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2001 DISTANCE-LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Open University
Open University Business School

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Address:		Open University Business School Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA United Kingdom
E-Mail:		oubs-ilgen@open.ac.uk
Web site:		www.open.ac.uk/oubs

ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 classes begin:

Nov. 2001
Feb. 2002

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1989

Institution is: Non-U.S.

Total graduate enrollment	25,000
Distance-learning MBA students	25,000
Part-time MBA students (on-campus)	n/a
Full-time MBA students	n/a
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment	4,500

Change in distance program class size in past 12 months	-1%
Distance program completion rate	n/a
Average number of months to complete distance-learning program	36
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program	120
If set program length, how long (months)?	n/a

Time limit for completion of individual online courses? Yes

Is it possible for students to change their status from distance-learning to full-time? No

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)	56%
Underrepresented minority (2) students	n/a
Married students	80%

Students from the following regions:

Africa	1%
Asia	3%
Central/South America, Mexico	n/a
Eastern Europe	44%
Middle East	n/a
North America (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )	n/a
Oceania	n/a
Western Europe	52%

North American students by region:

Canada	n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.	n/a
Midwest U.S.	n/a
Northeast U.S.	n/a
South U.S.	n/a
Southwest U.S.	n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories	n/a
West U.S.	n/a

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

99%

(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:

Firm	No. of Students
1. CGU / Norwich Union	n/a
2. HM Prison Service	n/a
3. Ministry of Defence	n/a
4. Rolls-Royce	n/a
5. Halifax Plc	n/a
6. Pfizer	n/a
7. Consignia	n/a
8. British Telecom Plc	n/a
9. IBM	n/a
10. BP Amoco	n/a
11. Whitbread Plc	n/a
12. TXU Europe	n/a
13. Gehe	n/a
14. Scottish Amicable	n/a
15. Ministry of Defence	n/a

CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores

Average	n/a
Range (middle 80%)	n/a	-	n/a

TOEFL Scores*

Mean TOEFL score	n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required	n/a

Work Experience (months)

Average	96
Range (middle 80%)	n/a	-	n/a
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience	n/a

Student Age (years)

Average	32
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		5%
Finance/Accounting		8%
General Management		28%
Human Resources		5%
Marketing/Sales		12%
MIS		9%
Operations/Logistics		12%
Other		21%

Entering students employed in the following industries:

Financial Services		8%
Government (federal, state, local, military)		25%
Manufacturing		30%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities)		2%
Other Services		28%

Graduates whose education was company-sponsored (1)		60%
(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: n/a

Separate application for distance program? No

12000 people applied to the distance-learning MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 100% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 100% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Female applicants	25%
International applicants (1)	56%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants	n/a

Interviews for applicants are:
n/a

(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	$15,000
Nonresident	$15,000

Application Process

Deadline(s) to apply:	Oct. 1, 2001 Jan. 1, 2002 Apr. 1, 2002 Apr. 1, 2002
Does the distance-learning program offer rolling admissions? Yes
Deadline for scheduling an interview:	n/a

Financial Aid

Deadline(s) to apply:		n/a

Distance-learning MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer		36%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer		43%
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	n/a

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	Roland Kaye
Hired as of	Jan. 1999

Distance-learning MBA program director	Richard Wheatcroft

MBA admissions director	n/a

MBA financial aid director	n/a

MBA career services & alumni affairs director	n/a

Alumni relations director	Christine Sargent

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