=Subscribers Only

COLUMNS FORUMS NEWSLETTERS PERSONAL FINANCE SEARCH SPECIAL REPORTS TOOLS VIDEO VIEWS
2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
KAIST
Graduate School of Management

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


Address: 207-43 Cheongyang, Dongdaemoon-gu
Seoul 130-868
KR
E-Mail: info@kgsm.kaist.ac.kr
Web site: http://kgsm.kaist.ac.kr/english


ENROLLMENT

2002/2003 Classes begin: Mar. 3, 2003
Sept. 1, 2003

Year program was founded: 1996

Institution is: Non-U.S., Public

Length of program: 24 months


Total graduate enrollment 698
Full-time 355
Part-time MBA students (on-campus) n/a
Part-time MBA students (distance program) n/a
EMBA n/a
PhD program 202
 
Current total undergraduate business school enrollment 54
 
Increase in full-time students during last 12 months 7%


STUDENT PROFILE

Female students in class 15%
International students (1) n/a
Underrepresented minority (2) students n/a
Married n/a

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

North American students by region:
Canada n/a
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 n/a
Range (middle 80%) n/a - n/a

TOEFL Scores*
Mean TOEFL score 586
Minimum TOEFL score required 560

Work Experience (months)
Average 57
Range (middle 80%) 8 - 141
Enrolled students with one year or less of work experience 85%

Student Age (years)
Average 31
Range (middle 80%) 27 - 38

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): $65

Application fee (non resident): $65

521 people applied to the full-time MBA program in 2002. The school accepted 39% (selectivity) of those applicants, and 89% 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 n/a
International applicants (1) n/a
Underrepresented minority (2) applicants n/a
Applicants with one year or less work experience n/a

Interviews for MBA applicants are:
Required

In 2002, the B-school interviewed 100% 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 $18,000
Nonresident $18,000
 
Expected monthly rent n/a
Recommended annual budget (1) $23,000

Application deadline(s) Nov. 16, 2002


Rolling admissions? No

Financial aid deadline(s): n/a

First-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) $100 - $11,600
Average first-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a

Second-year MBAs:
Average financial aid package n/a
Range (middle 80%) $100 - $11,600
Average second-year scholarship awards (not including loans) n/a
 
Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid through B-school 32%

Graduate assistantships offered to qualifying MBAs? No

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

n/a 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:
n/a

(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 Sung Joo Park
Hired as of n/a
 
MBA program director Yonjoo Cho
 
MBA admissions director n/a
 
MBA financial aid director n/a
 
MBA career services director n/a
 
Alumni relations director n/a


 
Return to Full-Time Profiles

Printer-Friendly Version


GRAD. SCH. OF MGMT. PROFILES
Full-time '01 | '00

GRAD. SCH. OF MGMT. INFO
Search for articles about Grad. Sch. of Mgmt.



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

 BW MALL   SPONSORED LINKS
Buy a link now!

  MARKET INFO
DJIA 0 0.00
S&P 500 0 0.00
Nasdaq 0 0.00

Portfolio Service Update

Stock Lookup

Enter name or ticker






Media Kit | Special Sections | MarketPlace | Knowledge Centers
Bloomberg L.P.