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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Minnesota Duluth
School of Business and Economics

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


Address: 21 School of Business and Economics
412 Library Drive
Duluth, MN 55812-2496
E-Mail: cfuro@d.umn.edu
Web site: http://www.d.umn.edu/sbe/degreeprogs/MBA/
index.php


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Sept. 3, 2003
Jan. 21, 2004

Year part-time program was founded: 1976

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 59
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 59
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students n/a
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,625
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 40%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 48
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 84
 
Part-time program completion rate 95%
 
School offers a full-time MBA program? No

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? n/a



STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 43%
International students (1) 22%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 8%
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 520
Range (middle 80%) 490 - 600

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 213
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience
Average (months) 72
Range (months - middle 80%) 12 - 216
New entrants with one year or less work experience 3%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 4%

Student Age (years)
Average 32
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 43

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:
Accounting/Auditing 10%
Banking/Mortgage (Investment banking, etc.) 3%
Community, Social Services, and Nonprofit/Volunteer 3%
Education, Training, and Library 5%
Finance/Economics 3%
Financial Services 5%
Government and Policy 3%
Healthcare, Other 30%
Human Resources 3%
Information Technology 3%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 5%
Retail/Wholesale 5%
Other 22%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Mayo Clinic 11
2. IBM 7


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $55
Application fee (non resident): $75

40 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 90% (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:
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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 $20,000
Nonresident $20,000

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): July 15, 2003
May 1, 2003
Nov. 1, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   June 30, 2003
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   25%

Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) $1,000 - $10,000

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 5
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://www.d.umn.edu/sss/finaid/


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


CONTACTS

Dean Kjell R. Knudsen
Hired as of Jan. 1, 1997
 
MBA program director Rajiv Vaidyanathan
 
MBA admissions director n/a
 
MBA financial aid director Brenda Herzig
 
MBA career services director Julie Westlund
 
Alumni relations director Elaine Hansen


 
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