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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Howard
Howard University School of Business

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Address: 2600 Sixth Street, N.W.
Suite 236
Washington, DC 20059
E-Mail: mba@bschool.howard.edu
Web site: http://www.bschool.howard.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Aug. 27, 2003

Year program was founded: 1970

Institution is: U.S., Private

Length of program: 24 months


Total graduate enrollment 129
Full-time 98
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 28
Part-time MBA students (distance program) 3
EMBA n/a
PhD program 556
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 1,489
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 70%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 48%
International students (1) 36%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 64%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 16%
Asia 4%
Central/South America, Mexico 12%
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East 0%
North America
 (Canada: 0% / U.S.: 100%)
0%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 2%

North American students by region:
Canada 0%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 15%
Midwest U.S. 6%
Northeast U.S. 30%
South U.S. 37%
Southwest U.S. 3%
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 510
Range (middle 80%) 460 - 610

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 600
Minimum TOEFL score required 550

Work Experience (months)
Average 42
Range (middle 80%) 12 - 120
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 16%

Student Age (years)
Average 28
Range (middle 80%) 23 - 32

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program $40,490

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $45

Application fee (non resident): $45

350 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 33% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 50% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 0 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 0 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 46%
International applicants (1) 45%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 55%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 20%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
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In 2002, the B-school interviewed 0% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 0% 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 $24,796
Nonresident $24,796
 
Expected monthly rent $700
Recommended annual budget (1) $25,000

Application deadline(s) Apr. 1, 2003


Rolling admissions? No

Financial aid deadline(s): Feb. 15, 2003

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $18,034
Range (middle 80%) $6,000 - $29,950
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $7,382

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $16,205
Range (middle 80%) $4,000 - $40,090
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $12,434
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 73%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? Yes

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-based
Need-based

37 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: $18,500

Average outstanding loans for 2002 graduates: $9,007

Financial aid web-site:
http://www.howard.edu/enrollment/financial aid

(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 Barron H. Harvey
Hired as of Aug. 1, 1994
 
MBA program director Charlie E. Mahine Jr.
 
MBA admissions director Verna Supel, Associate Director
 
MBA financial aid director Sheryl Spivey
 
MBA career services director Harold Gray
 
Alumni relations director Sherri Bryant Moore


 
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