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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
The University of Akron
Graduate Programs in Business

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Address:		Graduate Business Programs at The University of Akron 259 S. Broadway, Room 412 Akron, OH 44325-4805
E-Mail:		gradcba@uakron.edu
Web site:		http://www.uakron.edu/cba/grad
		Directions to school

ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin:

Aug. 25, 2003
Jan. 12, 2004
May 11, 2004

Year part-time program was founded: 1958

Institution is: U.S., n/a

Total graduate enrollment	461
Part-time MBA students	157
Distance-learning MBA students	0
Full-time MBA students	115
Executive MBA students	12
PhD program students	0
Total undergraduate business school enrollment	1,943

Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months	-2%

Average number of months to complete part-time program	48

Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program	72

Part-time program completion rate	70%

School offers a separate 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 - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class	46%
International students (1)	18%
Married students	n/a
For U.S. schools only:
African-American students	1%
Asian-American students	1%
Hispanic-American students	1%
Native American students	0%
White (non-Hispanic) students	88%

(1) Students from countries other than the school's home country.

CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores

Average	544
Range (middle 80%)	470	-	610

TOEFL Scores*

Average TOEFL score	601
Minimum TOEFL score required	550

Work Experience (months)

Average	71
Range (middle 80%)	14	-	106
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience	5%
Applicants with one year or less work experience	25%

Student Age (years)

Average	30
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.

Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:

Consulting	n/a
Finance/Accounting	n/a
General Management	n/a
Human Resources	n/a
Marketing/Sales	n/a
Management Information Systems	n/a
Operations/Logistics	n/a
Other	n/a

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:

Government	n/a
Manufacturing	n/a
Non-Profit	n/a
Services	n/a
Other	n/a

TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:

Firm	No. of Students
1. The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.	18
2. Diebold, Inc.	12
3. The Timken Company	10
4. Charles Schwab	9
5. First Merit Bank/Corp	8
6. First Energy	7
7. Babcock and Wilcox	6
8. Progressive Insurance	5
9. Summa Health System	5
10. Akron General Medical Center	5
11. Rubbermaid	4
12. National City Bank/Corp.	4
13. FederalExpress	3
14. Bridgestone/Firestone	3
15. Ameritech	3

ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $40
Application fee (nonresident): $60

250 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 69% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 47% 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:
Not offered

In 2003, 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	$23,200
Nonresident	$36,500

2003-2004 Application deadline(s) Aug. 1, 2003 Dec. 1, 2003 May 1, 2004 Aug. 1, 2004
Rolling admissions? Yes
2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview n/a
2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

FINANCIAL AID

Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer		n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer		n/a

Average financial aid package	$0
Range (middle 80%)	$0	-	$0

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Scholarships are Merit-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	$0

Average outstanding loan for 2003 graduates	n/a

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.uakron.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	Interim Associate Dean Dr. Jim Barnett
Hired as of	Jan. 2003

Program director	Dr. James Divoky

Admissions director	Myra Weakland

Financial aid director	Doug McNutt

Career services director	Beth Chonko

Alumni relations director	Patrick Roberts

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