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

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


Address: One Morrocroft Centre
6805 Morrison Blvd. - Suite 150
Charlotte, NC 28211
E-Mail: clt.mba@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 18%
 
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 93%
 
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) 2%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 4%
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 589
Range (middle 80%) 510 - 660

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

Work Experience
Average (months) 96
Range (months - middle 80%) 60 - 144
New entrants with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 31
Range (middle 80%) 27 - 36

Salary
Average salary of entering students $72,600
Range (middle 80%) $52,000 - $91,000

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

Entering students employed in the following fields:
Accounting/Auditing 10%
Advertising/Public Relations 2%
Banking/Mortgage (Investment banking, etc.) 12%
Computers, Software 2%
Consulting Services (management consulting, strategic planning, product management, etc.) 6%
Education, Training, and Library 2%
Engineering 2%
Finance/Economics 2%
Financial Services 8%
Government and Policy 2%
Information Technology 8%
Manufacturing/Operations and Production 18%
Marketing 10%
Real Estate 2%
Retail/Wholesale 2%
Sales 6%
Transportation/Logistics and Warehousing 4%
Other 2%


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Bank of America 9
2. First Union National Bank/Wachovia 8
3. Duke Energy Corporation 3
4. General Electric 2
5. Duracell 2
6. Deere & Company 2
7. Fidelity Investments 2
8. AT&T 2
9. Ingersoll-Rand 2


ADMISSIONS

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

79 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 89% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 71% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 0 ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.

Interviews for applicants are:
Required

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 100% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 100% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $47,000
Nonresident $47,000

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   58%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   26%
Part-time MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   66%

Average financial aid package $16,318
Range (middle 80%) $4,000 - $24,250

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 1
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 $26,008

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 Leslye A. Gervasi
 
MBA admissions director n/a
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director Kevin Bender
 
Alumni relations director Melissa Combes


 
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