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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Suffolk University
Sawyer School of Mangement

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Address:		Suffolk Part-time MBA Program 8 Ashburton Place Boston, MA 02108
E-Mail:		n/a
Web site:		http://www.thesawyerschool.com
		Directions to school

ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin:

Sept. 3, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1948

Institution is: U.S., n/a

Total graduate enrollment	1,322
Part-time MBA students	664
Distance-learning MBA students	57
Full-time MBA students	152
Executive MBA students	26
PhD program students	n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment	1,505

Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months	-4%

Average number of months to complete part-time program	16

Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program	28

Part-time program completion rate	90%

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	44%
International students (1)	1%
Married students	n/a
For U.S. schools only:
African-American students	2%
Asian-American students	2%
Hispanic-American students	2%
Native American students	0%
White (non-Hispanic) students	84%

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

CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores

Average	494
Range (middle 80%)	420	-	580

TOEFL Scores*

Average TOEFL score	n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required	n/a

Work Experience (months)

Average	56
Range (middle 80%)	10	-	132
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience	14%
Applicants with one year or less work experience	12%

Student Age (years)

Average	28
Range (middle 80%)	23	-	36

Salary

Average salary of entering students	n/a
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	10%
Finance/Accounting	50%
General Management	5%
Human Resources	5%
Marketing/Sales	10%
Management Information Systems	10%
Operations/Logistics	5%
Other	5%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:

Government	5%
Manufacturing	5%
Non-Profit	5%
Services	80%
Other	5%

TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

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

Firm	No. of Students
1. State Street Bank & Trust	8
2. Fidelity Investments	6
3. Brown Brothers Harriman	4
4. Investors Bank & Trust	3
5. Gillette Co	3
6. Liberty Mutual Group	2
7. Wellington Mangement Co	2

ADMISSIONS

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

205 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 87% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 66% 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 10% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 5% of its admitted applicants.

INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident	$34,300
Nonresident	$34,300

2003-2004 Application deadline(s) All applicants: Nov. 1, 2003 All applicants: Apr. 1, 2004 All applicants: June 15, 2004
Rolling admissions? Yes
2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview n/a
2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s): All applicants: Mar. 15, 2004

FINANCIAL AID

Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer		46%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer		37%

Average financial aid package	$16,399
Range (middle 80%)	$4,000	-	$23,465

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	n/a

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.suffolk.edu/finaid/index.html

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

CONTACTS

Dean	William O'Neill
Hired as of	Aug. 2001

Program director	Lillain Hallberg

Admissions director	Judy Reynolds

Financial aid director	Chritine Perry

Career services director	Paul Tanklefsky

Alumni relations director	Paula Prifti Weafer

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SUFFOLK PROFILES
Full-time '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98
Part-time '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00
EMBA '03
Distance '04 | '03

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