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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Queensland
UQ Business School

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


Address: UQ Business School/Faculty of Business, Economics & Law
The University of Queensland
Brisbane 4072
Australia
E-Mail: facbel@bel.uq.edu.au
Web site: www.uq.edu.au/bel


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 classes begin: Mar. 2002
July 2002

Year part-time program was founded: 1970
Institution is: Non-U.S.


Total graduate enrollment 1,504
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 475
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
Full-time MBA students 141
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 4,215
 
Part-time program completion rate 91%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 48
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 35%
International students (1) 1%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
Married students n/a

Students from the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 1%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
1%
Oceania 98%
Western Europe n/a

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. 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:   8%

(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. Anderson Consulting n/a
2. BHP n/a
3. Commonwealth Bank n/a
4. Energex n/a
5. Ergon Energy n/a
6. Flight Centre n/a
7. Grain Co n/a
8. MBF n/a
9. Mincom n/a
10. Optus n/a
11. PricewaterhouseCoopers n/a
12. Qantas n/a
13. Queensland State Government n/a
14. Suncorp-Metway n/a
15. Telstra n/a


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

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

Work Experience (months)
Average 81
Range (middle 80%) 48 - 240
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 36
Range (middle 80%) 27 - 46

Salary
Average salary of entering students $32,500
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 11%
Government (federal, state, local, military) 11%
Manufacturing 17%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) 5%
Other Services 56%

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: $0

444 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 60% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 97% 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 37%
International applicants (1) 0%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a

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 $12,000
Nonresident $16,800

Application Process
Deadline(s) to apply: Nov. 30, 2001
May 31, 2002

Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? No
Deadline for scheduling an interview: Nov. 30, 2001

Financial Aid
Deadline(s) to apply:   Nov. 30, 2001
May 31, 2002
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   17%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   25%

Average financial aid package $1,750
Range (middle 80%) $250 - $2,500

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) 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 Professor Ian Zimmer
Hired as of n/a
 
MBA program director Prof Peter Liesch
 
MBA admissions director A/Prof Tom Riha
 
MBA financial aid director Prof Victor Callan
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director Dr Maureen Burke
 
Alumni relations director Margaret Burke


 
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