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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Lehigh University
College of Business and Economics

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Address: Graduate Programs Office, College of Business and Economics
Rauch Business Center, 621 Taylor Street
Bethlehem , PA 18015
E-Mail: incbe@lehigh.edu
Web site: www.lehigh.edu/mba


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: Jan. 2002
Aug. 2002

Year program was founded: 1953

Total graduate enrollment 353
Full-time 38
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 163
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 82
EMBA n/a
PhD program 13
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 353
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 20%
International students (1) 47%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a%
Married n/a%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 13%
Central/South America, Mexico 7%
Eastern Europe 20%
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
60%
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. 100%
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 595
Range (middle 80%) 570 - 610

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 601
Minimum TOEFL score required 580

Work Experience (months)
Average 59
Range (middle 80%) 30 - 72
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 32

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: $50

64 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 53% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 44% 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. 3% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 100% were accepted.

Female applicants 41%
International applicants (1) 58%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 3%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Not offered

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 $25,000
Nonresident $25,000
 
Expected monthly rent $500
Recommended annual budget (1) $35,000

Application deadline(s) Dec. 1, 2001
May 1, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: n/a

Financial aid deadline(s): Feb. 2002

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $23,000
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $7,500

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 60%

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

n/a 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 Richard M. Durand
Hired as of June 1999
 
MBA program director Kathleen Trexler
 
MBA admissions director Mary Theresa Taglang
 
MBA financial aid director Kathleen Trexler
 
MBA career services director Donna Goldfeder
 
Alumni relations director Christopher Marshall


 
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