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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of California, Irvine
Graduate School of Management

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Address: MBA Degree Programs Admissions
UCI Graduate School of Management, 202 GSM
Irvine , CA 92697-3125
E-Mail: gsm-mba@uci.edu
Web site: www.gsm.uci.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: Sept. 2002

Year program was founded: 1981

Total graduate enrollment 862
Full-time 246
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 386
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
EMBA 189
PhD program 41
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 310
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 32%
International students (1) 26%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 3%
Married n/a%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 20%
Central/South America, Mexico 1%
Eastern Europe 0%
Middle East 2%
North America
 (Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
75%
Oceania 1%
Western Europe 0%

North American students by region:
Canada 1%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 3%
Midwest U.S. 1%
Northeast U.S. 1%
South U.S. 3%
Southwest U.S. 0%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 88%

(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 654
Range (middle 80%) 600 - 710

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 625
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 62
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 111
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 3%

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 34

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $41,750

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee: $75

815 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 29% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 41% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed NA applicant(s) on its wait list, from which NA were ultimately accepted. 1% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 70% were accepted.

Female applicants 40%
International applicants (1) 59%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 3%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 36% 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 $11,498
Nonresident $22,202
 
Expected monthly rent $575
Recommended annual budget (1) $30,542

Application deadline(s) Dec. 3, 2001
Mar. 1, 2002
May 31, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: n/a

Financial aid deadline(s): Mar. 2002
May 2002

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $22,000
Range (middle 80%) $3,000 - $30,525
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $6,000

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $16,600
Range (middle 80%) $3,000 - $23,300
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $6,000

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 82%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying second-year MBAs? Yes

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying first-year MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Both

4 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: $28,800

(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 David H. Blake
Hired as of Oct. 1997
 
MBA program director JoAnne Starr
 
MBA admissions director JoAnne Starr
 
MBA financial aid director Alda Ruggiera
 
MBA career services director Randy Williams
 
Alumni relations director Sandra Findly


 
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