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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Pepperdine University
Graziadio School of Business and Management — Fully Employed MBA

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Address:		6100 Center Drive Los Angeles, CA 90045
E-Mail:		mbabsm@pepperdine.edu
Web site:		http://www.bschool.pepperdine.edu/programs

ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin:

Jan. 5, 2004
Apr. 26, 2004
Aug. 30, 2004

Year part-time program was founded: 1969

Institution is: U.S., Private

Total graduate enrollment	2,151
Part-time MBA students	1,556
Distance-learning MBA students	n/a
Full-time MBA students	250
Executive MBA students	220
PhD program students	n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment	434

Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months	6%

Average number of months to complete part-time program	42

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

Part-time program completion rate	n/a

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?
After the first year

STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class	37%
International students (1)	9%
Married students	38%
For U.S. schools only:
African-American students	6%
Asian-American students	17%
Hispanic-American students	9%
Native American students	0%
White (non-Hispanic) students	43%

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

CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores

Average	557
Range (middle 80%)	480	-	670

TOEFL Scores*

Average TOEFL score	n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required	550

Work Experience (months)

Average	98
Range (middle 80%)	36	-	192
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience	1%
Applicants with one year or less work experience	1%

Student Age (years)

Average	31
Range (middle 80%)	25	-	41

Salary

Average salary of entering students	$58,000
Range (middle 80%)	$20,000	-	$350,000

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

Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:

Consulting	2%
Finance/Accounting	14%
General Management	16%
Human Resources	6%
Marketing/Sales	24%
Management Information Systems	7%
Operations/Logistics	26%
Other	5%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:

Government	3%
Manufacturing	34%
Non-Profit	2%
Services	56%
Other	5%

TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

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

Firm	No. of Students
1. Boeing	n/a
2. Amgen	n/a
3. Pepperdine University	n/a
4. Verizon	n/a
5. Vought Aircraft	n/a
6. Teradyne	n/a
7. DWP	n/a
8. Ingram Micro	n/a
9. Conexant Systems	n/a
10. Universal Studios	n/a
11. Kaiser Permanente	n/a
12. Countrywide Home Loans	n/a
13. Washington Mutual	n/a
14. Nestle	n/a
15. Northrup Grumman	n/a

ADMISSIONS

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

508 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 84% (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:
Recommended

In 2003, the B-school interviewed 90% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 90% of its admitted applicants.

INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident	$48,568
Nonresident	$48,568

2003-2004 Application deadline(s) All applicants: Oct. 27, 2003 All applicants: Feb. 27, 2004 All applicants: June 25, 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		18%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer		23%

Average financial aid package	$25,005
Range (middle 80%)	$4,500	-	$27,750

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Scholarships are Merit-based

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	n/a

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.bschool.pepperdine.edu/financialaid

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

CONTACTS

Dean	Linda A. Livingstone
Hired as of	Aug. 2002

Program director	Sandra Moore

Admissions director	Darrell Eriksen

Financial aid director	Natasha Kobrinsky

Career services director	Nicole Hall

Alumni relations director	Pamela J. Bellew

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