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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh Business School

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


Address: Edinburgh Business School
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh EH14 4AS
UK
E-Mail: oncampusmba@ebs.hw.ac.uk
Web site: http://www.ebsmba.com


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Oct. 11, 2002
Jan. 24, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1985

Institution is: Non-U.S., Private


Total graduate enrollment 8,000
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 34
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 7,845
Full-time MBA students 81
Executive MBA students 40
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 21%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 36
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 60
 
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?
n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 20%
International students (1) 30%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 0%
Married students 10%

(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 n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 580

Work Experience
Average (months) 132
Range (months - middle 80%) 36 - 270
New entrants with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 34
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 46

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 2%
Construction, Mining and Trades 2%
Education, Training, and Library 5%
Engineering 18%
Finance/Economics 5%
Healthcare, Other 5%
Hospitality/Tourism/Travel 2%
Human Resources 2%
Information Technology 2%
Retail/Wholesale 24%
Sales 4%
Other 28%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
n/a

ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $0
Application fee (non resident): $0

25 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 52% (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 0 ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 0% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 0% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $16,000
Nonresident $16,000

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): July 31, 2002
Oct. 31, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   0%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   66%
Part-time MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   20%

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 Professor Keith Lumsden
Hired as of Sept. 1, 1990
 
MBA program director Professor Keith Lumsden
 
MBA admissions director Emma Dickinson
 
MBA financial aid director Professor Charlie Brown
 
MBA career services director Andrea Henderson
 
Alumni relations director Mrs Barbara Jamieson


 
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