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2003 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Suffolk University
Sawyer School of Mangement — Suffolk MBA online

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


Address: 8 Ashburton Place 5825
Boston, MA 02108-2770
E-Mail: onlinemba@suffolk.edu
Web site: http://www.suffolkemba.org/
Directions to school


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: Sept. 2, 2003
Jan. 13, 2004
Sept. 7, 2004
Jan. 11, 2005

Year distance-learning program was founded: 1999

Institution is: U.S., n/a

Total graduate enrollment 1,322
Distance-learning MBA students 57
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 664
Full-time MBA students 152
Executive MBA students 26
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,505
 
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 10%
 
Distance-learning program completion rate 70%
 
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 30
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 60
 
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 40%
International students (1) 10%
Married students n/a

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

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 0%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia 0%
Latin America and the Carribean 0%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 5% / U.S.: 95%)		 100%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 0%

North American students by region:
Canada 5%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 10%
Midwest U.S. 5%
Northeast U.S. 60%
South U.S. 10%
Southwest U.S. 5%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 5%

New students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school 50%

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


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores
Average 500
Range (middle 80%) 470 - 640

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 213

Work Experience (months)
Average (months) 78
Range (months - middle 80%) 72 - 90
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 0%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 31
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 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 10%
Finance/Accounting 20%
General Management 15%
Human Resources 10%
Marketing/Sales 20%
Management Information Systems 15%
Operations/Logistics 5%
Other 5%

Entering students employed in the following industries:
Government 15%
Manufacturing 15%
Non profit 20%
Services 25%
Other 25%

* 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. Verizon n/a
2. State Street Corp n/a
3. Brown Brothers Harriman n/a
4. JP Morgan n/a
5. Liberty Mutual n/a
6. John Hancock Financial n/a
7. Gillette Company n/a
8. Fleet Bank n/a
9. Dell Corporation n/a
10. Amgen n/a
11. Deloitte & Touche n/a
12. 3M n/a
13. General Dynamics n/a
14. Investors Bank & Trust n/a
15. Fidelity Mutual n/a


ADMISSIONS

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

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

 Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only
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 $44,000
Nonresident $44,000

Application Process
2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
All applicants: Nov. 15, 2003
 All applicants: Mar. 15, 2004
 All applicants: June 15, 2004
Rolling admissions? Yes
2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview
All applicants: Nov. 15, 2003
 All applicants: Mar. 15, 2004
 All applicants: June 15, 2004
2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s):
All applicants: Nov. 15, 2003
 All applicants: Mar. 15, 2004
 All applicants: Nov. 15, 2004
 All applicants: Mar. 15, 2004


FINANCIAL AID

Distance-learning MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   25%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   8%

Average financial aid package $4,000
Range (middle 80%) $1,500 - $8,000

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 n/a
Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1) Yes
Average outstanding loan for 2003 graduates n/a

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.suffolk.edu/finaid/index.html

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


CONTACTS

Dean William O'Neill
Hired as of Aug. 2001
 
Program director Dr. Mawdudur Rahman
 
Admissions director Judith Reynolds
 
Financial aid director Christine Perry
 
Career services director Paul Tanklefsky
 
Alumni relations director Paula Prifti Weafer


 
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Full-time '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98
Part-time '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00
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