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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Connecticut
School of Business — UConn - Stamford MBA Program

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Address: University of Connecticut Stamford Campus
One University Place
Stamford, CT 06901-2315
E-Mail: stammba@business.uconn.edu
Web site: http://www.business.uconn.edu
Directions to school
 
Other programs:UConn - Hartford MBA Program
UConn - Waterbury MBA Program


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: Aug. 25, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1958

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 1,235
Part-time MBA students 903
Distance-learning MBA students n/a
Full-time MBA students 121
Executive MBA students 67
PhD program students 51
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,799
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 2%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 36
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 72
 
Part-time program completion rate 77%
 
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?
After the first year
With the approval of the full-time director


STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class 26%
International students (1) 10%
Married students 35%

For U.S. schools only:
African-American students 3%
Asian-American students 8%
Hispanic-American students 3%
Native American students 0%
White (non-Hispanic) students 74%

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


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores
Average 560
Range (middle 80%) 460 - 670

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 599
Minimum TOEFL score required 575

Work Experience (months)
Average 78
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 288
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 8%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 6%

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 36

Salary
Average salary of entering students $68,800
Range (middle 80%) $40,000 - $100,000

* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.

Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting 4%
Finance/Accounting 20%
General Management 25%
Human Resources 0%
Marketing/Sales 8%
Management Information Systems 7%
Operations/Logistics 9%
Other 27%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Government 1%
Manufacturing 2%
Non-Profit 0%
Services 59%
Other 38%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. General Electric 26
2. UBS Warburg 18
3. Purdue Pharma 13
4. Hewitt Associates 6
5. Oxford Health Plans 6
6. Avon Products 5
7. Citigroup 5
8. IBM Corporation 5
9. Pitney Bowes 5
10. Diaggeo 4
11. Hyperion 4
12. Kraft Foods International 4
13. Sikorsky Aircraft 4
14. Thomson Corp. 4
15. J.P. Morgan Chase 3


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $65
Application fee (nonresident): $65

189 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 84% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 92% 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 13% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 12% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $28,005
Nonresident $28,005

2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
All applicants: Jan. 10, 2004
All applicants: May 17, 2004
All applicants: June 28, 2004

Rolling admissions? Yes

2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview
All applicants: Jan. 10, 2004
All applicants: May 17, 2004
All applicants: June 28, 2004

2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s):
All applicants: May 1, 2004


FINANCIAL AID

Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   51%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   40%

Average financial aid package $4,636
Range (middle 80%) $3,274 - $3,940

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 10
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) Yes
Maximum amount students can borrow
$18,500
Average outstanding loan for 2003 graduates n/a

Financial aid Web site:
http://vm.uconn.edu/~wwwfaid


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


CONTACTS

Dean William C. (Curt) Hunter
Hired as of Oct. 2003
 
Program director Jennifer Grey
 
Admissions director Richard N. Dino
 
Financial aid director Jean Main
 
Career services director Ray Palmer
 
Alumni relations director Brian Otis


 
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