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2002 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
University of Florida
Warrington College of Business

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


Address: P.O. Box 117152
134 Bryan Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-7152
E-Mail: floridamba@cba.ufl.edu
Web site: http://www.floridamba.ufl.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Jan. 3, 2003
Feb. 6, 2003

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1999

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 1,100
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 134
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 197
Full-time MBA students 114
Executive MBA students 53
PhD program students 99
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 6,196
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 1%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate 92%
 
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 21
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 27
 
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 14%
International students (1) 10%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 11%
Married 73%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 2%
Central/South America, Mexico 4%
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
92%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 1%

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 99%

(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 623
Range (middle 80%) 540 - 720

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience
Average (months) 98
Range (months - middle 80%) 36 - 210
New entrants with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 32
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 41

Salary
Average salary of entering students $80,216
Range (middle 80%) $48,192 - $120,000

* 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:
n/a

ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $20
Application fee (non resident): $20

189 people applied to the distance program in 2002. The school accepted 58% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 84% 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 100% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of distance-learning MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $27,500
Nonresident $27,500

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

Deadline(s) to apply: Oct. 15, 2003
Dec. 15, 2003

Deadline(s) to schedule an interview: Dec. 15, 2002



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   30%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   40%
Distance-learning MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   44%

Average financial aid package $10,353
Range (middle 80%) $5,008 - $14,846

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) No
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

Dean John Kraft
Hired as of June 29, 1990
 
MBA program director Erik Gordon
 
MBA admissions director Director
 
MBA financial aid director Bill Watson
 
MBA career services director Steve LaBarbera
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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