Connecticut Student Loan Fund (CSLF)
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 Thomas G. Gutteridge
Hired as of Sept. 1992
 
MBA program director Birgit Berry; Kevin B. Taylo
 
MBA admissions director Birgit Berry; Kevin B. Taylo
 
MBA financial aid director Mona Lucas
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director Ray Palmer
 
Alumni relations director Brian Otis


 
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