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2002 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
University of Washington
University of Washington Business School

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Address: School of Business Administration
Box 353220
Seattle, WA 98195
E-Mail: emba@u.washington.edu
Web site: http://www.emba.washington.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Sept. 25, 2002
Sept. 24, 2003

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1998

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 672
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 149
Full-time MBA students 258
Executive MBA students 87
PhD program students 17
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,387
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 0%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate 95%
 
If the distance-learning program has a set program length, how long is it (months)? 21
 
Average number of months to complete distance-learning program 21
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program n/a
 
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 27%
International students (1) 10%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 9%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 0%
Central/South America, Mexico 0%
Eastern Europe 0%
Middle East 2%
North America
 (Canada: 5% / U.S.: 95%)
5%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 2%

North American students by region:
Canada 5%
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. 90%

New students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school 56%

(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 580
Range (middle 80%) 520 - 620

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 583

Work Experience
Average (months) 204
Range (months - middle 80%) 132 - 264
New entrants with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 40
Range (middle 80%) 33 - 46

Salary
Average salary of entering students $100,300
Range (middle 80%) $68,000 - $130,800

* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Accounting/Auditing 2%
Community, Social Services, and Nonprofit/Volunteer 2%
Education, Training, and Library 5%
Engineering 10%
Finance/Economics 2%
Financial Services 5%
Healthcare, Other 7%
Information Technology 7%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 17%
Marketing 19%
Retail/Wholesale 5%
Transportation/Logistics and Warehousing 2%
Other 12%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the distance-learning MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Boeing Company 3
2. Microsoft Corporation 2
3. Intel Corporation 3
4. Hewlett-Packard 1
5. Alyeska Pipeline 1
6. Providence Health Sytems 2
7. Starbucks Coffee Company 1
8. Wacker Siltronic 1
9. Getty Images 1
10. Terra Surveys 1


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $150
Application fee (non resident): $150

49 people applied to the distance program in 2002. The school accepted 95% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 87% 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 $45,300
Nonresident $45,300

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

Deadline(s) to apply: Jan. 15, 2003
Apr. 15, 2003

Deadline(s) to schedule an interview: May 31, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   60%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   45%
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 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

Dean Yash Gupta
Hired as of Aug. 1, 1999
 
MBA program director Jill Bowman
 
MBA admissions director Bronica Wan
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director Naomi Sanchez
 
Alumni relations director Belina Makonnen


 
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