美国PART-TIME MBA Profiles——Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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PROGRAM BASICS
Part-Time MBA Program

Graduate Management Programs

100 Institute Road
Worcester , Massachusetts 01609 United States   

Program Web site:
http://mgt.wpi.edu/Graduate/index.html

  Status:
Private Institution

E-mail:
gmp@wpi.edu

Part-time enrollment (2009-10):
198

Times offered:

Evenings

Via the Internet (unscheduled)

Semesters offered:

Fall

Spring

Summer

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Percentage of part-time students who graduate within six years of entering program:

94  %

Part-time MBAs graduating since program began:
1,120

Average months to complete program:
48

Maximum months permitted to complete program:
96

  Does the school have a separate full-time MBA program?
No

  If so, can part-time students switch to the full-time program?
Yes

Tuition and Fees: (Based on six credits in the fall and six credits in the spring)

Resident: $  13,452
Non-Resident: $  13,452

Tuition per credit:
$  1,121

Graduate business school is accredited by:

AACSB International

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SCHOOL BASICS
Graduate business school enrollment:

Total: 287
Full-Time MBA: 17
Part-time MBA: 198

Undergraduate business school enrollment:
200

Graduate degree programs:

Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems

Master of Marketing

Other graduate degree programs:
MS in Operations Design and Leadership

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ADMISSIONS, SELECTIVITY AND YIELD
Total applications, most recent entering class:
85

Applications accepted, most recent entering class:
65  %

Admitted students enrolled:
90  %

Applicants wait-listed during the last admissions cycle:
0

Wait-listed applicants admitted for the semester to which they applied:
0

  Applicant interviews are:
Not required

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
  Rolling admissions?
Yes

  GMAT required?
Yes

If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked?
N/A

Average GMAT:
626

Median GMAT:
620

Middle 80% GMAT:

        From:  550
        To:  650

  Is proficiency in English required?
Yes

  Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?
Yes

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Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?

IELTS

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

TOEFL Paper-based Test


Minimum paper-based TOEFL:
550

Relative Importance of Application Elements:


  GMAT Score:
Very Important

  Resume/Work Experience:
Very Important

  Application Essays:
Important

  Interviews:
Considered

  Recommendations:
Important

  Undergraduate Transcripts:
Very Important

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CLASS PROFILE
Female students:
30  %

International students:
2  %

Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:

African American: 3  %
Asian American: 2  %
Hispanic or Latino American: 1  %
White (Non-Hispanic): 94  %

Postgraduate work experience (months):
      Mean:
93

      Median:
85

      Middle 80% range:


        From:  30
        To:  144

      One year or less:
2  %

Middle 80% range:

        From: N/A
        To: N/A

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Mean base salary, 2008 grads, six months after graduation:
$  92,500

Mean entering student age:
32

Median entering student age:
30

Entering students work in the following functional areas:

Consulting: 20  %
Finance/Accounting: 10  %
General Management: 30  %
Marketing/Sales: 5  %
Management Information Systems: 20  %
Operations/Production: 15  %

Entering students work in the following industries:

Consulting: 20  %
Consumer Products: 10  %
Financial Services: 15  %
Manufacturing: 20  %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 15  %
Technology: 20  %

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FINANCIAL AID
  Part-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:
Central financial aid office at the university

Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2009-10:
10  %

Of part-time MBA students who applied for financial aid for the 2009-10 academic year, percentage receiving:

Loans (private and government): 100  %

Mean financial aid package:
$  10,000

Median financial aid package:
$  10,000

  On what basis are scholarships awarded?
Other

Full-tuition scholarships awarded, 2009-10:
0

  How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?
Part of the admissions application

  Does school offer a guaranteed loan to all part-time MBAs?
No

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FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
31

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 15
Non-Tenured: 7

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 9

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 6
Non-Tenured: 7

Minority Faculty:

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 0

International Faculty:

Tenured: 4
Non-Tenured: 4

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 15
Non-Tenured: 12

Faculty who are also members of company boards of directors or advisors:
23  %

Faculty who have owned their own business:
18  %