Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) students
0
Total undergraduate business students
3,164
Change in part-time class size in past academic year
7%
Average number of months to complete part-time program
24
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program
60
Part-time program completion rate
91%
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? 0
STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS
Female students in class
23%
International students 1
22%
Married students
55%
For U.S. schools only:
African American students
0%
Alaskan Native of Pacific Islander American students
n/a
Asian American students
4%
Mexican American students
n/a
Puerto Rican students
n/a
Other Hispanic American students
4%
White (non-Hispanic) students
58%
Multiethnic/Multiracial students
n/a
Not reported
10%
Other
2%
CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS
GMAT Scores - Historical Chart
2004
2003
2002
2001
Average
555
573
540
507
Median
540
580
540
530
Range (middle 80%)
490 - 640
470 - 660
440 - 620
440 - 620
GMAT scores are required as part of the application.
TOEFL Scores
TOEFL scores are required for applicants whose native language is not English.
Average TOEFL score *
495
Minimum TOEFL score required *
n/a
* Paper-based equivalent
Work Experience (months)
Average
80
Range (middle 80%)
12
-
180
New entrants with one year or less work experience
19%
Student Age (years)
Average
30
Range (middle 80%)
24
-
38
Salary
Average base salary of entering students
$57,165
Range (middle 80%)
$46,000
-
$59,000
Entering students employed in the following function areas:
Consulting
0
Finance/Accounting
14
General Management
4
Human resources
0
Marketing/Sales
29
Management Information Systems
29
Operations/Logistics
24
Other
n/a
Entering students employed in the following industries:
Government
3
Manufacturing
44
Non-Profit
n/a
Services
28
Other
25
TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS
Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
Organization
No.
1. Wal-Mart
14
2. University of Arkansas
8
3. J. B. Hunt
6
4. Tyson Foods
2
5. Campbell Soup
2
6. Unilever
2
7. Transplace
2
8. Datamics
2
9. Procter and Gamble
2
10. Coca Cola
1
11. Gillette
1
12. Clorox
1
13. General Mills
1
14. Sara Lee Foods
1
15. Henkel
1
ADMISSIONS
Application fee (resident)
$40
Application fee (nonresident)
$50
78 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2004. The school accepted 77% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 80% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.
Selectivity/Yield - Historical Chart
2004
2003
2002
2001
Selectivity
77%
87%
90%
89%
Yield
80%
80%
72%
81%
The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list. n/a wait-listed applicants were admitted to the semester for which they applied.
Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only
In 2004, the B-school interviewed 20% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 20% of its admitted applicants.
(1) Applicants from countries other than the school's home country.
COSTS AND DEADLINES
COSTS:
Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars)
2004
2003
2002
2001
Resident
$13,853
$12,863
$11,800
$11,013
Nonresident
$26,394
$24,491
$22,776
$21,838
2004-2006 DEADLINES:
Application deadline(s) n/a
Rolling admissions? No
Deadline(s) for scheduling an interview n/a
Financial aid deadline(s) n/a
FINANCIAL AID
FINANCIAL AID:
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer
66%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer
30%
Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through a n/a
Scholarships are based on a combination of need and merit 27% of part-time MBAs applied for financial aid for the 2004-2005 academic year. 27% of part-time MBAs received some form of financial aid for the 2004-2005 academic year.
Of those who received financial aid for the 2004-2005 academic year, 0% received institutional scholarships, 0% received assistantships, and 100% received loans.
Average financial aid package for the 2004-2005 academic year (includes scholarships, assistantships, and loans)
$15,259
0 full-tuition scholarships were awarded by the school to part-time MBAs for the 2004-2005 academic year.
Applicants apply for scholarship consideration
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