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2002 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Manchester Business School
— (For engineering business managers)

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Address: IFM, The Port House
Porth Penrhyn
Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 4HN
UK
E-Mail: mba@ifm.ac.uk
Web site: http://www.mbs.ac.uk www.ifm.ac.uk


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Jan. 1, 2003
July 1, 2003
Jan. 1, 2004
July 1, 2004

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1993

Institution is: Non-U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 2,287
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 1,759
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 158
Full-time MBA students 277
Executive MBA students 0
PhD program students 101
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 0
 
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 39
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 60
 
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)? Yes

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


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 9%
International students (1) 74%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 2%
Asia 17%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East 4%
North America
 (Canada: 2% / U.S.: 98%)
7%
Oceania 2%
Western Europe 66%

North American students by region:
Canada 2%
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 95%

(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 n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

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

Work Experience
Average (months) 120
Range (months - middle 80%) 60 - 120
New entrants with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 33
Range (middle 80%) 27 - 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:
n/a


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the distance-learning MBA program:
n/a

ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $0
Application fee (non resident): $0

69 people applied to the distance program in 2002. The school accepted 98% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 67% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Interviews for applicants are:
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In 2002, the B-school interviewed 0% of its distance-learning MBA applicants, and 0% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of distance-learning MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $17,225
Nonresident $17,225

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

Deadline(s) to apply: Dec. 1, 2002
June 1, 2003
Dec. 1, 2003
June 1, 2004

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   9%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   20%
Distance-learning MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   3%

Average financial aid package $17,225
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to distance-learning MBAs during the past 12 months 2
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 Arnold
Hired as of Apr. 1, 2000
 
MBA program director Robert Henry
 
MBA admissions director Dr Alistair Benson
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director n/a
 
Alumni relations director Barbara Beeby


 
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