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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Pittsburgh
Katz Graduate School of Business

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Address: Katz Graduate School of Business
276 Mervis Hall
Pittsburgh , PA 15260
E-Mail: MBA@katz.pitt.edu
Web site: www.katz.pitt.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: July 2001
July 2002

Year program was founded: 1960

Total graduate enrollment 839
Full-time 145
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 540
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 78
PhD program 76
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,600
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 32%
International students (1) 44%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 8%
Married n/a%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 26%
Central/South America, Mexico 3%
Eastern Europe 1%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: 2% / U.S.: 98%)
53%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 13%

North American students by region:
Canada 2%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 76%
Midwest U.S. 4%
Northeast U.S. 5%
South U.S. 11%
Southwest U.S. 3%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 1%

(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 621
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 630
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 62
Range (middle 80%) 0 - 120
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 19%

Student Age (years)
Average 27
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

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: $50

567 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 48% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 49% 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. 4% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 62% were accepted.

Female applicants 33%
International applicants (1) 62%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 5%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended
By invitation only

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 61% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 97% 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 $21,920
Nonresident $35,124
 
Expected monthly rent $700
Recommended annual budget (1) $51,000

Application deadline(s) Dec. 1, 2001
Jan. 15, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: Nov. 30, 2001

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) $5,000 - $31,230
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $15,000

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 47%

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

18 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 Frederick W Winter
Hired as of July 1997
 
MBA program director Daria Kirby
 
MBA admissions director Kelly Wilson
 
MBA financial aid director Clifford McCormick
 
MBA career services director Joan Craig
 
Alumni relations director Audrey Kilmann


 
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