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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Florida International University
College of Business Administration

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


Address: 1200 SW 8th Street
BA 310
Miami, FL 33199
E-Mail: evemba@fiu.edu
Web site: www.fiu.edu/~evemba


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 classes begin: Jan. 2002
June 2002

Year part-time program was founded: 1972
Institution is: U.S. public


Total graduate enrollment 947
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 413
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 12
Full-time MBA students 58
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 3,465
 
Part-time program completion rate 70%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 30
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



STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 36%
International students (1) 16%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
Married students n/a

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

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. n/a
South U.S. 80%
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:   2%

(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. BellSouth n/a
2. Florida Power & Light n/a
3. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd n/a
4. Florida International University n/a
5. U.S. Coast Guard n/a
6. Eastman Kodak n/a
7. Gannett Co. n/a
8. Johnson Controls n/a
9. Motorola n/a
10. Nortel Networks Hldg. Co. n/a
11. Progressive Corp. n/a
12. SunTrust Banks n/a
13. BankAtlantic n/a
14. Goldman Sachs n/a
15. United Parcel Service n/a


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 550
Range (middle 80%) 490 - 630

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 592
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 72
Range (middle 80%) 2 - 196
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 30%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 36

Salary
Average salary of entering students $45,000
Range (middle 80%) $29,300 - $90,000

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

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Consulting 0%
Finance/Accounting 7%
General Management 7%
Human Resources 7%
Marketing/Sales 15%
MIS 20%
Operations/Logistics 22%
Other 22%

Entering students employed in the following industries:
Financial Services 12%
Government (federal, state, local, military) 12%
Manufacturing 19%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) 3%
Other Services 42%

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: $20

483 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 45% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 67% 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. 5% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 2% were accepted.

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

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 $11,000
Nonresident $33,000

Application Process
Deadline(s) to apply: Apr. 1, 2002
May 1, 2002
June 1, 2002
Oct. 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   45%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   26%

Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Both

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 $8,183

(1) Upon admission, any accepted applicant, regardless of nationality, and without the need of a cosigner, is eligible for a loan


CONTACTS

Dean Joyce J. Elam
Hired as of Mar. 1998
 
MBA program director Ellie Browner
 
MBA admissions director Carmen Brown
 
MBA financial aid director Ana Sarasti
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director Olga Magnusen
 
Alumni relations director Monique Catoggio


 
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