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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Houston
C. T. Bauer College of Business — The Houston MBA

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


Address: C. T. Bauer College of Business
334 Melcher Hall, Room 275
Houston, TX 77204-6021
E-Mail: houstonmba@uh.edu
Web site: http://www.bauer.uh.edu/mba
Directions to school


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: Aug. 25, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1939

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 1,062
Part-time MBA students 688
Distance-learning MBA students n/a
Full-time MBA students n/a
Executive MBA students 159
PhD program students 61
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 5,011
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months -11%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 30
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 60
 
Part-time program completion rate 85%
 
School offers a separate full-time MBA program? No

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? No



STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class 33%
International students (1) 24%
Married students 47%

For U.S. schools only:
African-American students 4%
Asian-American students 24%
Hispanic-American students 9%
Native American students 0%
White (non-Hispanic) students 50%

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


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores
Average 598
Range (middle 80%) 530 - 690

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 625
Minimum TOEFL score required 620

Work Experience (months)
Average 44
Range (middle 80%) 4 - 91
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 21%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 28%

Student Age (years)
Average 27
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 32

Salary
Average salary of entering students $47,026
Range (middle 80%) $15,000 - $70,200

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

Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting 2%
Finance/Accounting 19%
General Management 15%
Human Resources 0%
Marketing/Sales 16%
Management Information Systems 7%
Operations/Logistics 28%
Other 13%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Government 2%
Manufacturing 39%
Non-Profit 9%
Services 48%
Other 2%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. ExxonMobil 7
2. ConocoPhillips 5
3. AIM 4
4. University of Houston 4
5. Continental Airlines 2
6. El Paso Corporation 2
7. Hewlett-Packard 2
8. Universal Ensco, Inc. 2


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $75
Application fee (nonresident): $150

322 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 63% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 83% 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 $16,100
Nonresident $26,700

2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
All applicants: Oct. 1, 2003

Rolling admissions? No

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

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


FINANCIAL AID

Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   37%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   27%

Average financial aid package $1,944
Range (middle 80%) $1,000 - $2,250

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) Yes
Maximum amount students can borrow
$18,500
Average outstanding loan for 2003 graduates $13,491

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.uh.edu/enroll/sfa


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


CONTACTS

Dean Arthur Warga
Hired as of July 2001
 
Program director Richard S. DeFrank
 
Admissions director Amy L. Rice
 
Financial aid director Rob Sheridan
 
Career services director Arlene Velazquez
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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