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2003 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Lehigh University
College of Business and Economics

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


Address: 621 Taylor Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015
E-Mail: mba.admissions@lehigh.edu
Web site: www.lehigh.edu/mba
Directions to school


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: Aug. 25, 2003
Jan. 19, 2004
May 17, 2004
July 6, 2004

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1990

Institution is: U.S., Private


Total graduate enrollment 370
Distance-learning MBA students n/a
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 226
Full-time MBA students 50
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students 17
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,268
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months n/a
 
Distance-learning program completion rate n/a
 
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 72
 
School offers a separate full-time MBA program? No

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)? Yes

Program available to students from outside the country in which your program is located? No


STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class 32%
International students (1) 0%
Married students n/a

For U.S. schools only:
African-American students n/a
Asian-American students 5%
Hispanic-American students 5%
Native American students n/a
White (non-Hispanic) students 90%

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

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 89%
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. 11%
South U.S. n/a
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. n/a

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 670
Range (middle 80%) 560 - 710

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

Work Experience (months)
Average (months) 127
Range (months - middle 80%) 12 - 216
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 11%
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 30
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 39

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 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:
FirmNo. of Students
1. Merck & Co., Inc. 45
2. Aventis 17
3. IBM 5
4. Johnson & Johnson 4
5. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 4


ADMISSIONS

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

25 people applied to the distance program in 2003. The school accepted 80% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 95% 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 $22,140
Nonresident $22,140

Application Process
2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
All applicants: Dec. 1, 2003
All applicants: Apr. 30, 2004
All applicants: May 30, 2004
All applicants: July 15, 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 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:
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 Richard M. Durand
Hired as of June 1999
 
Program director Kathleen Trexler
 
Admissions director Mary Theresa Taglang
 
Financial aid director n/a
 
Career services director Donna Goldfeder
 
Alumni relations director Christopher Marshall


 
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