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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Pepperdine University
The Graziadio School of Business and Management — Fully Employed MBA

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


Address: 400 Corporate Pointe
Culver City, CA 90230
E-Mail: mbabsm@pepperdine.edu
Web site: http://www.Bschool.pepperdine.edu/programs/mba


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Jan. 2, 2003
Apr. 28, 2003
Aug. 25, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1969

Institution is: U.S., Private


Total graduate enrollment 2,004
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 1,487
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students 172
Executive MBA students 215
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 411
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 0%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 42
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 84
 
Part-time program completion rate n/a
 
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 35%
International students (1) 11%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 12%
Married students 30%

(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 553
Range (middle 80%) 470 - 650

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience
Average (months) 98
Range (months - middle 80%) 24 - 216
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%) 25 - 41

Salary
Average salary of entering students $60,000
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 25%
Administrative and Support Services 4%
Arts, Entertainment, Publishing, and Media 2%
Customer Service and Call Center 4%
Education, Training, and Library 1%
Engineering 11%
Information Technology 11%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 4%
Sales 17%
Other 44%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Boeing 119
2. Amgen 56
3. Verizon 18
4. Self Employed 13
5. Teradyne 13
6. Conexant 12
7. Countrywide Home Loans 10
8. 20th Century Fox 8
9. US Navy 8
10. Wells Fargo 8
11. General Electric 7
12. Prudential 7
13. Sony 7
14. Walt Disney 7
15. Ingram Micro 6


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $45
Application fee (non resident): n/a

608 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 68% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 76% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed n/a 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 90% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 90% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $46,785
Nonresident $46,785

Application Process
Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? Yes

Deadline(s) to schedule an interview: Oct. 28, 2002
Feb. 28, 2003
June 27, 2003

Application deadlines (for the next class to be admitted): Oct. 28, 2002
Feb. 28, 2003
June 27, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   Oct. 28, 2002
Feb. 28, 2003
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   40%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   20%
Part-time MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   53%

Average financial aid package $15,517
Range (middle 80%) $502 - $48,975

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) Yes
  Maximum amount students can borrow $138,000
Average outstanding loan for 2002 graduates $51,744

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.Bschool.pepperdine.edu/financialaid


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


CONTACTS

Dean Dr. Linda A. Livingstone
Hired as of Aug. 1, 2002
 
MBA program director Dr. Peggy Crawford
 
MBA admissions director Darrell Eriksen
 
MBA financial aid director Natasha Kobrinsky
 
MBA career services director Tina Ohmstede
 
Alumni relations director Pam Bellew


 
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