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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Western Carolina University
College Of Business

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Address: H.F. Robinson Administration Building
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee , NC 28723
E-Mail: fdeitz@email.wcu.edu
Web site: www.wcu.edu/cob/


ENROLLMENT

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

Year program was founded: 1970

Total graduate enrollment 250
Full-time 60
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) n/a
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 70
PhD program n/a
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 800
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 4%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 29%
International students (1) 38%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 5%
Married n/a%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 4%
Asia 18%
Central/South America, Mexico 4%
Eastern Europe 7%
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
67%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 1%
Midwest U.S. 4%
Northeast U.S. 2%
South U.S. 90%
Southwest U.S. 2%
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 1%

(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 534
Range (middle 80%) 400 - 620

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 637
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 72
Range (middle 80%) 12 - 96
Enrolled students with less one year or less work experience 20%

Student Age (years)
Average 26
Range (middle 80%) 22 - 30

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: $35

67 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2001. The school accepted 91% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 33% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 0 were ultimately accepted. 5% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 90% were accepted.

Female applicants 36%
International applicants (1) 66%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 7%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:

In 2001, the B-school interviewed n/a of its full-time MBA applicants, and n/a 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 $4,500
Nonresident $16,000
 
Expected monthly rent $350
Recommended annual budget (1) $10,000

Application deadline(s) n/a

Deadline for scheduling an interview: n/a

Financial aid deadline(s): Mar. 2002

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $8,000
Range (middle 80%) $6,000 - $13,500
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $6,500

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $8,000
Range (middle 80%) $6,000 - $13,500
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $6,500

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 73%

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

25 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 Ron Shiffler
Hired as of Aug. 1996
 
MBA program director Philip Little
 
MBA admissions director Graduate School
 
MBA financial aid director Nancy Dillard
 
MBA career services director Mardy Ashe
 
Alumni relations director Tammy Haskett


 
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