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2002 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Indiana University
Kelley School of Business — Kelley Direct Online MBA

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


Address: Kelley School of Business
801 W. Michigan Street, Ste. 4032
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5151
E-Mail: kdirect@iupui.edu
Web site: http://mbaonline.indiana.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Aug. 3, 2003

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1999

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 1,843
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 535
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 308
Full-time MBA students 546
Executive MBA students 0
PhD program students 73
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 4,879
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 1%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate 97%
 
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 24
 
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?
Transfers are done on a case-by-case basis.
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 15%
International students (1) 11%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 21%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 8%
Central/South America, Mexico 2%
Eastern Europe 1%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: 2% / U.S.: 98%)
87%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 1%

North American students by region:
Canada 2%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 11%
Midwest U.S. 50%
Northeast U.S. 4%
South U.S. 16%
Southwest U.S. 5%
U.S. Possessions and territories 1%
West U.S. 13%

New students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school 83%

(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 647
Range (middle 80%) 590 - 720

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 649
Minimum TOEFL score required 580

Work Experience
Average (months) 90
Range (months - middle 80%) 36 - 180
New entrants with one year or less work experience 3%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 3%

Student Age (years)
Average 31
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 39

Salary
Average salary of entering students $78,442
Range (middle 80%) $52,000 - $120,000

* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Accounting/Auditing 3%
Administrative and Support Services 1%
Banking/Mortgage (Investment banking, etc.) 1%
Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical 2%
Computers, Software 12%
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 5%
Customer Service and Call Center 1%
Engineering 26%
Financial Services 7%
Government and Policy 1%
Healthcare, Practitioner, and Technician 4%
Information Technology 4%
Insurance 1%
Legal 1%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 9%
Marketing 5%
Military 4%
Sales 5%
Transportation/Logistics and Warehousing 2%
Other 8%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the distance-learning MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. United States Military 14
2. Procter & Gamble 11
3. General Motors 10
4. General Electric 9
5. Intel 5
6. Ford 5
7. Eli Lilly 4
8. Delphi Automotive 4
9. IBM 3
10. Charles Schwab 2
11. Deere & Co. 2
12. Johnson & Johnson 2
13. Shell Petroleum 2
14. Cisco 2
15. Agilent 2


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $35
Application fee (non resident): $55

333 people applied to the distance program in 2002. The school accepted 42% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 86% 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 $35,600
Nonresident $35,600

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

Deadline(s) to apply: Apr. 1, 2003

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   97%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   70%
Distance-learning MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   26%

Average financial aid package $14,362
Range (middle 80%) $6,215 - $18,500

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 0
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) No
Average outstanding loan for 2002 graduates $25,713

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.iupui.edu/~finaid


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


CONTACTS

Dean Dan R. Dalton
Hired as of n/a
 
MBA program director Joelle Andrew-Mohr
 
MBA admissions director Kathy Ruley
 
MBA financial aid director Kathy Purvis
 
MBA career services director Dick McCracken
 
Alumni relations director Mary Chappell


 
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