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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of South Australia
International Graduate School of Management

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


Address: University of South Australia
City West Campus North Terrace
Adelaide 5001
Australia
E-Mail: igsm.info@unisa.edu.au
Web site: business.unisa.edu.au/igsm/


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 classes begin: Jan. 2001
July 2001

Year part-time program was founded: 1980
Institution is: Non-U.S.


Total graduate enrollment 2,000
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 450
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 40
Full-time MBA students 75
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 4,000
 
Part-time program completion rate 95%
 
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 any time



STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 38%
International students (1) n/a
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
Married students n/a

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

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:   5%

(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 n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 600
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 150
Range (middle 80%) 80 - 200
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 37
Range (middle 80%) 30 - 41

Salary
Average salary of entering students $40
Range (middle 80%) $25 - $45

* 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: $25

39 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 95% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 95% 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 40%
International applicants (1) n/a
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

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 $14,000

Application Process
Deadline(s) to apply: Dec. 20, 2001

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

Financial Aid
Deadline(s) to apply:   Nov. 30, 2001
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   40%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   50%

Average financial aid package $6,000
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Both

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to part-time MBAs 3
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 Rod Oxenberry
Hired as of n/a
 
MBA program director Murray Olliver
 
MBA admissions director n/a
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director n/a
 
Alumni relations director Mathew Waterman


 
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