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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Washington University in Saint Louis
Olin School of Business

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Address: Olin School of Business
Campus Box 1133, 1 Brookings Drive
Saint Louis , MO 63130-4899
USA
E-Mail: mba@olin.wustl.edu
Web site: www.olin.wustl.edu


ENROLLMENT

2001/2002 Classes begin: Aug. 2002

Year program was founded: 1953

Total graduate enrollment 900
Full-time 322
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 338
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 205
PhD program 35
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 769
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 18%
International students (1) 38%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 12%
Married 34%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 31%
Central/South America, Mexico 1%
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
62%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 2%

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 3%
Midwest U.S. 45%
Northeast U.S. 14%
South U.S. 28%
Southwest U.S. 4%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 6%

(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 647
Range (middle 80%) 590 - 710

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 625
Minimum TOEFL score required 590

Work Experience (months)
Average 61
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 104
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 1%

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 35

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $52,721

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee: $100

1,322 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 32% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 34% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 122 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 19 were ultimately accepted. 6% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 32% were accepted.

Female applicants 30%
International applicants (1) 62%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 16%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

In 2001, the B-school interviewed 36% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 51% 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 $57,720
Nonresident $57,720
 
Expected monthly rent $600
Recommended annual budget (1) $48,760

Application deadline(s) Dec. 3, 2001
Jan. 21, 2002
Mar. 11, 2002
Apr. 29, 2002

Deadline for scheduling an interview: Apr. 8, 2002

Financial aid deadline(s): July 2002

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $33,205
Range (middle 80%) $4,000 - $57,000
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $10,972

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $41,757
Range (middle 80%) $4,000 - $45,000
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $11,471

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 62%

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

17 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: $49,548

(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 Stuart I. Greenbaum
Hired as of July 1995
 
MBA program director Joe Fox
 
MBA admissions director Brad Pearson
 
MBA financial aid director Cindy Gregory
 
MBA career services director Greg Hutchings
 
Alumni relations director Karen Margo


 
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