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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Belk College of Business Administration

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Address: UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28223
E-Mail: mba@email.uncc.edu
Web site: www.belkmba.uncc.edu


ENROLLMENT

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

Year part-time program was founded: 1970
Institution is: U.S. public


Total graduate enrollment 370
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 286
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students 84
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 3,144
 
Part-time program completion rate 52%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 30
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 35%
International students (1) 18%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 8%
Married students 23%

Students from the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 10%
Central/South America, Mexico 2%
Eastern Europe 1%
Middle East 2%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
83%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 1%

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. 1%
Northeast U.S. n/a
South U.S. 98%
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:   11%

(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. First Union Corp. 35
2. Bank of America Corp. 20
3. Duke Energy 3
4. Compass Group 3
5. Vanguard Group 3
6. IBM 2
7. Sara Lee Corp. 2
8. BellSouth 2
9. USAirways Group Inc. 2
10. Ingersoll-Rand 2
11. Philip Morris 2
12. Carolinas Healthcare 2
13. Springs Industries 2
14. TIAA-CREF 2
15. Enovia Corp. 2


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 553
Range (middle 80%) 490 - 600

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 592
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 50
Range (middle 80%) 12 - 96
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 9%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 33

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 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 27%
Government (federal, state, local, military) 7%
Manufacturing 20%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) 1%
Other Services 12%

Graduates whose education was company-sponsored (1)   25%
(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: $35

381 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 60% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 65% 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 33%
International applicants (1) 25%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 14%

Interviews for applicants are:
Not offered

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 $6,000
Nonresident $25,000

Application Process
Deadline(s) to apply: Nov. 1, 2001
July 1, 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   26%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   9%

Average financial aid package $6,000
Range (middle 80%) $500 - $8,500

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit based

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to part-time MBAs n/a
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 $11,125

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


CONTACTS

Dean Claude Lilly
Hired as of Apr. 2000
 
MBA program director Nabil Elias
 
MBA admissions director Johnna Watson
 
MBA financial aid director Curtis Whalen
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director Denise Smith
 
Alumni relations director Morgan Roseborough


 
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