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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Simmons College
Simmons School of Management

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


Address: 409 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
E-Mail: somadm@simmons.edu
Web site: http://www.simmons.edu/som
Directions to school


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: Jan. 5, 2004
Aug. 30, 2004

Year part-time program was founded: 1973

Institution is: U.S., Private

Total graduate enrollment 250
Part-time MBA students 200
Distance-learning MBA students n/a
Full-time MBA students 50
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 125
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 10%
 
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 95%
 
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 100%
International students (1) 30%
Married students n/a

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

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


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores
Average 550
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

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

Work Experience (months)
Average 72
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 240
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 32
Range (middle 80%) 22 - 45

Salary
Average salary of entering students $55,000
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 18%
Finance/Accounting 12%
General Management 23%
Human Resources 8%
Marketing/Sales 16%
Management Information Systems 3%
Operations/Logistics 9%
Other 11%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Government 4%
Manufacturing 14%
Non-Profit 29%
Services 42%
Other 11%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Beth Israel Deaconess n/a
2. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts n/a
3. Deloitte & Touche n/a
4. Fidelity Investments n/a
5. Staples n/a
6. FleetBoston Financial n/a
7. Genzyme Corporation n/a
8. Havard University n/a
9. MIT n/a
10. Houghton Mifflin Co n/a
11. Investors Bank & Trust n/a
12. PricewaterhouseCoopers n/a
13. Silicon Valley Bank n/a
14. The Gillette Company n/a
15. Wellington Management n/a


ADMISSIONS

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

274 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 84% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 76% 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 58% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 74% of its admitted applicants.
INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $36,720
Nonresident $36,720

2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
All applicants: Nov. 15, 2003
 All applicants: Apr. 30, 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   35%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   15%

Average financial aid package $15,000
Range (middle 80%) $2,000 - $36,720

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
 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 Patricia O'Brien
Hired as of Sept. 1997
 
Program director Mary Dutkiewicz
 
Admissions director Andrea Bruce
 
Financial aid director Diane Hallisey
 
Career services director Wendy D'Ambrose
 
Alumni relations director Deborah Merrill Sands


 
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