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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Wake Forest University
Babcock Graduate School of Management — Evening MBA Program - Winston-Salem

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Address:		P. O. Box 7368 Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7368
E-Mail:		evening.exec@mba.wfu.edu
Web site:		http//:www.mba.wfu.edu
		Directions to school

Other programs:		Evening MBA Program - Charlotte

ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin:

Aug. 25, 2003

Year part-time program was founded: 1987

Institution is: U.S., Private

Total graduate enrollment	554
Part-time MBA students	217
Distance-learning MBA students	n/a
Full-time MBA students	226
Executive MBA students	111
PhD program students	n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment	n/a

Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months	n/a

Average number of months to complete part-time program	24

Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program	60

Part-time program completion rate	90%

School offers a separate full-time MBA program?	Yes

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? No

STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class	30%
International students (1)	7%
Married students	n/a
For U.S. schools only:
African-American students	14%
Asian-American students	2%
Hispanic-American students	7%
Native American students	n/a
White (non-Hispanic) students	77%

(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	600

Work Experience (months)

Average	96
Range (middle 80%)	48	-	168
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience	n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience	n/a

Student Age (years)

Average	30
Range (middle 80%)	25	-	37

Salary

Average salary of entering students	$59,762
Range (middle 80%)	$40,000	-	$84,000

* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.

Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:

Consulting	5%
Finance/Accounting	9%
General Management	14%
Human Resources	2%
Marketing/Sales	26%
Management Information Systems	14%
Operations/Logistics	22%
Other	8%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:

Government	n/a
Manufacturing	40%
Non-Profit	7%
Services	33%
Other	20%

TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:

Firm	No. of Students
1. RJ Reynolds	8
2. Sara Lee Corporation	5
3. Wachovia	4
4. Wake Forest University	2
5. Valspar	2
6. Dow Corning	1
7. Baptist Medical Center	1
8. RF Micro Devices	1
9. Proctor & Gamble	1
10. Pepsico	1
11. G. E.	1

ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $75
Application fee (nonresident): $75

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

The B-school placed n/a applicant(s) on its wait list, from which n/a ultimately enrolled in the semester for which they applied.

Interviews for applicants are:
Required

In 2003, the B-school interviewed 100% of its part-time MBA applicants, and 100% of its admitted applicants.

INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident	$51,000
Nonresident	$51,000

2003-2004 Application deadline(s) Aug. 7, 2004
Rolling admissions? Yes
2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview Aug. 6, 2004
2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

FINANCIAL AID

Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer		46%
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer		31%

Average financial aid package	$20,733
Range (middle 80%)	$18,500	-	$25,500

Scholarships are merit or need based?
n/a

Number of full-tuition scholarships awarded by school to part-time MBAs during the past 12 months	1

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to its part-time MBAs? (1)	No
Maximum amount students can borrow	n/a

Average outstanding loan for 2003 graduates	$15,767

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.mba.wfu.edu

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

CONTACTS

Dean	Ajay Patel
Hired as of	Aug. 2003

Program director	Brooke Saladin, Faculty Director

Admissions director	Jamie Barnes

Financial aid director	Julia Spach

Career services director	Ned Tobey

Alumni relations director	Melissa Combes

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