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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
KAIST
Graduate School of Management

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Address: KAIST Gradaute School of Management
207-43 Cheongyang, Dongdaemoon-gu
Seoul , 130-012 Korea
E-Mail: info@kgsm.kaist.ac.kr
Web site: kgsm.kaist.ac.kr


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: Mar. 2003
Sept. 2003

Year program was founded: 1996

Total graduate enrollment 748
Full-time 375
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) n/a
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA n/a
PhD program 234
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 35%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 16%
International students (1) n/a%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a%
Married 43%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 100%
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 584
Minimum TOEFL score required 560

Work Experience (months)
Average 55
Range (middle 80%) 1 - 120
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 18%

Student Age (years)
Average 31
Range (middle 80%) 26 - 38

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: $60

454 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 43% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 86% 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. 2% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 33% were accepted.

Female applicants 20%
International applicants (1) n/a
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Required

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 57% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 75% 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 $20,000
Nonresident $20,000
 
Expected monthly rent n/a
Recommended annual budget (1) $20,750

Application deadline(s) Nov. 24, 2001
Nov. 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: Dec. 2002

Financial aid deadline(s): Mar. 2003
Sept. 2003

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $2,400
Range (middle 80%) $100 - $10,000
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $2,400

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $2,400
Range (middle 80%) $100 - $10,000
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $2,400

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school n/a

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying second-year MBAs? Yes

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying first-year MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Both

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: $28,000

Average outstanding loans for 2001 graduates: $10,000

(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 Sung Joo Park
Hired as of July 2001
 
MBA program director Zongtae Bae
 
MBA admissions director Joohee Ji
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director Ingoo Han
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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