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2002 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Lehigh University
College of Business and Economics

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


Address: Rauch Business Center
621 Taylor Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015
E-Mail: mba.admissions@lehigh.edu
Web site: http://www.lehigh.edu/mba


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Jan. 13, 2003
May 10, 2003
July 10, 2003
Aug. 20, 2003

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1992

Institution is: U.S., Private


Total graduate enrollment 374
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 67
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 181
Full-time MBA students 51
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students 12
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,278
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months n/a
 
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 36
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 72
 
School offers a full-time MBA program? Yes

Possible for students to change status from distance-learing to full-time? Yes

  At what point?
n/a
Are there specific locations from which students must attend program (i.e. satellite television receiving sites)? Yes

Program available to students from outside the country in which your program is located? Yes


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 20%
International students (1) 4%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 12%
Married n/a

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

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 72%
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. 28%
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.

(2) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American.


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 611
Range (middle 80%) 550 - 660

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

Work Experience
Average (months) 84
Range (months - middle 80%) 24 - 168
New entrants with one year or less work experience 4%
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 32
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 40

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:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Merck n/a
2. Aventis n/a
3. Bristol Meyers Squibb n/a


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $30
Application fee (non resident): $30

38 people applied to the distance program in 2002. The school accepted 68% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 96% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Interviews for applicants are:
undefined
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 $22,000
Nonresident $22,000

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

Deadline(s) to apply: Dec. 1, 2002
Apr. 30, 2003
May 30, 2003
July 15, 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   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) 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 Richard M. Durand
Hired as of June 1, 1999
 
MBA program director Kathleen Trexler
 
MBA admissions director Mary Theresa Taglang
 
MBA financial aid director Kathleen Trexler
 
MBA career services director Donna Goldfeder
 
Alumni relations director Christopher Marshall


 
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