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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Pepperdine University
The Graziadio School of Business and Management

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Address: 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy
Malibu , CA 90263
E-Mail: gsbmadm@pepperdine.edu
Web site: bschool.pepperdine.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: Aug. 2002

Year program was founded: 1985

Total graduate enrollment 1,986
Full-time 163
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 1,493
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 212
PhD program n/a
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 374
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 40%
International students (1) 43%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 3%
Married 11%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 26%
Central/South America, Mexico 1%
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: 3% / U.S.: 97%)
64%
Oceania 1%
Western Europe 4%

North American students by region:
Canada 3%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 7%
Midwest U.S. 5%
Northeast U.S. 5%
South U.S. 2%
Southwest U.S. 2%
U.S. Possessions and territories 1%
West U.S. 48%

(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 629
Range (middle 80%) 570 - 700

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 623
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 44
Range (middle 80%) 18 - 96
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 9%

Student Age (years)
Average 26
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 30

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: $45

320 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 45% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 51% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 7 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 2 were ultimately accepted. 8% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 50% were accepted.

Female applicants 37%
International applicants (1) 51%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 3%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

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 $50,630
Nonresident $51,301
 
Expected monthly rent $600
Recommended annual budget (1) $38,024

Application deadline(s) May 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: Apr. 15, 2002

Financial aid deadline(s): May 2002

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $19,800
Range (middle 80%) $10,000 - $26,000
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $19,800

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $19,800
Range (middle 80%) $10,000 - $26,000
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $19,800

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 35%

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

30 full-tuition scholarships were awarded by the school to full-time MBAs in past 12 months

Guaranteed loan? (2) Yes

Maximum amount students can borrow: $18,500

Average outstanding loans for 2001 graduates: $30,704

(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 Dr. William Larson
Hired as of July 2001
 
MBA program director Dr. James Goodrich
 
MBA admissions director Darrell Eriksen
 
MBA financial aid director Natasha Kobrinsky
 
MBA career services director Paul Pinckley
 
Alumni relations director Pamela Bellew


 
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