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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School


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Address: FT IMBA Programme Campus Leuven
Vlamingenstraat 83
Leuven , Vlaams-Brabant 3000
Belgium
E-Mail: info@vlerick.be
Web site: www.vlerick.com


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: July 2002
July 2003

Year program was founded: 1968

Total graduate enrollment 345
Full-time 25
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 130
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 65
PhD program n/a
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 0
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 33%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 25%
International students (1) 90%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a%
Married 35%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 5%
Asia 23%
Central/South America, Mexico 18%
Eastern Europe 14%
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
5%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 35%

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

(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 620
Range (middle 80%) 580 - 630

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

Work Experience (months)
Average 48
Range (middle 80%) 46 - 54
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 30
Range (middle 80%) 28 - 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

100 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 30% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 25% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 40 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 40 were ultimately accepted. 2% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 100% were accepted.

Female applicants 35%
International applicants (1) 88%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 40% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 25% 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 $5,000
Nonresident $5,000
 
Expected monthly rent $250
Recommended annual budget (1) $5,000

Application deadline(s) Mar. 31, 2002
June 30, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: Apr. 30, 2002

Financial aid deadline(s): Mar. 2002

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $5,000
Range (middle 80%) $1,000 - $5,000
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $5,000

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

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 16%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying second-year MBAs? No

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying first-year MBAs? No

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit based

7 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: 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 Prof. Roland Van Dierdonck
Hired as of Sept. 1998
 
MBA program director Dirk Buyens
 
MBA admissions director Leo Sleuwaegen
 
MBA financial aid director Peter Rafferty
 
MBA career services director Dirk Buyens
 
Alumni relations director Peter Rafferty


 
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