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2002 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE Carnegie Mellon Graduate School of Industrial Administration — Flex Mode Program
ENROLLMENT
2002/2003 classes begin: Aug. 25, 2003
Year distance-learning program was founded: 1986 U.S., Private
Total graduate enrollment 1,019
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 121
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 163
Full-time MBA students 469
Executive MBA students 0
PhD program students 112
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 434
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 1%
Distance-learning program completion rate 95%
If the distance-learning program has a set program length, how long is it (months)? n/a
Average number of months to complete distance-learning program 36
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 48
School offers a full-time MBA program? Yes
Possible for students to change status from distance-learing to full-time? Yes
At what point?After the first year
Are there specific locations from which students must attend program (i.e. satellite television receiving sites)? Yes No
STUDENT PROFILE
Female students in class 16%
International students (1) 5%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 5%
Married 47%
Percent students from following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 2%
Central/South America, Mexico 0%
Eastern Europe 0%
Middle East 0%
North America(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a ) 98%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 0%
North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. 69%
South U.S. 30%
Southwest U.S. 2%
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. CLASS TRAITS GMAT Scores
Average 628
Range (middle 80%) 550 - 710
TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required n/a
Work Experience
Average (months) 82
Range (months - middle 80%) 18 - 180
New entrants with one year or less work experience 2%
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a
Student Age (years)
Average 31
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 42
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: TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS
Organizations that send the most participants to the distance-learning MBA program:
Firm No. of Students
1. United Technologies
n/a
2. General Electric
n/a
3. Ford Motor Company
n/a
4. Lockheed Martin
n/a
ADMISSIONS Application fee (resident): $100 Application fee (non resident): $100 67 people applied to the distance program in 2002. The school accepted 70% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 91% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.
Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only
85% of its distance-learning MBA applicants, and 100% of its admitted applicants.
INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES
Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of distance-learning MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $59,904
Nonresident n/a
Application Process
Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions?
Yes
Deadline(s) to apply:
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 100%
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 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:n/a
(1) Upon admission, any accepted applicant, regardless of nationality, and without the need of a cosigner, is eligible for a loan CONTACTS
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