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DESIGN & INNOVATION PROGRAMS
2002 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE Queensland University of Technology Brisbane Graduate School of Business
ENROLLMENT
2002/2003 classes begin: Mar. 4, 2002
Year distance-learning program was founded: 1997 Non-U.S., Public
Total graduate enrollment 1,138
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 47
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 593
Full-time MBA students 180
Executive MBA students 25
PhD program students 69
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 5,458
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 0%
Distance-learning program completion rate 97%
If the distance-learning program has a set program length, how long is it (months)? 60
Average number of months to complete distance-learning program 36
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? Yes No Yes
STUDENT PROFILE
Female students in class 2%
International students (1) 0%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 0%
Married 62%
Percent students from following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 0%
Central/South America, Mexico 0%
Eastern Europe 0%
Middle East 0%
North America(Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100% ) 0%
Oceania 100%
Western Europe 0%
North American students by region:
Canada 0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 0%
Midwest U.S. 0%
Northeast U.S. 0%
South U.S. 0%
Southwest U.S. 0%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 0%
New students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school 100%
(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 575
Work Experience
Average (months) 108
Range (months - middle 80%) 60 - 192
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 35
Range (middle 80%) 34 - 40
Salary
Average salary of entering students $33,810
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:
Firm No. of Students
1. Australian Defence Force
50
ADMISSIONS Application fee (resident): $28 Application fee (non resident): $28 64 people applied to the distance program in 2002. The school accepted 75% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 99% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.
Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only
100% 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 $12,672
Nonresident $13,200
Application Process
Does the part-time program offer rolling admissions?
Yes
Deadline(s) to apply:
Oct. 14, 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 15%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer 84%
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?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
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