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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Connecticut
School of Business — Evening Part-Time MBA Program - Hartford

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


Address: 1800 Asylum Avenue
4th Floor Library Building
West Hartford, CT 06117
E-Mail: hartmba@business.uconn.edu
Web site: http://www.business.uconn.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: n/a

Year part-time program was founded: 1958

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 1,154
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 833
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students 97
Executive MBA students 65
PhD program students 65
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,612
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 2%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 36
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 72
 
Part-time program completion rate 85%
 
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
With approval by Full-Time Admissions Director


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 35%
International students (1) 0%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 16%
Married students 41%

(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 560
Range (middle 80%) 490 - 610

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 575

Work Experience
Average (months) 88
Range (months - middle 80%) 36 - 163
New entrants with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 2%

Student Age (years)
Average 31
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 41

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:
Accounting/Auditing 5%
Administrative and Support Services 1%
Advertising/Public Relations 1%
Architectural Services 1%
Banking/Mortgage (Investment banking, etc.) 1%
Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical 1%
Computers, Hardware 1%
Computers, Software 4%
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 16%
Customer Service and Call Center 2%
Education, Training, and Library 3%
Engineering 9%
Financial Services 13%
Government and Policy 1%
Healthcare, Other 2%
Healthcare, Practitioner, and Technician 2%
Human Resources 5%
Information Technology 5%
Insurance 1%
Internet/E-Commerce/New Media 3%
Legal 2%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 4%
Marketing 3%
Military 3%
Retail/Wholesale 1%
Sales 6%
Science 4%
Other 1%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Hartford Life Insurance 12
2. Cigna 11
3. Travelers 10
4. Pratt & Whitney 4
5. Aetna 3
6. State of Connecticut 3
7. United Technologies Corporation 3
8. IBM 3
9. ING 3
10. Pitney Bowes 2
11. McDermid 2
12. Howmet 2
13. Pfizer 2
14. Hamilton Sunstrand 1
15. The Hartford 1


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $52
Application fee (non resident): $52

152 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 71% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 95% 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:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 16% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 26% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $27,980
Nonresident $27,980

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): Jan. 29, 2003
May 19, 2003
Aug. 27, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   Mar. 1, 2003
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   39%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   30%
Part-time MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   5%

Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

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 n/a
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) Yes
  Maximum amount students can borrow $18,500
Average outstanding loan for 2002 graduates n/a

Financial aid Web site:
http://vm.uconn.edu/~wwwfaid


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


CONTACTS

Dean C.F. Sirmans
Hired as of Aug. 23, 2002
 
MBA program director Glen Richardson
 
MBA admissions director Richard N. Dino
 
MBA financial aid director Jean Main
 
MBA career services director Ray Palmer
 
Alumni relations director Brian Otis


 
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