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2003 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE Carnegie Mellon Graduate School of Industrial Administration — Flex Mode MBA
ENROLLMENT
2003/2004 classes begin: Aug. 25, 2003
Year distance-learning program was founded: 1996 U.S., n/a
Total graduate enrollment 1,061
Distance-learning MBA students 123
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 152
Full-time MBA students 501
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students 116
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 475
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 0%
Distance-learning program completion rate 98%
If the distance-learning program has a set program length, how long is it (months)? n/a
Average number of months to complete distance-learning program 36
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 48
School offers a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
Possible for students to change status from distance-learing to full-time? Yes Yes Yes
STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS
Female students in class 15%
International students (1) 5%
Married students 40%
For U.S. schools only:
African-American students 3%
Asian-American students 13%
Hispanic-American students 13%
Native American students 0%
White (non-Hispanic) students 61%
Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 3%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia n/a
Latin America and the Carribean 3%
Middle East n/a
North America(Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100% ) 95%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a
North American students by region:
Canada 0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 0%
Midwest U.S. 0%
Northeast U.S. 42%
South U.S. 10%
Southwest U.S. 42%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 8%
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 641
Range (middle 80%) 580 - 710
TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required n/a
Work Experience (months)
Average (months) 48
Range (months - middle 80%) 12 - 108
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%
Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 36
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 100%
Other n/a
Entering students employed in the following industries:
Government n/a
Manufacturing 100%
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. Lockheed Martin
19
2. United Technologies
17
3. General Electric
4
ADMISSIONS Application fee (resident): $0 Application fee (non resident): $0 66 people applied to the distance program in 2003. The school accepted 65% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 93% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.
Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only
95% of its distance-learning MBA applicants, and 100% of its admitted applicants.
INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES
Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of distance-learning MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $70,440
Nonresident $70,440
Application Process
2003-2004 Application deadline(s) All applicants: Nov. 10, 2003
All applicants: Jan. 15, 2004
All applicants: Mar. 22, 2004
All applicants: Apr. 30, 2004
Rolling admissions?
Yes
2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview n/a
2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s): n/a
FINANCIAL AID
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer n/a
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer 100%
Average financial aid package $0
Range (middle 80%) $0 - $0
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 0
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) No
Average outstanding loan for 2003 graduates $0
Financial aid Web site:http://www.cmu.edu/mba/financialaid
(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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