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2001 DISTANCE-LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Drexel University
Bennett S. LeBow College of Business

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Address: Drexel University
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
E-Mail: mbaonline.lebow.drexel.edu
Web site: mbaonline.lebow.drexel.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 classes begin: Apr.
Sept.

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1998

Institution is: U.S. private


Total graduate enrollment 940
Distance-learning MBA students 40
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 620
Full-time MBA students 320
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 2,746
 
Change in distance program class size in past 12 months 0%
Distance program completion rate n/a
Average number of months to complete distance-learning program 21
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 21
If set program length, how long (months)? 21

Time limit for completion of individual online courses? Yes

Is it possible for students to change their status from distance-learning to full-time? Yes

  At what point?
At any time

Can students admitted into other MBA programs offered by your university take courses online? Yes

Are there specific locations from which students must attend program (i.e. satellite television receiving sites)? No

Program available to students from outside the country in which your program is located Yes


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 25%
International students (1) n/a
Underrepresented minority (2) students 6%
Married students n/a

Students from the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia n/a
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
100%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 80%
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. n/a
South U.S. 10%
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 10%

New students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school:   50%

(1) Students from countries other than the school's home country.

(2) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American.


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the distance-learning MBA program:
n/a


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 560
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 610
Minimum TOEFL score required 570

Work Experience (months)
Average 84
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 80%

Student Age (years)
Average 27
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

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

* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Consulting n/a
Finance/Accounting n/a
General Management n/a
Human Resources n/a
Marketing/Sales n/a
MIS n/a
Operations/Logistics n/a
Other n/a

Entering students employed in the following industries:
Financial Services n/a
Government (federal, state, local, military) n/a
Manufacturing n/a
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) n/a
Other Services n/a

Graduates whose education was company-sponsored (1)   n/a
(1) Includes graduates whose studies were financially sponsored by their employers and are returning to those employers, or who were employed while a student and will continue working for that employer


ADMISSIONS

Application fee: $100

Separate application for distance program? No

n/a people applied to the distance-learning MBA program in 2001. The school accepted n/a% (selectivity) of those applicants, and n/a% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Female applicants n/a
International applicants (1) n/a
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a

Interviews for applicants are:
Not offered

(1) Applicants from countries other than the school's home country.

(2) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES FOR CLASS OF 2004

Tuition and Fees
Average total (not annual) cost of distance-learning MBA program:
Resident $31,500
Nonresident $31,500

Application Process
Deadline(s) to apply:
Feb. 1, 2002

Does the distance-learning program offer rolling admissions? Yes

Financial Aid
Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   40%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   50%
Distance-learning MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school   n/a

Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

Scholarships are merit or need based?
n/a

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to distance-learning MBAs 0
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its distance-learning MBAs? (1) No
Average outstanding loan for 2001 graduates n/a

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


CONTACTS

Dean George P. Tsetsekos, Ph.D.
Hired as of Aug. 2001
 
Distance-learning MBA program director Thomas Wieckowski
 
MBA admissions director Magdalena Grudzinski
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director n/a
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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