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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane Graduate School of Business

Sections:

Getting In

Faculty/Academics

Next Step & Alumni Affairs

Address:		2 George Street GPO Box 2434 Brisbane, QLD 4001 AU
E-Mail:		bgsbenq@qut.edu.au
Web site:		http://www.bgsb.qut.edu.au/

ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin:

July 14, 2003
Sept. 8, 2003
Nov. 3, 2003
Jan. 5, 2004

Year part-time program was founded: 1989

Institution is: Non-U.S., Public

Total graduate enrollment	1,076
Part-time MBA students	805
Distance-learning MBA students	44
Full-time MBA students	271
Executive MBA students	40
PhD program students	71
Total undergraduate business school enrollment	5,008

Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months	0%

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	70%

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?
n/a

STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class	34%
International students (1)	27%
Married students	n/a

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

CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores

Average	601
Range (middle 80%)	560	-	652

TOEFL Scores*

Average TOEFL score	236
Minimum TOEFL score required	230

Work Experience (months)

Average	102
Range (middle 80%)	n/a	-	n/a
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience	n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience	n/a

Student Age (years)

Average	31
Range (middle 80%)	23	-	41

Salary

Average salary of entering students	$39,000
Range (middle 80%)	$22,300	-	$56,867

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

Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:

Consulting	n/a
Finance/Accounting	n/a
General Management	n/a
Human Resources	n/a
Marketing/Sales	n/a
Management Information Systems	n/a
Operations/Logistics	n/a
Other	n/a

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:

Government	n/a
Manufacturing	n/a
Non-Profit	n/a
Services	n/a
Other	n/a

TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

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

Firm	No. of Students
1. QUEENSLAND HEALTH	n/a
2. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES	n/a
3. QLD GOVERNMENT	n/a
4. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY	n/a
5. AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE	n/a
6. ENERGEX	n/a
7. DISABILITY SERVICES QLD	n/a
8. COMMONWEALTH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND AGEING	n/a
9. EDUCATION QUEENSLAND	n/a
10. INNOVATIVE ENVIRONMENTS	n/a
11. QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY	n/a
12. TRIO BUSINESS INTERMEDIAR	n/a
13. BOEING AUSTRALIA LTD	n/a
14. QLD TREASURY	n/a
15. ANZ BANK	n/a

ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $0
Application fee (nonresident): $33

383 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 99% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 92% 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 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	$17,986
Nonresident	$19,985

2003-2004 Application deadline(s) All applicants: June 30, 2003 All applicants: Aug. 25, 2003 All applicants: Oct. 20, 2003 All applicants: Dec. 22, 2003 All applicants: Feb. 16, 2004 All applicants: Apr. 19, 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		n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer		n/a

Average financial aid package	$1,471
Range (middle 80%)	n/a	-	n/a

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	3

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	Professor Sandra Harding
Hired as of	Sept. 1997

Program director	Caroline Hatcher

Admissions director	Caroline Hatcher

Financial aid director	n/a

Career services director	Carol Dalglish

Alumni relations director	Carol Dalglish

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