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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of California, Los Angeles
The Anderson School at UCLA

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Address: 110 Westwood Plaza, Suite B201
Box 951481
Los Angeles , CA 90095-1481
E-Mail: mba.admissions@anderson.ucla.edu
Web site: www.anderson.ucla.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: Sept. 2001

Year program was founded: 1935

Total graduate enrollment 1,314
Full-time 653
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 521
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
EMBA 140
PhD program 58
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 0
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 30%
International students (1) 28%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 7%
Married 26%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 13%
Central/South America, Mexico 6%
Eastern Europe 1%
Middle East 2%
North America
 (Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
73%
Oceania 1%
Western Europe 2%

North American students by region:
Canada 1%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 2%
Midwest U.S. 2%
Northeast U.S. 10%
South U.S. 2%
Southwest U.S. 6%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 52%

(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 691
Range (middle 80%) 630 - 730

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 272
Minimum TOEFL score required 260

Work Experience (months)
Average 57
Range (middle 80%) 34 - 96
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 4%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 31

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $63,915

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee: $125

3,907 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 8% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 48% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 238 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 23 were ultimately accepted. 7% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 26% were accepted.

Female applicants 32%
International applicants (1) 44%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 5%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 50% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 80% 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 $23,572
Nonresident $44,980
 
Expected monthly rent $1,000
Recommended annual budget (1) $31,332

Application deadline(s) Nov. 15, 2001
Dec. 28, 2001
Jan. 28, 2002
Apr. 5, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: Apr. 5, 2002

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

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $19,700
Range (middle 80%) $9,700 - $41,000
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $15,000

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $24,000
Range (middle 80%) $500 - $10,000
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $5,000

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 60%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying second-year MBAs? Yes

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying first-year MBAs? No

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit based

35 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: $41,500

Average outstanding loans for 2001 graduates: $45,000

(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 Bruce G. Willison
Hired as of July 1999
 
MBA program director Eric Mokover
 
MBA admissions director Linda Baldwin
 
MBA financial aid director Marta Klock
 
MBA career services director Alysa Polkes
 
Alumni relations director Bridget Razo


 
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