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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Carnegie Mellon
Graduate School of Industrial Administration

Sections:  Getting In  | Academics & Lifestyle | Careers & Alumni Affairs | Graduate Comments


Address: 5000 Forbes Avenue
GSIA
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
E-Mail: n/a
Web site: http://www.gsia.cmu.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Aug. 25, 2003

Year program was founded: 1949

Institution is: U.S., Private

Length of program: 21 months


Total graduate enrollment 1,019
Full-time 469
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 163
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 121
EMBA 0
PhD program 112
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 434
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 10%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 23%
International students (1) 34%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 5%
Married 33%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 30%
Central/South America, Mexico 4%
Eastern Europe 1%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
57%
Oceania 1%
Western Europe 4%

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 672
Range (middle 80%) 610 - 730

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 635
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 66
Range (middle 80%) 30 - 102
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 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): $100

Application fee (non resident): $100

1,781 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 26% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 54% 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. 4% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 12% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants n/a
International applicants (1) n/a
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience 0%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 60% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 100% 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 $61,400
Nonresident $61,400
 
Expected monthly rent $600
Recommended annual budget (1) $46,200

Application deadline(s) Nov. 14, 2002
Jan. 15, 2003
Mar. 31, 2003
Apr. 30, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) $0 - $48,900
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $4,500

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) $0 - $46,200
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $5,400
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 70%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? No

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

6 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: $46,100

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 Kenneth Dunn, Ph.D.
Hired as of July 1, 2002
 
MBA program director John Mather
 
MBA admissions director Laurie Stewart
 
MBA financial aid director Bonnie Lack
 
MBA career services director Jean Eisel
 
Alumni relations director John Sengenberger


 
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