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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Illinois State University
College of Business

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


Address: Illinois State University
College of Business, Campus Box 5500
Normal, IL 61790-5500
E-Mail: isumba@exchange.cob.ilstu.edu
Web site: http://lilt.ilstu.edu/mba


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: May 19, 2003
Aug. 18, 2003
Jan. 12, 2004

Year part-time program was founded: 1976

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 215
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 126
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students 51
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 3,254
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months -14%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program n/a
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 72
 
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 35%
International students (1) 0%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 0%
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 538
Range (middle 80%) 450 - 630

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 647
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience
Average (months) 60
Range (months - middle 80%) n/a - n/a
New entrants with one year or less work experience n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 35

Salary
Average salary of entering students $49,324
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:
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 1%
Community, Social Services, and Nonprofit/Volunteer 6%
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 7%
Education, Training, and Library 1%
Financial Services 16%
Government and Policy 3%
Healthcare, Other 3%
Information Technology 1%
Insurance 3%
Internet/E-Commerce/New Media 1%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 23%
Retail/Wholesale 1%
Telecommunications 2%
Other 31%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. State Farm n/a
2. Country Insurance and Financial Services n/a
3. BroMenn Healthcare n/a
4. Caterpillar n/a
5. AFNI n/a
6. Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing n/a
7. Verizon n/a
8. OSF Healthcare System n/a
9. Archer Daniels Midland n/a
10. Illinois Power n/a
11. Eureka Company n/a
12. IllinoisState University n/a


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $30
Application fee (non resident): $30

56 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 71% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 53% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 20 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 10 ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.

Interviews for applicants are:
undefined
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 $5,870
Nonresident n/a

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): Feb. 15, 2003
Mar. 1, 2003
Sept. 1, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   June 30, 2003
Mar. 1, 2004
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   25%

Average financial aid package $504
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based
Need-based

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to part-time MBAs during the past 12 months 8
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 $367

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 Dixie Mills
Hired as of Jan. 1, 1997
 
MBA program director Dr. Lee A. Graf
 
MBA admissions director Dr. Lee A. Graf
 
MBA financial aid director Dr. Charles Boudreau
 
MBA career services director Pamela Hammond-McDavid
 
Alumni relations director Barb Todd


 
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