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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Akron
College of Business Administration

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Address: Graduate Programs in Business
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-4805
E-Mail: gradcba@uakron.edu
Web site: http://www.uakron.edu/cba/grad


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Jan. 13, 2003
Aug. 25, 2003

Year program was founded: 1958

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 24 months


Total graduate enrollment 414
Full-time 120
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 159
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
EMBA 13
PhD program 0
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 2,576
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 11%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 44%
International students (1) 50%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 9%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 13%
Asia 29%
Central/South America, Mexico 6%
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
0%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 0%

North American students by region:
Canada 0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 1%
Midwest U.S. 46%
Northeast U.S. 1%
South U.S. 1%
Southwest U.S. 1%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 0%

(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 575
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 610
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 48
Range (middle 80%) 3 - 74
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 39%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 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 (resident): $40

Application fee (non resident): $60

91 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 54% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 65% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed n/a applicant(s) on its wait list, from which n/a ultimately enrolled in the program. n/a of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants n/a were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 46%
International applicants (1) 41%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 7%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 50%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
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In 2002, 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 2005

Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of full-time MBA program (U.S. dollars)
Resident $18,090
Nonresident $28,565
 
Expected monthly rent $600
Recommended annual budget (1) $26,796

Application deadline(s) Nov. 1, 2002
May 1, 2003
Aug. 1, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): Mar. 1, 2004
Nov. 1, 2004

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $20,914
Range (middle 80%) $2,500 - $26,205
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $15,799

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $22,701
Range (middle 80%) $13,776 - $26,205
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $10,589
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 63%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based
Need-based

8 full-tuition scholarships were awarded by the school to full-time MBAs in the past 12 months

Guaranteed loan? (2) No

Maximum amount students can borrow: n/a

Average outstanding loans for 2002 graduates: n/a

Financial aid web-site:
http://www.uakron.edu/finaid

(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 Stephen F. Hallam
Hired as of Jan. 1, 1995
 
MBA program director Dr. James J. Divoky
 
MBA admissions director Myra Weakland
 
MBA financial aid director Doug McNutt
 
MBA career services director Shaanette Fowler
 
Alumni relations director Andrienne Calderon


 
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