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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Business

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Address: UAB School of Business, BEC 219
1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-4460
E-Mail: mlake@uab.edu
Web site: http://www.business.uab.edu


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: Aug. 20, 2003
Jan. 6, 2004
June 2, 2004

Year part-time program was founded: 1971

Institution is: U.S., Public

Total graduate enrollment 447
Part-time MBA students 429
Distance-learning MBA students n/a
Full-time MBA students n/a
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,793
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months -11%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 24
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 84
 
Part-time program completion rate 80%
 
School offers a separate full-time MBA program? No

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? n/a
STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class 36%
International students (1) 11%
Married students n/a

For U.S. schools only:
African-American students 7%
Asian-American students 10%
Hispanic-American students 7%
Native American students n/a
White (non-Hispanic) students 75%

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


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores
Average 554
Range (middle 80%) 480 - 640

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 550
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 36
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 15%
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 26
Range (middle 80%) 22 - 30

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 3%
Finance/Accounting 5%
General Management 10%
Human Resources n/a
Marketing/Sales 7%
Management Information Systems 5%
Operations/Logistics 15%
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:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Southern Company 21
2. University of Alabama at Birmingham 16
3. Alabama Power Company 7
4. AmSouth Bank 6
5. RegionsFinancial Corporation 4


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $50
Application fee (nonresident): $75

333 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 58% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 84% 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 $8,300
Nonresident $18,400

2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
Nov. 1, 2003
 Apr. 1, 2004
 July 1, 2004
Rolling admissions? Yes
2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview
n/a
2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s):
All applicants: July 1, 2004


FINANCIAL AID

Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   20%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   60%

Average financial aid package $4,362
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

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
 $18,500
Average outstanding loan for 2003 graduates n/a

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.uab.edu

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


CONTACTS

Dean Robert Holmes
Hired as of Jan. 1999
 
Program director Melody Lake
 
Admissions director Glenn Kinstler
 
Financial aid director Jan May
 
Career services director Michael LeBeau
 
Alumni relations director Leslie Murphy


 
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