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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Tulane University
A. B. Freeman School of Business

Sections:  Getting In  | Academics & Lifestyle | Career Services | Graduate Comments


Address: Freeman School, Tulane University
7 McAlister Drive
New Orleans , LO 70118
E-Mail: freeman.admissions@tulane.edu
Web site: freeman.tulane.edu


ENROLLMENT

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

Year program was founded: 1940

Total graduate enrollment 545
Full-time 156
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 143
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
EMBA 151
PhD program 83
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 619
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 33%
International students (1) 35%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 12%
Married n/a%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 4%
Asia 9%
Central/South America, Mexico 5%
Eastern Europe 7%
Middle East 6%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
65%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 4%

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 5%
Midwest U.S. 4%
Northeast U.S. 11%
South U.S. 35%
Southwest U.S. 1%
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 653
Range (middle 80%) 620 - 700

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

Work Experience (months)
Average 71
Range (middle 80%) 36 - 96
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 10%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 32

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: $40

487 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 42% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 37% 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 30%
International applicants (1) 50%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 13%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 85% 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 $52,350
Nonresident $52,350
 
Expected monthly rent $619
Recommended annual budget (1) $39,980

Application deadline(s) Nov. 15, 2001
Jan. 15, 2002
Mar. 15, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: n/a

Financial aid deadline(s): Apr. 2002

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $17,831
Range (middle 80%) $9,000 - $26,175
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $17,831

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $20,913
Range (middle 80%) $5,000 - $26,175
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $20,913

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 52%

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

8 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 James W. McFarland
Hired as of July 1988
 
MBA program director Mignon Coulter
 
MBA admissions director Bill Sandefer
 
MBA financial aid director Bill Sandefer
 
MBA career services director Rhendy Rowe
 
Alumni relations director Rhonda Earles


 
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