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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of South Carolina
Moore School of Business

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Address: Moore School of Business
1705 College Street
Columbia , SC 29208
E-Mail: imba@moore.sc.edu
Web site: mooreschool.sc.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: May 2002

Year program was founded: 1959

Total graduate enrollment 832
Full-time 402
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 247
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
EMBA 0
PhD program 69
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 30%
International students (1) 32%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 3%
Married n/a%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 16%
Central/South America, Mexico 4%
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
66%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 9%

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 2%
Midwest U.S. 3%
Northeast U.S. 5%
South U.S. 51%
Southwest U.S. 4%
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 605
Range (middle 80%) 520 - 700

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 267
Minimum TOEFL score required 250

Work Experience (months)
Average 40
Range (middle 80%) 19 - 106
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 6%

Student Age (years)
Average 27
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 38

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $40,000

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee: $40

791 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 55% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 47% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which n/a were ultimately accepted. 5% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 99% were accepted.

Female applicants 31%
International applicants (1) 45%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 5%

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 $22,000
Nonresident $38,000
 
Expected monthly rent $650
Recommended annual budget (1) $12,000

Application deadline(s) Feb. 1, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: Mar. 31, 2002

Financial aid deadline(s): Feb. 2002

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $3,386
Range (middle 80%) $2,000 - $10,200
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $6,009

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $2,233
Range (middle 80%) $2,000 - $10,200
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $6,662

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 37%

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

16 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 Joel A. Smith III
Hired as of Jan. 2001
 
MBA program director Robert Rolfe
 
MBA admissions director Reena Lichtenfeld
 
MBA financial aid director Libby Shropshier
 
MBA career services director Steve Hoskins
 
Alumni relations director Ellen Moore


 
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