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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Hawaii at Manoa
College of Business — Evening MBA

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Address:		Office of Graduate Student Services 2404 Maile Way, C202 Honolulu, HI 96822
E-Mail:		osasgrad@cba.hawaii.edu
Web site:		http://www.cba.hawaii.edu

ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin:

Aug. 25, 2003
Jan. 12, 2004
Aug. 23, 2004
Jan. 10, 2005

Year part-time program was founded: 1951

Institution is: U.S., Public

Total graduate enrollment	523
Part-time MBA students	49
Distance-learning MBA students	n/a
Full-time MBA students	228
Executive MBA students	72
PhD program students	25
Total undergraduate business school enrollment	990

Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months	25%

Average number of months to complete part-time program	36

Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program	84

Part-time program completion rate	80%

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	16%
International students (1)	4%
Married students	8%
For U.S. schools only:
African-American students	n/a
Asian-American students	56%
Hispanic-American students	16%
Native American students	8%
White (non-Hispanic) students	16%

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

CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores

Average	593
Range (middle 80%)	580	-	642

TOEFL Scores*

Average TOEFL score	623
Minimum TOEFL score required	550

Work Experience (months)

Average	69
Range (middle 80%)	36	-	84
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience	16%
Applicants with one year or less work experience	16%

Student Age (years)

Average	29
Range (middle 80%)	25	-	31

Salary

Average salary of entering students	$47,500
Range (middle 80%)	$35,000	-	$55,000

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

Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:

Consulting	10%
Finance/Accounting	40%
General Management	10%
Human Resources	10%
Marketing/Sales	20%
Management Information Systems	10%
Operations/Logistics	n/a
Other	n/a

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:

Government	10%
Manufacturing	5%
Non-Profit	25%
Services	50%
Other	10%

TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

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

Firm	No. of Students
1. Bank of Hawaii	2
2. Military	6
3. First Hawaiian Bank	2
4. Job Corps	1

ADMISSIONS

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

66 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 62% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 61% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 15 ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.

Interviews for applicants are:
Recommended

In 2003, the B-school interviewed 25% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 35% of its admitted applicants.

INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident	$16,000
Nonresident	$23,000

2003-2004 Application deadline(s) All applicants: Nov. 1, 2003 All applicants: May 1, 2004 All applicants: Nov. 1, 2004 All applicants: May 1, 2005 All applicants: Nov. 1, 2005
Rolling admissions? No
2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview All applicants: July 15, 2004 All applicants: July 15, 2005
2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s): All applicants: Mar. 1, 2004 All applicants: Mar. 1, 2005

FINANCIAL AID

Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer		5%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer		5%

Average financial aid package	$800
Range (middle 80%)	$1,000	-	$2,000

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	5

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	$12,026

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.hawaii.edu/fas

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

CONTACTS

Dean	James Wills Jr., Interim Dean
Hired as of	July 2003

Program director	Marsha Anderson, Assistant Dean

Admissions director	Marsha Anderson, Assistant Dean

Financial aid director	Gail Koki

Career services director	Antoinette Kruse

Alumni relations director	Barbara Edelstien

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