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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Northwestern University
Kellogg School of Management The Managers' Program
ENROLLMENT
2002/2003 classes begin: n/a
Year part-time program was founded: 1908
Institution is: U.S., Private
Total graduate enrollment 3,000
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 1,350
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
Full-time MBA students 1,250
Executive MBA students 400
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months n/a
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?
After the completion of ten courses.
STUDENT PROFILE
Female students in class 32%
International students (1) 18%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 12%
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 690
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required n/a
Work Experience
Average (months) 84
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 29
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Salary
Average salary of entering students $65,000
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:
n/a
TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS
Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
Firm No. of Students
1. Abbott Labs
n/a
2. Bank One
n/a
3. Baxter Healthcare
n/a
4. IBM
n/a
5. Kraft Foods
n/a
6. Quaker Oats
n/a
7. Motorola
n/a
8. Sara Lee
n/a
9. GE Capital Corporation
n/a
10. GE Medical Systems
n/a
11. Lasalle Bank
n/a
12. ABN-AMRO Bank
n/a
13. Price Waterhouse Coopers
n/a
14. Merrill Lynch
n/a
15. CNA Insurance
n/a
ADMISSIONS
Application fee (resident): $185
Application fee (non resident): $185
1,070 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 40% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 90% 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 100% 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 $62,000
Nonresident n/a
Application Process
Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions?
No
Deadline(s) to schedule an interview:
Oct. 25, 2002
Jan. 24, 2003
Apr. 18, 2003
July 18, 2003
Application deadlines (for the next class to be admitted):
Oct. 25, 2002
Jan. 24, 2003
Apr. 18, 2003
July 18, 2003
FINANCIAL AID
Deadline(s) to apply:
n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer 60%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer 5%
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) n/a
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
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