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2004 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Carnegie Mellon
Tepper School of Business — FlexTime MBA
Address: 5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
E-Mail: mba-admissions@andrew.cmu.edu
Web links: http://www.tepper.cmu.edu/FlexTimeMBA
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B-SCHOOL & PROGRAM BASICS

Classes begin Aug. 30, 2004
Aug. 29, 2005
Aug. 28, 2006

Year program was founded 1985
Institution is U.S., Private
Business school accreditation:
AACSB

Enrollment
Total graduate business students 942
Part-time MBA students 160
Distance MBA students 114
Full-time MBA students 387
Executive MBA students 0
PhD program students 103
Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) students n/a
 
Total undergraduate business students 475
 
Change in part-time class size in past academic year n/a
Average number of months to complete part-time program 36
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 48
Part-time program completion rate 95%
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?  2

STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class 13%
International students 1 13%
Married students 45%

For U.S. schools only:
African American students 0%
Alaskan Native of Pacific Islander American students 0%
Asian American students 10%
Mexican American students 0%
Puerto Rican students 0%
Other Hispanic American students 0%
White (non-Hispanic) students 63%
Multiethnic/Multiracial students 2%
Not reported 6%
Other 4%

CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores - Historical Chart
2004200320022001
Average638645630659
Median630660620n/a
Range (middle 80%)580 - 710570 - 710570 - 720n/a

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 * 654
Minimum TOEFL score required * 600
* Paper-based equivalent

Work Experience (months)
Average 70
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 144
New entrants with one year or less work experience 2%

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 36

Salary
Average base salary of entering students n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a


Entering students employed in the following function areas:
Consulting 8
Finance/Accounting 17
General Management 6
Human resources 2
Marketing/Sales 13
Management Information Systems 13
Operations/Logistics 29
Other 12


Entering students employed in the following industries:
Government 2
Manufacturing 59
Non-Profit 8
Services 31
Other 0


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

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

OrganizationNo.
1. Carnegie Mellon12
2. PPG Industries8
3. FreeMarkets7
4. Alcoa; Federated Investors; IBM5
5. Medrad; Respironics4
6. PNC; Seagate3


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident) $100
Application fee (nonresident) $100

90 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2004. The school accepted 70% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 83% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Selectivity/Yield - Historical Chart
2004200320022001
Selectivity70%73%80%n/a
Yield83%89%76%n/a

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 n/a of its part-time MBA applicants, and n/a 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)
2004200320022001
Resident$80,000$70,440$66,500n/a
Nonresident$80,000$70,440$66,500n/a

2004-2006 DEADLINES:
Application deadline(s)
All applicants:  Nov. 15, 2004
All applicants:  Jan. 10, 2005
All applicants:  Mar. 21, 2005
All applicants:  May 2, 2005

Rolling admissions? Yes

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 15%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer 19%

Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through a
Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school

Scholarships are based on
n/a

48% of part-time MBAs applied for financial aid for the 2004-2005 academic year. 48% 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 48% received loans.

Average financial aid package for the 2004-2005 academic year (includes scholarships, assistantships, and loans) $19,718

0 full-tuition scholarships were awarded by the school to part-time MBAs for the 2004-2005 academic year.

Applicants apply for scholarship consideration n/a


Average scholarship awarded n/a
Guaranteed loans offered to part-time MBAs? 2 No
Maximum amount students can borrow n/a
Average outstanding loans for 2004 graduates $45,973

Web link: Financial aid Web site



(1) Student budget includes tuition fees and living expenses.

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

CONTACTS

Dean Kenneth B. Dunn
Hired as of July 2002
 
Program director John Mather
 
Admissions director Laurie Stewart
 
Financial aid director Bonnie Lack
 
Career services director Kenneth Keeley
 
Alumni relations director John Sengenberger

 
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2004:  15    1994:  14    
2002:  19    1992:  17    
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