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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Georgia State University
J. Mack Robinson College of Business — Flexible MBA Program

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


Address: Georgia State University - MSC 4A0310
33 Gilmer Street SE Unit 4
Atlanta, GA 30303-3084
E-Mail: rcb-oaa@gsu.edu
Web site: http://www.robinson.gsu.edu
Directions to school


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: Jan. 12, 2004
June 14, 2004
Aug. 23, 2004
Jan. 10, 2004

Year part-time program was founded: 1958

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 2,473
Part-time MBA students 1,108
Distance-learning MBA students n/a
Full-time MBA students 539
Executive MBA students 77
PhD program students 97
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 5,441
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months -5%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 42
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 60
 
Part-time program completion rate 72%
 
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 27%
International students (1) 5%
Married students n/a

For U.S. schools only:
African-American students 7%
Asian-American students 10%
Hispanic-American students 1%
Native American students 0%
White (non-Hispanic) students 69%

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


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores
Average 600
Range (middle 80%) 540 - 670

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 630
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 80
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 144
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 7%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 8%

Student Age (years)
Average 30
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 37

Salary
Average salary of entering students $55,483
Range (middle 80%) $55,483 - $112,000

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

Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting 0%
Finance/Accounting 50%
General Management 6%
Human Resources 13%
Marketing/Sales 13%
Management Information Systems 6%
Operations/Logistics 0%
Other 13%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Government 13%
Manufacturing 0%
Non-Profit 0%
Services 44%
Other 44%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Georgia-Pacific 6
2. General Electric Company 6
3. Lithonia Lighting 6
4. Cox Communications 5
5. Turner Broadcasting 5
6. Lend Lease REI, Inc. 5
7. Delta Air Lines, Inc. 5
8. Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP. 4
9. United Parcel Service 4
10. Cingular Wireless 4
11. Siemens 4
12. SunTrust Banks, Inc. 4
13. Bellsouth 4
14. Home Depot 3
15. Southern Company 3


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $50
Application fee (nonresident): $50

343 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 64% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 79% 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 $10,000
Nonresident $31,000

2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
Feb. 1, 2004
May 1, 2004
Sept. 1, 2005
International applicants: Feb. 1, 2004
International applicants: May 1, 2004
International applicants: Sept. 1, 2004

Rolling admissions? Yes

2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview
n/a

2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s):
All applicants: Mar. 1, 2004
All applicants: Apr. 1, 2004
All applicants: Oct. 1, 2004
All applicants: Mar. 1, 2005


FINANCIAL AID

Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   10%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   40%

Average financial aid package $6,720
Range (middle 80%) $3,061 - $11,418

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 n/a
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:
http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwfia/graduate/index.html


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


CONTACTS

Dean Sidney E. Harris
Hired as of July 1997
 
Program director Jane Mutchler
 
Admissions director Diane Fennig
 
Financial aid director David Bledsoe
 
Career services director Diane Fennig
 
Alumni relations director Steve Strickland


 
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