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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Manchester Business School
Manchester Business School

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Address: Booth Street West
Manchester M15 6PB
United Kingdom
E-Mail: manchester_mba@man.mbs.ac.uk
Web site: www.mbs.ac.uk/programmes


ENROLLMENT

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

Year part-time program was founded: 1990
Institution is: Non-U.S.


Total graduate enrollment 1,995
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 160
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 1,500
Full-time MBA students 225
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Part-time program completion rate 90%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 36
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 60

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

  At what point?
At the half way stage


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 25%
International students (1) 20%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
Married students 40%

Students from the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 6%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East 2%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
n/a
Oceania 1%
Western Europe 91%

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. 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:   20%

(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. United Utilities n/a
2. Barclays Bank n/a
3. Rolls-Royce n/a
4. AstraZeneca n/a
5. CSC Computer Science Corporation n/a
6. Allied Irish Bank n/a
7. Kellogg n/a
8. Unilever n/a
9. Norweb n/a
10. AT&T n/a
11. Pilkington n/a
12. Shell Global Solutions n/a
13. HJ Heinz n/a
14. Borealis n/a
15. G E Capital n/a


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 590
Range (middle 80%) 530 - 730

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 250

Work Experience (months)
Average 120
Range (middle 80%) 48 - 192
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 33
Range (middle 80%) 27 - 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 0%
Finance/Accounting 0%
General Management 0%
Human Resources 0%
Marketing/Sales 0%
MIS 0%
Operations/Logistics 0%
Other 0%

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)   80%
(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: $80

67 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 85% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 87% 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. n/a of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants n/a were accepted.

Female applicants 25%
International applicants (1) 20%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a

Interviews for applicants are:
Required
By invitation only

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 90% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 100% 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 $28,800
Nonresident $28,800

Application Process
Deadline(s) to apply: Dec. 2001
Mar. 2002
Aug. 2002

Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? Yes
Deadline for scheduling an interview: Dec. 1, 2001

Financial Aid
Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   5%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   75%

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

Scholarships are merit or need based?
n/a

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 John Arnold
Hired as of Apr. 2000
 
MBA program director Professor Andy Stark
 
MBA admissions director Rachel Tufft
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director Barbara Beeby
 
Alumni relations director Alison Edmonds


 
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