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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
National University of Singapore
NUS Business School

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Address: 10 Kent Ridge
Crescent 119260
Singapore
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ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: July 2001

Year program was founded: 1980

Total graduate enrollment 540
Full-time 137
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 148
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
EMBA 58
PhD program 39
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,568
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 80%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 30%
International students (1) 80%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 10%
Married 45%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 99%
Central/South America, Mexico 0%
Eastern Europe 0%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
0%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 0%

North American students by region:
Canada 1%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 0%
Midwest U.S. 0%
Northeast U.S. 0%
South U.S. 0%
Southwest U.S. 0%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 0%

(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 644
Range (middle 80%) 720 - 600

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

Work Experience (months)
Average 36
Range (middle 80%) 720 - 600
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience n/a

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 32 - 25

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: $15

244 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 48% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 58% 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 40%
International applicants (1) 88%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 10%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 10% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 16% 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 $6,950
Nonresident $7,595
 
Expected monthly rent $167
Recommended annual budget (1) $10,000

Application deadline(s) Feb. 28, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: Feb. 15, 2002

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $10,000
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $16,000

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $16,000
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $16,000

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 12%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying second-year MBAs? No

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying first-year MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Both

8 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: $6,500

Average outstanding loans for 2001 graduates: $6,500

(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 Leong Siew Meng
Hired as of Jan. 2001
 
MBA program director n/a
 
MBA admissions director n/a
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director n/a
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
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