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2002 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Babson College
Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business — IntelMBA / FastTrack MBA

Sections:  Getting In  | Faculty/Academics | Next Step & Alumni Affairs


Address: F. W. Olin Graduate School of Business
Babson College
Babson Park, MA 02457
E-Mail: n/a
Web site: http://www.babson.edu/mba


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Jan. 15, 2003

Year distance-learning program was founded: 2001

Institution is: U.S., Private


Total graduate enrollment 1,672
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 30
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 1,209
Full-time MBA students 350
Executive MBA students 0
PhD program students 0
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,735
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 1%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate n/a
 
If the distance-learning program has a set program length, how long is it (months)? 27
 
Average number of months to complete distance-learning program n/a
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program n/a
 
School offers a full-time MBA program? Yes

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

  At what point?
Status change timing depends on calendar alignment
Are there specific locations from which students must attend program (i.e. satellite television receiving sites)? Yes

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


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 15%
International students (1) 15%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 6%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East 3%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
n/a
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 6%

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. 3%
Northeast U.S. 82%
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 100%

(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 639
Range (middle 80%) 580 - 710

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

Work Experience
Average (months) 108
Range (months - middle 80%) 48 - 180
New entrants with one year or less work experience n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 33
Range (middle 80%) 26 - 43

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:
Computers, Hardware 100%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the distance-learning MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Intel Corporation 33


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $50
Application fee (non resident): $50

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

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed n/a of its distance-learning MBA applicants, and n/a of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of distance-learning MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $55,000
Nonresident $55,000

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

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

Deadline(s) to schedule an interview: n/a



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   n/a
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   n/a
Distance-learning MBAs who received financial aid through the 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 during the past 12 months n/a
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) n/a
Average outstanding loan for 2002 graduates n/a

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.babson.edu/mba


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


CONTACTS

Dean Mark Rice
Hired as of July 1, 2001
 
MBA program director Wendy Baker
 
MBA admissions director Kate Klepper
 
MBA financial aid director Melissa Shaak
 
MBA career services director Leonard Morrison
 
Alumni relations director William Makris


 
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