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Distance MBA Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Kenan-Flagler Business School

  • Program Basics

      • Kenan-Flagler Business School
      • MBA@UNC
      • 1205 Environ Way
      • NC
      • Chapel Hill, 27517, North Carolina
      • United States
      • Status Public
      • Distance MBAs graduating since distance program's founding 0
      • Maximum months permitted to complete the distance MBA program 36
      • Do individual online courses have a time limit for completion? Yes
      • Does the school offer a separate on-campus, full-time MBA program? Yes
      • Can students transfer from distance program to full-time program? No
      • Are there specific locations from which students must attend the distance MBA program? No
      • Is the distance MBA program open to students from other states? Yes
      • Is the distance MBA program open to students from other countries? Yes

  • School Basics

    • Graduate business school enrollment

      • Total: 1,009
      • Full-Time MBA: 577
      • Part-Time MBA: 0
      • Executive MBA: 213
      • PhD Program: 59
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment 660
      • Graduate degree programs
        • Master of Accounting

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire program

      • Residents $89,000.00
      • Non-Resident $89,000.00

  • ADMISSIONS

    • Application fee for distance MBA program

      • Residents $140.00
      • Non-Resident $140.00
      • Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest distance MBA class 129
      • Applicants who were accepted to the most recent distance class 50 %
      • Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest distance MBA class 80 %
      • Are applicant interviews required for the distance MBA program? Required
      • Does the program offer rolling admissions? Yes

  • CLASS PROFILE

    • What percentage of U.S. citizens in the newest entering class are from the following regions?

      • West 17 %
      • Midwest 4 %
      • Southwest 4 %
      • South 33 %
      • Mid-Atlantic 23 %
      • Northeast 19 %
      • Possessions and territories 0 %

    • U.S. students in the newest entering class are from the following groups

      • African American 8 %
      • Asian American 4 %
      • Hispanic or Latino American 4 %
      • Multiethnic/Multiracial 4 %
      • Native American 2 %
      • White (Non-Hispanic) 73 %
      • Chose not to report 5 %
      • Other 0 %

    • Postgraduate work experience (months)

      • Mean 88
      • Median 84
      • One year or less 0 %

    • Middle 80% range

      • From 28
      • To 156

    • Base salary of entering distance MBA students

      • Mean: $110,737.00
      • Median: $81,370.00
      • Middle 80% range: From: $57,000.00
      • Middle 80% range: To: $177,000.00

    • Age of new entrants to distance MBA program:

      • Mean 31
      • Median 29

  • FINANCIAL AID

      • Distance MBAs apply for financial aid through Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school
      • Distance MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year 53 %
      • Distance MBAs receiving financial aid through school 43 %

    • Percentage of distance MBA students applying for financial aid for the upcoming academic year who received

      • Institutional Scholarships 14 %
      • Assistantships 0 %
      • Loans 81 %

    • Financial aid for new entrants for the current academic year

      • Mean $26,093.00
      • Median $30,000.00

    • Middle 80% range of financial aid packages

      • From $12,035.00
      • To $47,507.00
      • On what basis are scholarships awarded? Academic merit
      • Full-tuition scholarships for current academic year 0
      • How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration? all candidates are considered for scholarships
      • Average scholarship awarded to distance MBA students $7,500.00
      • Percentage of first-year scholarship recipients who receive the same amount or more in their second year: 100 %
      • Does the school offer a guaranteed loan regardless of nationality to Distance MBA students? No

  • GMAT

      • Are applicants required to take the GMAT? Yes
      • Are applicants allowed to submit the GRE? No

    • Middle 80% range GMAT scores:

      • From 570
      • To 710
      • Is the TOEFL required for non-English speakers? Yes

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 111

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 48
      • Non-Tenured: 63

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 7
      • Non-Tenured: 18

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 1
      • Non-Tenured: 1

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 11
      • Non-Tenured: 26

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 47
      • Non-Tenured: 52
      • Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors 12 %
      • Faculty who have owned their own business: 9 %

  • STUDENT LIFE

      • The distance MBA program is delivered by:
        • Internet/Web-based delivery
        • Online forums
        • E-mail
        • Textbooks
        • Other
        • Videoconferencing
      • Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance MBA students? No
      • Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? No
      • Classes meet:
        • Evenings
        • Days
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA core class: 15
      • Average number of students in a distance MBA elective class: 15
      • If the school offers joint-degree programs, can distance MBA students participate? No
      • Does the school offer an accelerated distance MBA program? No
      • If distance MBA students are required to spend time on campus, please explain: Over the course of the program, students are required to attend two, three-day immersions, delivered in various locations around the world and offered quarterly.
      • Number of credits or credit hours required to complete distance MBA program: 66
      • If applicable, are distance MBA students invited to campus for graduation? Yes
      • Does the distance program diploma distinguish whether the student earned the degree on-campus or off? No

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Renovated student areas w/Internet kiosks; new Admissions and Career systems; upgraded classroom equipment; new Cisco Telepresence and video conferencing
      • Amount spent: $3,000,000.00

  • CAREER SERVICES

      • Do distance MBA students have access to a career development office? Yes
      • When in the degree process are they able to use the service? At any time
      • Do distance MBAs have access to an alumni database? Yes
      • Are distance MBAs included in resume drops for prescreening by recruiters? No

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