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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Lehigh University
College of Business and Economics

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Address: Rauch Business Center
621 Taylor Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015
E-Mail: incbe@lehigh.edu
Web site: www.lehigh.edu/mba


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 classes begin: Jan. 2002
May 2002

Year part-time program was founded: n/a
Institution is: U.S. private


Total graduate enrollment 353
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 163
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 82
Full-time MBA students 38
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 353
 
Part-time program completion rate n/a
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 36
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 72

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? Yes

  At what point?
At any time



STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 30%
International students (1) 11%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
Married students n/a

Students from the following regions:
Africa 2%
Asia 4%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East 2%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
90%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. 100%
South U.S. n/a
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. n/a

Percentage of new students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school:   13%

(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 part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Air Products & Chemicals n/a
2. Boeing Company n/a
3. Bristol-Myers Squibb n/a
4. Johnson & Johnson n/a
5. Lucent Technologies n/a
6. Merck & Co. n/a
7. Pfizer, Inc. n/a
8. PPL Corporation n/a
9. Tyco International n/a
10. Lutron Corp n/a
11. IBM n/a


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 618
Range (middle 80%) 570 - 640

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 625
Minimum TOEFL score required 580

Work Experience (months)
Average 95
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 144
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 31
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 39

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 0%
Finance/Accounting 0%
General Management 0%
Human Resources 0%
Marketing/Sales 0%
MIS 0%
Operations/Logistics 0%
Other 0%

Entering students employed in the following industries:
Financial Services 0%
Government (federal, state, local, military) 0%
Manufacturing 0%
Nonprofit (trade associations, religious organizations, charities) 0%
Other Services 0%

Graduates whose education was company-sponsored (1)   100%
(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: $50

70 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 83% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 79% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed n/a applicant(s) on its wait list, from which n/a were ultimately accepted. 1% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 100% were accepted.

Female applicants 23%
International applicants (1) 10%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 3%

Interviews for applicants are:
Not offered

In 2001, 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.

(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 part-time MBA program:
Resident $25,000
Nonresident $25,000

Application Process
Deadline(s) to apply: Dec. 1, 2001
May 1, 2002
July 15, 2002

Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? Yes
Deadline for scheduling an interview: n/a

Financial Aid
Deadline(s) to apply:   Feb. 1, 2002
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   9%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   87%

Average financial aid package $2,060
Range (middle 80%) $320 - $4,270

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Both

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to part-time MBAs 6
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) No
Maximum amount students can borrow n/a
Bank(s) offering guaranteed loans:
n/a
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 Richard M. Durand
Hired as of June 1999
 
MBA program director Kathleen Trexler
 
MBA admissions director Mary Theresa Taglang
 
MBA financial aid director Kathleen Trexler
 
MBA career services & alumni affairs director Donna Goldfeder
 
Alumni relations director Christopher Marshall


 
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