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2003 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Rushmore University MBA/PHD/DBA Program

Sections:

Getting In

Faculty/Academics

Next Step & Alumni Affairs

Address:		700 Harbour Drive Grand Cayman KY
E-Mail:		graduate-studies@rushmore.edu
Web site:		http://www.rushmore.edu

ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin:

n/a

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1996

Institution is: Non-U.S., Private

Total graduate enrollment	507
Distance-learning MBA students	377
Part-time MBA students (on-campus)	n/a
Full-time MBA students	n/a
Executive MBA students	n/a
PhD program students	73
Total undergraduate business school enrollment	0

Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months	10%

Distance-learning program completion rate	60%

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	12

Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program	60

School offers a separate full-time MBA program?	No

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)	80%
Married students	50%

Percent students from following regions:

Africa	10%
Asia	10%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia	5%
Latin America and the Carribean	10%
Middle East	10%
North America (Canada: 40% / U.S.: 60%)	30%
Oceania	5%
Western Europe	20%

North American students by region:

Canada	40%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.	10%
Midwest U.S.	10%
Northeast U.S.	10%
South U.S.	10%
Southwest U.S.	10%
U.S. Possessions and territories	0%
West U.S.	10%

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

99%

(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)	36
Range (months - middle 80%)	n/a	-	n/a
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience	15%
Applicants with one year or less work experience	n/a

Student Age (years)

Average	33
Range (middle 80%)	n/a	-	n/a

Salary

Average salary of entering students	n/a
Range (middle 80%)	n/a	-	n/a

Entering students employed in the following function areas:

Consulting	20%
Finance/Accounting	15%
General Management	20%
Human Resources	10%
Marketing/Sales	20%
Management Information Systems	10%
Operations/Logistics	5%
Other	n/a

Entering students employed in the following industries:

Government	15%
Manufacturing	25%
Non profit	15%
Services	45%
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:

Firm	No. of Students
1. Oracle	n/a
2. Shell	n/a
3. Hewlett-Packard	n/a
4. Motorola,	n/a
5. Accenture	n/a
6. PriceWaterhouseCoopers	n/a
7. Delta Airlines	n/a
8. Walt Disney	n/a
9. Exxon-Mobil	n/a
10. Ericsson	n/a
11. Honda Motors	n/a
12. Siemens	n/a
13. Bristol-Myers	n/a
14. Nokia	n/a
15. Chase Manhattan	n/a

ADMISSIONS

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

500 people applied to the distance program in 2003. The school accepted 95% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 40% 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	$4,500
Nonresident	$4,500

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): n/a

FINANCIAL AID


Distance-learning MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer		25%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer		25%

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	$0

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	Wayne McManus
Hired as of	May 2002

Program director	Wayne McManus

Admissions director	n/a

Financial aid director	n/a

Career services director	n/a

Alumni relations director	n/a

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