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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Carnegie Mellon
Graduate School of Industrial Administration Carnegie Mellon MBA - Flex Time
ENROLLMENT
2002/2003 classes begin: Aug. 25, 2003
Year part-time program was founded: 1985
Institution is: U.S., Private
Total graduate enrollment 1,019
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 163
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 121
Full-time MBA students 469
Executive MBA students 0
PhD program students 112
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 434
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months -10%
Average number of months to complete part-time program 36
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 48
Part-time program completion rate 95%
School offers a full-time MBA program? Yes
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 18%
International students (1) 22%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 0%
Married students 40%
(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 630
Range (middle 80%) 570 - 720
TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 642
Minimum TOEFL score required 600
Work Experience
Average (months) 72
Range (months - middle 80%) 18 - 150
New entrants with one year or less work experience 10%
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a
Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 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:
n/a
TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS
Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
n/a
ADMISSIONS
Application fee (resident): $100
Application fee (non resident): $100
84 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 80% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 76% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.
The B-school placed n/a applicant(s) on its wait list, from which n/a ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.
Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only
In 2002, the B-school interviewed 85% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 100% of its admitted applicants.
INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES
Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $66,500
Nonresident $66,500
Application Process
Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions?
Yes
Deadline(s) to schedule an interview:
n/a
Application deadlines (for the next class to be admitted):
Nov. 15, 2002
Jan. 15, 2003
Mar. 31, 2003
Apr. 30, 2003
FINANCIAL AID
Deadline(s) to apply:
n/a
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 36%
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) $0 - $33,418
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 n/a
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 $13,500
Financial aid Web site:
n/a
(1) Upon admission, any accepted applicant, regardless of nationality, and without the need of a cosigner, is eligible for a loan
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