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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Ball State University
Miller College of Business

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Address:		Ball State University Miller College of Business - WB 147 Muncie, IN 47306
E-Mail:		mba@bsu.edu
Web site:		http://www.bsu.edu/mba/
		Directions to school

ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin:

Aug. 25, 2003
Jan. 12, 2004
May 10, 2004

Year part-time program was founded: 1968

Institution is: U.S., Public

Total graduate enrollment	272
Part-time MBA students	36
Distance-learning MBA students	114
Full-time MBA students	43
Executive MBA students	n/a
PhD program students	n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment	2,200

Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months	38%

Average number of months to complete part-time program	24

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

Part-time program completion rate	90%

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	29%
International students (1)	14%
Married students	n/a
For U.S. schools only:
African-American students	n/a
Asian-American students	n/a
Hispanic-American students	14%
Native American students	n/a
White (non-Hispanic) students	86%

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

CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores

Average	546
Range (middle 80%)	460	-	640

TOEFL Scores*

Average TOEFL score	n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required	550

Work Experience (months)

Average	80
Range (middle 80%)	12	-	127
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience	14%
Applicants with one year or less work experience	22%

Student Age (years)

Average	31
Range (middle 80%)	24	-	37

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	43%
Management Information Systems	29%
Operations/Logistics	28%
Other	n/a

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:

Government	n/a
Manufacturing	57%
Non-Profit	n/a
Services	29%
Other	14%

TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

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

ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $35
Application fee (nonresident): $35

7 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 86% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 100% 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	$9,380
Nonresident	$21,415

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

FINANCIAL AID

Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer		85%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer		n/a

Average financial aid package	n/a
Range (middle 80%)	n/a	-	n/a

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	n/a

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 2003 graduates	n/a

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.bsu.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	Lynne D. Richardson
Hired as of	July 2001

Program director	Dr. Inga B. Hill

Admissions director	n/a

Financial aid director	Robert M. Zellers

Career services director	Jeannine Harrold

Alumni relations director	Edwin D. Shipley

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