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Student Demographics
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Total part-time enrollment
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336
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On-campus enrollment
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336
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Distance-program enrollment
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N/A
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|
Total full-time enrollment
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221
|
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Female students enrolled
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28%
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Underrepresented minority* students enrolled
|
8%
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Out-of-country students enrolled
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11%
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|
Females in applicant pool
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32%
|
Underrepresented minority* applicants
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15%
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Out-of-country applicants
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8%
|
|
|
Students with advanced degrees
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11%
|
Attending students who live outside
a 45-mile radius of school
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N/A
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|
Students who receive financial
assistance from the school
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1%
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Students whose education is fully
funded by their company
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44%
|
|
|
Number of applicants in 1999-2000
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220
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Applications accepted (selectivity)
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90%
|
Admitted applicants enrolled (yield)
|
89%
|
|
|
*Underrepresented minority students are defined as U.S. citizens who are
African American, Hispanic American, or Native American. They do not include Asian Americans.
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Class Traits
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Mean GMAT
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574
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Median GMAT
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544
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Range
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[min.]
|
310
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[max.]
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760
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Mean TOEFL
(paper-based equivalent)
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N/A
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Median TOEFL
|
N/A
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Range
|
[min.]
|
N/A
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[max.]
|
N/A
|
|
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Student age
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Average
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31
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Age range
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from
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22
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to
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49
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Work experience (months)
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Average
|
96
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Range (months)
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[min.]
|
24
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to [max.]
|
336
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|
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Admitted students with less than one year of work experience
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0
|
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Career Data
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|
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Average salary of students in program
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$50,000
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Salary range of students in program
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[min.]
|
$30,000
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to
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[max.]
|
$50,000
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|
|
Students from an organization of 100 or fewer employees
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N/A
|
Students from nonprofit sector
|
11%
|
|
Top 10 organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
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1. Sara Lee
|
16
|
6. AMP/TYCO
|
8
|
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2. R J Reynolds
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16
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7. Siecor
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5
|
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3. Wachovia
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15
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8. PEPSICO
|
4
|
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4. Wake Forest University
|
12
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9. American Express
|
3
|
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5. Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
|
7
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10.Burlington Industries
|
3
|
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Year traditional PT MBA was founded
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1987
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Approximate number of degrees awarded since founding
|
662
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|
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PT MBAs graduated in 1999-2000
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85
|
PT MBAs graduated in 1996-97
|
52
|
|
|
Laptop required
|
No
|
Institution
|
Private
|
Accelerated PT program offered?
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N/A
|
|
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Average number of years to complete PT program
|
3
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Maximum number of years permitted to complete PT program
|
5
|
|
|
Possible for students to change status from PT to full-time
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No
|
When
|
N/A
|
|
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Total revenues generated by PT MBA program in 1999-2000
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$2,703,950
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Total 1999-2000 budget for PT program
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$243,900
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Tuition Costs
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Average total (not annual) cost of PT MBA
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|
In-state
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$33,600
|
Out-of-state
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$33,600
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|
Cost per core course (3 credit equivalent)
|
|
In-state
|
$2,100
|
Out-of-state
|
$2,100
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Admissions
|
|
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Financial Aid
|
|
|
|
Fall 2000
|
N/A
|
|
|
Fall 2000
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
Winter 2000-01
|
N/A
|
|
|
Winter 2000-01
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
Spring 2001
|
N/A
|
|
|
Spring 2001
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
Summer 2001
|
N/A
|
|
|
Summer 2001
|
N/A
|
|
Does the school offer rolling admissions?
|
Yes
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Required core courses/
percent of total coursework
|
11 / 69%
|
Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework
|
5 / 20%
|
|
|
International content
|
20%
|
Entrepreneurial content
|
10%
|
E-commerce content
|
20%
|
|
|
Distance or Web-based learning content
|
15%
|
Group work done via the Internet
|
30%
|
Core PT MBA curriculum last revised
|
Aug. 7, 1997
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|
Significant changes to PT program since 1998
|
|
For the Fall 2000 incoming class, a new Information Technology concentration was made available. Also, students now have the opportunity to vote for the group of electives that will be offered to the cohort group.
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|
Special trips or projects outside of country
|
|
Voluntary
|
|
International study programs are offered at the following locations: Oxford University, England; France/Belgium; Japan; China; and Austria
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|
Faculty profile
|
| | |
Same faculty as full-time MBA program
|
90%
|
Adjunct faculty
|
10%
|
Other
|
N/A
|
Full-time MBA faculty with at least 5 years
of full-time corporate experience
|
10%
|
|
Teaching methods
|
| |
|
| |
Case study
|
70%
|
Lecture
|
10%
|
Other
|
20%
|
Discussion
| |
Average number of students in core class
|
45
|
Average number of students in elective class
|
15
|
|
Class schedule
|
| |
|
Total hours in class
|
48
|
Total hours of work outside of class
|
144
|
|
When and how often classes meet
|
Evenings
|
|
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Program
|
International Study Program
|
Country
|
Japan
|
Partner
|
N/A
|
|
Program
|
East Asia Management Program
|
Country
|
China
|
Partner
|
N/A
|
|
Program
|
European Business Studies Program
|
Country
|
Oxford, England
|
Partner
|
St. Peters College, Oxford University
|
|
Program
|
International Study Program
|
Country
|
France/Belgium
|
Partner
|
N/A
|
|
Program
|
International Study Program
|
Country
|
Austria
|
Partner
|
N/A
|
|
PT MBA student access to career management office
|
Yes
|
At what point
|
In the last year of the program only if the student has not been financially sponsored by his/her company. If the student has been financially sponsored by the company, he/she must provide a letter from the VP of human resources from the company granting permission to use the service.
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Estimated percentage of PT students who use the career management office
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30%
|
Estimated percentage of PT students who use their MBA to change careers
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N/A
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Living MBA alumni
(as of summer 2000)
|
4,064
|
|
Alumni clubs
|
|
10
|
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Living alumni who gave to the annual
fund-raising efforts of the school in 1999-2000
|
1,260
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Median gift
|
N/A
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Average gift
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$655
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