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2003 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
The University of Manchester
Manchester Business School — MBA for Financial Managers and Finance Professionals

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Address: MBS Worldwide (IFM), The Port House, Port Penrhyn,
Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 4HN
UK
E-Mail: distancelearning@mbs.ac.uk
Web site: http://www.mbs.ac.uk/distancelearning
Directions to school
 
Other programs:MBA for Engineering Business Managers


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: Jan. 5, 2004
July 1, 2004

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1998

Institution is: Non-U.S., Public


Total graduate enrollment n/a
Distance-learning MBA students 1,859
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 195
Full-time MBA students 273
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students 81
Total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months -8%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate 65%
 
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 42
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 84
 
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 30%
International students (1) 84%
Married students n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 6%
Asia 29%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia 7%
Latin America and the Carribean 19%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: 18% / U.S.: 82%)
17%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 20%

North American students by region:
Canada 18%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 4%
Midwest U.S. 6%
Northeast U.S. 52%
South U.S. 0%
Southwest U.S. 4%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 12%

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 n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

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

Work Experience (months)
Average (months) 120
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 34
Range (middle 80%) 26 - 45

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 3%
Manufacturing 11%
Non profit 1%
Services 62%
Other 23%

* 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. Pricewaterhousecoopers n/a
2. Bank of Nova Scotia n/a
3. National Commercial Bank n/a
4. KPMG n/a
5. Barclays n/a
6. Xerox n/a
7. Arthur Andersen n/a
8. RBTT Bank n/a
9. Citibank n/a
10. Bank of Jamaica n/a
11. Standard Chartered Bank n/a
12. Ernst & Young n/a
13. HSBC n/a
14. Pfizer n/a
15. ABN AMRO n/a


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $0
Application fee (non resident): $0

214 people applied to the distance program in 2003. The school accepted 66% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 98% 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 $16,800
Nonresident $16,800

Application Process
2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
All applicants: Jan. 4, 2004
All applicants: July 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   1%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   30%

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 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 Professor John Arnold
Hired as of Sept. 1994
 
Program director Professor Pete Barrar
 
Admissions director Dr Alistair Benson
 
Financial aid director n/a
 
Career services director n/a
 
Alumni relations director Barbara Beeby


 
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