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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
LSU in Shreveport
College of Business Administration

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Address: LSUS College of Business Administration
One University Place
Shreveport, LA 71115
E-Mail: swood@pilot.lsus.edu
Web site: www.lsus.edu/mba


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 classes begin: Jan. 2002
June 2002

Year part-time program was founded: 1981
Institution is: U.S. public


Total graduate enrollment 110
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 90
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
Full-time MBA students 20
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 896
 
Part-time program completion rate 50%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 36
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 96

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 60%
International students (1) 4%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 2%
Married students n/a

Students from the following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 3%
Central/South America, Mexico 2%
Eastern Europe 1%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
92%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 1%

North American students by region:
Canada 1%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. n/a
South U.S. 95%
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:
n/a

CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 530
Range (middle 80%) 490 - 670

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 24
Range (middle 80%) 12 - 60
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 40%

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 45

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 0%
Finance/Accounting 20%
General Management 40%
Human Resources 5%
Marketing/Sales 10%
MIS 5%
Operations/Logistics 0%
Other 20%

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

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: $15

76 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 75% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 82% 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. 5% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 98% were accepted.

Female applicants 60%
International applicants (1) 1%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 1%

Interviews for applicants are:
Recommended

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 $4,000
Nonresident $10,000

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

Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? Yes
Deadline for scheduling an interview: Dec. 15, 2001

Financial Aid
Deadline(s) to apply:   Oct. 3, 2001
Mar. 1, 2002
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   n/a

Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) $0 - $18,500

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) Yes
Maximum amount students can borrow $8,500
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 Charlotte A. Jones
Hired as of May 1998
 
MBA program director Susan Wood
 
MBA admissions director Julie Wilkins
 
MBA financial aid director Betty McCrary
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director Brian Hirsch
 
Alumni relations director Glenda Erwin


 
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