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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Lally School of Management and Technology

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Address: PI 3218 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 Eighth St.
Troy, NY 12180
E-Mail: lallymba@rpi.edu
Web site: lallymba.mgmt.rpi.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 classes begin: Jan. 2002
May 2002

Year part-time program was founded: 1974
Institution is: U.S. private


Total graduate enrollment 1,439
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 468
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 71
Full-time MBA students 113
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 477
 
Part-time program completion rate 90%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 48
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 any time



STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 35%
International students (1) 5%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 21%
Married students n/a

Students from the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 5%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
95%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. 5%
Northeast U.S. 90%
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:   25%

(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 597
Range (middle 80%) 480 - 610

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 62
Range (middle 80%) 18 - 96
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 35

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)   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: $45

22 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 91% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 100% 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 32%
International applicants (1) 5%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 23%

Interviews for applicants are:
Recommended

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 100% 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 $43,317
Nonresident $43,317

Application Process
Deadline(s) to apply: n/a

Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? Yes
Deadline for scheduling an interview: n/a

Financial Aid
Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
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%) 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 Dr. Robert Baron
Hired as of July 2001
 
MBA program director Dr. Richard Burke
 
MBA admissions director Zamiul Haque
 
MBA financial aid director Zamiul Haque
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director Therese Stillman
 
Alumni relations director David Bohan


 
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