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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Manchester Business School
Manchester Business School

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Address: MBA Centre, Manchester Business School
Booth Street West
Manchester M15 6PB
UK
E-Mail: mba_admissions@man.mbs.ac.uk
Web site: www.mbs.ac.uk


ENROLLMENT

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

Year program was founded: 1965

Total graduate enrollment 1,995
Full-time 225
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 160
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 1,500
EMBA n/a
PhD program 70
 
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 25%
International students (1) 75%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a%
Married 20%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 22%
Central/South America, Mexico 11%
Eastern Europe 10%
Middle East 2%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
6%
Oceania 8%
Western Europe 40%

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 610
Range (middle 80%) 540 - 720

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 250

Work Experience (months)
Average 75
Range (middle 80%) 48 - 168
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 34

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: $80

418 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 40% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 90% 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
By invitation only

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 75% 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 $35,200
Nonresident $38,000
 
Expected monthly rent $480
Recommended annual budget (1) $13,600

Application deadline(s) June 30, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: June 30, 2002

Financial aid deadline(s): Mar. 2002

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $8,000
Range (middle 80%) $8,000 - $8,000
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $8,000

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $8,000
Range (middle 80%) $8,000 - $8,000
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $8,000

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 8%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying second-year MBAs? No

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying first-year MBAs? No

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit based

0 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 John Arnold
Hired as of Apr. 2000
 
MBA program director Alison Walker
 
MBA admissions director Rachel Tufft
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director Barbara Beeby
 
Alumni relations director Alison Edmonds


 
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