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2002 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE Open University Open University Business School
ENROLLMENT
2002/2003 classes begin: Nov. 1, 2002
Year distance-learning program was founded: 1989 Non-U.S., Public
Total graduate enrollment 25,000
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 25,000
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) n/a
Full-time MBA students n/a
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 5,000
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 240
School offers a full-time MBA program? No
Possible for students to change status from distance-learing to full-time? n/a Yes Yes
STUDENT PROFILE
Female students in class 25%
International students (1) 56%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
Married 80%
Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 3%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe 44%
Middle East n/a
North America(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a ) n/a
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 52%
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. 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) 96
Range (months - middle 80%) n/a - n/a
New entrants with one year or less work experience n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a
Student Age (years)
Average 32
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
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: TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS
Organizations that send the most participants to the distance-learning MBA program:
n/aADMISSIONS Application fee (resident): n/a Application fee (non resident): n/a n/a people applied to the distance program in 2002. The school accepted 100% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 100% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.
Interviews for applicants are:
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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 $15,000
Nonresident $15,000
Application Process
Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions?
Yes
Deadline(s) to apply:
Oct. 1, 2002
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 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:n/a
(1) Upon admission, any accepted applicant, regardless of nationality, and without the need of a cosigner, is eligible for a loan CONTACTS
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