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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE Columbia University Columbia Business School — MBA Program
ENROLLMENT
2002/2003 Classes begin:
Sept. 1, 2003
Year program was founded: 1916 U.S., Private 20 months
Total graduate enrollment 1,845
Full-time 1,172
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) n/a
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 574
PhD program 99
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a
STUDENT PROFILE
Female students in class 34%
International students (1) 28%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 11%
Married 17%
Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 9%
Central/South America, Mexico 6%
Eastern Europe n/a
Middle East 1%
North America(Canada: 2% / U.S.: 98% ) 74%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 10%
North American students by region:
Canada 2%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 10%
Midwest U.S. 11%
Northeast U.S. 51%
South U.S. 12%
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 14%
(1) Students from countries other than the school's home country. CLASS TRAITS GMAT Scores
Average 711
Range (middle 80%) 670 - 760
TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 654
Minimum TOEFL score required n/a
Work Experience (months)
Average 53
Range (middle 80%) 12 - 95
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 3%
Student Age (years)
Average 27
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 31
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): $180 Application fee (non resident): $180 6,663 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 11% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 72% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.n/a applicant(s) on its wait list, from which n/a ultimately enrolled in the program. 8% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 16% 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:
By invitation only
44% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 87% of its admitted applicants.
(1) Applicants from countries other than the school's home country. INVESTMENT AND DEADLINES FOR CLASS OF 2005 Estimated TOTAL (not annual) cost of full-time MBA program (U.S. dollars)
Resident $54,185
Nonresident $64,308
Expected monthly rent $1,350
Recommended annual budget (1) $54,960
Application deadline(s)
Oct. 1, 2002
Rolling admissions?
Yes
Financial aid deadline(s):
Jan. 15, 2003
First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $40,500
Range (middle 80%) $18,500 - $58,510
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a
Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $42,000
Range (middle 80%) $18,500 - $54,960
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 70%
Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes Merit-based
36 full-tuition scholarships were awarded by the school to full-time MBAs in the past 12 monthsYes $58,510 n/a http://www.gsb.columbia.edu/mba/tuition/
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