B-SCHOOL & PROGRAM BASICS
| Classes begin |
Sept. 1, 2004
Jan. 18, 2005
Aug. 31, 2005
Jan. 17, 2006
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| Year program was founded | 1952 |
| Institution is | U.S., Private |
Business school accreditation:
AACSB
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Enrollment
| Total graduate business students | 1,998 |
| Part-time MBA students | 615 |
| Distance MBA students | n/a |
| Full-time MBA students | 178 |
| Executive MBA students | 11 |
| PhD program students | 136 |
| Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) students | n/a |
| |
| Total undergraduate business students | 1,547 |
| |
| Change in part-time class size in past academic year | 0% |
| Average number of months to complete part-time program | 32 |
| Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program | 60 |
| Part-time program completion rate | 83% |
| School offers a separate full-time MBA program? | Yes |
| Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? | No |
| At what point? n/a |
STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS
| Female students in class | 38% |
| International students 1 | 13% |
| Married students | n/a |
For U.S. schools only: |
| African American students | 4% |
| Alaskan Native of Pacific Islander American students | n/a |
| Asian American students | 9% |
| Mexican American students | n/a |
| Puerto Rican students | n/a |
| Other Hispanic American students | 4% |
| White (non-Hispanic) students | 64% |
| Multiethnic/Multiracial students | n/a |
| Not reported | 5% |
| Other | 14% |
CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS
GMAT Scores - Historical Chart | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |
|---|
| Average | 574 | 571 | 556 | 543 | | Median | 570 | 570 | 550 | 530 | | Range (middle 80%) | 510 - 630 | 490 - 650 | 490 - 640 | 430 - 660 |
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 * | 629 |
| Minimum TOEFL score required * | 600 |
| * Paper-based equivalent |
Work Experience (months)
| Average | 68 |
| Range (middle 80%) | 36 | - | 96 |
| New entrants with one year or less work experience | 2% |
Student Age (years)
| Average | 29 |
| Range (middle 80%) | 26 | - | 32 |
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 | 6 |
| Finance/Accounting | 16 |
| General Management | 21 |
| Human resources | 6 |
| Marketing/Sales | 15 |
| Management Information Systems | 3 |
| Operations/Logistics | 23 |
| Other | 10 |
Entering students employed in the following industries:
| Government | 20 |
| Manufacturing | 12 |
| Non-Profit | 11 |
| Services | 41 |
| Other | 16 |
TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS
Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
| Organization | No. |
| 1. The United States Navy | 16 |
| 2. Lockheed Martin Corportation | 8 |
| 3. The United States Air Force | 5 |
| 4. Boeing Company; Federal Reserve Board; Northrop Grumman; The U.S. House of Representatives; Verizon; The WorldBank Group | 4 |
| 5. Bechtel Corp.; Fannie Mae; Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty; U.S. Marine Corp. | 3 |
| 6. American Online; BearingPoint, Inc.; Corporate Executive Board; Eli Lilly & Co.; Marriott International; MBH Settlement Group; MCI; SAIC; Sprint | 2 |
| 7. U.S. Army; U.S.Investigation Services | 2 |
| 8. American Red Cross; Aventis Pharmaceuticals; BAE Systems; Bureau of National Affairs; Citigroup | 1 |
| 9. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Common Cause; Consumer Specialty Products Association; Deloite & Touche; Eastman Kodak Company | 1 |
| 10. Ernst & Young; ExxonMobil Corp.; First National Bank; Gannett, Inc.; General Dynamics | 1 |
| 11. Hogan & Hartson, LLP; Hughes Networking Systems; IBM; Kearney & Co.; Lear Corp.; Marsh, Inc.; Merck & Co.; Methane Investors LLC; Microsoft Co. | 1 |
| 12. Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority;National Association of Home Builders;National Cancer Institute;National Petrochemical & RefinersAssociation | 1 |
| 13. National Rural Electric Cooperative Association; Novartis; Nextel Communications; PEPCO; Pfizer, Inc.;PriceWaterhouseCoopers;Proctor & Gamble;Raytheon | 1 |
| 14. SRA International; Startec Global Communications; Sun Trust Bank;Towers Perrin;United Service Organizations;U.S. Agency for International Development; | 1 |
| 15. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; The White House Historical Association | 1 |
ADMISSIONS
| Application fee (resident) | $60 |
| Application fee (nonresident) | $60 |
390 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2004. The school accepted 94% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 68% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.
Selectivity/Yield - Historical Chart | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |
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| Selectivity | 94% | 77% | 72% | 79% | | Yield | 68% | 62% | 62% | 69% |
The B-school placed 4 applicant(s) on its wait list. 0 wait-listed applicants were admitted to the semester for which they applied.
Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Required
Not offered
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)
| 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |
|---|
| Resident | $42,500 | $41,000 | $38,928 | n/a | | Nonresident | $42,500 | $41,000 | $38,928 | n/a |
2004-2006 DEADLINES:
Application deadline(s)
All applicants: May 15, 2004
All applicants: Nov. 1, 2004
All applicants: May 15, 2005
All applicants: Nov. 1, 2005
All applicants: May 15, 2006
Rolling admissions? Yes
Deadline(s) for scheduling an interview
All applicants: May 15, 2004
All applicants: Nov. 1, 2004
All applicants: May 15, 2005
All applicants: Nov. 1, 2005
All applicants: May 15, 2006
Financial aid deadline(s)
n/a
FINANCIAL AID
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 |
Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through a
n/a
Scholarships are based on
academic merit
39% of part-time MBAs applied for financial aid for the 2004-2005 academic year. 45% 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, 10% received institutional scholarships, 0% received assistantships, and 40% received loans.
| Average financial aid package for the 2004-2005 academic year (includes scholarships, assistantships, and loans) | n/a |
1 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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| Average scholarship awarded | $2,500 |
| Guaranteed loans offered to part-time MBAs? 2 | No |
| Maximum amount students can borrow | n/a |
| Average outstanding loans for 2004 graduates | $30,690 |
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.
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