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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Fordham University
Fordham Business

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


Address: 113 West 60th Street
New York, NY 10023
E-Mail: admissionsgb@fordham.edu
Web site: http://www.bnet.fordham.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Sept. 1, 2002
Jan. 1, 2003
May 1, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1969

Institution is: U.S., Private


Total graduate enrollment 1,410
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 1,010
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students 362
Executive MBA students 37
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 3%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program n/a
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program n/a
 
Part-time program completion rate n/a
 
School offers a full-time MBA program? Yes

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? Yes

  At what point?
n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 41%
International students (1) 8%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 16%
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 580
Range (middle 80%) 500 - 650

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 613
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience
Average (months) 78
Range (months - middle 80%) 34 - 144
New entrants with one year or less work experience 1%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 3%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 34

Salary
Average salary of entering students $62,550
Range (middle 80%) $32,120 - $87,250

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

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Accounting/Auditing 6%
Administrative and Support Services 1%
Advertising/Public Relations 2%
Arts, Entertainment, Publishing, and Media 5%
Banking/Mortgage (Investment banking, etc.) 8%
Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical 9%
Community, Social Services, and Nonprofit/Volunteer 4%
Computers, Hardware 2%
Computers, Software 2%
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 4%
Customer Service and Call Center 1%
Education, Training, and Library 3%
Engineering 5%
Financial Services 12%
Government and Policy 2%
Healthcare, Other 1%
Healthcare, Practitioner, and Technician 1%
Hospitality/Tourism/Travel 1%
Human Resources 2%
Information Technology 4%
Insurance 2%
Internet/E-Commerce/New Media 3%
Legal 1%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 2%
Marketing 4%
Military 1%
Real Estate 1%
Retail/Wholesale 1%
Sales 2%
Sports and Recreation 1%
Telecommunications 4%
Other 3%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. JP Morgan Chase 12
2. Merrill Lynch 7
3. Goldman Sachs 6
4. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter 5
5. Lehman Brothers 4
6. CitiGroup 4
7. Ernst & Young 3
8. Pfizer 3
9. Salomon Smith Barney 3
10. Pricewaterhouse Coopers 3
11. Deutsche Bank 2
12. Neuberger Berman 2
13. Pfizer, Inc. 2
14. MTV Networks 2
15. Verizon 2


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $65
Application fee (non resident): $65

547 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 65% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 71% 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:
Recommended

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 40% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 45% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $43,020
Nonresident $43,020

Application Process
Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? Yes

Deadline(s) to schedule an interview: Nov. 1, 2002
Mar. 1, 2003
June 1, 2003

Application deadlines (for the next class to be admitted): Nov. 1, 2002
Mar. 1, 2003
June 1, 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   n/a

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 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 n/a

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


CONTACTS

Dean Sharon Smith
Hired as of Aug. 15, 1990
 
MBA program director Lauren Mounty
 
MBA admissions director Frank Fletcher
 
MBA financial aid director Frank Fletcher
 
MBA career services director John B. Hotard, Ph. D.
 
Alumni relations director Kristin Lynch Gullo


 
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