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2003 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Widener University
School of Business Administration

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


Address: Widener University - MBA
One University Place
Chester, PA 19013
E-Mail: gradbus.advise@widener.edu
Web site: http://www.widener.edu/?pageId=3121
Directions to school


ENROLLMENT

2003/2004 classes begin: Sept. 3, 2003
Jan. 12, 2004
May 17, 2004

Year part-time program was founded: 1967

Institution is: U.S., Private

Total graduate enrollment 278
Part-time MBA students 157
Distance-learning MBA students n/a
Full-time MBA students 15
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Total undergraduate business school enrollment 557
 
Change in part-time MBA class size in past 12 months 16%
 
Average number of months to complete part-time program 42
 
Maximum number of months permitted to complete part-time program 84
 
Part-time program completion rate n/a
 
School offers a separate full-time MBA program? No

Possible for students to change status from part-time to full-time? n/a
STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class 32%
International students (1) 7%
Married students n/a

For U.S. schools only:
African-American students 7%
Asian-American students 2%
Hispanic-American students n/a
Native American students n/a
White (non-Hispanic) students 56%

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


CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores
Average 492
Range (middle 80%) 450 - 540

TOEFL Scores*
Average TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 84
Range (middle 80%) 12 - 156
Enrolled students with one year or less work experience 10%
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 35

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

* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.
Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting n/a
Finance/Accounting n/a
General Management n/a
Human Resources n/a
Marketing/Sales n/a
Management Information Systems n/a
Operations/Logistics n/a
Other n/a

Graduates accepting jobs in the following industries:
Government n/a
Manufacturing n/a
Non-Profit n/a
Services n/a
Other n/a


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:
FirmNo. of Students
1. The Boeing Co. n/a
2. DuPont n/a
3. PFPC n/a
4. JPMorganChase n/a
5. MBNA n/a
6. PNC n/a
7. AstraZeneca n/a
8. BankOne n/a
9. Cooper Health Systems n/a
10. Aramark n/a
11. GMAC n/a
12. Christiana HealthCare n/a
13. US Navy n/a
14. Wachovia n/a
15. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia n/a


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $25
Application fee (nonresident): n/a

160 people applied to the part-time MBA program in 2003. The school accepted 54% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 71% 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:
Recommended
In 2003, the B-school interviewed n/a of its part-time MBA applicants, and n/a of its admitted applicants.
INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of part-time MBA program (U.S. dollars):
Resident $21,415
Nonresident n/a

2003-2004 Application deadline(s)
Aug. 1, 2003
 International applicants: Apr. 1, 2003
 Dec. 1, 2003
 International applicants: Sept. 1, 2003
 May 1, 2004
 International applicants: Jan. 1, 2004
Rolling admissions? Yes
2003-2004 deadline(s) for scheduling an interview
n/a
2003-2004 Financial aid deadline(s):
May 1, 2004


FINANCIAL AID

Part-time MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer   n/a
Part-time MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer   n/a

Average financial aid package $9,314
Range (middle 80%) $4,250 - $21,945

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 0
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 n/a

Financial aid Web site:
http://www.widener.edu/?pageId=70

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


CONTACTS

Dean Eric Brucker
Hired as of July 2001
 
Program director Lisa Bussom
 
Admissions director Lisa Bussom
 
Financial aid director Mary C. Reilly
 
Career services director Barbara Buckley
 
Alumni relations director Glenn Barnhill


 
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