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2003 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Indiana University
Kelley School of Business — Kelley Direct Public MBA

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Address: 777 Indiana Avenue, Suite 200
Indianapolis, IN 46202
E-Mail: kdirect@iupui.edu
Web site: http://kd.iu.edu
Directions to school


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: Sept. 2, 2003

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1999

Institution is: U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment 1,902
Distance-learning MBA students 750
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 309
Full-time MBA students 507
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students 87
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 3,559
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 22%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate 96%
 
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 27
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 120
 
School offers a separate full-time MBA program? Yes

Possible for students to change status from distance-learing to full-time? Yes

  At what point?
n/a

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 20%
International students (1) 20%
Married students n/a

For U.S. schools only:
African-American students 4%
Asian-American students 13%
Hispanic-American students 2%
Native American students 1%
White (non-Hispanic) students 65%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 12%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia 2%
Latin America and the Carribean 1%
Middle East 2%
North America
 (Canada: 4% / U.S.: 96%)
80%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 3%

North American students by region:
Canada 4%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 23%
Midwest U.S. 16%
Northeast U.S. 6%
South U.S. 10%
Southwest U.S. 40%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 0%

New students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school 90%

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


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores
Average 643
Range (middle 80%) 610 - 680

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 550
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average (months) 94
Range (months - middle 80%) 60 - 120
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 30
Range (middle 80%) 27 - 34

Salary
Average salary of entering students $80,000
Range (middle 80%) $52,000 - $120,000

Entering students employed in the following function areas:
Consulting 18%
Finance/Accounting 18%
General Management 15%
Human Resources 5%
Marketing/Sales 10%
Management Information Systems 5%
Operations/Logistics 25%
Other 4%

Entering students employed in the following industries:
Government 10%
Manufacturing 55%
Non profit 5%
Services 25%
Other 5%

* 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. United States Military n/a
2. Procter & Gamble n/a
3. General Motors n/a
4. United Technologies n/a
5. Deere & Company n/a
6. Cisco Systems n/a
7. Intel Corporation n/a
8. General Electric n/a
9. Merrill Lynch n/a
10. Eli Lilly n/a
11. Ford Motor Company n/a
12. Hewlett-Packard n/a
13. Caterpillar, Inc. n/a
14. Johnson & Johnson n/a
15. IBM n/a


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $45
Application fee (non resident): $55

355 people applied to the distance program in 2003. The school accepted 49% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 87% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2003, the B-school interviewed 1% of its distance-learning MBA applicants, and 2% of its admitted applicants.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of distance-learning MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $36,000
Nonresident $36,000

Application Process
2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
All applicants: June 15, 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   98%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   70%

Average financial aid package $6,907
Range (middle 80%) $6,000 - $20,000

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 $17,313

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.iupui.edu/~finaid


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


CONTACTS

Dean Dan R. Dalton
Hired as of Jan. 1997
 
Program director Richard J. Magjuka
 
Admissions director Kathy Ruley
 
Financial aid director Kathy Purvis
 
Career services director Dick McCracken
 
Alumni relations director Kari Niblack


 
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