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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Columbia University
Columbia Business School

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Address: Columbia Business School , 216 Uris Hall
3022 Broadway
New York , NY 10027
E-Mail: apply@claven.gsb.columbia.edu
Web site: www.gsb.columbia.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: Jan. 2002
Sept. 2002

Year program was founded: 1916

Total graduate enrollment 1,785
Full-time 1,225
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) n/a
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 450
PhD program 110
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 36%
International students (1) 26%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 10%
Married 16%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 6%
Central/South America, Mexico 6%
Eastern Europe 1%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: 2% / U.S.: 98%)
76%
Oceania 1%
Western Europe 8%

North American students by region:
Canada 2%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 7%
Midwest U.S. 8%
Northeast U.S. 39%
South U.S. 7%
Southwest U.S. 4%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 9%

(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 705
Range (middle 80%) 660 - 750

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 350
Minimum TOEFL score required n/a

Work Experience (months)
Average 48
Range (middle 80%) 27 - 85
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 3%

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

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: n/a

5,277 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 13% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 69% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed n/a 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 n/a
International applicants (1) n/a
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 48% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 86% 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 $65,260
Nonresident $65,260
 
Expected monthly rent $1,129
Recommended annual budget (1) $49,694

Application deadline(s) Oct. 1,
Apr. 20,

Deadline for scheduling an interview: n/a

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $39,000
Range (middle 80%) $18,500 - $48,834
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) $18,500 - $48,834
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 70%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying second-year MBAs? No

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying first-year MBAs? No

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Need based

36 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: 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 Meyer Feldberg
Hired as of n/a 1989
 
MBA program director Safwan Masri
 
MBA admissions director Linda Meehan
 
MBA financial aid director Kathleen Swan
 
MBA career services director Regina Resnick
 
Alumni relations director Marilyn Kohn


 
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