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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Suffolk University
Sawyer School of Management

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


Address: Sawyer School of Management
8 Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108
E-Mail: grad.admission@suffolk.edu
Web site: www.suffolk.edu


ENROLLMENT

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

Year part-time program was founded: 1948
Institution is: U.S. private


Total graduate enrollment 800
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 625
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 22
Full-time MBA students 100
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,121
 
Part-time program completion rate n/a
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 20
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 56%
International students (1) 3%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 4%
Married students n/a

Students from the following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 1%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
n/a
Oceania n/a
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. 97%
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:   n/a

(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. Fidelity Investments 10
2. State Street Bank 8
3. Putnam Investments 2
4. JP Morgan Chase 2
5. Genuity 2
6. John Hancock Financial Services 1
7. Liberty Mutaual 1
8. Fleet Bank 1
9. Mellon Financial 1
10. Sun Microsystems 1
11. Verizon 2
12. MFS 1
13. Cingular Wireless 1
14. Blue Cross Blue Shield 1
15. Tufts Health Plan 1


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 484
Range (middle 80%) 400 - 610

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 213

Work Experience (months)
Average 79
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

Salary
Average salary of entering students $74,000
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 7%
Finance/Accounting 38%
General Management 20%
Human Resources 1%
Marketing/Sales 17%
MIS 9%
Operations/Logistics 0%
Other 8%

Entering students employed in the following industries:
Financial Services 33%
Government (federal, state, local, military) 2%
Manufacturing 3%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) 2%
Other Services 46%

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: $50

167 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 85% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 58% 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 n/a
International applicants (1) n/a
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 $30,660
Nonresident $30,660

Application Process
Deadline(s) to apply: June 15, 2002
Nov. 15, 2002
Apr. 15, 2002

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

Financial Aid
Deadline(s) to apply:   Apr. 1, 2002
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 $2,518
Range (middle 80%) $1,500 - $19,809

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Both

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 William O'Neill
Hired as of July 2001
 
MBA program director Dr. Lillian Hallberg
 
MBA admissions director Judith Reynolds
 
MBA financial aid director Christine Perry
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director Paul Tanklefsky
 
Alumni relations director Kelly Clark


 
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