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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University College Dublin
The Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business

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


Address: IEMBA UCD Smurfit Business School
Carysfort Avenue
Blackrock Ireland
E-Mail: Kate.McElwain@ucd.ie
Web site: www.ucd.ie/gsb


ENROLLMENT

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

Year part-time program was founded: 1994
Institution is: Non-U.S.


Total graduate enrollment 1,300
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 70
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students 96
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 2,000
 
Part-time program completion rate 96%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 24
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program n/a

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? Yes

  At what point?
After the first year



STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 23%
International students (1) 32%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
Married students 85%

Students from the following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 6%
Central/South America, Mexico 0%
Eastern Europe 10%
Middle East 2%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
14%
Oceania 4%
Western Europe 64%

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:   20%

(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 584
Range (middle 80%) 530 - 660

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

Work Experience (months)
Average 148
Range (middle 80%) 96 - 228
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 52%

Student Age (years)
Average 38
Range (middle 80%) 30 - 50

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 10%
Finance/Accounting 20%
General Management 30%
Human Resources 10%
Marketing/Sales 15%
MIS 10%
Operations/Logistics 5%
Other 0%

Entering students employed in the following industries:
Financial Services 17%
Government (federal, state, local, military) 10%
Manufacturing 25%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) 3%
Other Services 25%

Graduates whose education was company-sponsored (1)   80%
(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: $30

156 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 41% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 91% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 15 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 8 were ultimately accepted. 12% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 4% were accepted.

Female applicants 20%
International applicants (1) 36%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a

Interviews for applicants are:
Required

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 $21,000
Nonresident $21,000

Application Process
Deadline(s) to apply: July 1, 2002

Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? Yes
Deadline for scheduling an interview: Aug. 10, 2002

Financial Aid
Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   90%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   85%

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 2
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 Eamonn Walsh
Hired as of Sept. 2000
 
MBA program director Gary Santry
 
MBA admissions director Kate McElwain
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director n/a
 
Alumni relations director Palua Shallo


 
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