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2002 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
University of Texas at Dallas
School of Management

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


Address: PO Box 830688 JO 53
Richardson, TX 75083-0688
E-Mail: gmba_advising@utdallas.edu
Web site: http://mgmt.utdallas.edu/globalmba/


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Aug. 15, 2002
Jan. 15, 2003
May 15, 2003

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1999

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 2,132
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 123
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 1,024
Full-time MBA students 79
Executive MBA students 81
PhD program students 88
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 2,251
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 1%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate 100%
 
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 72
 
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)? No

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


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 20%
International students (1) 24%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 16%
Married 24%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 2%
Asia 7%
Central/South America, Mexico 2%
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East 2%
North America
 (Canada: 10% / U.S.: 90%)
70%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 15%

North American students by region:
Canada 10%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 3%
Midwest U.S. 3%
Northeast U.S. 3%
South U.S. 3%
Southwest U.S. 85%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 3%

New students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school 35%

(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 600
Range (middle 80%) 540 - 650

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 653
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 32
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 39

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): $50
Application fee (non resident): $100

32 people applied to the distance program in 2002. The school accepted 100% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 78% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Interviews for applicants are:
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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 $11,000
Nonresident $23,000

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

Deadline(s) to apply: Oct. 1, 2002
Apr. 1, 2003
May 1, 2003

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



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   Oct. 1, 2002
May 1, 2003
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   0%

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 0
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 Hasan Pirkul
Hired as of Mar. 1, 1996
 
MBA program director George Barnes
 
MBA admissions director David Ritchey
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director Judy Guyer
 
Alumni relations director Denise Ward


 
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