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2003 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE Pace University Lubin School of Business — e.MBA @Pace Online Executive MBA Program
ENROLLMENT
2003/2004 classes begin: Jan. 10, 2004
Year distance-learning program was founded: 2000 U.S., Private
Total graduate enrollment 1,786
Distance-learning MBA students 30
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 931
Full-time MBA students 548
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 4,182
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 31%
Distance-learning program completion rate 100%
If the distance-learning program has a set program length, how long is it (months)? 23
Average number of months to complete distance-learning program 23
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 23
School offers a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
Possible for students to change status from distance-learing to full-time? No Yes Yes
STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS
Female students in class 13%
International students (1) n/a
Married students n/a
For U.S. schools only:
African-American students n/a
Asian-American students 13%
Hispanic-American students n/a
Native American students n/a
White (non-Hispanic) students 87%
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. n/a
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. 100%
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 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) 480
Range (months - middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a
Student Age (years)
Average 37
Range (middle 80%) 30 - 43
Salary
Average salary of entering students $134,354
Range (middle 80%) $80,000 - $130,000
Entering students employed in the following function areas:
Consulting 7%
Finance/Accounting 31%
General Management 10%
Human Resources 3%
Marketing/Sales 31%
Management Information Systems 10%
Operations/Logistics 5%
Other 3%
Entering students employed in the following industries:
Government 0%
Manufacturing 30%
Non profit 6%
Services 63%
Other 1%
* 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:
Firm No. of Students
1. JPMorgan Chase
2
2. Met Life
2
3. LeCroy Corp.
2
4. General Electric
2
5. Fidelity Investments
1
6. The Gallup Organization
1
7. Verizon
1
8. Deutsche Bank
1
9. Citibank
1
10. MCI
1
11. IBM
1
12. Bear Stearns
1
13. Coca-Cola
1
14. USA Today/Gannett
1
15. Publicis
1
ADMISSIONS Application fee (resident): $60 Application fee (non resident): $60 68 people applied to the distance program in 2003. The school accepted 42% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 59% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.
Interviews for applicants are:
Required
100% 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 $60,000
Nonresident $60,000
Application Process
2003-2004 Application deadline(s) n/a
Rolling admissions?
Yes
2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview n/a
2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s): All applicants: Nov. 15, 2004
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 $19,692
Range (middle 80%) $14,424 - $25,642
Scholarships are merit or need based?Scholarships are Merit-based
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:http://www.pace.edu
(1) Upon admission, any accepted applicant, regardless of nationality, and without the need of a cosigner, is eligible for a loan CONTACTS
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