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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
INSEAD
— MBA Program (France and Singapore)

Sections:  Getting In  | Academics & Lifestyle | Careers & Alumni Affairs | Graduate Comments


Address: Boulevard de Constance
Fontainebleau (and Singapore) 77305
FR
E-Mail: mba.info@insead.edu
Web site: http://www.insead.edu


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Sept. 2, 2002
Jan. 6, 2003
Sept. 1, 2003
Jan. 5, 2004

Year program was founded: 1959

Institution is: Non-U.S., Private

Length of program: 10 months


Total graduate enrollment 902
Full-time 836
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) n/a
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA n/a
PhD program 66
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment n/a
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 8%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 25%
International students (1) 93%
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
Married 33%

Percent students from following regions:
Africa 2%
Asia 18%
Central/South America, Mexico 7%
Eastern Europe 6%
Middle East 5%
North America
 (Canada: 4% / U.S.: 96%)
13%
Oceania 3%
Western Europe 46%

North American students by region:
Canada 4%
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 700
Range (middle 80%) 660 - 730

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 660
Minimum TOEFL score required 620

Work Experience (months)
Average 58
Range (middle 80%) 40 - 80
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 2%

Student Age (years)
Average 29
Range (middle 80%) 25 - 31

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): $195

Application fee (non resident): $195

3,062 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 27% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 80% 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. 2% of applicants had applied in prior years, and of those reapplicants 50% were accepted.

Applicant Profile:
Female applicants 25%
International applicants (1) 93%
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience 4%

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
By invitation only

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 40% 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 n/a
Nonresident $42,200
 
Expected monthly rent n/a
Recommended annual budget (1) $60,000

Application deadline(s) Feb. 1, 2003
July 1, 2003


Rolling admissions? Yes

Financial aid deadline(s): May 15, 2003
Sept. 15, 2003

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package $30,000
Range (middle 80%) $1,000 - $43,000
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) $10,000

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 40%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? No

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

11 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: $42,000

Average outstanding loans for 2002 graduates: $8,165,000

Financial aid web-site:
http://www.insead.edu/mba/admissions

(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 Gabriel Hawawini
Hired as of Sept. 1, 2000
 
MBA program director Inger Pedersen
 
MBA admissions director Inger Pedersen
 
MBA financial aid director Helen Henderson
 
MBA career services director Mary Boss
 
Alumni relations director Joelle du Lac


 
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