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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
INCAE
Instituto Centroamericano de Admimistración de Empresas

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Address: P.O. Box 025216
Alajuela 960-4050
Costa Rica
E-Mail:
Web site: www.incae.ac.cr


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: Feb.
Aug.

Year program was founded: 1967

Total graduate enrollment n/a
Full-time 300
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) n/a
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 60
PhD program n/a
 
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 27%
International students (1) 73%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a%
Married 15%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia n/a
Central/South America, Mexico 100%
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 630
Range (middle 80%) 565 - 690

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

Work Experience (months)
Average 36
Range (middle 80%) 2 - 5
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 10%

Student Age (years)
Average 26
Range (middle 80%) 22 - 27

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $11,000

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee: $50

420 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 65% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 34% 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 25%
International applicants (1) 75%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Required

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 100% 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 $22,758
Nonresident $22,758
 
Expected monthly rent $326
Recommended annual budget (1) $17,000

Application deadline(s) Jan. 2002
July 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: Feb. 2, 2002

Financial aid deadline(s): June 2002

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $4,250
Range (middle 80%) $20,000 - $70,000
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $4,250

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $4,250
Range (middle 80%) $2,000 - $7,000
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $4,250

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 43%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying second-year MBAs? Yes

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying first-year MBAs? No

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Both

3 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 Alberto Trejos
Hired as of Feb. 1999
 
MBA program director Roderick Mac Gregor
 
MBA admissions director Maria Enriqueta Stadthagen
 
MBA financial aid director Frank Soto
 
MBA career services director Maribel Arce
 
Alumni relations director Adriana Garcia


 
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