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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of California, Irvine
Graduate School of Management — Fully Employed MBA

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


Address: University of California, Irvine
Graduate School of Management
Irvine, CA 92697
E-Mail: gsm-mba@uci.edu
Web site: http://www.gsm.uci.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Sept. 3, 2002
Mar. 24, 2003
Sept. 2, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1990

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 847
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 402
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students 232
Executive MBA students 165
PhD program students 48
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 341
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months -4%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 33
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 60
 
Part-time program completion rate 98%
 
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
Once/year in Fall quarter


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 23%
International students (1) 8%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 6%
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 578
Range (middle 80%) 509 - 660

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 610
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience
Average (months) 71
Range (months - middle 80%) 34 - 120
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%) 26 - 34

Salary
Average salary of entering students $60,883
Range (middle 80%) $40,400 - $90,900

* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Accounting/Auditing 4%
Administrative and Support Services 1%
Banking/Mortgage (Investment banking, etc.) 1%
Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical 3%
Computers, Hardware 3%
Computers, Software 21%
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 1%
Education, Training, and Library 2%
Engineering 9%
Finance/Economics 5%
Financial Services 5%
Healthcare, Other 2%
Healthcare, Practitioner, and Technician 1%
Hospitality/Tourism/Travel 1%
Human Resources 2%
Information Technology 2%
Internet/E-Commerce/New Media 3%
Law Enforcement, and Security 1%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 2%
Marketing 13%
Military 2%
Real Estate 3%
Restaurant and Food Service 1%
Sales 9%
Telecommunications 1%
Transportation/Logistics and Warehousing 1%
Other 1%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Boeing Company 23
2. PIMCO 8
3. University of California, Irvine 7
4. Conexant 6
5. Pacific C are 6
6. Hewitt Associates 5
7. Con Agra 4
8. Kingston Technology 4
9. Southern California Edison 4
10. Taco Bell/Tricon 4
11. United States Marine Corps. 4
12. Allergan 3
13. Ingram Micro 3
14. Pacific Life Insurance 3
15. Toshiba 3


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $90
Application fee (non resident): $90

288 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 77% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 59% 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:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 92% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 100% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $55,700
Nonresident $55,700

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): Dec. 16, 2002
Feb. 3, 2003
Mar. 3, 2003
May 1, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   Mar. 2, 2003
May 1, 2003
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   4%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   22%
Part-time MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   95%

Average financial aid package $18,500
Range (middle 80%) $18,500 - $35,465

Scholarships are merit or need based?
n/a

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 $10,000

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.gsm.uci.edu/go/financial-aid


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


CONTACTS

Dean Jone L. Pearce, Interim Dean
Hired as of July 1, 2002
 
MBA program director JoAnne Starr
 
MBA admissions director Tony Hansford
 
MBA financial aid director Marty Bell
 
MBA career services director Randall Williams
 
Alumni relations director Sandra Findly


 
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