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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Carnegie Mellon
Graduate School of Industrial Administration — Flex Time MBA

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Address:		5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
E-Mail:		mba-admissions@andrew.cmu.edu
Web site:		http://www.cmu.edu/mba
		Directions to school

ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin:

Aug. 25, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1985

Institution is: U.S., n/a

Total graduate enrollment	1,061
Part-time MBA students	152
Distance-learning MBA students	123
Full-time MBA students	501
Executive MBA students	n/a
PhD program students	116
Total undergraduate business school enrollment	475

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

Average number of months to complete part-time program	36

Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program	48

Part-time program completion rate	95%

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?
Must complete at least 48 units in the program

STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class	14%
International students (1)	16%
Married students	42%
For U.S. schools only:
African-American students	2%
Asian-American students	6%
Hispanic-American students	0%
Native American students	0%
White (non-Hispanic) students	49%

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

CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores

Average	645
Range (middle 80%)	570	-	710

TOEFL Scores*

Average TOEFL score	n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required	n/a

Work Experience (months)

Average	73
Range (middle 80%)	24	-	120
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience	0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience	0%

Student Age (years)

Average	29
Range (middle 80%)	25	-	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	7%
Finance/Accounting	19%
General Management	2%
Human Resources	4%
Marketing/Sales	14%
Management Information Systems	19%
Operations/Logistics	30%
Other	5%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:

Government	4%
Manufacturing	51%
Non-Profit	9%
Services	37%
Other	0%

TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

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

Firm	No. of Students
1. Carnegie Mellon	5
2. FreeMarkets	3
3. Medrad	3
4. PPG	3
5. Alcoa	2
6. Federated Investors	2
7. IBM	2
8. Mellon	2
9. Seagate	2
10. All other students are only representatives of their organization	n/a

ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $100
Application fee (nonresident): $100

88 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 73% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 89% 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:
By invitation only

In 2003, the B-school interviewed 85% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 100% of its admitted applicants.

INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident	$70,440
Nonresident	$70,440

2003-2004 Application deadline(s) All applicants: Nov. 10, 2003 All applicants: Jan. 15, 2003 All applicants: Mar. 22, 2004 All applicants: Apr. 30, 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		31%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer		29%

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

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	n/a

Average outstanding loan for 2003 graduates	$16,299

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.cmu.edu/mba/financialaid

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

CONTACTS

Dean	Kenneth B. Dunn
Hired as of	July 2002

Program director	John Mather

Admissions director	Laurie Stewart

Financial aid director	Bonnie Lack

Career services director	Kenneth R. Keeley

Alumni relations director	John M. Sengenberger

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CARNEGIE MELLON RANKINGS
Full-time MBA rank:

2004:	15	1994:	14
2002:	19	1992:	17
2000:	14	1990:	9
1998:	14	1988:	13
1996:	17

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Exec Ed rank:

2003:	--	1997:	--
2001:	--	1993:	--
1999:	--	1991:	15

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