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2004 DISTANCE MBA PROFILE
Portland State University
School of Business Administration — eMBA
Address: SBA eMBA
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207
E-Mail: pamm@sba.pdx.edu
Web links: http://www.sba.pdx.edu
 
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B-SCHOOL & PROGRAM BASICS

Classes begin Sept. 27, 2004

Year distance program was founded 2001
Institution is U.S., Public
Business school accreditation:
AACSB

Enrollment
Total graduate business students 442
Distance MBA students 31
Part-time MBA students (not including distance program) 239
Full-time MBA students 120
Executive MBA students n/a
PhD program students n/a
Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) students n/a
 
Total undergraduate business students 1,808
 
Change in distance MBA class size in past academic year 50%
If the distance program has a set length, how long is it (months)? 36 months
Average number of months to complete distance program 36
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance program 84
Distance program completion rate 90%
School offers a separate full-time MBA program? Yes
Possible for students to change status from distance program to full-time? Yes
Are there specific locations from which students must attend the distance MBA program (i.e. satellite television receiving sites, etc.) No
Is the distance-learning program available to students from outside the COUNTRY in which your program is located? Yes
     At what point?  4

STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class 35%
International students 1 0%
Married students 42%

For U.S. schools only:
African American students 0%
Alaskan Native of Pacific Islander American students 0%
Asian American students 4%
Mexican American students 4%
Puerto Rican students 0%
Other Hispanic American students 0%
White (non-Hispanic) students 77%
Multiethnic/Multiracial students 0%
Not reported 15%
Other 0%

Percent of students who are citizens of countries in the following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 0%
Eastern Europe, Central Europe and Central Asia 0%
Latin America and the Caribbean 0%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
100%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 0%

North American students by region:
Canada 0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 0%
Midwest U.S. 0%
Northeast U.S. 0%
South U.S. 0%
Southwest U.S. 0%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 100%

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

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

CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores - Historical Chart
2004200320022001
Average593624596566
Median590610600630
Range (middle 80%)530 - 660590 - 670550 - 680610 - 680

GMAT scores are required as part of the application.


TOEFL Scores
TOEFL scores are required for applicants whose native language is not English.

Average TOEFL score * 550
Minimum TOEFL score required * 550
* Paper-based equivalent

Work Experience (months)
Average 91
Range (middle 80%) 34 - 161
New entrants with one year or less work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 31
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 40

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


Entering students employed in the following function areas:
Consulting 4
Finance/Accounting 18
General Management 7
Human resources 7
Marketing/Sales 21
Management Information Systems 0
Operations/Logistics 29
Other 14


Entering students employed in the following industries:
Government 21
Manufacturing 18
Non-Profit 0
Services 61
Other 0


TOP CORPORATE CUSTOMERS

Organizations that send the most participants to the distance MBA program:

OrganizationNo.
1. Federal Bureau of Investigation1
2. Marriott International1
3. Novellus Systems1
4. Oregon Health & Sciences University1
5. PacifiCorp1
6. The Boeing Company1
7. Standard Insurance1
8. Georgia Pacific1
9. n/a
10. n/a
11. n/a
12. n/a
13. n/a
14. n/a
15. n/a


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident) $50
Application fee (nonresident) $50

53 people applied to the distance MBA program in 2004. The school accepted 49% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 96% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Selectivity/Yield - Historical Chart
2004200320022001
Selectivity49%20%50%48%
Yield96%100%100%100%

The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list. 0 wait-listed applicants were admitted to the semester for which they applied.

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Not offered

In 2004, the B-school interviewed 0% of its distance MBA applicants, and 0% of its admitted applicants.

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

COSTS AND DEADLINES

COSTS:
Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of distance MBA program (U.S. dollars)
2004200320022001
Resident$21,600$23,000$21,000n/a
Nonresident$21,600n/a$21,000n/a

2004-2006 DEADLINES:
Application deadline(s)
International applicants:  Mar. 1, 2005

Rolling admissions? No

Deadline(s) for scheduling an interview
n/a

Financial aid deadline(s)
n/a

FINANCIAL AID

FINANCIAL AID:
Distance MBAs whose education is partially covered by employer n/a
Distance MBAs whose education is 100% covered by employer n/a

Distance MBAs apply for financial aid through a
n/a

n/a of distance MBAs applied for financial aid for the 2004-2005 academic year. n/a of distance MBAs received some form of financial aid for the 2004-2005 academic year.

Of those who received financial aid for the 2004-2005 academic year, n/a received institutional scholarships, n/a received assistantships, and n/a received loans.

Average financial aid package for the 2004-2005 academic year (includes scholarships, assistantships, and loans) n/a

SCHOLARSHIPS:
Scholarships are based on
n/a

n/a full-tuition scholarships were awarded by the school to distance MBAs for the 2004-2005 academic year.

Applicants apply for scholarship consideration n/a


Average scholarship awarded 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 Scott Dawson
Hired as of July 2001
 
Program director Thomas Luba
 
Admissions director Carolyn McKnight
 
Financial aid director n/a
 
Career services director Vinitia Mathews
 
Alumni relations director Vinitia Mathews

 
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