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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Minnesota Duluth
School of Business and Economics

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


Address: 21 School of Business and Economics
412 Library Drive
Duluth, MN 55812-2496
E-Mail: cfuro@d.umn.edu
Web site: sbe.d.umn.edu/SBEHome/mba.html


ENROLLMENT

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

Year part-time program was founded: 1976
Institution is: U.S. public


Total graduate enrollment 42
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 42
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
Full-time MBA students 0
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,560
 
Part-time program completion rate 95%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 48
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?
At any time



STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 82%
International students (1) n/a
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
Married students n/a

Students from the following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 3%
Central/South America, Mexico 0%
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
94%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. 100%
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:   9%

(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 543
Range (middle 80%) 480 - 600

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 213
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 76
Range (middle 80%) 5 - 108
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 18%

Student Age (years)
Average 36
Range (middle 80%) 26 - 49

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 27%
General Management 18%
Human Resources 9%
Marketing/Sales 9%
MIS 9%
Operations/Logistics 9%
Other 19%

Entering students employed in the following industries:
Financial Services 9%
Government (federal, state, local, military) 22%
Manufacturing 9%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) 9%
Other Services 45%

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: $55

15 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 73% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 91% 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. 9% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 100% were accepted.

Female applicants 73%
International applicants (1) 7%
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 $15,000
Nonresident $15,000

Application Process
Deadline(s) to apply: Nov. 15, 2001
July 15, 2002

Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? No
Deadline for scheduling an interview: n/a

Financial Aid
Deadline(s) to apply:   Nov. 30, 2001
Mar. 31, 2002
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   20%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   n/a

Average financial aid package $3,600
Range (middle 80%) $900 - $10,000

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit based

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to part-time MBAs 6
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 Kjell R. Knudsen
Hired as of Jan. 1997
 
MBA program director Tom Duff
 
MBA admissions director Candy Furo
 
MBA financial aid director Brenda Herzig
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director Julie Westlund
 
Alumni relations director Elaine Hansen


 
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