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

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


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:
FirmNo. 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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