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2002 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Regent University
Graduate School of Business

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


Address: Graduate School of Business
1000 Regent University Drive, CRB 300
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
E-Mail: bizschool@regent.edu
Web site: http://www.regent.edu/business


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Jan. 6, 2003
May 12, 2003
Aug. 25, 2003

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1990

Institution is: U.S., Private


Total graduate enrollment 286
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 63
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 62
Full-time MBA students 66
Executive MBA students 16
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
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 28
 
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

  At what point?
n/a
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 37%
International students (1) 11%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 11%
Married 74%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 7%
Central/South America, Mexico 0%
Eastern Europe 4%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
89%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 0%

North American students by region:
Canada 0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 30%
Midwest U.S. 15%
Northeast U.S. 15%
South U.S. 15%
Southwest U.S. 7%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 7%

New students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school 85%

(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 530
Range (middle 80%) 460 - 600

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 563
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience
Average (months) n/a
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 34
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 45

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. US Navy n/a
2. US Air Force n/a
3. Johnson and Johnson n/a
4. Pepsi n/a
5. Cardone Industries n/a
6. Boeing Company n/a
7. Cargill n/a
8. Merck n/a
9. Webtec n/a


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $40
Application fee (non resident): $40

71 people applied to the distance program in 2002. The school accepted 66% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 66% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Interviews for applicants are:
Required

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 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 $26,620
Nonresident $26,620

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

Deadline(s) to apply: Dec. 1, 2002
Apr. 1, 2003
July 1, 2003

Deadline(s) to schedule an interview: Dec. 1, 2002
Apr. 1, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   Jan. 6, 2003
May 12, 2003
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   5%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   3%
Distance-learning MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   71%

Average financial aid package $1,868
Range (middle 80%) $734 - $2,802

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based
Need-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 $35,000

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.regent.edu/acad/schbus/current/
new_stud


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


CONTACTS

Dean John E. Mulford
Hired as of June 4, 1990
 
MBA program director John Mulford
 
MBA admissions director Jennifer Miller
 
MBA financial aid director Doug Chandler
 
MBA career services director Diane Wiater
 
Alumni relations director Diane Wiater


 
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