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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Pacific Lutheran University
School of Business

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Address: School of Business, Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma , WA 98409
E-Mail: business@plu.edu
Web site: www.plu.edu/~busa/


ENROLLMENT

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

Year program was founded: 1965

Total graduate enrollment 108
Full-time 70
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 30
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
EMBA 0
PhD program 0
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 283
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 12%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 33%
International students (1) 19%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 11%
Married n/a%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 6%
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 12%

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. 1%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 80%

(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 n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 85
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 5%

Student Age (years)
Average 30
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 39

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: $35

45 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 89% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 75% 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 33%
International applicants (1) 18%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 13%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 35% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 25% 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 $29,000
Nonresident $29,000
 
Expected monthly rent n/a
Recommended annual budget (1) $22,261

Application deadline(s) Apr. 1, 2002
June 1, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: n/a

Financial aid deadline(s): Apr. 2002

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

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 20%

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) 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 Donald Bell, Ph.D.
Hired as of June 1998
 
MBA program director Catherine Pratt
 
MBA admissions director Laura Polcyn
 
MBA financial aid director Kay Soltis
 
MBA career services director Elizabeth Ahlstrom
 
Alumni relations director Lauralee Hagen


 
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