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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Rice University
Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management

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Address: Rice University,Jesse H. Jones Graduate School - MS 531
PO Box 1892
Houston , TX 77251-1892
E-Mail:
Web site: jonesgsm.rice.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: Sept.

Year program was founded: 1975

Total graduate enrollment 429
Full-time 320
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 0
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
EMBA 109
PhD program 0
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 0
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 16%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 38%
International students (1) 29%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 12%
Married n/a%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 16%
Central/South America, Mexico 5%
Eastern Europe 1%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
71%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 5%

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. 2%
Northeast U.S. 7%
South U.S. 5%
Southwest U.S. 56%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 9%

(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 640
Range (middle 80%) 570 - 670

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 613
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 54
Range (middle 80%) 28 - 72
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 5%

Student Age (years)
Average 27
Range (middle 80%) 26 - 30

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $41,500

* Paper based equivalent. See TOEFL concordance table for computer-based score equivalents.


ADMISSIONS

Application fee: $100

790 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 38% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 68% 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. 2% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 46% were accepted.

Female applicants 35%
International applicants (1) 54%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 7%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 100% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 100% 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 $48,160
Nonresident $48,160
 
Expected monthly rent $500
Recommended annual budget (1) $35,105

Application deadline(s) Oct. 26, 2001
Dec. 7, 2001
Feb. 1, 2002
Mar. 15, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: n/a

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $27,264
Range (middle 80%) $2,000 - $73,500
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $5,000

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $18,632
Range (middle 80%) $2,000 - $50,745
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $5,000

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 65%

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

0 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: $41,396

(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 Gilbert Whitaker
Hired as of July 1997
 
MBA program director Carrie Miller
 
MBA admissions director Peter E. Veruki
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director Peter E. Veruki
 
Alumni relations director Deanna Sheaffer


 
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