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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Virginia Commonwealth University
School of Business

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


Address: 1015 Floyd Avenue, Room 4144
PO Box 844000
Richmond, VA 23284-4000
E-Mail: gsib@vcu.edu
Web site: http://www.bus.vcu.edu/gsib
Directions to school


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: Aug. 21, 2003
Jan. 20, 2004
May 24, 2004

Year part-time program was founded: 1974

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 507
Part-time MBA students 174
Distance-learning MBA students n/a
Full-time MBA students 67
Executive MBA students 75
PhD program students 32
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 2,814
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months -4%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 36
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 60
 
Part-time program completion rate 80%
 
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 38%
International students (1) 3%
Married students n/a

For U.S. schools only:
African-American students 14%
Asian-American students 5%
Hispanic-American students n/a
Native American students n/a
White (non-Hispanic) students 77%

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


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores
Average 539
Range (middle 80%) 460 - 610

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 612
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 55
Range (middle 80%) 0 - 67
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 19%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 18%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 38

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 3%
Finance/Accounting 33%
General Management 15%
Human Resources 2%
Marketing/Sales 21%
Management Information Systems 8%
Operations/Logistics 8%
Other 10%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Government 17%
Manufacturing 17%
Non-Profit n/a
Services 50%
Other 17%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

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


ADMISSIONS

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

135 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 76% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 26% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 0 ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.

Interviews for applicants are:

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 $13,500
Nonresident $33,840

2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
Nov. 1, 2003
International applicants: Apr. 1, 2004
June 1, 2004

Rolling admissions? Yes

2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview
n/a

2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s):
Mar. 1, 2004


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 $10,550
Range (middle 80%) $2,000 - $22,724

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 $19,840

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 Michael Sesnowitz
Hired as of July 2000
 
Program director Tracy S. Green
 
Admissions director Tracy S. Green
 
Financial aid director n/a
 
Career services director Susan Story
 
Alumni relations director Phillip Perdue


 
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