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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Grand Valley State University
Seidman School of Business

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


Address: 318C DeVos
401 W. Fulton
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
E-Mail: www.gvsu.edu
Web site: http://www.gvsu.edu/ssb


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: n/a

Year part-time program was founded: 1973

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 341
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 303
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students n/a
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,392
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 11%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 40
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 96
 
Part-time program completion rate 65%
 
School offers a full-time MBA program? No

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? n/a



STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 30%
International students (1) 7%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 2%
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 570
Range (middle 80%) 500 - 650

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience
Average (months) 120
Range (months - middle 80%) 24 - 264
New entrants with one year or less work experience 5%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 7%

Student Age (years)
Average 32
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 44

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 8%
Banking/Mortgage (Investment banking, etc.) 5%
Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical 2%
Community, Social Services, and Nonprofit/Volunteer 3%
Computers, Hardware 3%
Computers, Software 4%
Construction, Mining and Trades 1%
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 3%
Engineering 20%
Finance/Economics 3%
Financial Services 12%
Healthcare, Practitioner, and Technician 3%
Human Resources 3%
Information Technology 5%
Legal 1%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 10%
Marketing 5%
Sales 6%
Science 1%
Transportation/Logistics and Warehousing 2%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. JCI n/a
2. Amway n/a
3. Steelcase n/a
4. Herman Miller n/a
5. Haworth n/a
6. Smith Industries n/a
7. Diesel Technology n/a
8. Huntington Bank n/a
9. Fifth Third n/a
10. Donnelly Corp. n/a
11. Lear n/a


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $20
Application fee (non resident): $20

179 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 84% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 91% 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:
Recommended

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 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 $7,986
Nonresident $17,325

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): Dec. 1, 2002
Apr. 1, 2003
Aug. 1, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   25%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   50%
Part-time MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   52%

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) n/a
  Maximum amount students can borrow n/a
Average outstanding loan for 2002 graduates n/a

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.gvsu.edu


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


CONTACTS

Dean David E. Mielke, Ph.D.
Hired as of July 1, 2000
 
MBA program director Claudia Bajema
 
MBA admissions director n/a
 
MBA financial aid director Ken Fridsma
 
MBA career services director Charlese Hayes-Joseph
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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