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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Arkansas
Sam M. Walton College of Business

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Address: College of Business Administration
301 Business Administration Building
Fayetteville , AZ 72701
E-Mail: gsb@walton.uark.edu
Web site: waltoncollege.uark.edu/gsb


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: June 2002

Year program was founded: 1930

Total graduate enrollment 244
Full-time 47
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 87
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA n/a
PhD program 38
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 3,064
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 24%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 34%
International students (1) 30%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 4%
Married 25%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 2%
Asia 11%
Central/South America, Mexico 6%
Eastern Europe 0%
Middle East 4%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
73%
Oceania 2%
Western Europe 2%

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 6%
Midwest U.S. 3%
Northeast U.S. n/a
South U.S. 91%
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 573
Range (middle 80%) 460 - 660

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 612
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 22
Range (middle 80%) 0 - 60
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 43%

Student Age (years)
Average 26
Range (middle 80%) 22 - 32

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $39,900

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee: n/a

81 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 84% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 69% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which n/a were ultimately accepted. 2% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 100% were accepted.

Female applicants 32%
International applicants (1) 33%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 7%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 50% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 50% 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 $11,013
Nonresident $21,839
 
Expected monthly rent $375
Recommended annual budget (1) $21,247

Application deadline(s) Nov. 15, 2001
Feb. 15, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: n/a

Financial aid deadline(s): Feb. 2002

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $19,525
Range (middle 80%) $9,752 - $26,508
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $7,626

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 74%

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

n/a 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: $11,064

(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 Doyle Z. Williams
Hired as of Sept. 1993
 
MBA program director Julie J. Gentry
 
MBA admissions director Michele Halsell
 
MBA financial aid director Ed Schroeder
 
MBA career services director Barbara Batson
 
Alumni relations director Mike Macechko


 
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