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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Melbourne
Melbourne Business School

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


Address: Melbourne Business School
200 Leicester Street
Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria 3053
AU
E-Mail: enquiries@mbs.edu
Web site: http://www.mbs.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Jan. 20, 2003
Sept. 2, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1963

Institution is: Non-U.S., Private


Total graduate enrollment 690
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 265
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
Full-time MBA students 306
Executive MBA students 0
PhD program students 8
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 48
 
Part-time program completion rate 99%
 
School offers a full-time MBA program? Yes

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

  At what point?
Anytime before the last two semesters


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 25%
International students (1) 0%
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 610
Range (middle 80%) 540 - 700

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 0
Minimum TOEFL score required 253

Work Experience
Average (months) 81
Range (months - middle 80%) 36 - 120
New entrants with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 30
Range (middle 80%) 26 - 36

Salary
Average salary of entering students $42,350
Range (middle 80%) $29,700 - $52,250

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

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Accounting/Auditing 1%
Administrative and Support Services 2%
Advertising/Public Relations 1%
Banking/Mortgage (Investment banking, etc.) 4%
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 26%
Finance/Economics 6%
Government and Policy 6%
Healthcare, Other 2%
Human Resources 1%
Information Technology 15%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 6%
Marketing 11%
Retail/Wholesale 2%
Transportation/Logistics and Warehousing 3%
Other 14%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. KPMG Consulting 4
2. Telstra 3
3. A.T. Kearney 2
4. Accenture 2
5. City West Water 2
6. IBM Global Services 2
7. bHarvest 2
8. Federal or State Government/Public Service 6
9. GE 3
10. ANZ Bank 1
11. Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1
12. BHP Billiton 1
13. Booz Allen Hamilton 1
14. BP 1
15. Exxon Mobil 1


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $0
Application fee (non resident): $0

131 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 43% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 78% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

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

Interviews for applicants are:
Recommended

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 20% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 60% 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? Yes

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

Application deadlines (for the next class to be admitted): Nov. 30, 2002
July 31, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   Nov. 30, 2002
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   48%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   19%
Part-time MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   5%

Average financial aid package $5,000
Range (middle 80%) $5,000 - $5,000

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

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 Professor Paul Rizzo
Hired as of Jan. 1, 2001
 
MBA program director Dr Jennifer George
 
MBA admissions director Ms Ann Sankey
 
MBA financial aid director Ms Ann Sankey
 
MBA career services director Ms Justine Block
 
Alumni relations director Mr Stuart Nicolson


 
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