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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Fordham University
Fordham Business

Sections:  Getting In  | Faculty/Academics | Next Step & Alumni Affairs


Address: 113 West 60th Street
New York, NY 10023
E-Mail: n/a
Web site: n/a


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: Sept. 2, 2003
Jan. 5, 2004
May 5, 2004

Year part-time program was founded: 1969

Institution is: U.S., Private


Total graduate enrollment 1,566
Part-time MBA students 1,200
Distance-learning MBA students n/a
Full-time MBA students 366
Executive MBA students 36
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 18%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 42
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 72
 
Part-time program completion rate n/a
 
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 46%
International students (1) 7%
Married students n/a

For U.S. schools only:
African-American students 4%
Asian-American students 4%
Hispanic-American students 7%
Native American students 0%
White (non-Hispanic) students 41%

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


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores
Average 580
Range (middle 80%) 510 - 660

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 260
Minimum TOEFL score required 250

Work Experience (months)
Average 84
Range (middle 80%) 35 - 129
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 1%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 6%

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 34

Salary
Average salary of entering students $61,872
Range (middle 80%) $38,000 - $85,200

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

Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting 8%
Finance/Accounting 35%
General Management 9%
Human Resources 6%
Marketing/Sales 21%
Management Information Systems 8%
Operations/Logistics 3%
Other 10%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Government 2%
Manufacturing 16%
Non-Profit 10%
Services 57%
Other 15%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. JP Morgan Chase 14
2. Citigroup 8
3. Deutsche Bank 7
4. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter 7
5. Merrill Lynch 6
6. Pfizer 6
7. The Bank of New York 5
8. Goldman Sachs 5
9. Credit Suisse First Boston 5
10. PepsiCo 4
11. Time Warner 4
12. UBS Paine Webber 4
13. NASD Regulation 4
14. American International Group 3
15. General Electric 3


ADMISSIONS

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

675 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 68% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 69% 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:
Recommended

In 2003, the B-school interviewed 20% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 40% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $48,000
Nonresident $48,000

2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
Nov. 1, 2003
Mar. 1, 2004
June 1, 2004

Rolling admissions? Yes

2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview
Nov. 15, 2003
Mar. 1, 2004
June 15, 2004

2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s):
n/a


FINANCIAL AID

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

Average financial aid package $5,000
Range (middle 80%) $5,000 - $5,000

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 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 n/a

Financial aid Web site:
n/a


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


CONTACTS

Dean Sharon Smith
Hired as of Aug. 1990
 
Program director Lauren Mounty
 
Admissions director Frank Fletcher
 
Financial aid director Frank Fletcher
 
Career services director John B. Hotard, Ph.D.
 
Alumni relations director Kristin Gullo


 
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