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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Harvard University
Harvard Business School

Sections:  Getting In  | Academics & Lifestyle | Career Services | Graduate Comments


Address: MBA Admissions, Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field
Boston , MA 02163
E-Mail: admissions@hbs.edu
Web site: www.hbs.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: Sept. 2001

Year program was founded: 1908

Total graduate enrollment 1,916
Full-time 1,821
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) n/a
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA n/a
PhD program 95
 
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 35%
International students (1) 35%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 20%
Married 21%

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

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

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

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

Student Age (years)
Average n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

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: $180

8,893 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 12% (selectivity) of those applicants, and n/a% 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 n/a of its full-time MBA applicants, and n/a 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 $34,484
Nonresident $34,484
 
Expected monthly rent n/a
Recommended annual budget (1) $54,800

Application deadline(s) Oct. 25, 2001
Jan. 3, 2002
Mar. 7, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: n/a

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) n/a

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 66%

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

n/a 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 Kim B. Clark
Hired as of Oct. 1995
 
MBA program director W. Carl Kester
 
MBA admissions director Brit Dewey
 
MBA financial aid director Brit Dewey
 
MBA career services director Ron Peracchio
 
Alumni relations director Christine Fairchild


 
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