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2003 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
University of Florida
Warrington College of Business — Internet MBA

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


Address: 134 Bryan Hall; P.O. Box 117152
Gainesville, FL 32611-7152
E-Mail: floridamba@cba.ufl.edu
Web site: www.floridamba.ufl.edu
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ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: Jan. 9, 2004
Jan. 29, 2004

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1999

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 1,122
Distance-learning MBA students 131
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 260
Full-time MBA students 92
Executive MBA students 49
PhD program students 96
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 5,960
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months -2%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate 81%
 
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 22
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 27
 
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 21%
International students (1) 9%
Married students 69%

For U.S. schools only:
African-American students 2%
Asian-American students 5%
Hispanic-American students 9%
Native American students n/a
White (non-Hispanic) students 85%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
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  )
92%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 3%

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 10%
Midwest U.S. 6%
Northeast U.S. n/a
South U.S. 73%
Southwest U.S. 1%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 10%

New students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school 95%

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


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores
Average 608
Range (middle 80%) 560 - 640

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average (months) 86
Range (months - middle 80%) 39 - 125
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 31
Range (middle 80%) 26 - 37

Salary
Average salary of entering students $60,000
Range (middle 80%) $41,280 - $82,280

Entering students employed in the following function areas:
Consulting 10%
Finance/Accounting 25%
General Management 15%
Human Resources n/a
Marketing/Sales 10%
Management Information Systems 10%
Operations/Logistics 10%
Other 20%

Entering students employed in the following industries:
Government 5%
Manufacturing 35%
Non profit 5%
Services 55%
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:
n/a


ADMISSIONS

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

138 people applied to the distance program in 2003. The school accepted 71% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 82% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2003, the B-school interviewed n/a 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 $27,500
Nonresident $27,500

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

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 0
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) No
Average outstanding loan for 2003 graduates $8,534

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 John Kraft
Hired as of June 1990
 
Program director Erik Gordon
 
Admissions director Director
 
Financial aid director Bill Watson
 
Career services director Steve LaBarbera
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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