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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Eastern Michigan University


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


Address: 401 Gary Owen Building
300 W. Michigan Avenue
Ypsillanti, MI 48197
E-Mail: Cob.Grad@emich.edu
Web site: www.emich.edu/public/cob/cob.html


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 classes begin: n/a

Year part-time program was founded: 1964
Institution is: U.S. public


Total graduate enrollment 779
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 508
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students n/a
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 2,871
 
Part-time program completion rate 79%
 
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?
At any time
Achievable by enrolling in 9 credits a semester.


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 45%
International students (1) 24%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 7%
Married students 48%

Students from the following regions:
Africa 3%
Asia 25%
Central/South America, Mexico 3%
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East 3%
North America
 (Canada: 2% / U.S.: 98%)
63%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 3%

North American students by region:
Canada 2%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. 98%
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:   5%

(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. Masco Corp. n/a
2. Visteon Corp. n/a
3. Ford Motor Company n/a
4. Johnson Controls n/a
5. Pfizer, Inc. n/a
6. American Sun Roof n/a
7. General Motors n/a
8. Yakaki n/a
9. Com Share n/a
10. Creative Solutions n/a
11. Bank One n/a
12. Arthur Anderson n/a
13. University of Michigan Medical Center n/a
14. Deloitte & Touche n/a
15. Comerica n/a


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 495
Range (middle 80%) 410 - 590

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 553
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 36
Range (middle 80%) 4 - 96
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 23%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 37

Salary
Average salary of entering students $41,000
Range (middle 80%) $21,000 - $140,000

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

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Consulting 9%
Finance/Accounting 25%
General Management 18%
Human Resources 7%
Marketing/Sales 16%
MIS 6%
Operations/Logistics 6%
Other 13%

Entering students employed in the following industries:
Financial Services 15%
Government (federal, state, local, military) 8%
Manufacturing 22%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) 6%
Other Services 41%

Graduates whose education was company-sponsored (1)   3%
(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

286 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 97% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 70% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 0 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) 24%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 7%

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 $8,085
Nonresident $15,510

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

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

Financial Aid
Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
July 31, 2002
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   24%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   18%

Average financial aid package $3,586
Range (middle 80%) $1,000 - $17,238

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) 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 Earl H. Potter, III, Ph.D.
Hired as of May 2000
 
MBA program director n/a
 
MBA admissions director Dr. Christie Montgomery
 
MBA financial aid director Bernice Lindke
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director J. Michael Erwin
 
Alumni relations director Vicki Reaume Mushisky


 
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