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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Maryland
Robert H. Smith School of Business

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Address: Smith School of Business, 2308 Van Munching Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
E-Mail: n/a
Web site: http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Sept. 2, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1990

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 1,419
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 740
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students 516
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students 104
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 2,500
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months n/a
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 33
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 60
 
Part-time program completion rate 98%
 
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 year


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 28%
International students (1) 13%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 8%
Married students 42%

(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 629
Range (middle 80%) 580 - 680

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 642
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience
Average (months) 68
Range (months - middle 80%) 36 - 96
New entrants with one year or less work experience 5%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 14%

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 26 - 32

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:
n/a


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
n/a

ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $50
Application fee (non resident): $50

746 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 60% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 85% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 60 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 17 ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 4% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 2% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident n/a
Nonresident n/a

Application Process
Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? No

Deadline(s) to schedule an interview: n/a

Application deadlines (for the next class to be admitted): Apr. 1, 2003
May 15, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   n/a
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:
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 Howard Frank
Hired as of Sept. 15, 1997
 
MBA program director Cherie Scricca, Associate Dean
 
MBA admissions director Sabrina White
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director VACANT
 
Alumni relations director Francena Jackson


 
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