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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE Suffolk University Sawyer School of Management
ENROLLMENT
2002/2003 classes begin: Jan. 15, 2003
Year part-time program was founded: 1948 U.S., Private
Total graduate enrollment 1,226
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 653
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 63
Full-time MBA students 178
Executive MBA students 18
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,342
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months n/a
Average number of months to complete part-time program 16
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 24
Part-time program completion rate 95%
School offers a full-time MBA program? Yes
Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? Yes
STUDENT PROFILE
Female students in class 37%
International students (1) 3%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 10%
Married students n/a
(1) Students from countries other than the school's home country. CLASS TRAITS GMAT Scores
Average 498
Range (middle 80%) 420 - 580
TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 627
Minimum TOEFL score required 550
Work Experience
Average (months) 54
Range (months - middle 80%) 37 - 48
New entrants with one year or less work experience 13%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 17%
Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 32
Salary
Average salary of entering students $65,500
Range (middle 80%) $45,000 - $84,000
* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.
Entering students employed in the following fields:
Accounting/Auditing
19%
Administrative and Support Services
14%
Computers, Hardware
5%
Computers, Software
5%
Education, Training, and Library
5%
Finance/Economics
10%
Human Resources
5%
Legal
19%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production
5%
Marketing
10%
TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS
Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
Firm No. of Students
1. Fidelity Investments
9
2. Putnam Investments
5
3. Investor's Bank & Trust
4
4. J.P. Morgan Investments
4
5. State Street Bank
7
6. Verizon
5
7. Fleet Boston
2
8. John Hancock Financial
4
9. Motorola
2
10. Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
2
11. Wellington Management Corporation
3
ADMISSIONS Application fee (resident): $50 Application fee (non resident): $50 204 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 87% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 59% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.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
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 $37,180
Nonresident $37,180
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
FINANCIAL AID
Deadline(s) to apply:
Nov. 1, 2002
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer 76%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer 19%
Part-time MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school 23%
Average financial aid package $14,575
Range (middle 80%) $2,500 - $30,422
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 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.suffolk.edu/finaid/index.html
(1) Upon admission, any accepted applicant, regardless of nationality, and without the need of a cosigner, is eligible for a loan CONTACTS
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