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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
The George Washington University
School of Business and Public Management

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Address: 710 21st Street, N.W
Washington , D.C 20052
E-Mail: mbaft@gwu.edu
Web site: www.mba.gwu.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: Aug. 2002

Year program was founded: 1994

Total graduate enrollment 1,843
Full-time 408
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 376
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
EMBA 55
PhD program 130
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,369
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 16%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 46%
International students (1) 44%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 10%
Married 19%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 2%
Asia 25%
Central/South America, Mexico 5%
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East 2%
North America
 (Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
59%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 5%

North American students by region:
Canada 1%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 88%
Midwest U.S. 3%
Northeast U.S. 3%
South U.S. 4%
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 600
Range (middle 80%) 530 - 680

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 619
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 54
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 96
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 1%

Student Age (years)
Average 27
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 34

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $36,517

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee: $55

941 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 29% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 46% 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. 5% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 90% were accepted.

Female applicants 45%
International applicants (1) 72%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 5%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 50% 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 $42,363
Nonresident $42,363
 
Expected monthly rent $750
Recommended annual budget (1) $34,378

Application deadline(s) Apr. 1, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: May 31, 2002

Financial aid deadline(s): Feb. 2002

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $11,500
Range (middle 80%) $8,910 - $17,820
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $11,500

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $10,520
Range (middle 80%) $11,138 - $22,275
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $10,520

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 35%

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

8 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 Susan M. Phillips
Hired as of May 1998
 
MBA program director Kathleen Rogan
 
MBA admissions director Kathleen Rogan
 
MBA financial aid director Kathleen Rogan
 
MBA career services director Joan Echols
 
Alumni relations director Jeremy Gosbee


 
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