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2002 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Arizona State University
W. P. Carey School of Business

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Address: 660 South Mill Avenue
Suite 310A
Tempe, AZ 85281
E-Mail: asu.mba@asu.edu
Web site: http://asumbaonline.asu.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Jan. 15, 2003
Aug. 15, 2003

Year distance-learning program was founded: 2000

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 1,353
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 167
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 553
Full-time MBA students 287
Executive MBA students 102
PhD program students 89
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 2,599
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 1%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate 98%
 
If the distance-learning program has a set program length, how long is it (months)? 21
 
Average number of months to complete distance-learning program 21
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 21
 
School offers a full-time MBA program? Yes

Possible for students to change status from distance-learing to full-time? No

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 20%
International students (1) 14%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 19%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 2%
Asia 9%
Central/South America, Mexico 0%
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: 3% / U.S.: 97%)
87%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 0%

North American students by region:
Canada 3%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 5%
Midwest U.S. 34%
Northeast U.S. 0%
South U.S. 31%
Southwest U.S. 12%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. n/a

New students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school 90%

(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.


CLASS TRAITS

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

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience
Average (months) 174
Range (months - middle 80%) 36 - 276
New entrants with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 39
Range (middle 80%) 29 - 48

Salary
Average salary of entering students $76,993
Range (middle 80%) $43,000 - $110,000

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

Entering students employed in the following fields:
n/a


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the distance-learning MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Deere & Co. 77
2. Lucent Technologies 28
3. United Technologies 6
4. Intel Corp. 12
5. ChevronTexaco 35


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $45
Application fee (non resident): $45

79 people applied to the distance program in 2002. The school accepted 77% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 96% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 5% of its distance-learning MBA applicants, and 2% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of distance-learning MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $50,000
Nonresident $50,000

Application Process
Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? No

Deadline(s) to apply: Oct. 25, 2002
June 15, 2002

Deadline(s) to schedule an interview: Nov. 15, 2002
June 30, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   97%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   97%
Distance-learning MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   0%

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 during the past 12 months 0
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) No
Average outstanding loan for 2002 graduates $12,500

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.cob.asu.edu/mba/admissions


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


CONTACTS

Dean Larry Edward Penley
Hired as of n/a
 
MBA program director Andy Philippakis, Ph.D.
 
MBA admissions director Judith Heilala
 
MBA financial aid director Marilynn Singleton
 
MBA career services director Kitty McGrath
 
Alumni relations director Cynthia Barnes Pharr, Ph.D.


 
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