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2002 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Widener University
School of Business Administration — MBA Program For Working Professionals

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


Address: Widener University Graduate Programs in Business
One University Place
Chester, PA 19013
E-Mail: gradbus.advise@widener.edu
Web site: http://muse.widener.edu/SBA/Gradbus.html


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 classes begin: Sept. 4, 2002
Jan. 13, 2003
May 12, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1967

Institution is: U.S., Private


Total graduate enrollment 371
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 190
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
Full-time MBA students 43
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 561
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months -9%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 42
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 84
 
Part-time program completion rate n/a
 
School offers a full-time MBA program? No

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? Yes

  At what point?
PT students are considered FT with 9 credits


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 41%
International students (1) 15%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 17%
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 501
Range (middle 80%) 460 - 560

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 621
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience
Average (months) 96
Range (months - middle 80%) 24 - 192
New entrants with one year or less work experience 8%
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 30
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 36

Salary
Average salary of entering students n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

* 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 part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. The Boeing Company 15
2. MBNA 8
3. The Vanguard Group 8
4. J.P. Morgan 6
5. AstraZeneca 6
6. DuPont 6
7. PFPC, Inc. 6
8. First USA 3
9. Verizon 3
10. Citi Financial 3
11. Commerce Bank 2
12. Siegal & Frossner 2
13. Cooper Health 2
14. Crozer Keystone 2
15. Comcast 2


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $25
Application fee (non resident): $25

206 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 44% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 44% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

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

Interviews for applicants are:
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In 2002, the B-school interviewed n/a of its part-time MBA applicants, and n/a of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $20,720
Nonresident $20,720

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): Dec. 1, 2002
Apr. 1, 2003
Aug. 1, 2003



FINANCIAL AID

Deadline(s) to apply:   May 1, 2003
Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   n/a
Part-time MBAs who received financial aid through the B-school   35%

Average financial aid package $7,542
Range (middle 80%) $1,770 - $19,816

Scholarships are merit or need based?
n/a

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 n/a

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.widener.edu/grad/gradmain.html


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


CONTACTS

Dean Eric Brucker
Hired as of July 25, 2001
 
MBA program director Lisa B. Bussom
 
MBA admissions director Lisa.B.Bussom
 
MBA financial aid director Mary C. Reilly
 
MBA career services director Barbara Buckley
 
Alumni relations director Glenn Barnhill


 
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