ENROLLMENT
| 2002/2003 classes begin: | Sept. 3, 2002
Jan. 13, 2003
Sept. 3, 2003
Jan. 13, 2004
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Year part-time program was founded: 1925
Institution is: U.S., Private
| Total graduate enrollment | 1,178 |
| Part-time MBA students (on-campus) | 539 |
| Part-time MBA students (distance program) | n/a |
| Full-time MBA students | 419 |
| Executive MBA students | 42 |
| PhD program students | 56 |
| Total undergraduate business school enrollment | 1,882 |
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| Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months | -1% |
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| Average number of months to complete part-time program | 43 |
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| Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program | 72 |
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| Part-time program completion rate | 72% |
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| School offers a full-time MBA program? | Yes |
Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? Yes
STUDENT PROFILE
| Female students in class | 38% |
| International students (1) | 7% |
| Underrepresented minority (2) students | 13% |
| Married students | n/a |
(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 | 598 |
| Range (middle 80%) | 510 | - | 690 |
TOEFL Scores*
| Average TOEFL score | n/a |
| Minimum TOEFL score required | 250 |
Work Experience
| Average (months) | 61 |
| Range (months - middle 80%) | 12 | - | 108 |
| New entrants with one year or less work experience | 10% |
| Applicants with one year or less work experience | 20% |
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:
n/a
TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS
Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
| Firm | No. of Students |
| 1. Investors Bank & Trust |
5 |
| 2. Fidelity Investments |
4 |
| 3. Boston University |
4 |
| 4. Brown Brothers Harriman |
2 |
| 5. Towers Perrin |
2 |
| 6. Lucent Technologies |
2 |
| 7. Teradyne Inc. |
2 |
| 8. State Street Corp |
2 |
| 9. Genzyme |
2 |
| 10. Forrester Research Inc |
1 |
| 11. EMC Corp. |
1 |
| 12. Houghton Mifflin Company |
1 |
| 13. Putnam Investments |
1 |
| 14. Comverse |
1 |
| 15. Harvard Pilgrim Health |
1 |
ADMISSIONS
Application fee (resident): $60
Application fee (non resident): $60
250 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 63% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 55% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.
The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which n/a ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.
Interviews for applicants are:
Recommended
In 2002, the B-school interviewed 15% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 15% of its admitted applicants.
INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES
| Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars): |
| Resident | $54,080 |
| Nonresident | $54,080 |
Application Process
Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions?
Yes
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| Deadline(s) to schedule an interview: |
n/a
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| Application deadlines (for the next class to be admitted): |
Nov. 15, 2002
May 1, 2003
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FINANCIAL AID
| Deadline(s) to apply: | |
n/a
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| Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer | | n/a |
| Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer | | n/a |
| Part-time MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school | | n/a |
| Average financial aid package | n/a |
| Range (middle 80%) | $2,000 | - | $18,000 |
Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based
| Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to part-time MBAs during the past 12 months | 0 |
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| Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) | No |
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| Maximum amount students can borrow | n/a |
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| Average outstanding loan for 2002 graduates | n/a |
Financial aid Web site:
http://management.bu.edu/afo/
(1) Upon admission, any accepted applicant, regardless of nationality, and without the need of a cosigner, is eligible for a loan
CONTACTS
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