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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of California
Haas School of Business

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Address: S430 Student Services Bldg. #1902
Berkeley, CA 94720-1902
E-Mail: mbaadms@haas.berkeley.edu
Web site: http://haas.berkeley.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: n/a

Year program was founded: 1943

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 21 months


Total graduate enrollment 1,067
Full-time 497
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 385
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 62
PhD program 90
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 600
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 30%
International students (1) 35%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 5%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 1%
Asia 12%
Central/South America, Mexico 7%
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East 1%
North America
 (Canada: 2% / U.S.: 98%)
66%
Oceania 1%
Western Europe 10%

North American students by region:
Canada 2%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 6%
Midwest U.S. 4%
Northeast U.S. 9%
South U.S. 0%
Southwest U.S. 3%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 76%

(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 703
Range (middle 80%) 650 - 760

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 647
Minimum TOEFL score required 570

Work Experience (months)
Average 66
Range (middle 80%) 36 - 97
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 0%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 26 - 30

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $79,616

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $150

Application fee (non resident): $150

4,435 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 11% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 48% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 184 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 51 ultimately enrolled in the program. 8% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 12% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 32%
International applicants (1) 46%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 4%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 2%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 10% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 46% 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 $21,240
Nonresident $44,306
 
Expected monthly rent $911
Recommended annual budget (1) $39,206

Application deadline(s) n/a


Rolling admissions? No

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $17,941
Range (middle 80%) $5,516 - $40,900
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $14,294

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $18,067
Range (middle 80%) $5,516 - $45,000
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $13,986
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 62%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based

57 full-tuition scholarships were awarded by the school to full-time MBAs in the past 12 months

Guaranteed loan? (2) Yes

Maximum amount students can borrow: $40,900

Average outstanding loans for 2002 graduates: $38,759

Financial aid web-site:
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/MBA/finaid/
index.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 Tom Campbell
Hired as of Aug. 19, 2002
 
MBA program director David Downes
 
MBA admissions director Ilse Evans
 
MBA financial aid director Debi Fidler
 
MBA career services director Abby Scott
 
Alumni relations director Marcy Porus & Tenny Frost


 
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