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2003 DISTANCE LEARNING MBA PROFILE Worcester Polytechnic Institute Department of Management — High-Tech MBA
ENROLLMENT
2003/2004 classes begin: Sept. 2, 2003
Year distance-learning program was founded: 1979 U.S., Private
Total graduate enrollment 250
Distance-learning MBA students 45
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 78
Full-time MBA students 11
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 250
Change in distance-learning program class size in past 12 months 0%
Distance-learning program completion rate 85%
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 48
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance-learning program 96
School offers a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
Possible for students to change status from distance-learing to full-time? Yes No Yes
STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS
Female students in class 28%
International students (1) 6%
Married students 59%
For U.S. schools only:
African-American students n/a
Asian-American students n/a
Hispanic-American students n/a
Native American students 6%
White (non-Hispanic) students 59%
Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 12%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia 6%
Latin America and the Carribean 6%
Middle East n/a
North America(Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a ) 76%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a
North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 6%
Midwest U.S. 6%
Northeast U.S. 76%
South U.S. n/a
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 12%
New students who live outside a 45-mile radius of the school 61%
(1) Students from countries other than the school's home country. CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS GMAT Scores
Average 620
Range (middle 80%) 560 - 660
TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score 623
Minimum TOEFL score required 550
Work Experience (months)
Average (months) 113
Range (months - middle 80%) 60 - 204
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%) 25 - 43
Salary
Average salary of entering students $52,000
Range (middle 80%) $30,000 - $73,000
Entering students employed in the following function areas:
Consulting 10%
Finance/Accounting n/a
General Management 25%
Human Resources n/a
Marketing/Sales 15%
Management Information Systems 25%
Operations/Logistics 25%
Other n/a
Entering students employed in the following industries:
Government 5%
Manufacturing 30%
Non profit 10%
Services 55%
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. EMC Corp.
7
2. Raytheon Corp.
7
3. BAE Systems
5
4. Staples Inc.
4
5. Teradyne
4
6. Cisco Systems
3
7. Hewlett Packard
3
8. Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc.
3
9. U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center
3
10. Verizon
3
11. Allmerica Financial
2
12. ArQule, Inc.
2
13. BASF Bio Research Corp.
2
14. Bose Corp.
2
15. Mindspeed Technologies
2
ADMISSIONS Application fee (resident): $70 Application fee (non resident): $70 20 people applied to the distance program in 2003. The school accepted 75% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 80% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.
Interviews for applicants are:
By invitation only
25% of its distance-learning MBA applicants, and 100% of its admitted applicants.
INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES
Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of distance-learning MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $42,042
Nonresident $42,042
Application Process
2003-2004 Application deadline(s) All applicants: Dec. 1, 2003
Rolling admissions?
Yes
2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview All applicants: Nov. 15, 2003
2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s): n/a
FINANCIAL AID
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer 80%
Distance-learning MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer 20%
Average financial aid package $0
Range (middle 80%) $0 - $0
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:http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/FA/
(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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