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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Manchester Business School
— Executive (part-time) MBA

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


Address: Manchester Business School
Booth Street West
Manchester M15 6PB
UK
E-Mail: manchester_mba@mbs.ac.uk
Web site: http://www.mbs.ac.uk


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Sept. 1, 2002
Jan. 1, 2003
Apr. 1, 2003
Sept. 1, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1990

Institution is: Non-U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 2,287
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 158
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 1,759
Full-time MBA students 277
Executive MBA students 0
PhD program students 101
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 0
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 0%
 
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 95%
 
School offers a full-time MBA program? Yes

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? Yes

  At what point?
Only after completing Diploma Stage successfully


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 30%
International students (1) 20%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
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 620
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 250

Work Experience
Average (months) 120
Range (months - middle 80%) n/a - n/a
New entrants with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 32
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

Salary
Average salary of entering students $60,572
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:
Administrative and Support Services 4%
Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical 4%
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 12%
Engineering 3%
Financial Services 3%
Human Resources 1%
Internet/E-Commerce/New Media 4%
Legal 1%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 4%
Marketing 7%
Sales 7%
Science 4%
Other 1%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. AstraZeneca n/a
2. Barclays Bank n/a
3. Credit Suisse Boston n/a
4. H J Heinz Co Ltd n/a
5. Hewlett Packard n/a
6. HSBC n/a
7. Kellogg n/a
8. CSC Computer Systems n/a
9. Orange n/a
10. Pepsi n/a
11. Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motor Cars Ltd n/a
12. Unilever Research n/a
13. United Utilities n/a
14. Shell Global solutions n/a
15. PriceWaterhouseCoopers n/a


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $80
Application fee (non resident): $80

66 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 92% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 92% 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:
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 $31,000
Nonresident $31,000

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): Dec. 1, 2002
Mar. 1, 2003
Aug. 1, 2003
Dec. 1, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   23%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   46%
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 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:
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 John Arnold
Hired as of Apr. 1, 2000
 
MBA program director Dr David Newton
 
MBA admissions director Rachel Tufft
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director Alison Edmonds
 
Alumni relations director Barbara Beeby


 
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2002:  --    1992:  --    
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