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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Georgia
Terry College of Business

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Address: 350 Brooks Hall
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: terrymba@terry.uga.edu
Web site: http://www.terry.uga.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: May 29, 2002
July 29, 2002
Aug. 19, 2002

Year program was founded: 1923

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 21 months


Total graduate enrollment 664
Full-time 163
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 83
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 38
PhD program 106
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 6,312
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 20%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 18%
International students (1) 31%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 2%
Married 33%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 17%
Central/South America, Mexico 2%
Eastern Europe 4%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
70%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 5%

North American students by region:
Canada 1%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 4%
Midwest U.S. 4%
Northeast U.S. 0%
South U.S. 55%
Southwest U.S. 1%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 5%

(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 658
Range (middle 80%) 600 - 720

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 646
Minimum TOEFL score required 577

Work Experience (months)
Average 57
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 101
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 2%

Student Age (years)
Average 27
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 31

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $23,239

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $50

Application fee (non resident): $50

688 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 27% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 60% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 130 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 17 ultimately enrolled in the program. 0% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 0% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 24%
International applicants (1) 48%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 4%
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Recommended

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 22% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 32% 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 $8,748
Nonresident $30,836
 
Expected monthly rent $500
Recommended annual budget (1) $15,160

Application deadline(s) Feb. 1, 2003
Apr. 15, 2003
Apr. 1, 2003
May 1, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): Mar. 1, 2003

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $14,251
Range (middle 80%) $1,000 - $25,496
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $10,214

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $15,277
Range (middle 80%) $1,000 - $25,496
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $9,742
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 79%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

98 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 P. George Benson
Hired as of July 1, 1998
 
MBA program director Melvin R. Crask
 
MBA admissions director Anne Cooper
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director Ms. Chris Neilands
 
Alumni relations director Marie Garrison


 
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