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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of California, Berkeley
Haas School of Business

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Address: 460 Student Services Wing #1906
Haas School of Business
Berkeley, CA 94720-1906
E-Mail: evmbaadms@haas.berkeley.edu
Web site: www.haas.berkeley.edu/EvMBA/prospective.html


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 classes begin: Aug. 2002

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


Total graduate enrollment 947
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 347
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students 471
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 550
 
Part-time program completion rate 95%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 36
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 84

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

  At what point?
After the third semester (after core curriculum)


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 24%
International students (1) 47%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 1%
Married students n/a

Students from the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 35%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East 2%
North America
 (Canada: 6% / U.S.: 94%)
57%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 3%

North American students by region:
Canada 6%
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. 94%

Percentage of new students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school:   29%

(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. Cisco Systems 13
2. Oracle Corp. 13
3. Sun Microsystems 9
4. Hewlett-Packard 8
5. Intel Corp. 7
6. Applied Materials 5
7. University of California 4
8. Charles Schwab 3
9. Chevron 3
10. Pacific Bell 3
11. Deloitte & Touche 3
12. United Airlines 3
13. The Gap, Inc. 3
14. Wells Fargo 3


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 686
Range (middle 80%) 640 - 750

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 667
Minimum TOEFL score required 570

Work Experience (months)
Average 85
Range (middle 80%) 49 - 152
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 31
Range (middle 80%) 27 - 37

Salary
Average salary of entering students $93,490
Range (middle 80%) $58,000 - $125,000

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

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Consulting 6%
Finance/Accounting 9%
General Management 3%
Human Resources 0%
Marketing/Sales 22%
MIS 3%
Operations/Logistics 47%
Other 9%

Entering students employed in the following industries:
Financial Services 8%
Government (federal, state, local, military) 2%
Manufacturing 47%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) 0%
Other Services 40%

Graduates whose education was company-sponsored (1)   75%
(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: $125

607 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 24% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 80% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 49 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 13 were ultimately accepted. 9% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 15% were accepted.

Female applicants 29%
International applicants (1) 24%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 7%

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 71% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 97% 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 $66,612
Nonresident $66,612

Application Process
Deadline(s) to apply: Dec. 1, 2001
Mar. 15, 2002

Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? No
Deadline for scheduling an interview: May 30, 2002

Financial Aid
Deadline(s) to apply:   Mar. 2, 2002
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   75%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   15%

Average financial aid package $15,429
Range (middle 80%) $3,076 - $38,797

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Need 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 $32,073

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


CONTACTS

Dean Laura Tyson
Hired as of July 1998
 
MBA program director Jane Thompson
 
MBA admissions director Julie Ito
 
MBA financial aid director Debi Fidler
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director John Morel
 
Alumni relations director Tenny Frost


 
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