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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Alabama
Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration

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Address: Manderson Graduate School of Business
101 Bidgood Hall, P.O. Box 870223
Tuscaloosa , AL 35487-0223
US
E-Mail: mba@cba.ua.edu
Web site: www.cba.ua.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: Aug. 2002

Year program was founded: 1943

Total graduate enrollment 326
Full-time 119
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) n/a
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 29
PhD program 60
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 3,828
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 21%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 32%
International students (1) 9%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 6%
Married 22%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 7%
Central/South America, Mexico 1%
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
n/a
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 3%
Midwest U.S. 3%
Northeast U.S. n/a
South U.S. 85%
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. n/a

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

(2) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American.


CLASS TRAITS

GMAT Scores
Average 607
Range (middle 80%) 560 - 680

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 610
Minimum TOEFL score required 575

Work Experience (months)
Average 13
Range (middle 80%) 0 - 48
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 25
Range (middle 80%) 22 - 29

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $16,080

* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.


ADMISSIONS

Application fee: $25

213 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 51% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 63% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 22 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 7 were ultimately accepted. 2% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 50% were accepted.

Female applicants 32%
International applicants (1) 30%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 6%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 100% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 100% of its admitted applicants.

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

(2) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American.


INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES FOR CLASS OF 2004

Average total (not annual) cost of full-time MBA program
Resident $4,892
Nonresident $10,512
 
Expected monthly rent $300
Recommended annual budget (1) $11,902

Application deadline(s) Feb. 15, 2002
Apr. 15, 2002
June 15, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: n/a

Financial aid deadline(s): Feb. 2002

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $6,305
Range (middle 80%) $1,500 - $15,892
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $6,304

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 49%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying second-year MBAs? Yes

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying first-year MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit based

1 full-tuition scholarships were awarded by the school to full-time MBAs in past 12 months

Guaranteed loan? (2) Yes

Maximum amount students can borrow: $18,500

Average outstanding loans for 2001 graduates: n/a

(1) Student budget includes tuition fees and living expenses.

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


CONTACTS

Dean J. Barry Mason
Hired as of n/a
 
MBA program director David Funk
 
MBA admissions director Missy Brazil
 
MBA financial aid director Jeanetta Allen
 
MBA career services director Connie Chambers
 
Alumni relations director Zeb Hargett


 
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