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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Florida State University
College of Business

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Address: Graduate Office, College of Business
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1110
E-Mail: gradprog@cob.fsu.edu
Web site: http://www.cob.fsu.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: May 1, 2003

Year program was founded: 1960

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 12 months


Total graduate enrollment 302
Full-time 30
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 111
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 22
EMBA n/a
PhD program 67
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 5,365
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 30%
International students (1) 10%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 17%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 3%
Central/South America, Mexico 3%
Eastern Europe 0%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
91%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 3%

North American students by region:
Canada 0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 3%
Midwest U.S. 3%
Northeast U.S. 3%
South U.S. 91%
Southwest U.S. 0%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 0%

(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 600
Range (middle 80%) 530 - 680

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 603
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 43
Range (middle 80%) 18 - 96
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 10%

Student Age (years)
Average 27
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 34

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): $20

Application fee (non resident): $20

73 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 67% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 61% 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. 7% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 100% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 38%
International applicants (1) 7%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Required
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed n/a 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 $7,665
Nonresident $28,850
 
Expected monthly rent $550
Recommended annual budget (1) $23,000

Application deadline(s) Nov. 15, 2002
Dec. 15, 2002
Jan. 15, 2003
Feb. 1, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): June 30, 2003
June 30, 2004

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $8,487
Range (middle 80%) $8,487 - $17,168
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $8,487

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $0
Range (middle 80%) $0 - $0
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $0
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 15%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

0 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: $10,000

Average outstanding loans for 2002 graduates: n/a

Financial aid web-site:
http://www.finaid.fsu.edu

(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 Melvin T. Stith
Hired as of July 1, 1991
 
MBA program director Ms. Barbara C. Robinson
 
MBA admissions director Mr. Ronald G. Motter
 
MBA financial aid director Mr. Darryl Marshall
 
MBA career services director Mrs. Shawn Winship
 
Alumni relations director Dr. Pamela L. Perrewe, Associate Dean


 
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