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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
George Washington University
School of Business and Public Management

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Address: 710 21st Street, NW
Suite 301
Washington, DC 20052
E-Mail: ftmba@gwu.edu
Web site: http://www.mba.gwu.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Aug. 21, 2002
Aug. 22, 2003
Aug. 23, 2004

Year program was founded: 1994

Institution is: U.S., Private

Length of program: 21 months


Total graduate enrollment 2,198
Full-time 287
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 462
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 58
PhD program 142
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,479
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 51%
International students (1) 31%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 8%
Married 13%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 16%
Central/South America, Mexico 2%
Eastern Europe 4%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: 1% / U.S.: 99%)
70%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 6%

North American students by region:
Canada 1%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 83%
Midwest U.S. 1%
Northeast U.S. 3%
South U.S. 1%
Southwest U.S. 1%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 9%

(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 619
Range (middle 80%) 560 - 680

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 634
Minimum TOEFL score required 600

Work Experience (months)
Average 60
Range (middle 80%) 15 - 96
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 10%

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

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $42,000

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $60

Application fee (non resident): $60

895 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 30% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 41% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 75 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 20 ultimately enrolled in the program. 5% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 40% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 44%
International applicants (1) 55%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 7%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 30%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 45% 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 $41,740
Nonresident $41,740
 
Expected monthly rent $1,000
Recommended annual budget (1) $38,000

Application deadline(s) Oct. 1, 2002
Apr. 1, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): Feb. 1, 2002

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $11,470
Range (middle 80%) $9,720 - $19,440
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $11,470

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $15,621
Range (middle 80%) $12,150 - $24,300
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $15,621
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 47%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

18 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: $37,306

Financial aid web-site:
http://gwired.gwu.edu/finaid/gradcosts.html

(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 Susan M. Phillips
Hired as of May 1, 1998
 
MBA program director Kathleen A. Rogan
 
MBA admissions director Kathleen A. Rogan
 
MBA financial aid director Daniel Small
 
MBA career services director Allison Anderson
 
Alumni relations director Jeremy Gosbee


 
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