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2002 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
West Virginia University
College of Business and Economics

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


Address: P.O. Box 6025
Morgantown, WV 26506-6025
E-Mail: mba@wvu.edu
Web site: http://www.be.wvu.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: n/a

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1995

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 314
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) n/a
Full-time MBA students 39
Executive MBA students 168
PhD program students 38
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 784
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 1%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate 87%
 
If the distance-learning program has a set program length, how long is it (months)? 30
 
Average number of months to complete distance-learning program 29
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 30
 
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)? Yes

Program available to students from outside the country in which your program is located? No


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 47%
International students (1) 9%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 9%
Married 79%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 3%
Central/South America, Mexico 3%
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East 3%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
n/a
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 81%
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. n/a
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 58%

(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 594
Range (middle 80%) 530 - 670

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 580

Work Experience
Average (months) 138
Range (months - middle 80%) 57 - 216
New entrants with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 36
Range (middle 80%) 27 - 39

Salary
Average salary of entering students $61,250
Range (middle 80%) $41,180 - $92,200

* 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. Mylan Pharmaceiticals n/a
2. BB&T n/a
3. Walker InFloor Systems n/a
4. Institute for Software Research n/a


ADMISSIONS

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

84 people applied to the distance program in 2002. The school accepted 46% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 87% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Interviews for applicants are:
Recommended

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 87% of its distance-learning MBA applicants, and 84% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of distance-learning MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $22,400
Nonresident $41,860

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

Deadline(s) to apply: Dec. 1, 2002
July 15, 2003
Dec. 1, 2003
July 15, 2004

Deadline(s) to schedule an interview: Dec. 1, 2002
July 15, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   82%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   64%
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) n/a
Average outstanding loan for 2002 graduates n/a

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.wvu.edu


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


CONTACTS

Dean Jay Coats
Hired as of n/a
 
MBA program director Paul J. Speaker
 
MBA admissions director Cheng Khoo
 
MBA financial aid director Brenda Thompson
 
MBA career services director Bob Kent
 
Alumni relations director Gordon Haggett


 
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