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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Houston Baptist University
College of Business & Economics

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


Address: 7502 Fondren Road
Houston, TX 77074
E-Mail: lmotal@hbu.edu
Web site: http://fc.hbu.edu/bus&econ/PMBA


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: Sept. 8, 2003
Dec. 1, 2003
Mar. 8, 2004
June 1, 2004

Year part-time program was founded: 1992

Institution is: U.S., Private


Total graduate enrollment 120
Part-time MBA students 85
Distance-learning MBA students n/a
Full-time MBA students n/a
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months -12%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 24
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 60
 
Part-time program completion rate 90%
 
School offers a separate full-time MBA program? No

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? n/a



STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class 49%
International students (1) 3%
Married students 39%

For U.S. schools only:
African-American students 20%
Asian-American students 24%
Hispanic-American students 10%
Native American students n/a
White (non-Hispanic) students 46%

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


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores
Average 515
Range (middle 80%) 470 - 540

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 56
Range (middle 80%) 6 - 129
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 12%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 20%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 34

Salary
Average salary of entering students n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

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

Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting 3%
Finance/Accounting 38%
General Management 8%
Human Resources 5%
Marketing/Sales 6%
Management Information Systems 11%
Operations/Logistics 12%
Other 17%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Government 10%
Manufacturing 5%
Non-Profit n/a
Services 55%
Other 30%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Shell Oil Company 24
2. Hewlett Packard 15
3. Texas Instruments 9
4. Enron 9
5. ExxonMobil 8
6. Texaco 8
7. Air Liquide 7
8. El Paso 6
9. Halliburton 5
10. Reliant Energy 5
11. Conoco 4
12. Equiva Services 4
13. BPAmerica 4
14. JPMorgan Chase 4
15. Marathon Oil 3


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $25
Application fee (nonresident): $100

40 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 63% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 88% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 0 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 25% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 28% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $32,000
Nonresident $32,000

2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
All applicants: Nov. 10, 2003
All applicants: Feb. 15, 2004
All applicants: May 10, 2004
Aug. 15, 2004

Rolling admissions? Yes

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

2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s):
All applicants: Feb. 15, 2004


FINANCIAL AID

Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   40%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   25%

Average financial aid package $14,000
Range (middle 80%) $500 - $18,500

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:
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 Ray G. Newman
Hired as of June 2003
 
Program director Ritamarie Tauer
 
Admissions director David Melton
 
Financial aid director Sherry Byrd
 
Career services director Chuck Crocker
 
Alumni relations director Don Anderson


 
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