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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
American University
Kogod School of Business

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Address: Kogod School of Business, American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave., N.W
Washington , D.C 20016
E-Mail: mbakogod@american.edu
Web site: www.kogod.american.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: n/a

Year program was founded: 1949

Total graduate enrollment 526
Full-time 260
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 191
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
EMBA 0
PhD program 0
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 848
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 42%
International students (1) 57%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 7%
Married n/a%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 4%
Asia 25%
Central/South America, Mexico 11%
Eastern Europe 13%
Middle East 3%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
43%
Oceania 1%
Western Europe n/a

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. n/a
South U.S. n/a
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 570
Range (middle 80%) 500 - 650

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 614
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 60
Range (middle 80%) 0 - 84
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 20%

Student Age (years)
Average 27
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 32

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program n/a

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee: $60

529 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 64% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 41% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 28 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which n/a were ultimately accepted. n/a of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants n/a were accepted.

Female applicants 45%
International applicants (1) 59%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 8%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Required

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 99% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 99% 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 $43,972
Nonresident $43,972
 
Expected monthly rent $650
Recommended annual budget (1) $37,405

Application deadline(s) Nov. 1, 2001
June 1, 2001

Deadline for scheduling an interview: n/a

Financial aid deadline(s): Mar. 2002

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

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 n/a

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying second-year MBAs? No

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying first-year MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit based

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

Guaranteed loan? (2) No

Maximum amount students can borrow: n/a

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 Myron Roomkin
Hired as of July 1998
 
MBA program director August Schomburg
 
MBA admissions director Sondra Smith
 
MBA financial aid director Sondra Smith
 
MBA career services director Kristine Korva
 
Alumni relations director Ed Lewis


 
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