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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of California, Berkeley
Haas School of Business

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Address: 440 Student Services #1902
Berkeley , CA 94720-1902
US
E-Mail: mbaadms@haas.berkeley.edu
Web site: haas.berkeley.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: Aug. 2002

Year program was founded: 1943

Total graduate enrollment 947
Full-time 471
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 347
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 0
PhD program 80
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 550
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 29%
International students (1) 33%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 5%
Married n/a%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 13%
Central/South America, Mexico 8%
Eastern Europe 1%
Middle East 2%
North America
 (Canada: 2% / U.S.: 98%)
69%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 6%

North American students by region:
Canada 2%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 8%
Midwest U.S. 5%
Northeast U.S. 12%
South U.S. 9%
Southwest U.S. 6%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 60%

(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 688
Range (middle 80%) 630 - 740

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 637
Minimum TOEFL score required 570

Work Experience (months)
Average 64
Range (middle 80%) 36 - 94
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 31

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $75,302

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee: $125

3,265 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 14% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 50% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 185 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 32 were ultimately accepted. 9% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 20% were accepted.

Female applicants 32%
International applicants (1) 55%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 4%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 8% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 54% 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 $10,504
Nonresident $21,208
 
Expected monthly rent $895
Recommended annual budget (1) $38,160

Application deadline(s) Nov. 1, 2001
Dec. 14, 2001
Feb. 1, 2002
Mar. 15, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: n/a

Financial aid deadline(s): Mar. 2002

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $21,101
Range (middle 80%) $1,900 - $51,691
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $18,706

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $21,295
Range (middle 80%) $500 - $43,310
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $5,885

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 60%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying second-year MBAs? Yes

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying first-year MBAs? No

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit based

70 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: $36,097

(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 Laura Tyson
Hired as of July 1998
 
MBA program director David Downes
 
MBA admissions director Pete Johnson/Jett Pihakis
 
MBA financial aid director Debi Fidler
 
MBA career services director Ilse Evans
 
Alumni relations director Tenny Frost


 
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