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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Temple University
Fox School of Business and Management

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


Address: Speakman Hall LL5
1810 North 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
E-Mail: chatham@sbm.temple.edu
Web site: www.sbm.temple.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 classes begin: Jan. 2002
May 2002

Year part-time program was founded: 1942
Institution is: U.S. public


Total graduate enrollment 1,190
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 618
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students 286
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 3,829
 
Part-time program completion rate 76%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 36
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 44%
International students (1) 1%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 6%
Married students n/a

Students from the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 1%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
96%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 99%
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. n/a
South U.S. 1%
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:   6%

(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. Verizon n/a
2. Tyco Electronics n/a
3. Towers Perrin n/a
4. The Vanguard Group n/a
5. SAP America n/a
6. Rohm & Haas n/a
7. PNC Bank n/a
8. Rosenbluth Travel n/a
9. Mellon Bank n/a
10. Merck & Company n/a
11. Lockheed Martin n/a
12. Ernst & Young n/a
13. Cigna n/a
14. Aramark n/a
15. Atofina n/a


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 564
Range (middle 80%) 500 - 640

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 575

Work Experience (months)
Average 50
Range (middle 80%) 4 - 96
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 25%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 26 - 34

Salary
Average salary of entering students $43,100
Range (middle 80%) $35,000 - $58,000

* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Consulting 11%
Finance/Accounting 26%
General Management 18%
Human Resources 3%
Marketing/Sales 16%
MIS 8%
Operations/Logistics 13%
Other 5%

Entering students employed in the following industries:
Financial Services 21%
Government (federal, state, local, military) 0%
Manufacturing 22%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) 10%
Other Services 36%

Graduates whose education was company-sponsored (1)   78%
(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: $40

131 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 72% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 70% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 0 were ultimately accepted. 2% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 70% were accepted.

Female applicants 47%
International applicants (1) 1%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 11%

Interviews for applicants are:
Recommended

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 53% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 45% 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 $18,480
Nonresident $28,080

Application Process
Deadline(s) to apply: Sept. 30, 2001
Mar. 15, 2002
Apr. 14, 2002

Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? Yes
Deadline for scheduling an interview: Apr. 15, 2002

Financial Aid
Deadline(s) to apply:   Mar. 1, 2002
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   67%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   n/a

Average financial aid package $18,500
Range (middle 80%) $18,500 - $18,500

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:
PHEAA - seven preferred lenders
Average outstanding loan for 2001 graduates $36,000

(1) Upon admission, any accepted applicant, regardless of nationality, and without the need of a cosigner, is eligible for a loan


CONTACTS

Dean M. Moshe Porat
Hired as of July 1996
 
MBA program director Sandra Sokol
 
MBA admissions director Natale Butto
 
MBA financial aid director Spencer Strange
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director Gary Fredericks
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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