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2002 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Department of Management

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


Address: WPI-ADLN
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609
E-Mail: adln@wpi.edu
Web site: http://www.wpi.edu/+ADLN/Management


ENROLLMENT

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

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1979

Institution is: U.S., Private


Total graduate enrollment 272
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 60
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 100
Full-time MBA students 12
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 250
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 0%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate 85%
 
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 48
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 96
 
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 20%
International students (1) 13%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 11%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
n/a
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 2%

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. 69%
South U.S. n/a
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 57%

(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%) 550 - 650

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 623
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience
Average (months) 97
Range (months - middle 80%) 48 - 144
New entrants with one year or less work experience 2%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 3%

Student Age (years)
Average 34
Range (middle 80%) 28 - 41

Salary
Average salary of entering students $61,700
Range (middle 80%) $32,000 - $110,000

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

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Banking/Mortgage (Investment banking, etc.) 2%
Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical 8%
Computers, Hardware 15%
Computers, Software 8%
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 5%
Engineering 25%
Financial Services 5%
Healthcare, Other 2%
Information Technology 5%
Internet/E-Commerce/New Media 5%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 8%
Marketing 5%
Military 2%
Science 2%
Telecommunications 3%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the distance-learning MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. EMC Corp. n/a
2. Raytheon Corp. n/a
3. Teradyne n/a
4. Fidelity Investments n/a
5. Analog Devices n/a
6. Intel Corp. n/a
7. Mindspeed Technologies n/a
8. Polaroid Corp. n/a
9. Quantum Corp. n/a
10. Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc. n/a
11. Allmerica Financial n/a
12. BASF n/a
13. Bose Corp. n/a
14. Cisco Systems n/a
15. Verizon n/a


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $60
Application fee (non resident): $60

20 people applied to the distance program in 2002. The school accepted 80% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 75% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

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 $39,004
Nonresident n/a

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

Deadline(s) to apply: Dec. 1, 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   80%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   20%
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?
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) 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 Dr. McRae C. Banks
Hired as of n/a
 
MBA program director Norm Wilkinson
 
MBA admissions director Norm Wilkinson
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director Yvonne Harrison
 
Alumni relations director Elizabeth Howland


 
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