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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of California, Irvine
Graduate School of Management

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Address: GSM 202
Irvine, California, CA 92697-3125
E-Mail: gsm-mba@uci.edu
Web site: www.gsm.uci.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 classes begin: Sept. 2002

Year part-time program was founded: 1990
Institution is: U.S. public


Total graduate enrollment 862
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 386
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
Full-time MBA students 246
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 310
 
Part-time program completion rate 99%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 33
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 33

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 30%
International students (1) 7%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 8%
Married students NA%

Students from the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 6%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
94%
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. n/a
South U.S. n/a
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 100%

Percentage of new students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school:   18%

(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. Boeing Company 36
2. Conexant Systems 10
3. PIMCO 6
4. Disney 5
5. Ingram Micro 5
6. Southern California Edison 4
7. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. 4
8. University of California, Irvine 4
9. Allergan, Inc. 3
10. Kingston Technology 3
11. Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. 3
12. PacifiCare Health Systems 3
13. Verizon (Wireless) Communications 3
14. American Honda 2
15. Beckman Coulter 2


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 566
Range (middle 80%) 490 - 650

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 612
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 84
Range (middle 80%) 38 - 143
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 31
Range (middle 80%) 26 - 36

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 NA%
Finance/Accounting NA%
General Management NA%
Human Resources NA%
Marketing/Sales NA%
MIS NA%
Operations/Logistics NA%
Other NA%

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

Graduates whose education was company-sponsored (1)   65%
(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: $75

285 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 77% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 63% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed NA applicant(s) on its wait list, from which NA were ultimately accepted. 5% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 77% were accepted.

Female applicants 31%
International applicants (1) 7%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 6%

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 81% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 99% 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 $55,830
Nonresident $55,830

Application Process
Deadline(s) to apply: Feb. 15, 2002
June 14, 2002

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

Financial Aid
Deadline(s) to apply:   May 1, 2002
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   20%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   40%

Average financial aid package $15,660
Range (middle 80%) $7,200 - $30,525

Scholarships are merit or need based?
n/a

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 $47,000

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


CONTACTS

Dean David H. Blake
Hired as of Oct. 1997
 
MBA program director JoAnne Starr
 
MBA admissions director JoAnne Starr
 
MBA financial aid director Alda Ruggiera
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director Randy Williams
 
Alumni relations director Sandra Findly


 
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