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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Howard University
School of Business

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Address: Office of Graduate Programs, Howard University School of Business
2600 Sixth Street, N.W., Suite 236
Washington , D.C 20059
E-Mail: mba@bschool.howard.edu
Web site: www.bschool.howard.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: Aug. 2001

Year program was founded: 1970

Total graduate enrollment 93
Full-time 79
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 10
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 4
EMBA 0
PhD program 0
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,392
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 47%
International students (1) 50%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 50%
Married n/a%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 25%
Asia 6%
Central/South America, Mexico 16%
Eastern Europe 0%
Middle East 3%
North America
 (Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
50%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 0%

North American students by region:
Canada 0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 33%
Midwest U.S. 22%
Northeast U.S. 22%
South U.S. 11%
Southwest U.S. 6%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 6%

(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 539
Range (middle 80%) 470 - 610

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 597
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 36
Range (middle 80%) 12 - 72
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 22%

Student Age (years)
Average 26
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 31

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $35,000

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee: $45

207 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 29% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 61% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 0 were ultimately accepted. 0% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 0% were accepted.

Female applicants 46%
International applicants (1) 45%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 55%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Not offered

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 0% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 0% 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 $23,800
Nonresident $23,800
 
Expected monthly rent $575
Recommended annual budget (1) $24,000

Application deadline(s) Apr. 1, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: n/a

Financial aid deadline(s): Feb. 2002

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $19,318
Range (middle 80%) $4,000 - $26,000
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $7,174

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $11,114
Range (middle 80%) $1,000 - $21,900
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $11,603

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 50%

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

33 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: $24,452

(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 Barron H. Harvey
Hired as of Aug. 1994
 
MBA program director Charlie E. Mahone, Jr.
 
MBA admissions director Verna K. Supel, Associate Director
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director Harold Gray
 
Alumni relations director Sherry Bryant Moore


 
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