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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
James Madision University
College of Business

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


Address: MSC 0206
James Madision University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
E-Mail: mba@jmu.edu
Web site: http://www.jmu.edu/mba


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Aug. 27, 2002
Aug. 28, 2003
Aug. 29, 2004

Year part-time program was founded: 1971

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 165
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 115
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 40
Full-time MBA students 10
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 3,500
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 10%
 
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 90%
 
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 45%
International students (1) 10%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 10%
Married students 80%

(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 565
Range (middle 80%) 500 - 620

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 565
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience
Average (months) 60
Range (months - middle 80%) 24 - 80
New entrants with one year or less work experience 1%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 10%

Student Age (years)
Average 35
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 45

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 20%
Administrative and Support Services 50%
Advertising/Public Relations 10%
Arts, Entertainment, Publishing, and Media 10%
Banking/Mortgage (Investment banking, etc.) 10%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. University of Virginia 10


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $55
Application fee (non resident): $55

3,040 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 75% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 100% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 7 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 2 ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.

Interviews for applicants are:
Recommended

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 70% 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 $6,000
Nonresident $12,000

Application Process
Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? Yes

Deadline(s) to schedule an interview: Aug. 1, 2002

Application deadlines (for the next class to be admitted): July 1, 2002



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   Aug. 1, 2002
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   15%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   75%
Part-time MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   1%

Average financial aid package $1,000
Range (middle 80%) $1,000 - $1,000

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) Yes
  Maximum amount students can borrow $6,000
Average outstanding loan for 2002 graduates $0

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 Robert reid
Hired as of July 1, 1996
 
MBA program director Kenneth D. Bahn
 
MBA admissions director same
 
MBA financial aid director na
 
MBA career services director na
 
Alumni relations director na


 
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