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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Kentucky
Carol Martin Gatton College of Business and Economics

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Address: Gatton College of Business and Economics
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
E-Mail: ukmba@uky.edu
Web site: http://gatton.uky.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Aug. 27, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1952

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 362
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 105
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students 152
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students 104
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 2,890
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 24%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 36
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 96
 
Part-time program completion rate 88%
 
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 27%
International students (1) 5%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 2%
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 596
Range (middle 80%) 540 - 660

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 600
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience
Average (months) 54
Range (months - middle 80%) 24 - 84
New entrants with one year or less work experience 20%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 19%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 31

Salary
Average salary of entering students $53,769
Range (middle 80%) $27,000 - $70,000

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

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Accounting/Auditing 7%
Financial Services 7%
Information Technology 14%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 22%
Marketing 7%
Military 1%
Other 42%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Lexmark 2
2. University of Kentucky 2
3. AT&T 1
4. GE 1
5. LG&E 1
6. Papa John's 1
7. Proctor and Gamble 1
8. US Army 1
9. Vine Street Trust 1
10. Yorkshire Global 1


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $35
Application fee (non resident): $45

68 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 60% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 95% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which n/a ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.

Interviews for applicants are:
Recommended

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 $8,798
Nonresident $23,279

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. 1, 2003
July 1, 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   12%
Part-time MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   0%

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:
http://gatton.uky.edu/Academic/MBAProgram


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


CONTACTS

Dean RICHARD W. FURST
Hired as of July 1, 1981
 
MBA program director Walter Ferrier
 
MBA admissions director Beverly Kemper
 
MBA financial aid director Michael Tearney
 
MBA career services director Janie Thomas
 
Alumni relations director Ralph Brown


 
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