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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Connecticut
School of Business

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Address: 2100 Hillside Road Unit 1041
Storrs, CT 06269-1041
E-Mail: uconnmba@business.uconn.edu
Web site: http://www.business.uconn.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Aug. 26, 2002

Year program was founded: 1958

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 20 months


Total graduate enrollment 1,154
Full-time 97
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 833
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 65
PhD program 65
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,612
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 88%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 46%
International students (1) 41%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 6%
Married 29%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 33%
Central/South America, Mexico 3%
Eastern Europe 5%
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )
59%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe n/a

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 5%
Midwest U.S. 3%
Northeast U.S. 81%
South U.S. n/a
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. 11%

(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 628
Range (middle 80%) 580 - 660

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 618
Minimum TOEFL score required 575

Work Experience (months)
Average 66
Range (middle 80%) 27 - 98
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 6%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 32

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $38,880

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $52

Application fee (non resident): $52

200 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 63% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 50% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

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

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 40%
International applicants (1) 70%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 4%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 6%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 61% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 73% 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 $13,672
Nonresident $31,856
 
Expected monthly rent $600
Recommended annual budget (1) $26,000

Application deadline(s) Apr. 1, 2003
Jan. 31, 2003


Rolling admissions? No

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

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $20,342
Range (middle 80%) $20,342 - $20,342
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $20,342

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $24,842
Range (middle 80%) $20,342 - $29,342
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $24,842
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 58%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

56 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:
http://vm.uconn.edu/~wwwfaid

(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 C.F. Sirmans
Hired as of Aug. 23, 2002
 
MBA program director Lane Barrow
 
MBA admissions director Richard N. Dino
 
MBA financial aid director Jean Main
 
MBA career services director Ray Palmer
 
Alumni relations director Brian Otis


 
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