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2003 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
University of Colorado at Denver
The Business School at CU-Denver

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Address:		Univsity of Colorado at Denver, Campus Box 165, PO Box 173364 Denver, CO 80217-3364
E-Mail:		grad.business@cudenver.edu
Web site:		http://www.cudenver.edu/business
		Directions to school

ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin:

Aug. 18, 2003
Jan. 20, 2004
June 1, 2004
Aug. 23, 2004

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1999

Institution is: U.S., Public

Total graduate enrollment	1,422
Distance-learning MBA students	42
Part-time MBA students (on-campus)	824
Full-time MBA students	34
Executive MBA students	40
PhD program students	8
Total undergraduate business school enrollment	1,224

Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months	17%

Distance-learning program completion rate	85%

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	60

School offers a separate full-time MBA program?	Yes

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

Are there specific locations from which students must attend program (i.e. satellite television receiving sites)? No

Program available to students from outside the country in which your program is located? Yes

STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class	40%
International students (1)	5%
Married students	n/a
For U.S. schools only:
African-American students	2%
Asian-American students	5%
Hispanic-American students	5%
Native American students	2%
White (non-Hispanic) students	79%

Percent students from following regions:

Africa	0%
Asia	2%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia	2%
Latin America and the Carribean	0%
Middle East	2%
North America (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )	93%
Oceania	n/a
Western Europe	n/a

North American students by region:

Canada	n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.	n/a
Midwest U.S.	n/a
Northeast U.S.	n/a
South U.S.	n/a
Southwest U.S.	48%
U.S. Possessions and territories	n/a
West U.S.	n/a

New students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school

10%

(1) Students from countries other than the school's home country.

CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores

Average	570
Range (middle 80%)	430	-	661

TOEFL Scores*

Average TOEFL score	540
Minimum TOEFL score required	525

Work Experience (months)

Average (months)	84
Range (months - middle 80%)	36	-	180
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience	10%
Applicants with one year or less work experience	11%

Student Age (years)

Average	31
Range (middle 80%)	25	-	42

Salary

Average salary of entering students	$61,556
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. Qwest Communication Internationa	n/a
2. KPMG	n/a
3. Deloitte and Touche	n/a
4. Oracle	n/a
5. JD Edwards	n/a
6. Level 3 Communications	n/a
7. Gates Rubber	n/a
8. PriceWaterHouse Coopers	n/a
9. Agilent Technologies	n/a
10. Cisco Systems	n/a

ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $50
Application fee (non resident): $60

n/a people applied to the distance program in 2003. The school accepted n/a% (selectivity) of those applicants, and n/a% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Interviews for applicants are:
Not offered

In 2003, the B-school interviewed 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	$15,824
Nonresident	$52,064

Application Process

2003-2004 Application deadline(s) Nov. 1, 2003 Apr. 1, 2004 June 1, 2004 International applicants: Mar. 1, 2004 International applicants: July 1, 2004 International applicants: Dec. 1, 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		n/a

Average financial aid package	n/a
Range (middle 80%)	n/a	-	n/a

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	n/a

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1)	No

Average outstanding loan for 2003 graduates	n/a

Financial aid Web site:
http://finaid.cudenver.edu

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

CONTACTS

Dean	Sueann Ambron
Hired as of	Aug. 1999

Program director	Sarah Kovoor-Misra

Admissions director	Shelly Townley

Financial aid director	Ellie Miller

Career services director	Sara Lohaus

Alumni relations director	Sherry Maloney

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