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2004 DISTANCE MBA PROFILE

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

College of Business and Economics

Address:		n/a College of Business & Economics Whitewater, WI 53190
E-Mail:
Web links:		n/a

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Academics & Lifestyle

Careers & Alumni Affairs

B-SCHOOL & PROGRAM BASICS

Classes begin

Sept. 2, 2004
Jan. 18, 2005
May 23, 2005
Sept. 6, 2005

Year distance program was founded	1999
Institution is	U.S., Public
Business school accreditation: AACSB

Enrollment

Total graduate business students	634
Distance MBA students	250
Part-time MBA students (not including distance program)	233
Full-time MBA students	72
Executive MBA students	n/a
PhD program students	n/a
Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) students	n/a

Total undergraduate business students	3,200

Change in distance MBA class size in past academic year	15%
If the distance program has a set length, how long is it (months)?	n/a
Average number of months to complete distance program	36
Maximum number of months permitted to complete distance program	84
Distance program completion rate	70%
School offers a separate full-time MBA program?	No
Possible for students to change status from distance program to full-time?	n/a
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? n/a

STUDENT PROFILE - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

Female students in class	49%
International students ¹	15%
Married students	80%
For U.S. schools only:
African American students	2%
Alaskan Native of Pacific Islander American students	n/a
Asian American students	3%
Mexican American students	n/a
Puerto Rican students	n/a
Other Hispanic American students	n/a
White (non-Hispanic) students	95%
Multiethnic/Multiracial students	n/a
Not reported	n/a
Other	n/a

Percent of students who are citizens of countries in the following regions:

Africa	n/a
Asia	3%
Eastern Europe, Central Europe and Central Asia	3%
Latin America and the Caribbean	n/a
Middle East	n/a
North America (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a )	94%
Oceania	n/a
Western Europe	n/a

North American students by region:

Canada	n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S.	11%
Midwest U.S.	11%
Northeast U.S.	12%
South U.S.	11%
Southwest U.S.	15%
U.S. Possessions and territories	n/a
West U.S.	n/a

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

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

CLASS TRAITS - MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

GMAT Scores - Historical Chart

	2004	2003	2002	2001
Average	508	490	467	515
Median	515	500	500	540
Range (middle 80%)	300 - 720	310 - 700	300 - 600	300 - 640

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 *	620
Minimum TOEFL score required *	550
* Paper-based equivalent

Work Experience (months)

Average	n/a
Range (middle 80%)	n/a	-	n/a
New entrants with one year or less work experience	n/a

Student Age (years)

Average	n/a
Range (middle 80%)	n/a	-	n/a

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	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

Entering students employed 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 distance MBA program:

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ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident)	$45
Application fee (nonresident)	$45

34 people applied to the distance MBA program in 2004. The school accepted 100% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 80% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

Selectivity/Yield - Historical Chart

	2004	2003	2002	2001
Selectivity	100%	70%	90%	n/a
Yield	80%	60%	71%	n/a

The B-school placed n/a applicant(s) on its wait list. n/a 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 n/a of its distance MBA applicants, and n/a 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)

	2004	2003	2002	2001
Resident	$19,800	$19,800	$19,800	$19,800
Nonresident	$19,800	$19,800	$19,800	$19,800

2004-2006 DEADLINES:

Application deadline(s)
All applicants:  July 15, 2004
All applicants:  Dec. 1, 2004
All applicants:  May 1, 2005
All applicants:  July 15, 2005
All applicants:  Dec. 1, 2005
All applicants:  May 1, 2005
All applicants:  July 15, 2005

Rolling admissions? Yes

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	Christine Clements
Hired as of	July 2002

Program director	Donald K. Zahn

Admissions director	n/a

Financial aid director	n/a

Career services director	n/a

Alumni relations director	n/a

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