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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Massachusetts
Isenberg School of Management

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Address: Graduate Programs Office, 209 Isenberg School of Management
University of Massachusetts
Amherst , MA 01003
E-Mail: gradprog@som.umass.edu
Web site: www.umass.edu/mba


ENROLLMENT

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

Year program was founded: 1963

Total graduate enrollment 1,920
Full-time 67
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 193
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA n/a
PhD program 53
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,607
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 48%
International students (1) 33%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 15%
Married 12%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 12%
Central/South America, Mexico n/a
Eastern Europe 12%
Middle East 3%
North America
 (Canada: 3% / U.S.: 97%)
70%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 3%

North American students by region:
Canada 3%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 3%
Midwest U.S. 3%
Northeast U.S. 58%
South U.S. 3%
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 639
Range (middle 80%) 554 - 746

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 633
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 47
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 163
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 21%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 43

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: $40

207 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 30% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 53% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 30 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 4 were ultimately accepted. n/a of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants n/a were accepted.

Female applicants 51%
International applicants (1) 73%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 27% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 42% 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 $5,843
Nonresident $13,513
 
Expected monthly rent $561
Recommended annual budget (1) $17,977

Application deadline(s) Feb. 1, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: Jan. 15, 2002

Financial aid deadline(s): Mar. 2002

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $18,909
Range (middle 80%) $11,208 - $28,044
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $15,945

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $18,178
Range (middle 80%) $11,208 - $29,578
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $13,578

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 93%

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

62 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: $13,953

(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 Thomas O'Brien
Hired as of June 1987
 
MBA program director Eric N. Berkowitz
 
MBA admissions director Heather Miller
 
MBA financial aid director Anne Peramba
 
MBA career services director Cari Carpenter
 
Alumni relations director James Mallet


 
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