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2004 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Maryland, College Park
Robert H. Smith School of Business
Address: Master's Programs Office, Robert H. Smith School of Business
2308 Van Munching Hall, University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-1815
E-Mail: mba_info@rhsmith.umd.edu
Web links: http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/mpo/evening/
overview.html
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B-SCHOOL & PROGRAM BASICS

Classes begin Aug. 30, 2004

Year program was founded 1990
Institution is U.S., Public
Business school accreditation:
AACSB

Enrollment
Total graduate business students 1,443
Part-time MBA students 1,015
Distance MBA students n/a
Full-time MBA students 313
Executive MBA students 167
PhD program students 113
Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) students n/a
 
Total undergraduate business students 2,827
 
Change in part-time class size in past academic year -11%
Average number of months to complete part-time program 34
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 60
Part-time program completion rate 85%
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 27%
International students 1 9%
Married students 45%

For U.S. schools only:
African American students 8%
Alaskan Native of Pacific Islander American students 0%
Asian American students 19%
Mexican American students 0%
Puerto Rican students 0%
Other Hispanic American students 6%
White (non-Hispanic) students 57%
Multiethnic/Multiracial students 0%
Not reported 0%
Other 1%

CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores - Historical Chart
2004200320022001
Average607616629624
Median610620620620
Range (middle 80%)530 - 700530 - 700580 - 680570 - 680

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 * 636
Minimum TOEFL score required * 600
* Paper-based equivalent

Work Experience (months)
Average 77
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 132
New entrants with one year or less work experience 6%

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 34

Salary
Average base salary of entering students $67,090
Range (middle 80%) $41,815 - $94,000


Entering students employed 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


Entering students employed 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:

n/a

ADMISSIONS

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

500 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2004. The school accepted 81% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 81% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Selectivity/Yield - Historical Chart
2004200320022001
Selectivity81%77%60%75%
Yield81%79%85%86%

The B-school placed n/a 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:
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)
2004200320022001
Resident$52,962n/an/a$43,614
Nonresident$81,029n/an/a$43,614

2004-2006 DEADLINES:
Application deadline(s)
All applicants:  Feb. 15, 2005
All applicants:  Apr. 1, 2005
All applicants:  May 15, 2005
All applicants:  June 15, 2005

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 60%
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
n/a

n/a of part-time MBAs applied for financial aid for the 2004-2005 academic year. n/a 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 n/a received loans.

Average financial aid package for the 2004-2005 academic year (includes scholarships, assistantships, and loans) n/a

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 $0
Guaranteed loans offered to part-time MBAs? 2 No
Maximum amount students can borrow n/a
Average outstanding loans for 2004 graduates n/a

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 Howard Frank
Hired as of Sept. 1997
 
Program director Cherie A. Scricca
 
Admissions director Sabrina White
 
Financial aid director Freddie Fuentes
 
Career services director Janet Richert
 
Alumni relations director Francena Phillps Jackson

 
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