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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Wake Forest University
Babcock Graduate School of Management — Evening MBA Program

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


Address: P. O. Box 7368
Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7368
E-Mail: evening.exec@mba.wfu.edu
Web site: http://www.mba.wfu.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Aug. 1, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1987

Institution is: U.S., Private


Total graduate enrollment 634
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 280
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students 235
Executive MBA students 119
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 3,950
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 0%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 24
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 24
 
Part-time program completion rate 85%
 
School offers a full-time MBA program? Yes

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? No



STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 18%
International students (1) 13%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 8%
Married students n/a

(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 572
Range (middle 80%) 460 - 680

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

Work Experience
Average (months) 77
Range (months - middle 80%) 42 - 108
New entrants with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 26 - 32

Salary
Average salary of entering students $66,482
Range (middle 80%) $43,500 - $75,000

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

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Accounting/Auditing 13%
Advertising/Public Relations 2%
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 10%
Education, Training, and Library 2%
Engineering 15%
Finance/Economics 5%
Financial Services 5%
Healthcare, Other 2%
Information Technology 7%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 13%
Marketing 12%
Military 2%
Sales 5%
Transportation/Logistics and Warehousing 2%
Other 5%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. R.J. Reynolds 14
2. Wachovia 13
3. Sara Lee 10
4. Wake Forest University 9
5. Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center 8
6. Tyco 6
7. PEPSICO 4
8. Siecor 3
9. Ingersoll-Rand 2
10. Proctor & Gamble 2
11. American Express 2
12. Alcatel 2
13. Burlington Industries 2
14. PPG 2
15. Lexington Home Brands 2


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $75
Application fee (non resident): $75

93 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 91% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 72% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 16 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 10 ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 3% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 2% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $48,500
Nonresident $48,500

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

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

Application deadlines (for the next class to be admitted): n/a



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   43%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   30%
Part-time MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   60%

Average financial aid package $17,278
Range (middle 80%) $7,583 - $24,805

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based
Need-based

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to part-time MBAs during the past 12 months 0
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) No
  Maximum amount students can borrow n/a
Average outstanding loan for 2002 graduates $11,609

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 R. Charles Moyer (Charlie)
Hired as of Mar. 20, 1997
 
MBA program director Jamie Barnes
 
MBA admissions director Carolyn Campbell, Associate Director
 
MBA financial aid director Julia Spach, Assistant Director
 
MBA career services director Kevin Bender
 
Alumni relations director Melissa Combes


 
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