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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Boston College
Carroll School of Management

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Address: Carroll School of Management
140 Commonwealth Ave
Chestnut Hill , MA 02467-3808
E-Mail: bcmba@bc.edu
Web site: bc.edu/mba


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: Sept. 2002

Year program was founded: 1968

Total graduate enrollment 960
Full-time 236
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 534
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
EMBA 0
PhD program 49
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 2,214
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 40%
International students (1) 30%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 3%
Married 15%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 13%
Central/South America, Mexico 4%
Eastern Europe 4%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
75%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 2%

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 10%
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. 84%
South U.S. 3%
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 3%

(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 652
Range (middle 80%) 580 - 730

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 632
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 48
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 86
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 17%

Student Age (years)
Average 27
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 31

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $51,178

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee: $50

906 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 20% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 53% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 265 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 22 were ultimately accepted. 2% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 11% were accepted.

Female applicants 40%
International applicants (1) 54%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 4%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 36% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 43% 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 $45,820
Nonresident $45,820
 
Expected monthly rent $1,000
Recommended annual budget (1) $41,977

Application deadline(s) Mar. 1, 2002
Apr. 1, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: Aug. 1, 2002

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) $18,131

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $12,380

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school n/a

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

29 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 Dr. Helen Frame Peters
Hired as of Aug. 2000
 
MBA program director Robert Taggart
 
MBA admissions director Shelley B. Conley
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director Jeanne Garvey
 
Alumni relations director Beth Corman


 
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