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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Pittsburgh
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

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Address:		Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business University of Pittsburgh, 276 Mervis hall Pittsburgh, PA 15260
E-Mail:		mba@katz.pitt.edu
Web site:		http://www.katz.pitt.edu

ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin:

Aug. 25, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1960

Institution is: U.S., Public

Total graduate enrollment	858
Part-time MBA students	578
Distance-learning MBA students	n/a
Full-time MBA students	147
Executive MBA students	54
PhD program students	79
Total undergraduate business school enrollment	1,160

Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months	8%

Average number of months to complete part-time program	33

Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program	72

Part-time program completion rate	92%

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	27%
International students (1)	3%
Married students	n/a
For U.S. schools only:
African-American students	2%
Asian-American students	5%
Hispanic-American students	1%
Native American students	0%
White (non-Hispanic) students	88%

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

CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores

Average	570
Range (middle 80%)	490	-	670

TOEFL Scores*

Average TOEFL score	615
Minimum TOEFL score required	600

Work Experience (months)

Average	65
Range (middle 80%)	12	-	138
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience	14%
Applicants with one year or less work experience	19%

Student Age (years)

Average	30
Range (middle 80%)	24	-	29

Salary

Average salary of entering students	$51,783
Range (middle 80%)	$28,000	-	$78,000

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

Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:

Consulting	5%
Finance/Accounting	21%
General Management	13%
Human Resources	1%
Marketing/Sales	15%
Management Information Systems	19%
Operations/Logistics	23%
Other	3%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:

Government	0%
Manufacturing	37%
Non-Profit	10%
Services	50%
Other	3%

TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

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

Firm	No. of Students
1. University of Pittsburgh	16
2. Mellon Financial Corp.	7
3. U.S. Steel	7
4. PNC	6
5. PPG Industries	5
6. Westinghouse	4
7. H.J. Heinz	4
8. Highmark	3
9. Texas Instruments	3
10. Federated Investors	3
11. Union Switch and Signal	3
12. Bayer Corporation	3
13. GlaxoSmithKline	3
14. Verizon	2
15. FedEx	2

ADMISSIONS

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

278 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 71% (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:
By invitation only

In 2003, the B-school interviewed 23% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 29% of its admitted applicants.

INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident	$37,077
Nonresident	$64,640

2003-2004 Application deadline(s) All applicants: July 1, 2003 All applicants: Nov. 1, 2003 All applicants: Mar. 1, 2004
Rolling admissions? No
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		n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer		n/a

Average financial aid package	n/a
Range (middle 80%)	n/a	-	n/a

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:
http://mba@katz.pitt.edu

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

CONTACTS

Dean	Frederick W. Winter
Hired as of	July 1997

Program director	Cathy Vargo

Admissions director	Kelly Wilson

Financial aid director	Kelly Wilson

Career services director	Terri Gregos

Alumni relations director	Audrey Kilmann

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