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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Portland State University
School of Business Adminstration

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Address: School of Business Administration
P.O. Box 751
Portland , OR 97207-0751
E-Mail: info@sba.pdx.edu
Web site: www.sba.pdx.edu


ENROLLMENT

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

Year program was founded: 1970

Total graduate enrollment 347
Full-time 84
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 236
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 27
EMBA 0
PhD program 0
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,412
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 35%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 22%
International students (1) 29%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 5%
Married 35%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 15%
Central/South America, Mexico 3%
Eastern Europe 9%
Middle East 3%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
70%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 5%

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 5%
Midwest U.S. 4%
Northeast U.S. n/a
South U.S. n/a
Southwest U.S. 5%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 54%

(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 567
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required 213

Work Experience (months)
Average 61
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 28%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
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

159 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 23% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 100% 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 43%
International applicants (1) 44%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 2%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

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 $19,200
Nonresident $27,000
 
Expected monthly rent $600
Recommended annual budget (1) $14,300

Application deadline(s) Mar. 1, 2002
Mar. 1, 2003
Mar. 1, 2004
Mar. 1, 2005

Deadline for scheduling an interview: n/a

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

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 n/a

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying second-year MBAs? Yes

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying first-year MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
n/a

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 Scott Dawson
Hired as of July 1999
 
MBA program director Scott Dawson
 
MBA admissions director n/a
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director Lisa Stevens
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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