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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business — Flexible MBA Program
ENROLLMENT
2002/2003 classes begin: Aug. 1, 2002
Year part-time program was founded: 1958 U.S., Public
Total graduate enrollment 2,674
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 1,198
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students 599
Executive MBA students 91
PhD program students 110
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 5,666
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months -1%
Average number of months to complete part-time program 42
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 60
Part-time program completion rate 98%
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 33%
International students (1) 6%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 34%
Married students n/a
(1) Students from countries other than the school's home country. CLASS TRAITS GMAT Scores
Average 600
Range (middle 80%) 540 - 670
TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 630
Minimum TOEFL score required 600
Work Experience
Average (months) 66
Range (months - middle 80%) 12 - 132
New entrants with one year or less work experience 13%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 28%
Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 34
Salary
Average salary of entering students $54,506
Range (middle 80%) $34,500 - $150,500
* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.
Entering students employed in the following fields:
Accounting/Auditing
38%
Computers, Software
11%
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.)
7%
Engineering
4%
Finance/Economics
2%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production
5%
Marketing
15%
Other
18%
TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS
Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
Firm No. of Students
1. Coca Cola
2
2. Worldcom, Inc.
2
3. Bellsouth Telecommunications
1
4. BP
1
5. Cingular Wireless
1
6. Delta Airlines
1
7. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
2
8. Georgia Pacific
1
9. Johnson Controls, Inc.
1
10. Kimberly Clark Corp.
1
11. Smith & Howard PC
1
12. Southern Company
1
13. United HealthCare of Georgia
1
14. UPS
1
15. Wachovia
1
ADMISSIONS Application fee (resident): $25 Application fee (non resident): $25 1,145 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 53% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 80% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.0 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 0 ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.
Interviews for applicants are:
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n/a of its part-time MBA applicants, and n/a of its admitted applicants.
INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES
Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $10,044
Nonresident $30,969
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):
Oct. 1, 2002
FINANCIAL AID
Deadline(s) to apply:
Apr. 1, 2003
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer 10%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer 40%
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?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 n/a
Financial aid Web site:http:/www.gsu.edu/~wwwfia/
(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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