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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Michigan State University
Eli Broad Graduate School of Management — The Weekend MBA

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Address: James B. Henry Center for Executive Development
3535 Forest Road
Lansing, MI 48910
E-Mail: marksjud@msu.edu
Web site: http://www.bus.msu.edu/wmba
Directions to school


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: July 13, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1995

Institution is: U.S., Public

Total graduate enrollment 757
Part-time MBA students 199
Distance-learning MBA students n/a
Full-time MBA students 205
Executive MBA students 117
PhD program students 69
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 4,670
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 27%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 17
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 17
 
Part-time program completion rate 99%
 
School offers a separate full-time MBA program? Yes

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? No
STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class 17%
International students (1) 11%
Married students 73%

For U.S. schools only:
African-American students 5%
Asian-American students 11%
Hispanic-American students 3%
Native American students 0%
White (non-Hispanic) students 64%

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


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores
Average 574
Range (middle 80%) 480 - 680

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 250

Work Experience (months)
Average 99
Range (middle 80%) 48 - 180
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 32
Range (middle 80%) 26 - 40

Salary
Average salary of entering students $72,440
Range (middle 80%) $57,500 - $87,500

* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting 3%
Finance/Accounting 11%
General Management 17%
Human Resources 2%
Marketing/Sales 10%
Management Information Systems 17%
Operations/Logistics 33%
Other 7%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Government 1%
Manufacturing 69%
Non-Profit 5%
Services 14%
Other 11%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. General Motors Corporation 14
2. Ford Motor Company 6
3. DaimlerChrysler Corporation 4
4. Pfizer, Inc. 4
5. Delphi Corporation 3
6. Dura Automotive 3
7. Eaton Corporation 3
8. Borgess Health Alliance 2
9. Johnson Controls, Inc. 2
10. Lear Corporation 2
11. Robert Bosch Corporation 2
12. Stryker Instruments 2
13. Visteon Corporation 2


ADMISSIONS

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

211 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 82% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 70% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

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

 Interviews for applicants are:
Recommended
In 2003, the B-school interviewed 26% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 22% of its admitted applicants.
INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $40,700
Nonresident $43,450

2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
All applicants: Apr. 1, 2004
Rolling admissions? Yes
2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview
n/a
2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s):
n/a


FINANCIAL AID

Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   43%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   41%

Average financial aid package $13,963
Range (middle 80%) $400 - $41,816

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 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 $30,574

Financial aid Web site:
http://finaid.msu.edu/grad.asp

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


CONTACTS

Dean Robert B. Duncan
Hired as of Jan. 2002
 
Program director Lucy A. Maillette, Ph.D.
 
Admissions director Jeffery R. McNish
 
Financial aid director Judi Marks
 
Career services director Helen S. Dashney
 
Alumni relations director Connie Lawson


 
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