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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Maryland
Robert H. Smith School of Business

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Address: Smith School of Business
College Park , MD 20742
E-Mail: mba_info@rhsmith.umd.edu
Web site: www.rhsmith.umd.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: Aug. 2002

Year program was founded: 1947

Total graduate enrollment 1,249
Full-time 442
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 656
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA n/a
PhD program 100
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 2,500
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 12%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 28%
International students (1) 42%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 15%
Married 41%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 29%
Central/South America, Mexico 6%
Eastern Europe 5%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
58%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 41%
Midwest U.S. 5%
Northeast U.S. 5%
South U.S. 1%
Southwest U.S. 2%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 4%

(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 658
Range (middle 80%) 600 - 710

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 638
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 62
Range (middle 80%) 36 - 84
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 5%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 31

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $50,840

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee: $50

1,554 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 24% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 59% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 95 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 10 were ultimately accepted. n/a of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants n/a were accepted.

Female applicants 37%
International applicants (1) 70%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 9%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 43% 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 $28,036
Nonresident $44,308
 
Expected monthly rent $700
Recommended annual budget (1) $15,000

Application deadline(s) Dec. 1, 2001
Feb. 1, 2002
Mar. 15, 2002
May 1, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: n/a

Financial aid deadline(s): Feb. 2002

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $19,908
Range (middle 80%) $7,890 - $27,000
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $14,165

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $15,000
Range (middle 80%) $5,000 - $20,000
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $15,000

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 54%

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

38 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 Howard Frank
Hired as of Sept. 1997
 
MBA program director Asst. Dean Cherie Scricca
 
MBA admissions director Sabrina White
 
MBA financial aid director Frederick Fuentes
 
MBA career services director Asst. Dean Richard Feldman
 
Alumni relations director Francena Jackson


 
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