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DESIGN & INNOVATION PROGRAMS
2003 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE Ball State University Miller College of Business
ENROLLMENT
2003/2004 classes begin: Aug. 25, 2003
Year distance-learning program was founded: 1983 U.S., Public
Total graduate enrollment 272
Distance-learning MBA students 114
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 36
Full-time MBA students 43
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 2,200
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 38%
Distance-learning program completion rate 85%
If the distance-learning program has a set program length, how long is it (months)? 24
Average number of months to complete distance-learning program 24
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 72
School offers a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
Possible for students to change status from distance-learing to full-time? Yes Yes No
STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS
Female students in class 30%
International students (1) 4%
Married students n/a
For U.S. schools only:
African-American students 4%
Asian-American students n/a
Hispanic-American students n/a
Native American students n/a
White (non-Hispanic) students 74%
Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia n/a
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia n/a
Latin America and the Carribean 4%
Middle East n/a
North America(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a ) 96%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a
North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. 100%
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 100%
(1) Students from countries other than the school's home country. CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS GMAT Scores
Average 547
Range (middle 80%) 450 - 670
TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 550
Work Experience (months)
Average (months) 84
Range (months - middle 80%) 16 - 228
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 19%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 21%
Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 41
Salary
Average salary of entering students n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Entering students employed in the following function areas:
Consulting n/a
Finance/Accounting n/a
General Management n/a
Human Resources n/a
Marketing/Sales n/a
Management Information Systems n/a
Operations/Logistics n/a
Other n/a
Entering students employed in the following industries:
Government n/a
Manufacturing n/a
Non profit n/a
Services n/a
Other n/a
* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.
TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS
Organizations that send the most participants to the distance-learning MBA program:
Firm No. of Students
1. Cummins, Inc.
60
2. Zimmer, Inc.
33
3. Thomson, Inc.
29
4. Delphi - Delco
24
5. DFAS
14
6. Sallie Mae/USA Group
14
7. Lucent Technologies
11
8. Conseco
10
9. Eli Lilly & Co
9
10. Ontario Systems Corp
8
11. Arvin Meritor, Inc.
8
12. Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center
7
13. Polaris Industries
7
14. Belden Wire & Cable
6
15. Charles Schwab & Co
6
ADMISSIONS Application fee (resident): $35 Application fee (non resident): $35 34 people applied to the distance program in 2003. The school accepted 91% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 84% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.
Interviews for applicants are:
Not offered
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 $5,520
Nonresident $9,750
Application Process
2003-2004 Application deadline(s) Dec. 1, 2003
Apr. 1, 2004
July 1, 2004
International applicants: Dec. 1, 2003
International applicants: Jan. 1, 2004
International applicants: July 1, 2004
Rolling admissions?
Yes
2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview n/a
2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s): Mar. 1, 2004
FINANCIAL AID
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer n/a
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer n/a
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Scholarships are merit or need based?Scholarships are Merit-based
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 2003 graduates n/a
Financial aid Web site:http://www.bsu.edu/finaid/
(1) Upon admission, any accepted applicant, regardless of nationality, and without the need of a cosigner, is eligible for a loan CONTACTS
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