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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Southern Mississippi
The Graduate School of Management

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


Address: The University of Southern Mississippi
Box 5096
Hattiesburg, MS 39406
E-Mail: mba_mpa@cba.usm.edu
Web site: http://www.usmmba.usm.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: n/a

Year part-time program was founded: 1964

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 119
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 79
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
Full-time MBA students 40
Executive MBA students 0
PhD program students 0
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 2,100
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 10%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 28
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program n/a
 
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?
n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 40%
International students (1) 5%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 5%
Married students 55%

(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 516
Range (middle 80%) 430 - 640

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 600
Minimum TOEFL score required 500

Work Experience
Average (months) 70
Range (months - middle 80%) 0 - 168
New entrants with one year or less work experience 25%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 30%

Student Age (years)
Average 31
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 40

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): $25
Application fee (non resident): $25

n/a people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted n/a% (selectivity) of those applicants, and n/a% 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 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 $5,000
Nonresident $12,000

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): Nov. 15, 2002
Apr. 15, 2003
July 15, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   Mar. 15, 2003
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   50%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   10%
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 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:
http://www-dept.usm.edu/~finaid


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


CONTACTS

Dean Dr. William Gunther
Hired as of Aug. 1, 1998
 
MBA program director Dr. Stephen C. Bushardt
 
MBA admissions director Dr. Stephen C. Bushardt
 
MBA financial aid director James Gibson
 
MBA career services director Russell Anderson
 
Alumni relations director Robert Pierce


 
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