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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Chicago
Graduate School of Business

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Address: 1101 East 58th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
E-Mail: admissions@gsb.uchicago.edu
Web site: http://gsb.uchicago.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: n/a

Year program was founded: 1898

Institution is: U.S., Private

Length of program: 22 months


Total graduate enrollment 3,136
Full-time 992
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 1,399
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 0
EMBA 509
PhD program 113
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 0
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 31%
International students (1) 31%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 7%
Married 27%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 15%
Central/South America, Mexico 6%
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: 2% / U.S.: 98%)
72%
Oceania 1%
Western Europe 3%

North American students by region:
Canada 2%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 6%
Midwest U.S. 30%
Northeast U.S. 18%
South U.S. 4%
Southwest U.S. 8%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 17%

(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 687
Range (middle 80%) 610 - 750

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 649
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 53
Range (middle 80%) 20 - 86
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 7%

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): $200

Application fee (non resident): $200

4,732 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 15% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 67% 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 n/a
International applicants (1) n/a
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 70% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 87% 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 $65,912
Nonresident $65,912
 
Expected monthly rent $1,050
Recommended annual budget (1) $57,730

Application deadline(s) n/a


Rolling admissions? No

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $57,000
Range (middle 80%) $8,500 - $57,000
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $10,000

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $54,000
Range (middle 80%) $8,500 - $54,000
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $0
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 75%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? No

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

4 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 Edward A. Snyder
Hired as of July 1, 2001
 
MBA program director Ann Harvilla, Associate Dean and Dean of Students
 
MBA admissions director Don Martin, Associate Dean for Enrollment Management
 
MBA financial aid director Priscilla Parker, Director of Financial Aid
 
MBA career services director Julie Morton, Associate Dean of M.B.A. Career Services
 
Alumni relations director Caroline Karr, Associate Dean of Alumni Affairs


 
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