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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)
School of Business & Management

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


Address: MBA Program Office
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Clear Water Bay, Kowloon
Hong Kong
E-Mail: mba@ust.hk
Web site: http://www.bm.ust.hk


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Aug. 17, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1991

Institution is: Non-U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 126
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 365
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students 93
Executive MBA students 90
PhD program students 67
Total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months -15%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 24
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 60
 
Part-time program completion rate 100%
 
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 39%
International students (1) 5%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
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 n/a
Range (middle 80%) 530 - 670

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

Work Experience
Average (months) 84
Range (months - middle 80%) 48 - 132
New entrants with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 26 - 33

Salary
Average salary of entering students $63,130
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 6%
Computers, Software 6%
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 7%
Customer Service and Call Center 2%
Engineering 7%
Finance/Economics 5%
Financial Services 8%
Human Resources 4%
Information Technology 19%
Marketing 20%
Sales 4%
Telecommunications 4%
Other 7%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

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

ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $50
Application fee (non resident): $50

482 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 33% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 84% 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:
Required

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 55% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 100% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $25,500
Nonresident $25,500

Application Process
Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? No

Deadline(s) to schedule an interview: June 15, 2003

Application deadlines (for the next class to be admitted): Feb. 28, 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?
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:
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 Prof. K. C. CHAN
Hired as of July 1, 2002
 
MBA program director Dr. Steve DeKREY
 
MBA admissions director Chris TSANG
 
MBA financial aid director P.H. MAK
 
MBA career services director Doris CHAN
 
Alumni relations director Doris CHAN


 
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