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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Arkansas
Sam M. Walton College of Business — Managerial MBA

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


Address: 475 Business Building
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
E-Mail: gsb@walton.uark.edu
Web site: http://waltoncollege.uark.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Aug. 1, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1999

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 279
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 43
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 43
Full-time MBA students 61
Executive MBA students 0
PhD program students 42
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 3,220
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 29%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 24
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 72
 
Part-time program completion rate 92%
 
School offers a full-time MBA program? Yes

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? No



STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 20%
International students (1) 12%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 2%
Married students 56%

(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.


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 540
Range (middle 80%) 440 - 620

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 653
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience
Average (months) 66
Range (months - middle 80%) 12 - 144
New entrants with one year or less work experience 20%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 19%

Student Age (years)
Average 30
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 42

Salary
Average salary of entering students $48,343
Range (middle 80%) $34,000 - $68,000

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

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Accounting/Auditing 5%
Administrative and Support Services 2%
Advertising/Public Relations 2%
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 2%
Banking/Mortgage (Investment banking, etc.) 2%
Computers, Software 5%
Education, Training, and Library 5%
Engineering 2%
Finance/Economics 9%
Healthcare, Other 5%
Human Resources 5%
Information Technology 9%
Insurance 2%
Marketing 5%
Restaurant and Food Service 2%
Retail/Wholesale 2%
Sales 9%
Science 2%
Telecommunications 2%
Transportation/Logistics and Warehousing 12%
Other 9%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Wal-Mart 15
2. Tyson Foods 7
3. University of Arkansas 7
4. Whirlpool 3
5. Acxiom 3
6. JB Hunt 2
7. ABF 2
8. Procter & Gamble 1
9. Colgate Palmolive 1
10. Hamilton Beach/Procter Silex 1
11. Johnson & Johnson 1
12. USA Truck 1
13. Transplace.Com 1
14. Baldor 1
15. EJ Gallo 1


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $40
Application fee (non resident): $50

67 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 90% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 72% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 0 ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed n/a of its part-time MBA applicants, and n/a of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $11,800
Nonresident $22,776

Application Process
Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? No

Deadline(s) to schedule an interview: n/a

Application deadlines (for the next class to be admitted): Mar. 1, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   Mar. 1, 2003
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   28%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   26%
Part-time MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   0%

Average financial aid package $0
Range (middle 80%) $0 - $0

Scholarships are merit or need based?
n/a

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to part-time MBAs during the past 12 months 0
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) No
  Maximum amount students can borrow n/a
Average outstanding loan for 2002 graduates $3,954

Financial aid Web site:
http://uark.edu


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


CONTACTS

Dean Doyle Z. Williams
Hired as of Sept. 1, 1993
 
MBA program director Julie Gentry
 
MBA admissions director Michele Halsell
 
MBA financial aid director Ed Schroeder
 
MBA career services director Theres Stiefer
 
Alumni relations director Mike Macechko


 
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