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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Wichita State University
W. Frank Barton School of Business

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Address: 201 Clinton Hall
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS 67260-0048
E-Mail: grad.business@wichita.edu
Web site: http://www.wichita.edu/mba


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Jan. 1, 2003
Aug. 1, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1954

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 350
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 183
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
Full-time MBA students 65
Executive MBA students 14
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 5%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 364
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 72
 
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?
n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 41%
International students (1) 7%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 5%
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 n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

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

Work Experience
Average (months) n/a
Range (months - middle 80%) n/a - n/a
New entrants with one year or less work experience 12%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 12%

Student Age (years)
Average n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

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 5%
Advertising/Public Relations 5%
Banking/Mortgage (Investment banking, etc.) 5%
Community, Social Services, and Nonprofit/Volunteer 5%
Education, Training, and Library 5%
Engineering 20%
Financial Services 5%
Healthcare, Other 5%
Human Resources 5%
Legal 5%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 20%
Marketing 10%
Sales 5%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Boeing n/a
2. Raytheon n/a
3. Cessna n/a
4. Bombardier n/a
5. Koch Industries n/a
6. WSU n/a
7. Via Christi Medical Centers n/a


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $35
Application fee (non resident): $50

200 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 70% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 85% 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 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 $13,600

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. 1, 2002



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   20%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   70%
Part-time MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   27%

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) n/a
  Maximum amount students can borrow n/a
Average outstanding loan for 2002 graduates n/a

Financial aid Web site:
n/a


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


CONTACTS

Dean John Beehler
Hired as of July 1, 2000
 
MBA program director Dorothy Harpool
 
MBA admissions director n/a
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director n/a
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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