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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Case Western Reserve University
Weatherhead School of Management

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


Address: Peter B. Lewis Building, Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland , OH 44106-7235
E-Mail: questions@!exchange.cwru.edu
Web site: http://www.weatherhead.cwru.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: May 29, 2002
Aug. 26, 2002
May 28, 2003
Aug. 25, 2003

Year program was founded: 1976

Institution is: U.S., Private

Length of program: 21 months


Total graduate enrollment 1,236
Full-time 320
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 652
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 76
PhD program 98
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 268
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 36%
International students (1) 45%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 13%
Married 26%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 2%
Asia 29%
Central/South America, Mexico 5%
Eastern Europe 3%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
56%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 4%

North American students by region:
Canada 1%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 24%
Midwest U.S. 52%
Northeast U.S. 9%
South U.S. 9%
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 5%

(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 610
Range (middle 80%) 520 - 730

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 622
Minimum TOEFL score required 590

Work Experience (months)
Average 51
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 72
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 10%

Student Age (years)
Average 27
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 31

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $36,720

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $50

Application fee (non resident): $50

536 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 48% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 51% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 58 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 9 ultimately enrolled in the program. 0% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants n/a were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 24%
International applicants (1) 68%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 8%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 11%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Required
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 72% 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 $54,840
Nonresident $54,840
 
Expected monthly rent $600
Recommended annual budget (1) $43,250

Application deadline(s) Jan. 31, 2003
Mar. 21, 2003


Rolling admissions? No

Financial aid deadline(s): Apr. 1, 2003

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $24,045
Range (middle 80%) $10,500 - $33,361
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $9,551

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $33,701
Range (middle 80%) $4,280 - $42,762
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $9,110
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 71%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

143 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: $57,198

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 Mohsen Anvari
Hired as of Aug. 1, 2001
 
MBA program director Julia Grant (Assoc. Dean for Graduate Programs)
 
MBA admissions director Christine Gill
 
MBA financial aid director Pam Chamar
 
MBA career services director Deborah Bibb
 
Alumni relations director Peggy Sobul


 
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WEATHERHEAD RANKINGS
Full-time MBA rank:
2004:  Second tier    1994:  --    
2002:  Second tier    1992:  --    
2000:  Third tier    1990:  --    
1998:  Third tier    1988:  --    
1996:  Second tier    
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EMBA rank:
2003:  21    1997:  --    
2001:  --    1993:  --    
1999:  --    

Exec Ed rank:
2003:  15    1997:  --    
2001:  --    1993:  --    
1999:  --    1991:  --    



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