PREMIUM CONTENT GRADUATE COMMUNITY FULL-TIME MBA GRAD SCHOOL LIFE Best Schools by Specialty MBA CAREER MOVES GRADUATE ALUMNI MBA Admission Strategies PART-TIME MBA EXECUTIVE MBA EXECUTIVE EDUCATION Rankings & Profiles
DESIGN & INNOVATION PROGRAMS
2002 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE City University of Hong Kong Faculty of Business
ENROLLMENT
2002/2003 classes begin: Oct. 5, 2002
Year distance-learning program was founded: 1999 Non-U.S., Public
Total graduate enrollment 1,277
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 91
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 146
Full-time MBA students n/a
Executive MBA students 57
PhD program students 58
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 2,516
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 0%
Distance-learning program completion rate n/a
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 30
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 72
School offers a full-time MBA program? No
Possible for students to change status from distance-learing to full-time? No No Yes
STUDENT PROFILE
Female students in class 31%
International students (1) 12%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
Married n/a
Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 90%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East n/a
North America(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a ) 5%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 5%
North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. n/a
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 n/a
(1) Students from countries other than the school's home country. CLASS TRAITS GMAT Scores
Average 570
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required n/a
Work Experience
Average (months) 129
Range (months - middle 80%) 60 - 108
New entrants with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%
Student Age (years)
Average 36
Range (middle 80%) 28 - 43
Salary
Average salary of entering students $76,000
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:
Accounting/Auditing
8%
Administrative and Support Services
35%
Engineering
15%
Financial Services
13%
Human Resources
5%
Information Technology
13%
Marketing
8%
Other
3%
TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS
Organizations that send the most participants to the distance-learning MBA program:
Firm No. of Students
1. Hong Kong Monetary Authority
n/a
2. PCCW
n/a
3. CLP Power China
n/a
4. FedEx
n/a
5. SAE Magnetics
n/a
6. Nortel Networds
n/a
7. Hang Sang Bank
n/a
8. Hong Kong Cable Television Ltd
n/a
9. KCRC
n/a
10. Hong Kong Oxygen & Acetylene Co. Ltd.
n/a
ADMISSIONS Application fee (resident): $13 Application fee (non resident): $13 100 people applied to the distance program in 2002. The school accepted 76% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 90% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.
Interviews for applicants are:
Required
76% 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 $20,000
Nonresident $20,000
Application Process
Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions?
Yes
Deadline(s) to apply:
Dec. 28, 2002
Deadline(s) to schedule an interview:
Jan. 31, 2003
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.cityu.edu.hk/sds/w_f/index.htm
(1) Upon admission, any accepted applicant, regardless of nationality, and without the need of a cosigner, is eligible for a loan CONTACTS
=Subscribers Only
Copyright 2002, Bloomberg L.P.
MBA Insider
