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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Portland State University
School of Business Administration

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


Address: PSU, School of Business
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207
E-Mail: info@sba.pdx.edu
Web site: http://www.sba.pdx.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Sept. 30, 2002

Year part-time program was founded: 1967

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 399
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 243
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 54
Full-time MBA students 102
Executive MBA students 0
PhD program students 0
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,600
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 52%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 36
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 84
 
Part-time program completion rate 75%
 
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 32%
International students (1) 6%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 2%
Married students 49%

(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 605
Range (middle 80%) 540 - 690

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 627
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience
Average (months) 66
Range (months - middle 80%) 31 - 110
New entrants with one year or less work experience 4%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 4%

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 34

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%
Administrative and Support Services 8%
Advertising/Public Relations 1%
Computers, Hardware 1%
Construction, Mining and Trades 1%
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 4%
Customer Service and Call Center 1%
Education, Training, and Library 3%
Engineering 15%
Finance/Economics 4%
Financial Services 3%
Healthcare, Other 2%
Healthcare, Practitioner, and Technician 1%
Human Resources 1%
Information Technology 2%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 1%
Insurance 1%
Internet/E-Commerce/New Media 2%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 4%
Marketing 2%
Retail/Wholesale 3%
Sales 5%
Other 3%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Intel 10
2. Oregon Health & Sciences University 5
3. Brown & Caldwell Consulting Engineers 2
4. The Standard 2
5. Sun Microsystems 1
6. InFocus 2
7. Merix 1
8. Consolidated Freightways 1
9. Weiden & Kennedy 1
10. Applied Materials 1
11. Freightliner 1
12. Lattice Semiconductor 1
13. Clinarium, Inc. 1
14. Greenworks PC 1
15. BioNetrix Systems 1


ADMISSIONS

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

156 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 56% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 54% 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:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 0% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 0% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $18,153
Nonresident $18,153

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): Mar. 1, 2003
Apr. 1, 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   n/a

Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based
Need-based

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:
http://www.ess.pdx.edu/fao/


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


CONTACTS

Dean Scott Dawson
Hired as of July 1, 2001
 
MBA program director Rodney Rogers
 
MBA admissions director n/a
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director Lisa Stevens
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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