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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of California, Irvine
Graduate School of Management — Fully Employed MBA (FEMBA)

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Address:		University of California, Irvine 202 Graduate School of Management Irvine, CA 92697-3125
E-Mail:		femba@uci.edu
Web site:		http://www.gsm.uci.edu/go/femba
		Directions to school

ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin:

Sept. 30, 2003
Apr. 5, 2004
Sept. 29, 2004

Year part-time program was founded: 1990

Institution is: U.S., Public

Total graduate enrollment	907
Part-time MBA students	451
Distance-learning MBA students	n/a
Full-time MBA students	239
Executive MBA students	169
PhD program students	48
Total undergraduate business school enrollment	350

Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months	39%

Average number of months to complete part-time program	31

Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program	33

Part-time program completion rate	98%

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 semester

STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class	28%
International students (1)	4%
Married students	n/a
For U.S. schools only:
African-American students	1%
Asian-American students	33%
Hispanic-American students	5%
Native American students	1%
White (non-Hispanic) students	28%

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

CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores

Average	581
Range (middle 80%)	500	-	661

TOEFL Scores*

Average TOEFL score	621
Minimum TOEFL score required	600

Work Experience (months)

Average	76
Range (middle 80%)	33	-	128
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience	1%
Applicants with one year or less work experience	1%

Student Age (years)

Average	30
Range (middle 80%)	25	-	34

Salary

Average salary of entering students	$61,410
Range (middle 80%)	$39,000	-	$87,200

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

Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:

Consulting	3%
Finance/Accounting	26%
General Management	7%
Human Resources	1%
Marketing/Sales	17%
Management Information Systems	26%
Operations/Logistics	15%
Other	5%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:

Government	3%
Manufacturing	27%
Non-Profit	3%
Services	53%
Other	14%

TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

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

Firm	No. of Students
1. Boeing	14
2. Pacific Investment Management Company	8
3. University of California	8
4. United States Department of Defense	6
5. Pacificare	6
6. Bank of America	4
7. Hewitt Associates	4
8. Ingram Micro	4
9. Intel	4
10. Pacific Life	4
11. Toyota	4
12. Johnson & Johnson	3
13. Raytheon	3
14. Toshiba	3
15. Unisys	3

ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $110
Application fee (nonresident): $110

323 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 79% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 71% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 42 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 14 ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2003, the B-school interviewed 98% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 100% of its admitted applicants.

INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident	$59,524
Nonresident	$59,524

2003-2004 Application deadline(s) All applicants: Dec. 2, 2003 All applicants: Jan. 20, 2004 All applicants: Mar. 8, 2004 All applicants: May 3, 2004 All applicants: July 12, 2004
Rolling admissions? Yes
2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview All applicants: Mar. 1, 2004 All applicants: Sept. 1, 2004
2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s): All applicants: Mar. 1, 2004 All applicants: May 1, 2004

FINANCIAL AID

Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer		1%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer		15%

Average financial aid package	$15,000
Range (middle 80%)	$6,700	-	$31,000

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	$36,500

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.gsm.uci.edu/go/financial-aid

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

CONTACTS

Dean	Jone L. Pearce, Interim Dean
Hired as of	July 2002

Program director	Tony Hansford

Admissions director	Tony Hansford

Financial aid director	Alda Ruggiero

Career services director	Randy Williams

Alumni relations director	Sandra Findly

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