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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Illinois at Chicago
College of Business Administration — Full-Time Flexible and Intensive Core

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Address: 815 West Van Buren Street
Suite# 220
Chicago, IL 60607
E-Mail: mba@uic.edu
Web site: http://www.uic.edu/cba/mba


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Aug. 26, 2002
Aug. 25, 2003

Year program was founded: 1977

Institution is: U.S., Public

Length of program: 22 months


Total graduate enrollment 880
Full-time 346
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) 218
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA 276
PhD program 94
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 2,611
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months n/a


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 47%
International students (1) 60%
Underrepresented minority (2) students 10%
Married n/a

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 2%
Asia 44%
Central/South America, Mexico 2%
Eastern Europe 2%
Middle East 5%
North America
 (Canada: 4% / U.S.: 96%)
42%
Oceania 0%
Western Europe 3%

North American students by region:
Canada 4%
Mid-Atlantic U.S. 0%
Midwest U.S. 96%
Northeast U.S. 0%
South U.S. 0%
Southwest U.S. 0%
U.S. Possessions and territories 0%
West U.S. 0%

(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 570
Range (middle 80%) 500 - 640

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 597
Minimum TOEFL score required 570

Work Experience (months)
Average 46
Range (middle 80%) 0 - 96
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 16%

Student Age (years)
Average 27
Range (middle 80%) 22 - 32

Salary
Average annual pay forgone to enter program n/a

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


ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $40

Application fee (non resident): $50

526 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 43% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 54% 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 30%
International applicants (1) 72%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants 13%
Applicants with one year or less work experience 9%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 4% of its full-time MBA applicants, and 7% 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 $25,312
Nonresident $41,276
 
Expected monthly rent $500
Recommended annual budget (1) $25,856

Application deadline(s) Sept. 15, 2002
Oct. 15, 2002
Apr. 1, 2003
June 1, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): June 1, 2003

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $18,000
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $18,000
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 38%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? No

Scholarships are merit or need based?
Merit-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:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/sofa

(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 Wim Wiewel
Hired as of Aug. 19, 2000
 
MBA program director Dr.Michael Jay Jedel
 
MBA admissions director Rita Rackauskas
 
MBA financial aid director Marsha Weiss
 
MBA career services director John Anderson
 
Alumni relations director Lisa Dietlin


 
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