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2003 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Colorado State University
College of Business

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


Address: 161 Rockwell Hall
Fort Collins, CO 80526
E-Mail: bizdist@lamar.colostate.edu
Web site: http://www.biz.colostate.edu/mba/
Directions to school


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: Aug. 23, 2003
Jan. 20, 2004

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1976

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment n/a
Distance-learning MBA students 392
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 62
Full-time MBA students 0
Executive MBA students 41
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months -10%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate 89%
 
If the distance-learning program has a set program length, how long is it (months)? 21
 
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? No

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 24%
International students (1) 1%
Married students 60%

For U.S. schools only:
African-American students 1%
Asian-American students 4%
Hispanic-American students 6%
Native American students 0%
White (non-Hispanic) students 76%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 0%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia 0%
Latin America and the Carribean 0%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
100%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 0%

North American students by region:
Canada 0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 2%
Midwest U.S. 13%
Northeast U.S. 7%
South U.S. 18%
Southwest U.S. 35%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 25%

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

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


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores
Average 593
Range (middle 80%) 550 - 650

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 527
Minimum TOEFL score required 525

Work Experience (months)
Average (months) 144
Range (months - middle 80%) 72 - 228
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 34
Range (middle 80%) 28 - 41

Salary
Average salary of entering students $82,000
Range (middle 80%) $56,000 - $150,000

Entering students employed in the following function areas:
Consulting 0%
Finance/Accounting 5%
General Management 8%
Human Resources 1%
Marketing/Sales 0%
Management Information Systems 18%
Operations/Logistics 15%
Other 53%

Entering students employed in the following industries:
Government 28%
Manufacturing 25%
Non profit 10%
Services 23%
Other 14%

* 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:
FirmNo. of Students
1. U.S. Air Force 30
2. U.S. Navy 25
3. UPS; Hewlett Packard 20
4. U.S. Army; IBM 10
5. Novell; United Airlines; US Marines; Department of Defense 5
6. NCR Corp. 4
7. State Farm Insurance; Advanced Telecom Group; Fed Ex; Sun Hydraulics 3


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $30
Application fee (non resident): $30

119 people applied to the distance program in 2003. The school accepted 69% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 84% 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 $16,128
Nonresident $16,128

Application Process
2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
June 1, 2003
Oct. 1, 2003

Rolling admissions? Yes

2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview
n/a

2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s):
Apr. 3, 2004


FINANCIAL AID

Distance-learning MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   45%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   10%

Average financial aid package $10,953
Range (middle 80%) $2,828 - $18,500

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) Yes
Average outstanding loan for 2003 graduates $0

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 Ajay Menon
Hired as of July 2002
 
Program director Mike Jaramillo
 
Admissions director Mike Jaramillo
 
Financial aid director Sandy Calhoun
 
Career services director Bill Shuster
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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