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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Alabama
Manderson Graduate School of Business

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Address: Box 870223
101 Bidgood Hall
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
E-Mail: mba@cba.ua.edu
Web site: http://www.cba.ua.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Aug. 21, 2002

Year program was founded: 1944

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 24 months


Total graduate enrollment 342
Full-time 116
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 0
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
EMBA 24
PhD program 0
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 3,621
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 36%
International students (1) 22%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 4%
Married 16%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 14%
Central/South America, Mexico 2%
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East 2%
North America
 (Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
78%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 2%

North American students by region:
Canada 0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 3%
Midwest U.S. 3%
Northeast U.S. 3%
South U.S. 92%
Southwest U.S. 0%
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 603
Range (middle 80%) 530 - 710

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 634
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 15
Range (middle 80%) 0 - 44
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 64%

Student Age (years)
Average 25
Range (middle 80%) 30 - 22

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $26,476

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $25

Application fee (non resident): $25

207 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 44% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 55% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 6 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 0 ultimately enrolled in the program. 2% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 60% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 35%
International applicants (1) 33%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 8%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 40%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 64% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 67% 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 $9,292
Nonresident $21,428
 
Expected monthly rent $400
Recommended annual budget (1) n/a

Application deadline(s) Jan. 5, 2003
Feb. 15, 2003
Apr. 15, 2003
July 1, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) $22,912 - $750
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a

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 100%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

3 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:
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 Walter Misiolek
Hired as of July 1, 2002
 
MBA program director David Funk
 
MBA admissions director Missy Brazil
 
MBA financial aid director Martha Carroll
 
MBA career services director Connie Chambers
 
Alumni relations director Connie Chambers


 
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