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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Western Michigan University
Haworth College of Business — Part-time Evening MBA

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


Address: Haworth College of Business
1903 W. Michigan Ave, Schneider Hall
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
E-Mail: business-adv-office@wmich.edu
Web site: http://www.hcob.wmich.edu
Directions to school


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: Aug. 28, 2003
Jan. 4, 2004
Aug. 30, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1959

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 567
Part-time MBA students 111
Distance-learning MBA students 98
Full-time MBA students 318
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 5,270
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 0%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 42
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 72
 
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 27%
International students (1) 43%
Married students 9%

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 543
Range (middle 80%) 460 - 640

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 578
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
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 27
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 31

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 n/a
Finance/Accounting n/a
General Management n/a
Human Resources n/a
Marketing/Sales n/a
Management Information Systems n/a
Operations/Logistics n/a
Other n/a

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


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Pfizer Corporation n/a
2. Kellogg Corporation n/a
3. National City n/a
4. Stryker Corporation n/a
5. Whirlpool Corp. n/a


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $25
Application fee (nonresident): $75

214 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 86% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 41% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 40 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 50 ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

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 $9,484
Nonresident $21,608

2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
Nov. 1, 2003
International applicants: June 1, 2004
International applicants: Mar. 1, 2004
Mar. 15, 2004
June 1, 2004
International applicants: Aug. 1, 2004

Rolling admissions? Yes

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

2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s):
All applicants: Feb. 20, 2004
All applicants: June 29, 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 n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

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) n/a
Maximum amount students can borrow
n/a
Average outstanding loan for 2003 graduates n/a

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.wmich.edu/finaid


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


CONTACTS

Dean James W Schmotter
Hired as of July 1997
 
Program director David Burnie
 
Admissions director Hal Bates
 
Financial aid director Susan O'Flaherty
 
Career services director Lyn Kelly-Albertson
 
Alumni relations director Donald MacKenzie


 
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