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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Kansas
School of Business — Evening Professional MBA

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Address: The University of Kansas- Edwards Campus
12600 Quivira Road
Overland Park, KS 66213
E-Mail: bschoolgrad@ku.edu
Web site: http://www.business.ku.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Aug. 22, 2002
Jan. 16, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1978

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 689
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 478
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students 89
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students 30
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 850
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 5%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 30
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 84
 
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?
After the first semester


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 21%
International students (1) 16%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 5%
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 608
Range (middle 80%) 530 - 730

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 592
Minimum TOEFL score required 570

Work Experience
Average (months) 66
Range (months - middle 80%) 24 - 132
New entrants with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 5%

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 34

Salary
Average salary of entering students $55,000
Range (middle 80%) $30,000 - $65,000

* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Accounting/Auditing 20%
Advertising/Public Relations 10%
Architectural Services 3%
Banking/Mortgage (Investment banking, etc.) 3%
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 10%
Engineering 10%
Finance/Economics 3%
Financial Services 3%
Human Resources 3%
Information Technology 6%
Marketing 5%
Military 3%
Sales 8%
Telecommunications 10%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Sprint Long Distance n/a
2. Sprint PCS n/a
3. Black and Veatch n/a
4. Hallmark n/a
5. DST n/a
6. American Century n/a
7. Burns & McDonnell n/a
8. Cerner n/a
9. IBM n/a
10. Hills Pet n/a
11. Butler Manufacturing n/a
12. Payless Shoe Source n/a
13. Honeywell n/a
14. Phillip Morris n/a
15. Yellow Freight n/a


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $60
Application fee (non resident): $60

110 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 67% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 85% 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:
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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 $12,600
Nonresident $12,600

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): Sept. 1, 2002
Apr. 1, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   15%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   70%
Part-time MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   0%

Average financial aid package $0
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 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:
http://www.ku.edu/~osfa


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


CONTACTS

Dean William Fuerst
Hired as of July 1, 2000
 
MBA program director Douglas Houston
 
MBA admissions director DeAnn Steinle
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director Jennifer Jordan
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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