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2002 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Suffolk University
Sawyer School of Management

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


Address: Suffolk University Online eMBA Program
8 Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108
E-Mail: admissions@SuffolkeMBA.org
Web site: http://www.suffolkemba.org/


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Sept. 1, 2002
Jan. 1, 2003
May 1, 2003
Sept. 1, 2003

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1999

Institution is: U.S., Private


Total graduate enrollment 1,226
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 63
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 653
Full-time MBA students 178
Executive MBA students 18
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,342
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 1%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate 70%
 
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 24
 
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 n/a
International students (1) n/a
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
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  )
100%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. 80%
South U.S. 20%
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 65%

(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 610
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

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

Work Experience
Average (months) 153
Range (months - middle 80%) 180 - 120
New entrants with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 5%

Student Age (years)
Average 36
Range (middle 80%) 32 - 37

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. Verizon n/a
2. PWC n/a
3. Motorola n/a
4. Staples n/a
5. Fleet n/a
6. Fidelity n/a
7. JP Morgan n/a
8. Liberty Mutual n/a
9. John Hancock n/a
10. Deloitte Touche n/a
11. Cisco n/a
12. Delta Dental Corporation n/a
13. Qwest Communications n/a
14. Raytheon n/a
15. Paine Webber n/a


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $50
Application fee (non resident): $50

22 people applied to the distance program in 2002. The school accepted 90% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 60% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Interviews for applicants are:
Recommended

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 $30,000
Nonresident $30,000

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

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

Deadline(s) to schedule an interview: n/a



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   Mar. 1, 2003
June 1, 2003
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   60%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   10%
Distance-learning MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   33%

Average financial aid package $12,409
Range (middle 80%) $3,000 - $34,206

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 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:
http://www.suffolk.edu/finaid/index.html


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


CONTACTS

Dean William J. O'Neill
Hired as of Aug. 1, 2001
 
MBA program director Dr. Mawdudur Rahman
 
MBA admissions director Judith Reynolds
 
MBA financial aid director Christine Perry
 
MBA career services director Paul Tanklefsky
 
Alumni relations director Kelly Clark


 
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