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

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Address: University of Connecticut
One University Place
Stamford, CT 06901
E-Mail: stammba@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 9%
 
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 77%
 
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 31%
International students (1) 15%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 3%
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 580
Range (middle 80%) 540 - 600

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 657
Minimum TOEFL score required 575

Work Experience
Average (months) 72
Range (months - middle 80%) 37 - 96
New entrants with one year or less work experience 1%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 1%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 36

Salary
Average salary of entering students $68,025
Range (middle 80%) $47,000 - $85,000

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

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Accounting/Auditing 4%
Administrative and Support Services 4%
Computers, Software 2%
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 12%
Customer Service and Call Center 6%
Engineering 2%
Finance/Economics 10%
Financial Services 15%
Healthcare, Other 3%
Human Resources 3%
Information Technology 21%
Internet/E-Commerce/New Media 5%
Legal 4%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 1%
Marketing 5%
Real Estate 2%
Sales 1%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. GE 19
2. UBS Warburg 14
3. Purdue Pharma 13
4. Pitney Bowes 6
5. Hyperion 5
6. Avon 5
7. IBM 4
8. Gartner Group 3
9. Diaggeo 3
10. Kraft 3
11. Boehringer Ingelheim 3
12. Louis Dreyfuss 3
13. Oxford Health Plans 3
14. People's Bank 3
15. Sikorsky 3


ADMISSIONS

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

104 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 66% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 83% 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 18% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 31% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $28,005
Nonresident $28,005

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   51%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   40%
Part-time MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   1%

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

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based
Need-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 Jennifer Grey
 
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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