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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Fordham University
Fordham Business

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


Address: 113 West 60th Street
New York, NY 10023
E-Mail: admissionsgb@fordham.edu
Web site: http://www.bnet.fordham.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Sept. 3, 2002
Jan. 2, 2003

Year program was founded: 1969

Institution is: U.S., Private

Length of program: 24 months


Total graduate enrollment 1,410
Full-time 362
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 1,010
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 37
PhD program n/a
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 20%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 45%
International students (1) 28%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 16%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 0%
Asia 13%
Central/South America, Mexico 4%
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East 2%
North America
 (Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
72%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 6%

North American students by region:
Canada 1%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 3%
Midwest U.S. 1%
Northeast U.S. 61%
South U.S. 3%
Southwest U.S. 1%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 2%

(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%) 540 - 670

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 610
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 60
Range (middle 80%) 28 - 100
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 2%

Student Age (years)
Average 27
Range (middle 80%) 24 - 32

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $53,750

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $65

Application fee (non resident): $65

465 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 51% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 62% 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 39%
International applicants (1) 36%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 16%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 5%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 35% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 60% 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 $48,000
Nonresident $48,000
 
Expected monthly rent $1,100
Recommended annual budget (1) $39,114

Application deadline(s) Nov. 1, 2002
Mar. 1, 2003
June 1, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a

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

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based
Need-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: 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 Sharon Smith
Hired as of Aug. 15, 1990
 
MBA program director Lauren Mounty
 
MBA admissions director Frank Fletcher
 
MBA financial aid director Frank Fletcher
 
MBA career services director John B. Hotard, Ph. D.
 
Alumni relations director Kristin Lynch Gullo


 
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