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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
IMD
International Institute for Management Development — General Management MBA

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Address:		IMD MBA Office Ch de Bellerive 23, PO Box 915 Lausanne, Vaud 1001 CH
E-Mail:		mbainfo@imd.ch
Web site:		http://www.imd.ch/mba

ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin:

Jan. 9, 2002
Jan. 8, 2003
Jan. 7, 2004
Jan. 6, 2005

Year program was founded: 1972

Institution is: Non-U.S., Private

Length of program: 10 months

Total graduate enrollment	90
Full-time	90
Part-time MBA students (on-campus)	n/a
Part-time MBA students (distance program)	n/a
EMBA	73
PhD program	n/a

Current total undergraduate business school enrollment	n/a

Increase in full-time students during last 12 months	n/a

STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class	16%
International students (1)	95%
Underrepresented minority (2) students	n/a
Married	51%

Percent students from following regions:

Africa	3%
Asia	14%
Central/South America, Mexico	10%
Eastern Europe	7%
Middle East	2%
North America (Canada: 30% / U.S.: 70%)	11%
Oceania	3%
Western Europe	50%

North American students by region:

Canada	30%
Mid-Atlantic U.S.	n/a
Midwest U.S.	n/a
Northeast U.S.	n/a
South U.S.	n/a
Southwest U.S.	n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories	n/a
West U.S.	n/a

(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	670
Range (middle 80%)	630	-	720

TOEFL Scores*

Mean TOEFL score	n/a
Minimum TOEFL score required	n/a

Work Experience (months)

Average	87
Range (middle 80%)	60	-	120
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience	0%

Student Age (years)

Average	31
Range (middle 80%)	28	-	33

Salary

Average annual pay forgone to enter program

$74,826

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

ADMISSIONS

Application fee (resident): $175

Application fee (non resident): $175

700 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 16% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 86% of admitted applicants (yield) enrolled in the program.

The B-school placed 17 applicant(s) on its wait list, from which 4 ultimately enrolled in the program. 9% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 50% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:

Female applicants	16%
International applicants (1)	97%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants	n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience	0%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Required
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 31% 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	$50,000
Nonresident	$50,000

Expected monthly rent	$700
Recommended annual budget (1)	$23,000

Application deadline(s)	Feb. 1, 2003 Apr. 1, 2003 June 1, 2003 Aug. 1, 2003
Rolling admissions?	Yes
Financial aid deadline(s):	Sept. 30, 2003 Sept. 30, 2004

First-year MBAs:

Average financial aid package	$37,000
Range (middle 80%)	$15,000	-	$54,700
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans)	$22,440

Second-year MBAs:

Average financial aid package	n/a
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	31%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? No

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

1 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: $43,800

Average outstanding loans for 2002 graduates: $26,900

Financial aid web-site:
http://www.imd.ch/mba/scholarships

(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	Peter Lorange
Hired as of	July 1, 1993

MBA program director	Sean Meehan

MBA admissions director	Ms. Katty Ooms Suter

MBA financial aid director	Ms. Katty Ooms Suter

MBA career services director	Ms. Katty Ooms Suter

Alumni relations director	Ms. Annie Tobias

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2004:	2 (Non-U.S.)	1994:	--
2002:	3 (Non-U.S.)	1992:	--
2000:	4 (Non-U.S.)	1990:	--
1998:	--	1988:	--
1996:	--

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2003:	6	1997:	--
2001:	13	1993:	--
1999:	--

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2003:	8	1997:	--
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1999:	--	1991:	--

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