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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:

Firm	No. 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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