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2002 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
University of Baltimore
Merrick School of Business — webMBA

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


Address: 1420 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-5779
E-Mail: admissions@ubmail.ubalt.edu
Web site: http://www.ubonline.edu/webmba.nsf


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Jan. 13, 2003
July 14, 2003
Jan. 14, 2004
July 15, 2004

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1999

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 841
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 290
Full-time MBA students 270
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 901
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 0%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate 80%
 
If the distance-learning program has a set program length, how long is it (months)? 24
 
Average number of months to complete distance-learning program 27
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 84
 
School offers a full-time MBA program? Yes

Possible for students to change status from distance-learing to full-time? n/a

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 31%
International students (1) 12%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 33%
Married 41%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 5%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
95%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 90%
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. n/a
South U.S. n/a
Southwest U.S. 3%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 2%

New students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school 41%

(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 568
Range (middle 80%) 452 - 690

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

Work Experience
Average (months) n/a
Range (months - middle 80%) n/a - n/a
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 35
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:
n/a


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

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

ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $35
Application fee (non resident): $35

65 people applied to the distance program in 2002. The school accepted 98% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 83% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Interviews for applicants are:
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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 $16,454
Nonresident $24,182

Application Process
Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions? Yes

Deadline(s) to apply: Dec. 1, 2002
June 1, 2003
Dec. 1, 2003
June 1, 2004

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



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   Apr. 1, 2003
June 1, 2003
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   34%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   31%
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?
Merit-based

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to distance-learning MBAs during the past 12 months 6
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) Yes
Average outstanding loan for 2002 graduates n/a

Financial aid Web site:
http://ubalt.edu/financialaid


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


CONTACTS

Dean Anne M. McCarthy
Hired as of June 3, 2002
 
MBA program director Daniel A. Gerlowski
 
MBA admissions director Ray Frederick
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director Leslie Williams
 
Alumni relations director Nicole Jones


 
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